Part 1) Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Students can learn as much by watching movies as they can learn by reading books. There is no shortage of opinions on ways of learning. Traditionally, students learn mainly from reading, but nowadays some of them think it’s a better and more fun way to learn by watching movies. Personally, I believe that watching films can’t compare to reading books in terms of learning efficiency. There are two main reasons that have caused me to come to this point of view. I shall elaborate on them in this essay. First of all, reading is an active way of learning, while watching videos is passive. Reading requires lots of effort from readers, like recognizing and comprehending words, writing notes, (do you have to write notes? Why can’t you write notes when you watch a movie?) interpreting deep meanings, (why can’t you do this when watching a movie?) and reflecting on one’s own life. Therefore, when reading we might actively absorb the knowledge from the book and integrate it into our minds. It’s very different from just relaxing and sitting in front of a screen and passively take in what we see or hear from the movie, which doesn’t entail much thinking. My personal experience is a compelling example. As a student who majored in Journalism when I was in college, I spent most of my time reading books and discussing them with teachers and classmates based on our reading. Although sometimes I learned about inspiring journalists in biographical movies, I built my professional foundation mainly by taking lessons and reading. For this reason, I suggest students focus on books in their study and only occasionally go to the cinema to enjoy themselves and gain some complementary knowledge from movies.( to be continued)