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1. Read some statements which will help you to discuss how important knowledge is and answer the questions below.
What do people do if they do not know something important needed for their work or profession? As a rule, they try to get more knowledge about it. They try to learn and understand what they do not know and try to use it in practical life. We need knowledge to be more useful for our society.
There is one English proverb that describes the main idea for today's discussio, 'Knowledge is power'. This proverb means that the more a man knows, the greater power he has. Knowledge has given man his great power.
You may think that one cannot know everything. It is correct, of course, but everybody must always try to increase his or her knowledge. You get knowledge at school, from books, magazines, radio and TV programmes, the Internet...
Knowledge of history helps us to understand the past, the present and the future. If your knowledge of other school subjects is good, it will help you in your future life.
1. What does the proverb 'Knowledge is power' mean?
2. Where do you get knowledge?
3. When do people try to get more knowledge?
4. Why do we need knowledge?
2. Arrange a discussion according to the following items. Make use of the phrases below.
1. Very many years ago a philosopher said, "All I know is that I know nothing." Tell your classmates your own ideas about the philosopher's words. (His knowledge was great; he knew that he had to learn more; he understood that there were a lot of things which were not known to him; he knew that man had to live and learn; he wanted to learn more because he knew that there was no end to learning.)
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