Ways of exploring the world
There are a lot of ways of
exploring the world. Previously the choice of the means of exploring the world
was rather limited. It was confined to books and meeting other people. With the
appearance of newspapers in 17-th century people had a chance to learn about
current events more quickly. The technical progress of the 20-th centuries has
made our planet a small world. Today besides books are traveling the world can
be explored with the help of mass media and the Internet.
Books are considered to be
a traditional way of learning about the world around us. Books give information
about various subjects, and also introduce us to the experience of the present,
past and future. From books we derive all possible knowledge of arts and
science. Textbooks and manuals are written to give knowledge and information
about different special things. I think that books play a very important part
in our education.
Traveling as a way of
learning also has a long tradition. By traveling we get new information. It is
very useful to visit different countries and get familiar with different cultures.
Now a person travels in order to learn more about the culture of the country he
is visiting and compare the real life of the people with the information given
in the books. Traveling is indispensable for learning foreign languages. Pupils
go to different countries to learn a chosen language. In European countries
there are a lot of summer schools. The effect is great. They don’t have a
language barrier any more. It should be said that now people travel by car,
train, plane, ship, spacecraft or on foot. Traveling, going from one place to
another, gives a person a kind of social experience.
Another phenomenon of the
20-th century is the Internet. It is a brand-new way of exploring the world.
Through the Internet people get all kind of information. The Internet as a
means of communication is very convenient: a person can get a lot of
information without leaving his apartment.
We can not imagine our
life without mass media. Mass media give not only the current information about
the situation in the world. The received information moulds the way of
thinking. There are educational programs, which help pupils to study history,
geography, biology, and learn foreign languages.
Visiting museums is another
possible way of exploring the world. There are a lot of museums in Moscow as the State Tretyakov Gallery.