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1Look at these pictures before you read.

a. Do you know what's in picture A?b. What do you use it for? c. Do you know which book is in picture B?d. Have you ever used an Encyclopaedia?

2Read about encyclopaedias and answer.

Encyclopaedia means“complete instruction”or“complete knowledge". It is a reference book where knowledge is summarized and divided into entries alphabetically arranged.

Encyclopaedias have existed for 2 000years, and have evolved considerably since their beginning. For example, their production has changed enormously:they were once handwritten manuscripts,then they were printed, and now most encyclopaedias are online. They have reliable and valuable information, and with the 21st century technologies, accessibility,authorship, and variety have widened.

Our Virtual Encyclopaedia

The oldest encyclopaedia to survive in modern times is the Naturalis Historiae which covers natural history, architecture,geography, and geology. It was written by Pliny the Eldest, but he never finished editing it as he died in the Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.C.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica is the oldest English language encyclopaedia in the World. It was written by Denis Diderot and published in 1768 in Edinburgh, Scotland.Encyclopaedias have evolved to CD-Roms,and lately to online sites like Wikipedia as free access sources of knowledge.

Adapted from Encyclopaedia Britannica (2020).

a. What does Encyclopaedia mean?

b. How old are encyclopaedias?

c. What is the oldest encyclopaedia?

d. How have encyclopaedias evolved?

e. How does technology help people acquire knowledge?

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