﻿Michael: Em... Mr. Andrews ... you wanted to see me?
Mr. Andrews: Yes Michael, come in. It’s about your test... you didn’t do very well. Look  here 
... all these mistakes ... Didn’t you study?
Michael: I studied, I really did ... honest ... Can I see my test?
Mr. Andrews:  Here, look at this. The oldest writing comes from the Middle Ages? Come on...
Michael: Is that what I wrote? Oh, dear... I know the right answer... it’s 3500 BC.
Mr. Andrews: Of course! And look at this question. The first writing in horizontal lines came 
from Mesopotamia? Is that right? Think ... horizontal lines...
Michael: Oh ... right, that’s Crete ... isn’t it?
Mr. Andrews: Yes, Crete, that’s in ...?
Michael: Greece...
Mr. Andrews: OK, now, let’s see... you remembered that movable letters were used after the 
15th century, and that handwritten books were rare and very expensive ... but you’ve still got 
quite a few mistakes. I think you need to pull up your socks and hit the books, Michael!
Michael: You’re right, Sir... I promise to do better next time. Oh... and while we’re on the 
subject of books, I’ve just finished reading my very first ebook: “David Copperfield”.
Mr. Andrews: Is that so? Is it easier to read an e-book than a regular book?
Michael: It’s about the same... well, of course an e-book is read on a screen. It doesn’t have 
paper pages like the books we know... Would you like me to send it to you?
Mr. Andrews: Er, I don’t think so Michael, ...  At my age, I think I’ll just stick to ordinary 
paper books... 
