Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Parents and teachers often say (say) that young people (not read) enough. 2 and teenagers (be) this true? These days, children (read) lots of books by authors like Stephenie Meyer, JK Rowling and Philip Pullman.
Ben, a teenager, says, 'I 4 great book at the moment. It 5 (read) a (be) by a crime writer called Henning Mankel." His friend Sam adds, 'My favourite books & 6 (be) by fantasy writers. I 7 (read) lots of Stephenie Meyer and Philip Pullman but I never (buy) books, I (get) them from the library.' Sam's sister says, 'My parents usually 10 (give) me books for my birthday and this year, I 11 of short stories." (read) lots
Librarians say, 'It's great. These days, more and more young people 12 (use) libraries. They usually 13 (start) with JK Rowling's books when they are nine or ten years old but then they 14 (try) different authors."​