People read books less often these days. With the invention of TVs，computer games，the Internet and mobile phones，it seems that reading books no longer a popular activity. However，I believe that books are an important art of our lives.
Books offer a great wealth（财富） of learning and are at a cheaper price than taking a course（课程）. Books can make people cleverer，because heavy readers have greater knowledge of how things work and who or what people are.
Everything needs reading. Imagine trying to do something as simple as reading the notes on a medicine bottle without good reading skills. Someone should not understand them and become very sick.
Even something as simple as walking or driving through the city could become very dangerous without enough reading. Sometimes，you must be able understand what is written and explain the meaning of them.
Some people say that reading is a waste of time and we can do better things with our time. Even if we don't read books，we still read every day and reading books can strengthen our abilities（能力）. Reading is one of the greatest things we can do in our free time.
With a book，you can travel anywhere you want，do anything you want，talk to anyone you want. Reading is very important in our lives，no matter old you are. So I think people should read books.
