The Truth Machine: Beginner Level

by Norman Whitney

Beginner this series provides a wide variety of enjoyable reading material for all learners of English.

Paperback

First published March 23, 1998

Reviews

[Ali A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

nice and funny
ولها رمزيّة مهمة حول معرفة الحقيقة
التي وربّما مهما كان لدينا فضول بمعرفتها علينا أن نفكّر بجدوى معرفتها

[Ismael Gómez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leí The Truth Machine en su versión original en inglés y, para quienes están aprendiendo el idioma, lo recomiendo sin duda alguna. El nivel de inglés es muy adecuado para principiantes, con un vocabulario sencillo y una estructura gramatical accesible, lo que facilita la comprensión sin sacrificar el interés de la trama.

La premisa del libro es realmente atractiva: una máquina capaz de detectar si una persona está diciendo la verdad o no. La historia plantea muchas situaciones intrigantes que te hacen reflexionar sobre la importancia de la verdad en nuestras vidas y las consecuencias de su manipulación. La idea de poder contar con una tecnología así abre muchas posibilidades y plantea dilemas morales interesantes.

Sin embargo, el final me dejó bastante insatisfecho. La historia se corta abruptamente y da la sensación de que queda incompleta, como si faltara un desenlace más profundo. Además, la extraña moraleja que parece dejar entrever el libro es que, al final, es mejor mentir que decir la verdad. Esto resulta desconcertante, especialmente considerando el potencial que tenía la premisa inicial para ofrecer una lección más significativa. El cierre me pareció apresurado y algo vacío, lo que desluce una idea que tenía mucho más para dar.

En resumen, The Truth Machine es un buen libro para practicar inglés y disfrutar de una historia interesante, pero su desenlace no hace justicia a su prometedora trama inicial.

[Kinard Trader · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember this book when I was a kid and it makes me question the moral of this story

[Musab Kurdish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice

[Reader]

I want to read this book

[Ryoichi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extensive Listening & Reading 4
Sophie's class
Sophie's class


-about an hour (10/22)-

-7 word summary:
truth-lie-machine-poplar-trouble-happy-unfortune

-Discussion Questions:
1.When you have likes, matters, boyfriend or girlfriend, do you want to know all of them?
Answer:
After reading this book, my thought was changed.
It had better to be unknown things, which is sometimes happy.

2.Are you　always tell a truth or directly with your friends?
Answer:
In my case, I don't speak directly.
Life is not going to be as my likes, so I speak moderately.LOL
However, I want my friends to say to me as their likes directly.
It's contradiction..It's a difficult matter.


-NOTE-
This book was recommended by my nunior in DELT.
His explanation was very nice,
so I was interested in this book and tried to readit in this time.
Professor Verity
He invented this machine in a constructive way.
To know the all truth may not be happy, I think.

[Toyohiro · Rating 3 out of 5]

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7word summury success-truth-lies-professor-police-Mrs Seeker-spy

Q1 Do you want to get the truth machine?
A1 I don't use it because truth don't always bring the happiness.

Q2 If you can invent anything, what machine do you want to invent?
A2 Humm...That's difficult question. I want to invent time-machine! I want to go future 100 year later.
I guess there are flying-car.

This book is interesting because I sympathize this book's words.

[Ryoji Suzuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

6/23 35minutes

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Have you ever tall lies? I tall lies sometimes although I know it's bad.

At last, the situation is almost changed. It's funny because nobody become happy by using the truth machine. Some lies make us happy.

[John Mesta]

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