Vocabulary:

treasure trove – сокровищница

monastery – монастырь

conscientiously – сознательно

to indulge in – увлекаться

science fiction – научная фантастика

outlook – кругозор

Questions:

1. What kind of books do you prefer to read?

2. Do you like to read English or Russian books?

3. Is it possible to live without books for you?

4. Books are friends aren’t they?

5. How many classes of books do we distinguish?

Translate into English:

1. Сегодня почти невозможно представить нашу жизнь без книг.

2. Классику необходимо читать всякий раз не спеша.

3. Многие люди увлекаются чтением фантастики, в том числе научной, или детективов.

4. На мой взгляд, хорошая фантастика развивает воображение, логическое мышление, расширяет кругозор.

5. Иногда очень трудно решить некоторые жизненные проблемы.

Fill the blanks with the proper words:

1. Nowadays it’s almost impossible ……our life without books.

2. We can … books between three classes of them.

3. … should be taken a little at a time.

4. Serious … are to be read conscientiously and maybe more then once.

5. Books must be our … during all our life.

Text 2. At the library

Libraries make an important part of the world culture. There is infinite number of books in the world. We can not buy all the books we like and would like to read. When we have to write a report on some subject or to learn in details about some phenomenon there is no other way out for us but to use a library.

There are a lot of reading-halls: special halls for scientific reference work, for current periodicals, for music and art, for foreign languages, and others I visited it several times but most often I take books from there.

To enter the library one should have a reading card.

A lot of people go to libraries on weekends.

I like reading. What books do I like?

I can not read one and the same sort of literature for a long time. I prefer to alternate short stories with the novels, love stories with books on history, poems with plays.

There is not a big library in my school. I must admit it is not bad at all. It is a big light room, very clean and cosy, on the ground floor. There are a lot of bookcases and bookshelves there. You can find there books of adventure stories, historical novels, collection of short stories. Two very nice librarians can help you to find the book you need.

Pupils go to the library to read and take books, to look through some new magazines and newspapers. Many teachers go to the school library too.

Vocabulary:

infinite – бесчисленный

huge – огромный

vast – обширный

enter – зайти

to alternate – чередовать

novel – роман

to admit – признавать

adventure – приключения

magazine – журнал

librarian – библиотекарь

foreign - иностранный

Questions:

1. Is there a library in your school?

2. Do you like to read books?

3. How often do you go to the library?

4. What kind of books do you like to read?

5. Why do a lot of people visit library on weekends?

Translate into English:

1. Библиотеки играют важную роль в мировой культуре.

2. Я посещала эти отделы несколько раз, но, в основном, я беру книги домой оттуда.

3. Многие люди посещают библиотеку по выходным.

4. В моей школе есть небольшая библиотека.

5. Многие учителя тоже посещают библиотеку.

Fill the blanks with the proper words:

1. There is infinite number of … in the world.

2. To enter the … one should have a reading card.

3. I … to alternate short stories with the novels, love stories with books on history, poems with plays.

4. Two very nice … can help you to find the book you need.

5. Pupils go to the library to read and take books, to look through some new … and newspapers.