Useful Phrases

I like to read

• fairy-tales

• adventure books

• books about brave people

• science fiction stories

• books about animals\nature

• books on history

• stories based on real life

The book

• plays a very important part in our life

• is a great school of life

• is full of information about…

• can give you knowledge of…

• is a very truthful story

• shows the real life

• is unforgettable reading

• teaches us to be kind

• has a deep impression on me

• is highly successful

• is easy to read

The reason why the book is captivating

• it is type of the book that makes you think

• the events described in this book are all true

• it is very original and very funny

• the book shows real life to the reader

• it gives you a real feeling of what life is like

• it is interesting and easy to read

• it is very truthful story.

14. Choose one of the given problem, write your own opinion.

Write a paragraph about kinds of books you enjoy reading.

Write a short review of the book you’ve read and liked very much.

Is it useful to read books?

If you were a writer, what kind of books would you write and why?

If you were a movie producer and had a chance to screen any book you would like, what book would it be? Why?

You are about to be alone for 10 years of your life, most likely on a desert island where you will only be able to work on your tan. What two books would you bring with you, knowing they would be all read for ten years, and explain why.

You are consulted to help complete a list of the best books. What three books would you want to put on this list? What is it that makes these three books so great? Explain how these books affected literature that came after?

Text for Supplementary Reading. Books

Nowadays there are quite a few people who think that as more and more people have television sets in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper? When the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read a novel? When a play or a film on television can tell you the same story with colour? Picture and action? Why read the biographies of famous men and women? When an hour-long television programme can tell you that you want to know?

However, television has not killed reading. Today newspapers and magazines are sold in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a rather cheap way to get necessary information for many people all over the world. Although it is true that some books with hard covers are quite expensive, many books are published today as paperbacks, which are reasonably cheap. For example, in some countries a paperback novel is almost always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or at the theatre, and you can keep the book as long as you wish and read it many times.

Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge, information and pleasure, and some types of books should be in every house. Every home library should have some good dictionaries and geographical atlas of the world with large clear maps. It might be expensive, but a good encyclopedia is useful, too, because in it you can find information on any subject you are interested in.

In addition it is useful to have on your bookshelves other non-fiction books such as history books, science textbooks, cookery books, books about medicine and health and the like. It is also important to have some fiction on your shelves too. Then you can relax with a good book off your shelf and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poet.