21623 books in our life

Read the text and give your attitude to books.
Books... We can't live without them. Books are our friends during all life. They are the source of knowledge and
the means of self-perfection. In ancient times books were written by hand. It was difficult to write a book with
a pen. Then printing came into our life. Printing played an important role in the development of literature and
culture. Now there are a lot of books of different genres to read in the shops, there are many books in our
flats. Perhaps, there are more books on our planet than men alive. But it is difficult to buy all books which we
want to read. That's why we get books in public libraries. Nowadays many of them can be seen and read in the
Net. When you have some problems and it is difficult to solve them, books can always help you. They’ll always
Books... We can't live without them.
stay a spiritual treasure for people, despite of numerous gadgets of our modern life. The proverb says “A room
without books is a body without a soul”. It’s really so.

Types of books
Novels of everyday life
2. Adventure stories
3. Love stories
4. Historical novels
5. Travel books
6. Detective stories
7. Science fiction
8. Fantasy
9. Reminiscences
10. Social novels
11. Psychological drama
12. Folklore
1.

Roleplay the dialogue
A: Do you like reading?
B: I enjoy reading! I simply cannot imagine
my life without books.

A: And what kind of reading do you prefer?
B: Oh, I’m fond of historical novels. I also
like reading adventure stories and science
fiction.
A: What about fantasy? I’ve just read one of
such kind.
B: As for me I don’t like fantasy. I find it
boring.
A: Do you? How strange! To my mind, fantasy
is exciting reading.
B: Well, I don’t think it’s exciting. And by
the way, I prefer instructive reading.
A:
But
I’m
keen
on
reading
for
entertainment. I prefer adventure and
thrilling fantastic plots.
B: Tastes differ. Anyway we both like books!

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions
1. Are you fond of reading?
2. What kind of reading do you prefer?
3. Where do you get books for reading?
4. What is your favourite book?
5. What is your favourite author?
6. When did you last time read a book?

7. What is your favourite character?
8. Was your favourite book screened? Was it
close to the book and well-done?
9. If you were a writer what kind of book you’d
write?
Fill the prepositions in the gaps
1. “Jane Eyre” is written … Charlotte Bronte.
2. I am fond … love stories.
3. I draw books … the local library.
4. What kind … reading does he like?
5. Here are some new publications: collections …
folklore, legends, ballads, myths, fables.

Give the brief analyses of your favourite book
1. The title of the book.
2. The genre of the book.
3. Short contents (plot)
4. Characters of the book.
Useful phrases: It’s worth reading, the plot is
interesting, the characters are well drawn, the
scenes …, there are a lot of (funny, tragic,
humorous, sad) episodes, if you like …, I advise you
to read the book.