Level B. Other.

The use of reading

No matter how many times people have spoken about the role of reading, I'd like to express my point of view too. I am absolutely sure that reading is very important in our life. We really can't imagine our world without books, texts, and words. Why?

Firstly, books are very popular with people because they provide different information. We can read about people, important events of our history, and many other interesting things. There are many educational books on various subjects. We use textbooks at schools, higher educational institutions, and courses. Secondly, books are very important for self-expression. Many people write stories, novels, poems… Some books are not always very popular, but sometimes we need to read easy literature to relax from our serious and everyday thoughts. Thirdly, nowadays the mist popular way to get information is the Internet. But we can also get books from it too. We can read online or download books, and we do not need to carry heavy books with us. Moreover, books teach us to be kind, honest, and understanding. These qualities are very important for everyone. If you want to understand people around you, to be a good moral person, you should read books and think about their examples of characters" behavior.

Despite a great number of advantages, a lot of people don't like reading. It's very bad because they cannot become well educated. They don't know many facts, useful stories… They don't read even school literature. I think that, if they want to be good specialists, to have a well-paid job, they ought to read many books about their specialty.

So reading is very important in our life. Read books and love their characters!

No matter how many times people have talked about the role of reading, I would also like to express my point of view. I am absolutely sure that reading is very important in our life. We really cannot imagine our world without books, texts and words. Why?

First, books are very popular among people because they provide us with various information. We can read about people, important events in our history, and many other interesting things. There are many educational books on various subjects. We use textbooks in schools, universities, courses. Secondly, books are very important for self-expression. Many people write stories, novels, poetry... Some books are not always popular, but sometimes we need to read light literature to take a break from our serious daily thoughts. Thirdly, today the most popular way to obtain information is the Internet. But we can also take books from there. We can read online or download books and we don't have to carry heavy books with us. Moreover, books teach us to be kind, honest and understanding. These qualities are essential for everyone. If you want to understand the people around you, to be a highly moral person, you should read books and think about examples of characters' characters.

Despite the huge number of advantages, many people do not like to read. This is very bad, because they cannot become well educated. They don't know many facts, useful stories... They don't even read school literature. I think if they want to become good specialists, have a well-paid job, they should read a lot of books in their specialty.

Therefore, reading is very important in our life. Read books and love their characters!

Even in our "information" world topic (topic) "Books" will never lose its relevance. After all, only reading fiction allows us to analyze the experience of previous generations, filed by the great hand of a master writer. Let's learn talk about books you read and the impression they made on you. And, of course, about your favorite writer. By the way, here

Books. List of English words №2 (intermediate)

Memorize common phrases in English on the topic "Books":
1. I am fond of (kind of books) - I love ...
2. I prefer reading (kind of books) - I prefer to read ...
3. What kind of reading do you prefer reading? - What kind of books do you prefer to read?
4. I enjoy reading (kind of books) - I like to read ...
5. As for me, I like reading (kind of books) - As for me, I ...

EXAMPLE I am fond of detectives. / I am fond of read ing detectives.

Nouns on the topic “Genres. Genres of books "(Kinds of books).

There are the following types of books which are often called genres. Try to remember nouns for which there is no translation.

1. a novel- novel
2. a historical novel - historical novel
3. a story
4. a detective story
5. a love story
6. an adventure story
7. a short story
8. a horror story
9. a ghost story
10.a fairy tale
11. a travel book
12. a fantasy book
13. a science fiction book
14. a legend / a myth - legend (myth)
15. a biography- biography
16. a poem- poem
17. poetry - poetry

Writing a book review in English

6. The title of the book - the title of the book
7. It is written by - it is written by (writer's name)
8.interesting / exciting / funny/ true-to-life / well-written / easy to read
EXAMPLE. I find this book exciting and easy to read.

9. boring/ sad / awful / badly-written / difficult to read - boring, sad, terrible, poorly written, hard to read
EXAMPLE. I find the book boring and difficult to read.

10. writer- writer

• children's writer - children's writer
• short story writer - short story writer
• author - author
• dramatist = playwright - playwright (writes plays)
• poet - poet
• poetess - poetess

11. world-famous- world famous

• well-known- well known
• great- great
• talented - talented
• modern - modern
• classical - classical
• medieval - medieval
• eighteenth- century - eighteenth century

12. he is considered to be - he is considered
13. aplot- plot

• interesting - boring- interesting - boring
• simple - intricate - simple - confusing
• fast-moving - slow-moving - fast-developing - slowly-developing

14. cheap stuff - nonsense, waste paper
15. to read more than half way through - read more than half way through
16. to be worth reading
17. for a change - for a change
18. characters(imaginative - true-to-life) - heroes (fictional - believable)
19. the story takes place (the scene is laid)
20. the contents
21. episodes / moments - episodes / moments

• funny-sad- funny - sad
• humorous - tragic - comical - tragic

22. I could not help smiling / laughing / crying
23. I couldn't help feeling sad
24. on the whole - in general
25. to ruin your eye-sight
26. poor eye-sight
27. the cover of the book
28. an edition (cheap, pocket, abridged)
29. a book in two volumes
30. a book (in translation - in the original)
31. a collection of stories / poems
32. a book with colorful illustrations
33. in his works
34. to advise

Dedicated in bold you probably already know, since they were part of Try to learn the rest English words (level 2 - intermediate)

Books. Tasks to activate vocabulary on the topic "Books". An example of a book review in English. Message on the topic "My favorite writer"

Exercise.Learn the dialogue.
— What kind of reading do you like?
Well, I am fond of adventure stories.
— As for me, I enjoy fantasy books.
— Oh, I prefer reading fantasy books, too.

Note that along with the regular verb like - like this dialogue uses more interesting expressions be fond of- get involved , prefer- prefer , enjoy - enjoy.

An example of a book review in English for beginners / The opinion about the book “The Hound of the Baskerville”

This summer I've read a book by Conan Doyle "The Hound of the Baskerville". I liked this book very much.

I liked the plot of this book and its main characters. Sometimes I told my friends about the book and they liked to listen to me.

One day my Mum asked me to read aloud and for several days I read this book to her. My Mum knows English a little and she could understand what I read.

It was very useful for me to read this book, because I learned many new English words. Now I’m going to read one more English book, because while reading “The Hound of Baskerville” I got a great pleasure.

Message on the topic “My favorite writer is O. Henry. My Favorite Writer O.Henry»

During this summer I read a lot. I want to tell you about my favorite writer. It is an American writer O. Henry. O. Henry is his pen name. His real name is William Sydney Porter. He was born in Greensboro, a little town in North Carolina in 1862. In his youth he changed many professions: he was a cowboy, a reporter, a clerk in a bank. He traveled about America trying to find a job. He met many common people, and that helped him later in his literary work. It happened that he got into prison and it was there that he started to write. He wrote his first story as a Christmas present for his little daughter.

O. Henry is a great master of short story. He liked to write about common people, whose life he knew very well.

O. Henry is one of the most widely published American writers. His stories are short, humorous and usually have a happy ending. He is a master of unusual plots and surprise endings.

Best of all, I like the story with an unusual title “No Story”. It is about a girl who went to New York to look for her boyfriend. He had gone there some years ago to find a good job in New York City. He promised to return and marry her, but he never came back. She came across him in a street but didn't recognize so much he changed. He became a ruined man and not to make her unhappy he sent her back home. He still loved her. It is a very sad story about romantic love. If you like love stories, I advise you to read it.

Reading
Child psychologists believe that reading is one of the best habits that should be encouraged in children. Ninety percent of the things we learn during our lifetime come through books; therefore if we can't read, we can't learn.
Books appeared long ago. At first they were written by hand, but after printing was invented, it became easier to publish books. There are two large groups of books: fiction and non-fiction books. Fiction books are most popular with readers and include short stories and novels of different genres and poetry. Non-fiction books are dictionaries, reference books, historical books, biographies, encyclopaedias and others.
In my childhood, my mother read different books to me and that helped me to love reading. When I learned to read, I was really happy because I could read books which I wanted and liked. At first, they were fairy tales, adventure stories and comics. Later, I was fond of detective stories and thrillers. Now I read historical novels and I realize that I do not know many things from history and it is so wonderful that I can learn them now and understand the facts that I could not understand in my childhood. During my studies I also use non-fiction books like dictionaries and encyclopaedias to find necessary information.
Today television and the Internet have almost replaced books because these resources provide any information one wants and some people think that in the modern world we do not need books at all. I think, however, that books will never disappear, because reading gives us pleasure.
Modern technologies also made it possible for us to use electronic readers instead of paper copies of books. On the one hand, such readers are very convenient as you do not have to carry a thick book in your bag: you just take the reader and upload text files into it, so instead of several books you just
carry one light electronic device! In addition, you may also keep pictures and even music files on it. Lastly, it is more environmentally friendly to use an electronic reader - cutting down trees is not needed for their development unlike the process of producing paper copies.
However, everything has its disadvantages. To begin with, such readers are rather expensive and not everyone can afford them. One point against it is that free electronic texts to download are hard to find. Finally, paper books are more pleasant to hold in hands: touch their pages, turn them over, feel their smell. I have an electronic reader and it is convenient, but I still read paper copies of books too.
To sum up, it is impossible to live without reading and even if paper books may disappear in the future, people will never stop reading.

PLAN ANSWER. READING
1. Introduction (the importance of reading, if we can "t read, we can" t learn, etc.).
2. Tell briefly about the history of printing and two groups of books (appeared long ago, were written by hand, printing was invented, two large groups, fiction: short stories and novels of different genres and poetry; non-fiction: dictionaries, reference books, historical books, biographies, encyclopaedias).
3. Talk about what you read as a child, what books you prefer to read now (In my childhood, fairy tales/adventure stories, etc.; Now I read...; During my studies I also use...).
4. Talk about reading and books in the modern world and modern technologies (television and the Internet, do not need books at all, modern technologies, electronic readers: advantages and disadvantages, etc.).
5. Conclusion (To sum up, it is impossible to live without reading and even if paper books may disappear in the future, people will never stop reading.).

QUESTIONS
1. Do you read much?
2. What sort of books do you read?
3. Do you enjoy reading?
4. Should children be encouraged to read?
5. What are the advantages of reading? Are there any disadvantages? What are they?
6. Is it good to get the reading habit?
7. Do you read in English or in your own language?
8. Does reading help to learn a language?
9. When do you usually read?
10. Do you read newspapers?
11. Do you read magazines or journals?
12. What books do you usually use to get ready for your classes?
13. Do you think people should read more?
14. What will happen if we don't read?
15. When should we start reading?
16. Do you think that people don't read so much because they are busy watching television or surfing the Internet?
17. What would you do to encourage people to read? Is it difficult to encourage yourself to read? Why (not)?
18. What was your favorite book in your childhood? What is your favorite book now?
19. What is your favorite genre of books?
20. Do you read electronic books or prefer paper copies of books? Why?
21. What are the advantages and disadvantages of electronic readers?
22. Do you think that books may disappear in the future? Why (not)?
23. Where do you usually buy books?
24. Do you borrow books from a library or do you buy them?
25. Do you think that libraries may disappear in the future? Why (not)?

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Fiction
action and adventure
children's books for children
contemporary prose
crime detective
fantasy fantasy
graphic novels/comics
historical fiction
horror
humorous prose
mystery detective story
romance
science fiction
short story collection. storybook
thrillers
young adult literature for teenagers
Non-Fiction Non-fiction
almanac almanac
art & photography art books
biography & memoirs
blueprint plan, drawing
booklet
brochure
business & finance
cookbook cookbook
dictionary
encyclopaedia
gardening
gift books
guide guide
handbook guide
history books
"how-to" instructions
journalism journalism
manual user manual
medical health & fitness
nature & ecology
periodicals
pets about pets
picture book picture dictionary
psychology psychology
reference reference
self-help self-help books
sports
textbook tutorial
travel books

       Books surround us. They appeared ages ago and took different forms. The oldest form is probably the roll (30-40 centuries B.C.). It appeared in Ancient Egypt, and was as well used in Ancient Greece. The Egyptians used papyrus, brush and red and black ink to draw hieroglyphs, which at first meant things and animals and then started to mean sounds. There were more than 700 of hieroglyphs! Champollion, a French scientist, solved the riddle of these signs with "the help of Rosetta Stone on which there was a text in Egyptian and in Greek. Another ancient form was codex where pages were put one on another. The form of codex w as used in Mesopotamia (where the pages were made of clay), Rome and other countries. The Chinese invented paper, before this important invention people used different materials, mostly skins of animals. The books were copied by hand and cost a whole fortune. Later the printing press was invented so the books became popular and rather cheap.
       There are many genres of books around us. They can be divided into fiction and non-fiction books.
       Non-fiction books contain real information and are used for education and work. They are reference books, dictionaries, atlases, biographies and autobiographies, scientific reports, textbooks and encyclopaedias. In reference books as well as in encyclopaedias you can find facts about different objects and famous people, about countries and animals. At school we use dictionaries to learn the meanings of words. Biographies are a good source of information. Sometimes they can also be a pleasant reading. Fot example, the biography of Moliere by Bulgakov, or of Tchaikovsky by Nina Berberova. Historical books describe different epochs and reigns of kings and queens.
       Fiction books are written to give pleasure. They are also called belles-lettres. This word is mostly used when we speak about stories, novels and romances. "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy is an example of fiction. But the young usually prefer fantasy books and science fiction. The difference between them is the following: fantasy books usually describe the events and countries in the form of a legend and narrate about the past. A good example of fantasy is "Conan the Barbarian"; science fiction books describe events in the future, the characters and places are given as imaginary and usually take place in the future. "Starship Troopers" by Heinlein, "Stainless Steel Rat" by Harry Harrison are examples of the style.
       I myself like science fiction most of all. My favorite science fiction book is "Starship Troopers". The author of the book is Robert Heinlein. It has been filmed, but I don "t like the film, which is very primitive. The plot of the book, on the contrary, is complex and there are many philosophical ideas built in the sequence of fantastical events and surroundings. The main character of the book is a boy named Johnny. The boy joins the army, because of his love to a girl who wants to be a pilot. But through the book his character and understanding of the situation changes. He understands what it means to be a citizen of the state, to bi responsible for your decisions. While in the army, he understands that only a man who can forget his own interests for the sake of his Motherland is a real citizen. I think, this idea is vital now in our country. I have read many science fiction books by Russian and foreign authors. At the end of the book he is an officer who understands his duty.
       But my favorite fiction book is «Gone with the Wind». It was written by Margaret Mitchell. Her father was the President of the Atlanta Historical Society. You know, Atlanta was one of the important cities in the South. Since her childhood the girl had heard stories about the Civil War between the North and the South. When the girl grew up and got married, she decided to write down those stories. So, she wrote "Gone with the wind". The book was published for the first time in 1936. It was a great success and the next year it got the Pulitzer Prize. In 1939 the book was filmed.
       I like the book because it has several levels of composition. The first level is the love story - the main character, Scarlett O "Hara, loves Ashley Wilkes, but marries for money another man, Rhett Butler. By the end of the book she understands that she and Rhett are alike and have much in common , that she loves Rhett.
       The second level is the description of the strong characters oi" the Southerners. Scarlett, a daughter of a rich planter, goes to the field and works as a slave when it is needed. Ashley, so quiet and gentle, goes to the war and fights well and bravely.In difficult situations of my life 1 think that they suffered more, but survived.So, this book helps me to go through the difficulties of my life.
       The third level of the book is the atmosphere of the Southern way of life. On the first page we can read the description of the Tarlton twins. When they are compared, the author does not use the usual English expression "as two peas"; she says that they were as two cotton balls. Margaret Mitchell describes a planter's house and his life routine.
       The fourth level is the events of the Civil War between the North and the South, and the post-war life. This understand is very useful, if you want to the modern differences between the northern and the southern states in nowadays America.
       I like the book so much that when the sequel was published, I made my mother buy it. We all have read it, but did not like much. Sequels are usually worse than the first books.

The topic Books and Reading talks about the importance of reading a lot and developing your reading skills, including when reading literature in English. As in any business, you need to purposefully practice: read quickly, delving into the essence of the subject. For successful study, reading is one of the most important skills.

Books can fit almost every need, temper, or interest. Books can be read when you are in the mood; you don't need to do it all the time. Books are both more personal and more impersonal than professors. Books have an inner confidence which individuals seldom show; they rarely have to be on the defensive. Books can afford to be bold, and courageous, and explanatory; they don't have to be so careful of boards of trustees, colleagues, and community opinion. Books are infinitely diverse; they run the gamut of all human activities. Books can express every point of view; if you need a different point of view, you can read a different book.

Reading is probably the most important skill you need for successful studies. You will have to read lengthy assignments in different subjects with varying degrees of detail and difficulty. If you read inaccurately, you will fail to understand some of the information and ideas you read. If you read slowly, you will have to spend too much time reading your assignments and the rest of your work may suffer.

Poor reading may be a problem for you, but it can be solved. Like other skills, your ability to read English fast and accurately demands careful instruction and purposeful practice. You must keep practicing on your own to improve your reading skills.

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