Вчимо англійську вдома. 8th grade. Lesson 36. Books are our Friends and Teachers.

Vocabulary:

catalogue – [ˈkætəlɒg] – (кетелог) - каталог

nonfiction – [ˌnɒnˈfɪkʃən] – (нонфікшен) – наукова література

fiction – [ˈfɪkʃən] – (фікшен) – художня література, фантастика

title – [ˈtaɪtl] – (тайтл) – заголовок

contents – [ˈkɒntɛnts] – (контент) – зміст

a table of contents – [ə ˈteɪbl ɒv ˈkɒntɛnts] – (е тейбл ов контент) – зміст (сторінка)

atmosphere – [ˈætməsfɪə] – (етмесфіе) – атмосфера

to publish – [ˈpʌblɪʃ] – (пабліш) – опублікувати

to contain – [kənˈteɪn] – (кентейн) – містити

to consult – [kənˈsʌlt] – (кенсалт) – консультувати

thematic – [θɪˈmætɪk] – (сіметік) – тематичний

noble – [ˈnəʊbl] – (ноубл) – шляхетний

naughty – [ˈnɔːti] – (ноті) – неслухняний

beforehand – [bɪˈfɔːhænd] – (біфохенд) – заздалегідь

Practice:

1.  Read and complete the sentences after the text (Ex.1, p. 114 by Oksana Karpiuk's textbook).

OUR FRIENDS AND TEACHERS

“Books and friends should be few but good,” says an English proverb.

“Except a living man there is nothing more wonderful than a book! It teaches us and opens its heart to us as a brother,” wrote Charles Kingsley, an English writer of the 19^th century. The book is certainly a friend and a teacher. We learn many things by reading books. Books teach people to live. After reading some books it is easy to understand what should be done and what must not be done. There are books which help pupils with their lessons.

In general, books can be divided into two main groups: fiction and nonfiction. Fiction books contain made-up stories, nonfiction books are books that give facts.

In ancient times books were written by hand and few copies were made. Sometimes several men were needed to copy a book as the work was slow. For many years the number of books in the world was very small. Only a few people had copies of them to read and study.

The invention of printing changed a lot in history. Printing played a very important role in the development of culture, science and literature.

Today, there are many thousands of public libraries in Ukraine.

Librarians are always ready to help people to find a book on any subject if those do not know the title of the book they want. Those who know how to use the catalogue can find a book and needn’t consult the librarian.

Conferences, exhibitions and other events take place in libraries. Thematic selections of books are prepared beforehand to help the visitors develop their reading preferences. Many libraries have reading rooms and the rooms equipped with computers to give the opportunity to work with the Internet. Some libraries have a room where students learning a foreign language can have practice in speaking and listening.

1 Reading books we _______

2 There are books which _______

3 In general, books can be divided into _______

4 In ancient times _______

5 Printing played _______

6 A librarian is always _______

7 Those who know how to use catalogue _______

8 New interests can be _______

9 Many libraries have _______

2. Make up sentences using the tables (Ex.2, p. 116 by Oksana Karpiuk's textbook).

Books about great people	teach us	to be kind and clever.
		to be noble.
Books about famous travellers		to be brave and honest.
		to be a true friend.
Books on history		to be hard-working.
		to help the old people and the younger ones.
Books about children		to understand other people.
		to love our Motherland.
Stories about birds and animals		to be polite, to have good manners.
		to understand the beauty of nature.
Fairy-tales		to love nature and to take care of it.
		to help animals and birds.
Fables		to be kind and clever.
		to understand what is right and what is wrong.
Poems		not to be lazy and naughty.
		not to boast

Test yourself:  8th grade. Lesson 36. Books are our Friends and Teachers.