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 Adventure stories Love stories Historical novels Travel books Detective stories Science fiction Fantasy Reminiscences 10 Social novels 11 Psychological drama 12 Folklore 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 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 Are you fond of reading? What kind of reading you prefer? Where you get books for reading? What is your favourite book? What is your favourite author? When did you last time read a book? What is your favourite character? Was your favourite book screened? Was it close to the book and well-done? If you were a writer what kind of book you’d write? Fill the prepositions in the gaps “Jane Eyre” is written … Charlotte Bronte I am fond … love stories I draw books … the local library What kind … reading does he like? Here are some new publications: collections … folklore, legends, ballads, myths, fables Give the brief analyses of your favourite book The title of the book The genre of the book Short contents (plot) 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