1. (Reading and Writing)

2. How many books are there in our school library? Do you often go to the school library to borrow books?

3. Q1:Which is the largest library in the world? Q2:What do you know about the largest library in the world? The Library of Congress （国会图书馆）

4. be located in Washington, D.C.

5. Read quickly and tick the topics mentioned in the passage. ( ) location ( ) problems ( ) collection of books ( ) buildings ( ) library cards ( ) name changing

6. Read the text again and match the paragraphs with their main ideas. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 a. Changes of buildings b. Introduction of the library c. Growth of collections

7. Discuss and describe the changes of the library in pairs. 1800 18141897 1939 1980 The collection grew to about 3000 books in 1814. The library moved into its own building, the Jefferson building in 1897. A second building was opended in 1939. A third building was completed near the first two in 1980. It was opened in 1800...

8. It is the largest library in the world. It has a collection of 20 million items. It was burnt in 1814. It bought many books from Thomas Jefferson. ( ) Tick the correct statements in the fact file. Facts about the US Library of Congress

9. The National Library of China ( 中国国家图书馆 ) What do you know about the National Library of China?

10. * located / the West of Beijing * a collection / over 24 million items

11. 1.The Library of Congress [ 美国国会图书馆（华盛顿） ] 2.The Library of Russia [ 俄罗斯图书馆（莫斯科） ] 3.The National Library of China [ 中国国家图书馆（北京） ] 4.The Library of Russia [ 俄罗斯图书馆（圣彼得堡） ] 5.The Library of England [ 英国图书馆（伦敦） ] The five preceding libraries in the world * the third largest / all over the world

12. National Library of China: Basic Information 1. ______________________________________________________. 2.__________________________________________. 3.__________________________________________. The National Library of China * located / the West of Beijing * a collection / over 24 million items * the fifth largest / all over the world It has a collection of over 24 million items It is the third largest library all over the world It is located in the west of Beijing.

13. Make a one-minute presentation of the National Library of China according to the basic information above. Hello, everyone. I am very glad to introduce the National Library of China to you. It is located……

14. Write about a short presentation of the historical changes of the Library according to the following information.1909 National Library of China / as its new name 1916 renamed / Beijing Library 1949 many books / received from others 1987 opened and named / Beiping Library Hello, everyone. I would like to tell you something about the history of the library. In 1909……