The Pleasure of Reading

Reading makes a full man. (Francis Bacon) History books which contain no lies are extremely dull. (Anatole France) All books are divisible into two classes: the book of hour, and the book of all time. (John Ruskin) Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. (Richard Steele)

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-What kind of reading do you prefer: do you like reading books? newspapers? magazines? - Have you got any favourite books, favourite authors ? - Where can you find your books for reading? Do you use any libraries? Do you find them helpful?

Структура Corners 1. The Present Perfect Tense 2. The Past Perfect Tense 3. The Present Perfect Continuous Tense 4. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense

enriches his intellect are read by those who are fond of history find yourself in different lands books of different genres reading in my life of reading different kinds of books I want to tell you about A___________________. Reading plays a very important role in the life of people. I’m fond of reading. Books help me to continue my education. The world of books is full of wonders. Reading books you can B___________________, countries, islands, seas, oceans. We enjoy the beauty and wisdom of books which teach us to be kind and clever, brave and honest, to understand other people. People are fond C_____________________. There are D____________________: love and detective stories, thrillers and historical novels, tales, works of classical and modern writers. I cannot imagine my life without reading. Books teach us what is right and what is wrong, to understand the world and people in it. It educates a person, E___________________.

Mustafina Aygul 13 Podgornaya Street Bolshoy Sardek Tatarstan January 21, 2015 Dear Russian friend, My name is Greg Phelps. I am 45, my daughter Susan is 16. I work as a journalist in our local newspaper. I’m your English teacher’s pen friend. She wrote me about the theme of your lesson. I think reading plays very important role in our life. Besides that my editor asked me to write an article “What Russian teenagers prefer to read”. I think it is the best chance for me to find out everything about reading in your country. Please, write in your letter to me about the role of reading in your life, about your favourite writer and your favourite book. As for me, my favourite author is William Shakespeare, the most famous British playwright in history. Shakespeare was born in Families were big in those days so William had seven brothers and sisters. At the age of 21he moved to London and became an actor and a playwright. In 1592 he wrote his first play. After that, his plays became popular very quickly. He wrote thirty-nine plays. Most of all I like “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Comedy of Errors”, “Hamlet”, “Romeo and Julliet”. “Romeo and Julliet” is my favourite one. And what about you? Write soon, Greg Phelps

Match the words with their Russian equivalents (письменно) 1)A journalist 2)“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 3)a local newspaper 4)a playwright 5)write soon 6)the role of reading 7)Russian teenagers 8)favourite writer 9)an editor 1)Любимый писатель 2)автор пьес 3)российские подростки 4)жду ответа 5)журналист 6)«Сон в летнюю ночь» 7)местная газета 8)роль чтения 9)редактор

Find and read these sentences: Мне 45 лет, моей дочери – 16. Я работаю журналистом в местной газете. Мой редактор попросил меня написать статью «Что читают российские подростки». Пожалуйста, напиши в своем письме о роли чтения в твоей жизни… Что касается меня, мой любимый писатель – Шекспир… Жду ответа, Грэг Фелпс.

Answer the questions: What is the author’s name? How old is he? What’s his daughter’s name? What is his job? What did his editor ask him to do? Who is Greg’s favourite writer? Which of his works does he like most of all?

Well, and now imagine that you are in the library. One of you will be a librarian; the other will be a student. You need some book. Ask the librarian what kind of book do you need and why? These sentences will help you: Who is your favourite writer? Which book is the most interesting for you? Did you read this book? Did you like it? It made a great impression on me. It is interesting. It is a fascinating book. No, I didn’t read it but I saw the film/ cartoon... No, I didn’t read it but now I am going to read this book.