1. English Literature
And its periods

2. Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own. ~William Hazlitt
A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and remains a friend. ~Author unknown
You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend. ~Paul Sweeney
People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading. ~Logan Pearsall Smith, Trivia, 1917

3.  Why Reading is So Important
- Through reading, you expose yourself to new things, new information, new ways to solve a problem, and new ways to achieve one thing. 
-Reading does help you form a better you, doesn’t it?  Through reading, you begin understand the world more.
-Communication is the most important tool which can be transmitted through reading. As you communicate through reading, you understand more, and thus you can communicate better with people.
-Reading exposes you to a world of imagination, showing you nothing is impossible in this world.  -
-Reading is my hobby. I will read some articles aloud in house myself in order to improve my spoken English, Listening Skills and Pronunciation.

4. Periods of English literature
I Old English
II Middle English
III Renaissance
IV Neoclassic
V Romantic
VI Modern
VII Post modern(Contemporary)

5. William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare, often called the English national poet, is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time.

6. 1.When was Shakespeare born? on the 23th of April, 1564;
Select only one answer
1.When was Shakespeare born?
on the 23th of April, 1564;
on the 23th of April, 1664;
on the 23th of April, 1464.
2.What town was he born?
Stratford-upon-Avon;
London;
Oxford.
3.When he was 21 years old where did he go and what for?
to London;
to Liverpool;
to Oxford.
4.How do we call persons who write plays?
a poet;
a playwright;
a dramatist.
5.What is the name of Shakespeare’s Theatre?
“The Sphere”;
“The Circle”;
“The Globe”.
6.The parts of the young women were acted by…
boys;
girls;
men.
7.When did he die?
on the 23th of April, 1616;
on the 23th of May, 1716;
on the 23th of May, 1516.
8.Where was he buried (похоронен)?
in Stratford-upon-Avon;
in London;
in Oxford.

7. Hamlet To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep:

8. The Legend of Beowulf
is an Old English epic poem . It may be the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Old English literature

9. Robin Hood has appeared in a number of plays throughout the Meddle Aged periods of literature

10.  Daniel Defoe, was an English writer, journalist , most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe
The Neoclassical Period 

11. What emotions do you feel? I feel
positive emotions negative emotions
satisfaction dissatisfaction successes irritation proud sadness
Because…
I have learned some interesting facts
I waste my time
I worked hard
I have got a good mark