At the Library. My School Library. (1)

Libraries are very important in the life of all people. We can't buy all the books we want to read. That's why we take out books from libraries.

A lot of people go to libraries on Saturdays. They have some time to spare, because Saturday is a day off. They bring their books to the library and go home taking new books.

The librarians take books from the people who come in and give them some new books to choose for reading at home.

In a book there is a little pocket and in this pocket there is a piece of paper. The librarian takes this piece of paper out of the pocket in the book. She fills it in, that is, puts the date on the piece of paper and on the right page of the book. Then she puts the piece of paper in the person's reading card.

Speaking about libraries it is necessary to admit that Moscow holds the first place among all the other cities of the world for the number of its libraries. The largest library in the world is the State Lenin Library with an overall fund of 21 million various titles in 166 languages.

It has 22 reading-rooms, special halls for scientific reference work, for children and youth, for current periodicals, reference books, manuscripts and for other purposes.

The library has a book exchange service with 60 countries of the world.

I enjoy reading books. And it doesn't matter what kind of book it is. It can be a collection of short stories, a book of poems or adventures. I equally enjoy them all. But there's one thing that matters. When I choose a book for reading, it shouldn't be dull but interesting.

I used to get some of my books from my school library. I must admit our school library had a good stock of books and the librarian was always ready to help in one's choice of books. A great number of volumes filled the shelves. One could find there books of adventure stories, historical novels and tales that opened up panoramas of life and history of other countries, psychological novels, collections of short stories, the immortal classics.

Our school library subscribed to several newspapers and magazines. They kept us well informed about the latest developments in this country and abroad, news in the spheres of science, art and literature.

Though I attend libraries on a regular basis, I buy quite a lot of books too, particularly those that I read before and enjoyed reading. I like to have them in my room so that I can turn to them not only once but time and again» I derive an utmost pleasure from sitting in the room where my books are and even if I am not reading them, I like to look at the books on the shelves and to feel that I have my friends around me, friends that will never let you down, that will never betray you.

 

 

Questions:

 

I. Why do we take books from libraries?

2. When do a lot of people go to libraries?

3. Why do a lot of people go to libraries on Saturday?

4. What do librarians do when people come to libraries?

5. What is there in the pocket of a book?

6. Which city holds the first place in the world for the number of books?

7. What is the largest library of this country?

8. What is the overall fund of the State Lenin Library?

9. What halls are there in the Lenin Library?

10. What books could one find in your school library?

11. Did your school subscribe to any newspapers and magazines?

12. Do you buy books?

13. What do you derive an utmost pleasure from?

 

Vocabulary:

to buy (bought, btfught) - купувати

to have some time to spare - мати вільний час

to bring (brought, brought) - приносити

a day off - вихідний

to choose (chose, chosen) - вибирати

to fill in - заповнювати

reading card - картка читача

to admit - визнати

to hold (held, held) the first place - займати перше місце

an overalLf und of - загальний фонд

various - різноманітний, різний

scientific reference work, - робота з наукової довідковою літературою

periodicals - періодичні видання

reference books - довідники

manuscripts - рукописи

to be housed - розміщуватися

dull - нудний

a good stock of books - хороший вибір, зібрання книг

volume - тому

psychological - психологічний

novel - роман

to subscribe to - підписуватися (на періодику)

magazine - журнал

to keep smb. well-informed - тримати в курсі, інформувати

on a regular basis - регулярно

particularly - особливо

to enjoy - отримувати задоволення

time and again - постійно

to derive an utmost pleasure from - одержувати величезне задоволення

to feel (felt, felt) - відчувати

to let smb. down - підвести когось

to betray - зрадити

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

1. READ AND TRANSLATE THE TEXT.

2. RETELL THE TEXT.

The Subjects We Do at School. My Favourite Subject.

 

We did quite a lot of subjects at school. They were: Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Russian Literature, Chemistry, English, History of this country and many other subjects.

It was rather difficult to go to school when a school-leaver, we had so much to do. I know that all the subjects are important and they all must be paid much attention to, but still I didn't like exact sciences.

I spent much time on doing them at home. However hard I tried, all those formulas and definitions were mixed up in my head and I couldn't make it out after all. So I had nothing to do but sit for two or three hours swotting Physics, Chemistry and Maths.

My favourite subjects were Literature, History, English.

Most of all I liked English. I read English books, tried to translate some stories from newspapers from English into Russian and vice versa.

I had some English handbooks and they were of great help to me when I studied English Grammar and did some exercises. At our English lessons we read quite a lot of dull texts from our textbooks.

But in my view, written texts and textbooks are not important. The best way to improve your language skills and habits is to work at a language laboratory.

But there was no good language laboratory at our school. And I spent plenty of time at home listening to the tapes, imitating the sounds and intonations of the native speakers of English.

I was working hard at my pronunciation because my teacher said that it was my weak point. Sometimes I spoke English with my friends after classes and they said I was making good progress in the language.

I decided to take my entrance exams to the Institute because I want to know English.

Nowadays, it's impossible to do without foreign languages because of expanding economic, cultural ties of this country with other countries of the world. Besides, one can't be a learned and well-educated person if he doesn't know at least one foreign language.

As for me, I'd like to read English and American Literature, to understand it without resorting to anybody's help.

 

Questions:

1. What subjects did you do at school?

2. Why was it difficult to go to school when a school-leaver?

3. What subjects didn't you like? Why?

4. What was your favourite subject?

5. What is the best way to improve your language skills?

6. Why did you decide to take your entrance exams to the Institute?

 

 

Vocabulary:

to do subjects - вивчати шкільні предмети

to go to school - навчатися у школі

school-leaver - випускник

to pay attention to smth. - Звертати увагу на що-небудь

exact sciences - точні науки

however hard I try - як я не намагаюся

to mix up - змішувати, перемішувати

to make smth. out - розбиратися в чому-небудь, розуміти що-небудь

to swot smth. - Зубрити небудь

vice versa - навпаки

to be of great help to smb. - Дуже допомагати комусь

dull - нецікавий, нудний

to improve smth. - Поліпшувати небудь

skills and habits - уміння і навички

to spend (spent, spent) - проводити

to work hard at smth. - Працювати наполегливо над чим-небудь

weak point - вразливе місце

to make good progress in smth. - Робити успіхи в чому-небудь

to take an exam - здавати іспит.

entrance exam - вступний іспит

impossible - неможливий, неможливо

to do without - обійтися без

because of - через

to expand - розширювати

learned and well-educated - ерудована і освічений

at least - принаймні

to resort to smb. - Звертатися до кого-небудь

 

 

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

 

1. READ AND TRANSLATE THE TEXT.

2. RETELL THE TEXT.