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What do you read?. Life without books is a tree without leaves. Boring and gloomy as trees in autumn. - Do you read books? Are you fond of reading? Are books worth reading or are they a waste of time? Why ? How do you choose a book? Do you read for pleasure or for knowledge?
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Life without books is a tree without leaves. Boring and gloomy as trees in autumn.
- Do you read books? • Are you fond of reading? • Are books worth reading or are they a waste of time? Why? • How do you choose a book? • Do you read for pleasure or for knowledge? • What genres do you know?
Find the Russian equivalents for the English proverbs. A room without books is a body without a soul. Комната без книг похожа на тело без души. Choose an author as you choose a friend. Выбирай автора книги так, как выбираешь друга.
Don’t judge a book by its cover. Не выбирай книгу по обложке. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Чтение для ума это то же, чтоупражнения для тела. We are what we read I will tell you what you are. Мы те, что мы читаем.
Tell me what you read and I will tell you what you are. Скажи мне, что ты читаешь и я скажу кто ты. Books are a great thing as long as you know how to use them. Книги-великая вещь, если знаешь, как ими пользоваться.
Opinions about reading books. • 1. It s a waste of time. • 2. I like reading. • 3.It bored me to death. • 4. It is worth reading. • 5. It is not worth reading. • 6. Books make me happy. • 7. Books make my cry. • 8. It is exciting. • 9. It’s my cup of tea. • 10.It makes you think. • 11. I can’t stand… • 12. It is not everybody’s cup of tea.
ROLE-PLAY: “A POLL.” • 1. What kind of books do you like to read? • 2. How many books do you read a month? • 3. What was the last book you read? • 4. What kind of books did you read when you were a child?
The results of our poll. • 1. The result of our poll surprised me/didn’t surprise me. • 2. Most of the pupils of our class like to read… • 3. Some of the pupils of our class… • 4. The most popular writer of our class is..