In the world of books

“LIFE WITHOUT BOOKS IS AS A TREE WITHOUT LEAVES”

Roald Dahl "Someone Like You“ "Sweet Mystery Of Life“ "Kiss Kiss" "Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories“ "James and the Giant Peach" "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

Change the underlined part of the sentences: Old Tom is always careful and notices everything that is happening. Little Robin couldn’t cope with the huge plateful of soup. He looked around trying to find a place to sit. I looked at the strange box and couldn’t guess what it held. These two girls talk too much. I don’t know what the book is about. She is fond of reading and reads a lot and very fast. This book was published seven times.

Choose the correct variant: 1)Reading … . a) is a favourite pastime of everybody b) gives us a unique chance to educate and entertain ourselves c) is always interesting d) makes a very deep impression on us 2)What statement is not true? a) Tastes differ, different people read different books b) It is very easy to recommend books to other people c) Reading is an interesting and useful pastime d) Not all the books are interesting 3)What books are read by many people? a) detective stories b) fairy tales and fantasy c) novels and short stories d) adventure stories 4)What statement is true? a) People read poetry for consulting b) Textbooks and scientific articles are read for information. c) Scientific articles and historical books are read for entertaining. d) Books don’t help us with our lessons and work. 5)If we have little time to spare we prefer … a) books with hard cover b) rare editions c) an amusing story for light reading d) handbooks 6)When did detective literature first appear? a) in 1950 s b) in the 18 th century c) at the beginning of the 19 th century d) in the middle of the 18 th century 7)We read the book at a sitting from cover to cover when … a) the book is illustrated b) the book is adapted c) it’s a milk-and-water book d) the book is so moving that we can’t tear ourselves from it 8)We skip a book when … a) it’s thrilling b) it’s true-to-life c) it’s fascinating d’) it’s badly-written

Charles Dickens Mark Twain Walter Scott Charlotte Brontё Daniel Defoe Rudyard Kipling Lewis Carroll Arthur Conan Doyle Jack London Jerome K. Jerome

“Three Men in a Boat” Mark Twain “Alice in Wonderland” Walter Scott “The Prince and the Pauper” Charles Dickens “Three Men in a Boat” Mark Twain “Alice in Wonderland” Walter Scott “Robinson Crusoe” is written by Charlotte Brontё “Jane Eyre” Daniel Defoe “Oliver Twist” Rudyard Kipling “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” Lewis Carroll “The Jungle Book” Jack London “Ivanhoe” Arthur Conan Doyle “Martin Eden” Jerome K. Jerome

Thomas Jefferson without / live / cannot / I / reading

Thomas Jefferson I cannot live without reading

Confucious the voice / Words / are / heart / of the

Confucious Words are the voice of the heart

Richard Steel to the body / Reading / is / to the mind / what exercise / is

Reading is to the mind what Richard Steel Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body

prefer / that / I / life / but / Logan Pearsall Smith People / reading / say / prefer / that / I / life / but / is / the thing

Logan Pearsall Smith People say that life is the thing but I prefer reading

Gustavo Flaubert in order to / Read / live

Gustavo Flaubert Read in order to live

is / learning / Reading / A. Pushkin is / learning / Reading / the best

Reading is the best learning A. Pushkin Reading is the best learning

F. Bacon to read / Old wood / old authors / is / and / best / to trust / to burn / old friend / old wine / to drink

F. Bacon Old wood is best to burn, old wine to drink, old friend to trust, old authors to read

Choose the right variant 1.In one of the cities of Japan there once lived a poor woman. a) True b)False c) Not stated 2. When Aladdin became a teenager a rich man came to their house. 3. Aladdin’s uncle had brought them money. 4. The man asked his nephew to take him to the mountains. 5. The uncle decided to stop at a certain rocky place because he was tired. 6. Aladdin was surprised when a hole opened in front of them. 7. The boy’s uncle asked him to keep a watchful eye on all the trees in the garden. 8. The boy’s uncle asked him to rub the lamp. 9. The uncle gave Aladdin the ring to keep him brave. 10. The lamp was under the spell.

Do We Really Need Poetry? The (1) ___ English person considers that poetry is “nice’ for children, becoming for girls, and (2) ___ for women teachers. Few people read poetry and fewer still pay for it. The (3) ___ for disliking poetry is that most people believe poetry should (4) __ only with certain “nice’ themes and topics such as birds, flowers, trees and love. But the (5) ___ is that life in all its forms can be the theme of poetry. The so-called ugly and ordinary things are as remarkable in their way as the beautiful. Modern poets have (6) ___ this and given as many fine poems on unpoetical subjects. We must (7) ___ that when we wish to (8) ___ some tender emotion we turn to poetry. We may not normally like the poetry; we may know very little about it, but we recognize that it is the (9) ___ way to express the best that is (10) ___ us.

0 - 1 mistake is “5” 2-3 mistakes is “4” 4-5 mistakes is “3’ Key c a b d 0 - 1 mistake is “5” 2-3 mistakes is “4” 4-5 mistakes is “3’

“Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book”. Charles Kingsley “Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book”.