World of literature.

Sheila M: “I like to be constantly in touch with the news. That’s why I prefer reading different types of newspapers. The popular papers are less in size, with many pictures, big headlines and short articles. The quality papers provide me with more serious articles and more detailed information.”

Mark S: “As for me I like reading novels, adventure stories and other books for fun. Recreational reading helps me understand people, takes on journeys to unknown parts of the world.”

Frank T: “As soon as I’ve been reading a book for a bit, I fall asleep. I always start off with the best intentions, but after a few pages my eye lids come down and I’m snoozing.

Nick P: “I take a great interest in reading scientific magazines. I try not to miss my chance to buy a special limited edition of Engineering Tomorrow. It is printed monthly. It gives me factual material about microelectronics, computing and electrical engineering.

When we go to the library, we know definitely what we hope to find. We may be looking for a special information for a scientific report, or we may want a story for our own entertainment or for starting a hobby.

Read about a new public library. Why can it be a pleasant pastime to go to the library?

The grandest project of the country is a new National Library.

The model is unusual. It reminds a shaped diamond, symbolizing the value of the building. The first levels look like the support for the stone. They host reading halls, exhibitions, conference rooms with simultaneous translation equipment, stores and cafes.

The internal design presupposes that any book will be delivered through 20 floors and 60 meters diameter levels of shelves within 30 minutes.

The core of the building is the elevator going through all the floors. Another elevator, so-called the Panoramic elevator, is placed outside the building, so that visitors could appreciate the view from the top 25th floor of the library (72 meters). Right at the entrance there is the sculpture of Francisc Skoryna, Belarusian and Eastern European publisher. The Western wall will be decorated by an alley that will celebrate great cultural leaders of the past, as well as the scientist, politicians etc. There is also a plan to found the park of sculptures.

30. Answer the following questions:

What do generally students go to the library for?

Have you ever taken any information from the library for a specific purpose? When did you last go to the library?

What kind of information did you get there?

31. Are you a book expert? Check up yourself. Put each extract into one of the categories.

1. A Parliament however, was still in existence, and was not to be won. On the twentieth of January, 1629, Sir John Eliot, a great man who had been active in The Petition of Right, brought forward other strong resolutions against the King’s chief instruments, and called upon the Speaker to put them to the vote.

a) fiction

b) science fiction

2. As they came to the fisherfolk’s village they saw why it was so silent. Every last villager had been slain, hacked down by swords or axes. Some of the blades were still buried in skulls of men and women alike. “The Dark Empire!” said Hawkmoon. But the Warrior in Jet and Cold shook his head. “Not their work. Not their weapons. Not their way.” “Then … what?” murmured Oladahn, shivering. “The cult?” The warrior did not answer. Instead, he reined in his horse and dismounted, walking heavity toward the nearest corpse. “The power of the Runestaff”, Moorcock

3. “Polotsky chronicles” – 14 hours The cathedrals, churches, museums, houses and streets of the old time Polotsk, the native place of St. Efrasinia Polotskaya, have preserved our country’s thousand-year-old culture. This city gave to the world such geniuses as Francisk Skaryna, Simeon Polotsky, Kirill Tyrovsky. You will visit the museum of Belarusian book printing, Sophiisky Cathedral, the nunnery and enjoy organ music.

“Beresinsky reserve” – 8 hours You will have an opportunity to learn about various representatives of Belarusian flora and fauna. You will hear about the ways of protecting endangered animals and plants, visit the museum and walk along the ecological trail.

c) biography

d) fantasy

4. It was just a smooth round metal ball, less than a metre in diameter. Although it was still hot from its journey through the huge nothingness of space, it looked quite harmless. But what was it, exactly? “Meteor”, J. Wyndham

5. Altering a programme You can alter the programme has started, you can only reset it by turning the programme selector dial to O and then you can select the new programme. Start it by depressing the START/PAUSE button.

e) guidebook

f) instruction booklet

6. “The car was a white Mercedes with white leather upholstery. Emma said it looked like an ambulance. “Well, pick another color, then,” said Claire. And when Emma put an admiring hand on the hood of a cherry-red, two-seat Mercedes sportscar with black leather opholstery, Claire nodded casually to the salesman, “We’ll take that one, too.” “Pot of Gold”, J. Michael

Leisure W.H.Davies What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night. No time to turn at Beauty’s glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance. A poor life this is if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.

g) non-fiction

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