4. Listening
4.1. Pre –listening activity.
Do you go to the libraries?
Why do we need libraries?
When did you go to the library for the last time?
You’ll listen to about libraries. Be very attentive. After listening you’ll have to do the task.
4.2. Listening
Listen to the text “At the Library”
Tapescript
We like reading. There are a lot of books in our country. But we can’t buy all the books which we like, that’s why we go to the library. Libraries are very important in the life of people.
It is the library. You can go there if you want to take out a book and read it at home or if you want to read the books at the library.
What is the library? It is a big, light room. There are many bookcases and bookshelves with a lot of books on them.
You can see novels, poems, plays, books on history, geography, and arts at the library. Adventure books are very popular. You can see a reading room on the right with many tables and chairs where you can read books, newspapers, and magazines. You can find millions of books by the greatest writers and poets well-known all over the world.
Pupils go to the library to read books, to look through some new magazines and to prepare for their reports. The librarian helps the pupils to find the books they need. Many teachers go to the school library, too. Sometimes the teachers prepare for the lessons at the school library.
I think it is difficult to live without libraries.
4.3. Post-listening activity
I. Choose the right variant
1. There are a lot of … in our country.
magazines
books
films
2. We go to the library …
because we can not buy all books which we need
to look through the magazines
to spend our free time
3. You can go to the library if you want …
to take out a book
to buy a book
to meet your friends
4. The library is…
a big clean room
a small light room
a big light room
5. …. are very popular.
Historical novels
Adventure books
Fairy tales
6. You can see a reading room with…
many tables and chairs
3 tables and chairs
many computers
7. Pupils go to the library…
to spend their free time
to read books, to look through magazines
to watch films
8. Sometimes the teachers…at the school library.
prepare reports
spend their free time
prepare for the lessons
II. Find true and false statements
1. You can go to the library if you want to buy a book. (F)
2. Pupils go to the libraries to spend their free time. (F)
3. Adventure books are not very popular. (F)
4. Sometimes the teachers prepare for the lessons at the school library. (T)
5. Reading and Speaking
a. Read the dialogue “At the library”(ex. 4, p.197)
- I say, Steve, what kind of books do you prefer? Do you read science fiction or fantasy books?
- No, in fact I enjoy adventure books a lot more.
- Have you read Robinson Crusoe? What do you think about it?
- Oh, in my view it’s really an enjoyable reading.
- I’m with you on that. I’ve read it at a gulp, too.
- I borrowed another adventure book from the library. It is Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is really good stuff. You are sure to like it.
- Thank you, but I’m reading a book of fairy-tales by Oscar Wilde and I love it.
- I don’t think that I like fairy-tales as much as you do. But tastes differ.
- Exactly.
Work in pairs. Make up your own dialogues and discuss the books you would like to read on holidays.
Let’s listen to your dialogues.
b. You like reading. When you were in your childhood you liked to read about Winnie-the- Pooh.
Who is the author of this book?
What do you know about Alan Alexander Milne?
Pupil. Alan Alexander Milne was born in London on January18, 1882. his father was the headmaster of a small school. His school was unusual too. Just imagine – 0ne of his teachers was Herbert Wells, a famous writer. His books produced an unforgettable impression on Alan. The teacher encouraged Alan to develop his literary talent. In 1905 Milne published his first stories. After his son’s birth, the author wrote a collection of stories for Christopher Robin. Some of them became very poplar. Alan Milne wrote 4 books about Winnie-the-Pooh.
Let’s watch a short video about Winnie-the Pooh.
What characters can you name? (Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, Owl, Tigger, Kanga, Roo)
What is the book “Winnie-the Pooh” about?