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cal order, names, subjects, etc. mentioned in it and the pages where they can be found 1) a note directing the reader from one place in а ЬоокДо another place in the same book m) a part of a story, play, etc. that is added after the end, usually a kind of summing-up

5 Complete with the right name of the part of a book.

  1. This old book is … in leather.

  2. Look at the list of the … in the book and find on which … the first… starts.

  3. He wrote a … to his book, explaining why he had written it.

  4. He listened to the fourth … of the novel on the radio last night.

  5. This is a … of all the works published by Oxford University Press in the past fifty years.

  6. In this book … are shown with an asterisk.

6 Agree or disagree with the following statements.

  1. Reading English fiction with a dictionary is very dull.

  2. If the book is very exciting, you “swallow” it.

  3. Nobody reads reference books for relaxation.

  4. Reading thick science fiction books is tiring.

  5. Very intelligent people don’t read detective stories.

  6. Non-fiction books can’t be inspirational.

  7. Travel books give you a lot of useful information.

  8. Unfortunately many young people are not in the habit of reading poetry.

  9. Great book-lovers never lend their books.

  10. Lots of people buy books for their bright and beautiful jackets.

  11. Bookcases and bookshelves are the best kind of decoration for a living- room.

  12. It’s of no use collecting book issues of magazines and newspapers.

234 Topics for discussion. Conversational topics

7 Discuss the text. On reading

An English author once wrote: “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed or digested.” This quotation tells us how to read books of different kinds. Most travel books are to be tasted; it’s enough to dip into them and read bits here and there. If you are fond of crime stories (A. Christie, G. Sime- non and the rest of the modern favourites) you will read them quickly, you’ll “swallow” them. And then there are books that you’ll read slowly and careful­ly. If a book’s on an important subject, and a subject you’re interested in, you’ll want to chew and digest it. And you’ll want to weigh what the author says and consider his ideas and arguments.

8 Answer the following questions.

  1. When did you learn to read? Does your family read a lot of books?

  2. What are the books everybody should read as a child?

  3. Can you name a few books that left a lasting impression on you? Be spe­cific.

  4. Do you enjoy reading books that require an effort to understand their meaning or do you think that it’s possible to express with lucidity the most subtle reflection?

  5. Do you prefer emotional or dig and factual tone?

  6. How and why do you select books? Is the physical appearance an important factor? What kind of books do you prefer to read?

  7. Has it ever happened that you first saw a TV or screen version (adapta­tion) of a classic and later read the book? How can you evaluate the expe­rience?

  8. What do you think about the impact of television on voluntary reading? Would you say that television and watching way actually inspire or dis­courage reading?

  9. In the modern world are books the only vehicle of learning? Or are they the most important?

9 Imagine you are an expert of a great modern/classical writer. y Note down 5 pieces of factual information about the literary manner and style of the author. Your fellow students will ask you questions to find out what you know about your subject. Use the topical vocabulary.