ЧЕРНІГІВСЬКИЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ ПЕДАГОГІЧНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ

ІМЕНІ Т.Г.ШЕВЧЕНКА

Ф І Л О Л О Г І Ч Н И Й Ф А К У Л Ь Т Е Т

Кафедра германської філології

BOOKS AND READING

МЕТОДИЧНІ РЕКОМЕНДАЦІЇ

до змістового модулю 1 (Заліковий кредит II)

з практики усного та писемного мовлення

англійською мовою

для студентів IV курсу напряму 6.020303

"Філологія. Мова і література (англійська)"

Чернігів 2013

УДК 378(73)(076)

ББК Ч 484(7СПО)

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Рецензенти: Н.М. Рекун – доцент кафедри іноземних мов Інституту туризму ФПУ, кандидат педагогічних наук ;

О.О. Борисов – доцент кафедри германської філології ЧНПУ імені Т.Г.Шевченка, кандидат філологічних наук, доцент.

Відповідальний редактор О.Г. Васильєва – завідувач кафедри германської філології ЧНПУ імені Т.Г.Шевченка, кандидат філологічних наук, доцент.

Яковенко І.В., Селіванов С.А.

Я 47 Books and Reading: Методичні рекомендації до змістового модулю 1 (Заліковий кредит ІI) з практики усного та писемного мовлення англійською мовою для студентів IV курсу напряму 6.020303 “Філологія. Мова і література (англійська)”. – Чернігів: ЧНПУ імені Т.Г. Шевченка, 2013. – 68 с.

ББК Ч484(7СПО)

УДК 378(73)(076)

Методичні рекомендації призначені для студентів IV курсу напряму 6.020303 “Філологія. Мова і література (англійська)”, які продовжують вивчати курс практики усного і писемного мовлення англійською мовою.

Методичні рекомендації складаються з п’яти частин – “Thematic vocabulary focus”, “Reading and speaking”, “Writing”, “Supplementary materials”, та “Self-study assignments”. Перша частина містить вправи для формування лексичних навичок, друга – тексти та завдання для розвитку вмінь читання, говоріння, третя – для розвитку вмінь письма. У четвертій частині пропонується додатковий матеріал для читання та обговорення. П’ята частина містить завдання для самостійної роботи студентів з теми.

Для студентів IV курсу напряму 6.020303 “Філологія. Мова і література (англійська)”.

Рекомендовано до друку на засіданні кафедри германської філології (Протокол № 5 від 31 січня 2013 р.)

© І.В. Яковенко, С.А.Селіванов, 2013

Introduction

Read the quotes below and select the one(s) that best reflect(s) the role of books and reading in contemporary world. Give an account for your choice.

‘Tis the good reader that makes the good book; in every book he finds passages which seem to be confidences or sides hidden from all else and unmistakably meant for his ear; the profit of books is according to the sensibility of the reader; the profound thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until it is discovered by an equal mind and heart.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A book is a mirror: if an ass peers into it, you can’t expect an apostle to look out.

Georg C. Lichtenberg

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.

Henry Ward Beecher

A book is a part of life, a manifestation of life, just as much as a tree or a horse or a star. It obeys its own rhythms, its own laws, whether it be a novel, a play, or a diary. The deep, hidden rhythm of life is always there – that of the pulse, the heart beat.

Henry Miller

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.

Salman Rushdie

A book is like a man – clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly. For every flowering thought there will be a page like a wet and mangy mongrel, and for every looping flight a tap on the wing and a reminder that wax cannot hold the feathers firm too near the sun.

John Steinbeck

A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.

Mark Twain

A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations.

William Murray

Your library is your portrait.

Holbrook Jackson

What is a great love of books? It is something like a personal introduction to the great and good men of all past times. Books, it is true, are silent as you see them on their shelves; but, silent as they are, when I enter a library I feel as if almost the dead were present, and I know if I put questions to these books they will answer me with all the faithfulness and fullness which has been left in them by the great men who have left the books with us.

John Bright

PART I

Thematic vocabulary focus

Task 1

1.1. Study the thematic vocabulary, be ready to answer the questions about books and reading.

Kinds of books:

Fiction; science fiction; non-fiction; detective (or mystery) stories; adventure stories; fantasy stories; humorous stories: heroic stories; spy stories; fairy tales; short stories: books about travels; books of poetry; books about people and events in history; historical dramas; biographies, autobiographies; documents and factual materials, folk tales.

Parts of books:

Dust jacket (dust cover, book-jacket, wrapper, publisher’s wrapper); blurb; binding, cover, spine (backbone), title page, full title (main title); subtitle; publisher’s imprint (imprint); fly leaf; handwritten dedication; bookplate (ex libris).

Parts of a page:

Margin; upper margin; foot margin; inside margin; outside margin; type area; chapter heading; footnote; page number; double-column page, column, running title (running head); caption, attached bookmark; loose bookmark.

Books can be:

Great; entertaining; fascinating; moving; brilliant; hilarious; gripping; well-written; skilfully constructed; observant; perceptive; thoughtful; poetic; eloquently delivered; packed with lovely moments; a deeply affecting story of love and death.

Miscellaneous:

to arouse (to arouse emotions; to arouse the feeling of sympathy; to arouse admiration); to depict (to depict the characters convincingly); to appeal to somebody; to reveal (to reveal the truth; to reveal one’s personality; to reveal human nature); to portray (to portray life very truthfully); to enrich (e.g.: Reading good books enriches the mind and life.); vivid (a vivid imagination, a vivid description); to quote, quotation; contemporary (a contemporary writer); genius, a (wo)man of genius; passage, episode, plot.

Questions for discussion

1. Say what you can enjoy in each kind of book and why; what kind of people these books appeal to; and how the choice of books can characterize the reader, his interests and education?

2. Would a non-fiction book be of interest to any reader, or only to a reader interested in a particular subject? Give reasons.

3. Why can a book disappoint you sometimes or leave you indifferent?

4. What are the reasons why you choose a book? Which books do you read in your spare time? Which books do you take on trips, for study or discussion?

5. Do you think that books help you to learn how to express your thoughts and feelings more exactly?

6. Describe what kind of reader you are. Speak about the most memorable passage that you have come across in your reading.

7. Say which writers and poets, in your opinion, possess these qualities:

an ability to portray life very truthfully; an ability to describe nature (wildlife) with love and understanding; sense of humour; a skill with language; a great lyrical power; an ability to make people laugh or cry; an ability to depict characters vividly; an ability to amuse readers, an ability to arouse the feeling of admiration.

8. Speak about different kinds of readers. Say what different readers appreciate in different kinds of books. You may find the following words helpful:

to develop literary taste, to influence somebody, to arouse interest (curiosity, admiration); can’t help admiring, to develop somebody’s imagination; to be filled with wonder; to be impressed, to appeal to the readers’ interests; to possess an ability to show..., to entertain the reader; to enjoy new ideas; to be delighted with humour; to be attracted by...; to bring pleasure and delight, to portray life in its richness.