- •Your family tree
- •Family problems
- •Types of friends
- •Starting relationship
- •Love and Marriage
- •Ending Relationship
- •How to Live Happily Ever After
- •Physical appearance
- •Character
- •How to Change your Appearance
- •How to dress well on a tight budget
- •Fashion Week
- •Effective time management
- •House and Home Feng Shui: How To Get Started
- •How to be Happy and Love Yourself
- •A Shopping Trip
- •Big Shops
- •New markets
- •How to Stay Healthy
- •Simple Ways to Move Your Body
- •Eating Well
- •What Is Social Networking?
- •Social Occasions
- •Informal gatherings include:
- •In the airport
- •The trip to Seattle
- •New york
- •Reading in My Life
- •Do You Know Which Are The Most Read Books In The World?
- •Number Ten Most Read Book. ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ by Anne Frank — 27 Million Copies
- •What Are the Different Kinds of Feature Stories?
- •The Profile
- •The News Feature
- •The Spot Feature
- •The Trend Story
- •The Live-In
- •What’s the Difference Between Broadsheet Newspapers and Tabloids?
- •Kinds of programmes
- •Watching Habits
- •The world’s most popular television programme: ‘China’s Got Talent’
- •Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1’ Movie Review
- •How to Visit the Louvre Museum
- •International Museum Day
- •Education and the problems Of Modern World
- •Educational Systems in Great Britain, usa and Ukraine
- •Educational System in the usa
- •Educational System in Ukraine
- •School Systems of the uk, usa and Ukraine Compared
- •Why education is the key to success
- •Visual Learners learn through seeing...
- •Why study abroad? 10 reasons why you should study in a foreign country
- •What is a Career Action Plan?
- •Youth problems
- •Some Important Tips on How to Overcome Problems in Life
- •Is Technology Destroying More Jobs Than it is Creating?
- •Carbon Footprint
- •I. Geography, History and Values of Ukraine and English-Speaking Countries
- •Geography of Ukraine
- •Geography of Great Britain
- •Geography of the usa
- •The British Character
- •The American Character
- •The Ukrainian Character
- •II. Political Systems of Ukraine and English-Speaking Countries
- •The Political System of Ukraine
- •The Political System of the usa
- •The Political System of the uk
- •Contents
Reading in My Life
Reading is a part of education and the way of understanding the world. In the world of reading there are the questions that are always asked and answered. They are — why we are reading, what we are reading and where and how we are reading.
Reading educates a person, enriches the intellect. Books help to mould a person’s character and form the moral values. Besides, books bring pleasure and delight. Thanks to books we learn to express our thoughts and feelings more exactly. The book is a faithful and understanding friend — it can be put aside and taken up again at any moment.
The most popular types of stories that are developed in modern literature are a myth (something that isn’t true, but is believed by lots of people), a legend (a fiction story about historical figures), an urban legend (a modern (untrue) story where the origins are unknown), a tale (a story), a fairy tale (a story with an unusual characters or actions), a saga (a long story that goes through generations), an account (the facts of what happened), an eye witness/firsthand account (account by someone who was there at the time), a report/ newspaper report (a factual account).
They are represented in the following kinds of books as fiction (non-fact), historical fiction (a story about an event of person in the past), a detective story (a story about a detective), a crime story (about breaking law), a murder mystery/whodunit (a crime story where someone is murdered and the detective has to find the killer), a thriller (a fast-paced story with scary moments), teen fiction (fiction especially aimed at and about teenagers), children’s fiction (stories for children), biography (the story of someone’s life, written by another person), autobiography (the story of someone written by that same person), memoirs (the story of the past — especially written by politicians or public figures), romance (love story), science fiction (fiction about new inventions, aliens, or strange worlds), adventure stories (an account about smb’s adventures), short story (a complete story in a few pages), ghost story (a story about ghosts or haunting), a novel (a longer story with many characters and events).
We can find all kinds of books in the libraries. When a reader comes to a library for the first time, he fills in library card and the librarian helps to choose something to read. The reader is allowed to borrow books for a certain number of days. If you need to find a book, you go to the catalogues. Today many libraries have online catalogues. The reading rooms in the public libraries are open to all who wish to work there. We should not make notes in library books or dog’s ears in the pages. However, today many people choose to download the book from the Internet and read it from the screen of the computer or pocket-book.
Why are we reading? |
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What are we reading? |
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Where and how are we reading? |
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Task 2. What type of reader are you? Find the most appropriate column to describe your reading habits and learn what type of reader you are.
How You Read |
Type of Reader |
I read when I have to, but to understand the text I need to re-read the passages. I’m not much of a reader.
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Basic — you’ve developed some ability to understand specific information. |
I am a keen reader and often read for aesthetic pleasure or to get the necessary information. However, if given a choice, I’ll prefer watching a good film.
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Intermediate — you are a keen reader, who has an ability to search for specific information and make generalizations. |
I am an avid reader or a bookworm. I deep into the books in libraries, bookshops or at home. I’m interested in all kind of books — from poetry to encyclopaedias.
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Advanced — you can find, understand, summarize, explain the ideas from the book and learn from specialized reading materials. |
Task 3. Choose a book for review. Review it using the tables.