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"The Role of Books in School Life''

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By the end of the lesson you will be able:• to activate your background knowledge of the topic;

• to improve your confidence as readers;

• to recognize the words, word-combinations when reading the text;

• to understand and identify the main details of the text when reading;

• to develop your language and discussion skills.

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• - I'm a pupil• - I'm a good pupil.• - I'm a clever pupil.• - I'm a brilliant pupil.• - I'm the most enthusiastic pupil.• - I try to be the best pupil in our

Gymnasium.

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Quotations by famous people and proverbs on books

• ''The books can give new views to life, • And teach us how to live". (George

Crabber).• Choose a book as you choose a friend.• A room without books is a body without

soul.

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Mind-Map

A Book

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Mind-Map

Knowledge School Readers

A Poem A Book A Library

A Writer Stories A Hero

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Questions • Does reading play an important role in

your school life?• How much time do you devote to it?• Do you read for pleasure or for

information, or both?• Is reading your hobby or necessity?• Can you live a day without reading?

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"Books in Our Life“Problem Vocabulary

• cheap – дешевий,• entertainment – розвага, видовище,• expensive – дорогий, коштовний,• reasonably – розсудливо, прийнятно,• source – джерело,• thoughts – думки, ідеї,• feelings – почуття,• paper-back (book) – книга у паперовій обкладинці,• equally – однаково.

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State whether the statements are True (T) or False (F):

1. Television has killed reading. 2. Today, newspapers and magazines sell in very large

numbers. 3. Books are an expensive way to get informa tion and

entertainment. 4. Although some books with hard covers are cheap. 5. To read the book at home is cheaper than go to the

cinema.6. Every home should have a good TV. 7. Every home should have an atlas of the world. 8. Science textbooks can help you to cook some tasty

dishes.

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Answer the questions: • Why do people read books?• What books should be in every home? • You can relax with a good story, can't

you?

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Relaxation• The more we learn, the more we know.• The more we know, the more we forget.• The more we forget, the less we know.• The less we know, the less we forget.• The less we forget, the more we know.• So why study?

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My School Library

Task for the group A:

1.We can buy all the books we like and would like to read.

2.When we have to write a report on some subject we go to the bookstore and buy the book we need.

3.To enter the library one should have a boarding pass.

4.A lot of people go to libraries on Mondays.5. I can read only poetry for a long time.

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My School LibraryTask for the group B:

1. There is a big library in my school.2. It is a little light room, very clean and cosy

on the third floor.3. There are a lot of cupboards and tables

there.4. A very nice librarian can help you to find

the book you need. 5. Many engineers go to the school library

too.

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Match the words with their translations

1. important a) читальний зал

2. poetry b) історичні романи

3. to look through c) науковий

4. adventure stories d) важливий

5. librarian e) доповідь

6. historical novels f) поезія

7. foreign languages g) проглядати

8. a report h) пригодницькі історії

9. reading halls i) бібліотекар

10. scientific j) іноземні мови

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Self-AssessmentThink of your records. Tick how well you know it.4 = very well, 3 = OK, 2 = a little, 1 = needs to improve.

Now I can 4 3 2 1

Reading • read and understand the text,• find the necessary information in the text quickly,• find the details in the text

Speaking • talk about the different kinds of books,• talk about the school library,• ask and present information about books and writers

Listening Compre hensive

• understand the information during a discussion

Writing • write the sentences and the questions in English

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Homework• Вправа 8, ст. 41. Поставити дієслова в

потрібній часовій формі.• Complete the sentences with the verbs in

brackets and put them into the correct form.

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Summarizing • We have discussed the information about the

role of books in school life, presented projects.• We've made different kinds of activities.• We've read and translate the texts.• We've put each other the questions and

answered them.• We've corrected mistakes.• We've worked with vocabulary.• We've spoken perfect English.• We've enjoyed our being together.

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Good luck! Enjoy your rest!