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UNIT 3 Books and Writers

Lessons 5-6. A Trip to the Library

Listening Lab

1. Look at the picture. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1. What kind of building do you see in the picture?

2. What are the people doing?

3. Who do you think they are?

4. Do you know anything about this famous place of the ancient world?

5. Why did the place become the centre of ancient civilization?

6. What happened to all the manuscripts which were stored there?

2. a) Listen to the text about the most magnificent library in the ancient world. Where was it situated? Say what these numbers refer to:

900; 700,000; 100,000.

b) Read and complete the sentences.

1. The Greeks gave everyone access to books because …..

2. Their libraries contained …..

3. The most magnificent library was …..

4. It contained …..

3. Read the text. Say what services the modern library offers to the readers.

A Trip to the Library

Molly phoned her friend Anika. «What are you up to?» she asked.

«I’m going to the library,» Anika said, «Do you want to go with me?»

«The library?» Molly asked, «What are you going there for? It’s so boring!»

«I love going to the library!» Anika exclaimed. «There’s so much to do there. You can find interesting encyclopedias, surf the Internet and listen to modern music there. You can even participate in different contests and meet new friends. I think you’ll like it there.»

Molly couldn’t think of anything better to do right then. So she agreed. When they got to the library Molly said, «OK, we’re here. Show me what’s so exciting about it. And you have to be so quiet.»

«We are in the Reading Room. Please, be quiet, and don’t bother people. They are working,» Anika told her.

They began to walk around. Molly looked at the people. Some of them were working on the computers. Some of them were typing. The others were surfing the Internet. Everybody was busy.

Then they went to the Multimedia Hall. While Molly was looking at the collection of modern and classical music, Anika was looking at the bookshelves. She was choosing some books to take home at the Book Borrowing Department.

The librarian was stamping Anika’s books when they heard Molly say:

«I like it here. Can I sign up for your library, too?»

«Sure. You can sign up at the registration desk. It’s downstairs, on the ground floor.»

The librarian was a very kind woman. She helped Molly to choose a book. Then the librarian said, «Return the books in two weeks. Thank you for your coming.»

Molly and Anika thanked the librarian and went home happy. ⁴

4. Look through the text of Ex. 3 and say where in the library you can:

• sign up for the Book Borrowing Department;

• work on the computer or surf the Internet;

• listen to music;

• read a book;

• ask a librarian for advice;

• find encyclopedias and reference books;

• borrow books.

Grammar Lab: Past Simple Tense and Past Continuous Tense

Look at the examples:

Molly looked at the people. Some of them were working on the computers.

• Which sentence tells us what happened at one moment?

• Which sentence tells us about the action in progress at a certain time in the past?

Now complete the rule:

Use the …. for a background action or description.

Use the …. for an action that happened at one particular moment.

Questions: Did Molly look at the people? - Yes, she did.

Were any of the people working? - Yes, they were.

Negative: Molly didn’t talk loudly.

People were not listening to music at that time.

5. Look at the table and say what the librarian asks the children to do / not to do.

LIBRARY RULES

1. Return the books in time.

2. Keep the books clean and tidy.

3. Use book marks.

4. Don’t make drawings on the margins.

5. Don’t make dog ears.

6. Don’t tear the pages.

7. Don’t colour the pictures in books.

8. Don’t cut out the pictures.

9. Don’t lose books.

Example:

The librarian asks the children to return the books in time.

6. Work in pairs. Read the information from the Internet about Green Hill Library, the UK. Take turns to ask and answer the questions.

1. Where is the library located?

2. What kind of books can you borrow there?

3. What are the library’s opening hours?

4. What kinds of services does the library offer to its visitors?

Green Hill Library

Address

Park Lane

Sunderland

SR5 4BW

Tel: (0191) 5289203

E-mail: GreenhiN.Library@sunderland.gov.uk

Opening Hours

Services

• Activities for children

• CD / DVD for loan

• Disabled Access*

• Internet Access

• Photocopying

• Reading Clubs

• Storytimes for children

• Study Support Groups

• Talking Books

As well as brand new fiction and non-fiction books, Green Hill offers everything a person would expect from a modern library including free Internet access, CDs, study support groups, children’s storytime sessions and more.

Conversation Lab

7. Speak in class. Look at the pictures. Talk about modern libraries. What kinds of services do they offer to the visitors?

8. Write about your school library. What services does it offer? Does the library have a good collection of books? How often do you visit it? What would you like to change in your school library?