Никоненко Тамара Петрівна

         At every school there is a library with a great number of books by many different authors. The bookshelves stand in the library from the floor to the ceiling. They are full of books for the pupils of all ages. Besides you can choose the books in different languages: in Ukrainian, English, Russian, and German. Next to the library there is a reading room. The pupils can take a book from the library and work with it in the reading room.

The school library is a busy place. Boys and girls often come to borrow books. The librarian helps them to choose books for reading. The children like different kinds of books. Little children like fairy-tales. Some children like adventure stories or historical novels. Others like books on travel. There are some that like to read poems. The first-year pupils liked coloured picture books.

You can find not only books for reading in your school library. There is also a big choice of dictionaries, atlases and encyclopedias in many subjects in the school library. The schoolteachers often use the books from the school library. They try to make the lessons more interesting and useful for their pupils.

New words:

adventures – пригоди;                          to borrow – узяти на деякий час;

busy – жвавий, пожвавлений;           fairy-tales – казки.

Tick true or false statements (+) or (-)

1. At school there is a library with a great number of toys.
2. The books are on the bookshelves.
3. Besides the library there is a reading-room.
4. The school classroom is a busy place.
5. Boys and girls often come here to borrow books.
6. The teacher helps them to choose books for reading.
7. The children like different kinds of books.
8. Little children like fables.
9. Some children like magic stories.
10. The first-year pupils like coloured picture books.
11. You can find only two books in your school library.
12. There is a big choice of dictionaries, atlases and encyclopedias in the shop.
13. Your parents often use the book from the library.
14. The teachers like to read and retell interesting books at the lessons.