Read the text and say what it deals with. Do you agree with the girl? Talk about advantages and disadvantages of literature, theatre and cinema.
My name is Olena. I am fond of reading. My mother told me it was a problem to find a good book twenty years ago. People often exchanged interesting books with each other. They took care of their home libraries, were happy of any new good book. Nowadays it’s not a problem to get any book you need. Recently many new books have appeared. I mean pocketbooks. They are becoming very popular. But in my point of view we cannot consider these books to be works of a real literature. I like good books, good plays and films. I think each of them has their own advantages. Reading books we have a flight of fancy. Each reader imagines different situations and people (characters). Cinema shows us concrete places and people. Modern special effects work wonders. You can see something you’ve never seen. You can learn about the clothes, houses, ways of life and living of any era. Close-ups reproduce any thought, any emotion of a character. But watching films we see the new work of art that directors and actors have made. And we look at the places and people through the eyes of the director and actors. Sometimes they change the content of the book. A good example is “Romeo and Juliet”, which is a Hollywood remake of classic play. I like this book. In the film the action takes place in the modern world but all the rest is just like great Shakespeare had described: people, feelings and even the original text is used in the film. The music is great. But it isn’t ‘Shakespeare’. It is an original work of art. Unfortunately, I have not seen this play on the stage. Theatre is closer to book but uses music and has the vivid features of cinema. But it’s necessary to say that theatre, with the exception of modern musicals, is not as popular now as it used to be. There are many people who prefer to sit comfortably before the TV set and enjoy themselves without leaving their homes. I don’t know if we can call that an advantage of TV films. And what do you think about advantages and disadvantages of books, plays and movies? 3. Tell your friends about the book you have read recently. Don’t say what the title of the book is and whom this book is written by. Your classmates should guess the book on their own. Use the sentences: I have read an interesting book recently. It is a novel (a story). It deals with.... It is about... The action (the events) take(s) place in... (where and when). The main characters are... Let me say a few words about the plot of the book. The idea of a novel (story) is... What is the English for...? Help me, please 4. Work in pairs. Imagine the situation: you are visiting your friend and see his/her home library. Make up and act out the dialogue. Use the sentences: How many books have you got? Have you got any books by...? How many books by... have you got? What do you advise me to read? Who is your favourite writer? What is your favourite book? May I have a look at this book? Is it worth reading? What does it deal with? Could you give me this book to read? Read and discuss the sayings: 1. A room without books is like a body without a soul. (Cicero) - Кімната без книжок, як тіло без душі. (Цицерон) 2. A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it you can’t expect an apostle to look out. (Lichtenberg) - Книга — це дзеркало: якщо туди зазирає осел, не сподівайтесь, що визирне апостол. (Ліхтенберг) 3. The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most. (Parker) - Найкращі книги — ті, що змушують вас замислитись найбільше. (Паркер) 4. I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget. (Phelps) - Я поділяю усіх читачів на дві групи: тих, хто читає, щоб запам’ятати, і тих, хто читає, щоб забути. (Фелпс) 5. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. (Addison) - Читання для розуму є тим, чим є фізичні вправи для тіла. (Едісон)
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