> This is a place where information in print (books, manuscripts, periodicals and musical scores) and in other forms is collected and arranged to serve people of all ages and interests.
Libraries appeared in ancient times in Egypt, Assyria, Green and Rome. Perhaps the most famous library of that early age was at Alexandria. It was found by Ptolomy 1. p> By the middle of the first century В. C. there were 700,000 papyrus rolls in the library.
The library today is a centre for all kinds of communications: printed, pictured, recorded, and even electronically stored. People go to the library to read, look, listen, search, relax, discuss, learn, and think.
Libraries can be found in many places. There are libraries in small towns and large cities, and there are libraries in schools, universities, colleges.
The largest and the best known libraries in the world are: the British National Library in London, the Library of Congress in Washington and Russian State Library.
The national libraries of different countries keep in touch and exchange books and information.
Central scientific Library is the largest one in Ukraine.
It was founded in 1919 as the Ukrainian National Library. By 1940, its Collection numbered about 5,000,000 books.
Today the Central scientific Library in Kyiv has got 10,000,000 books, and contains the richest collection of old Ukrainian books.
In addition, there are 350,000 manuscripts from the 15-18 " 1 centuries, 175,000 musical pieces, 177,000 reproductions.
Libraries are a real wealth of any country.
б) Повторних прослуховування тексту з метою максимально полного та точного розуміння всієї ІНФОРМАЦІЇ, что містіться в ньом. Т: Listen to the text again and say if the sentences are true or false
(H0 2 ):
True or False.
True
False
A library is a place where information in print and in other forms is collected.
Libraries appeared in ancient tomes.
There were 700 papyrus rolls in the library at Alexandria.
Central scientific Library is the largest one in Ukraine.
3) Post-Listening Activities. Контроль розуміння тексту та Виконання вправо после его прослуховування. a) Answer the questions.
What word does the word "Library" come from? p> What is a library?
Where did the first libraries appear?
What do you know about the famous library at Alexandria? What is the library today? Where can libraries be found? Why do people go to the libraries? What are the famous libraries of the world? What is the largest library in Ukraine? What can you find there? 6) Pretend to be a school librarian. Tell the schoolchildren about the libraries as an ancient human invention. Use the questions on the blackboard as a plan.
Reading 2. Пред'явлення тексту для читання " The British Museum Library ", впр. 58 (стор. 41).
1) Pre-Reading Activities. Етап підготовкі до читання. p> а) Answer the questions.
T: Do you want to know more about the famous libraries in the world? Let's read the text "The British Museum Library". How many books does it contain? p> б) Read the word-combinations and sentences with the translation. Ex. 62a, p. 42. p> 2) While-Reading Activities. Етап читання тексту та Виконання вправо во время читання.
Say if the sentences are true or false.
(H0 3 ):
True or False.
True
False
The British Museum Library is the greatest in England.
Books may be taken from the library.
There is a great oval Reading Room in the middle of the museum.
The British Museum Library contains more than six million
books.
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