Презентація "Бібліотеки"

Libraries

How often do you visit the library? Do you think libraries are useful?

Useful vocabulary:to be in decline - занепадати. Kindles - платформа для читання електронних книгhard-copy book - паперова книгаlightweight - легкийbookmark - закладкаto lend – давати в боргto borrow - позичатиto encourage – заохочувати. Vocabulary practice:https://learningapps.org/watch?v=p4rm7ia8n23

Read the text and list the advantages of the libraries. Wednesday, 16 November, 2016 - 10:37 The end of the library?by Catherine. Blogger. When was the last time you went to your local library? Last week? A month ago? A year ago?For many reasons, borrowing books from libraries seems to be in decline. With advances in technology, it is now possible for people to download and read whatever they like on electronic devices such as Kindles. It has been argued that doing this is cheaper than buying hard-copy books. They are also lightweight, making them ideal for travelling.

Call me old-fashioned, but I’ve never got into the e-book: I like to have printed books lining my bookshelves; I love the smell of a new book; and I enjoy leafing through paper pages — as long as I avoid the paper cuts! Also, what would I do with my vast bookmark collection if everything I read was electronic?So, even though I prefer paper books to e-books, I also prefer to own them myself. Libraries only lend books, so what use are they to someone like me, or to someone who only reads electronic books?

Personally, I still love libraries. They offer a quiet space to sit, read, think, do research … a real escape from the outside world. When I was at university, I frequently spent hours at the library and borrowed numerous journals, articles and other printed materials, as it was just too expensive to buy brand new books every week to read for seminars and lectures. Libraries are free!

Libraries often organise an array of interesting activities as well. At home, my local library hosted actors, historians and other speakers during the town’s annual art and literature festival. Well-known authors are also invited to libraries to give speeches or lead discussions about their work. Events such as these are a great way to appeal to people of all ages in the community and encourage the use of libraries.

Watch the advert and write down the activities you can do at the libraries.

There are so many unusual libraries in the world!Here are some of them. Choose the most attractive for you. Sandro Penna Municipal Library – Perugia, Italy. This pink bubble-gum coloured three-storey disk is not an alien spaceship, but the Sandro Penna municipal library, named after a Perugian poet. This library attracts not just bookworms but also tourists from across the planet.

Stuttgart City Library – Stuttgart, Germany. Stuttgart City Library resembles a Rubik’s cube, covered with a colour combination of white and grey. The man behind the unique design of this five-storey atrium — Korean architect Eun Young Yi — has connected every floor with open staircases, which makes it easier for you to move inside the library. But as you walk through the white corridors, it doesn’t take long before you get lost in the array of literature.

Bibliotheque Nationale – Paris, France. This library is composed of 4 towers that are shaped like open books. They are built around a sunken and thickly forested courtyard. It was constructed in 1996 to replace a former library structure that could no longer accommodate expansions. It’s one of the largest in the world boosting 22-story structures.

Picture Book Library – Iwaki City, Japan. To the joy of Japanese preschoolers in Iwaki, Fukushima, the Picture Book Museum was built in 2005. Turned off by the strict and conservative atmosphere of traditional libraries, the founder of Picture Book Library allowed architect Tadao Ando ultimate freedom to design a space that would be irresistible to kids.

Hometask:write a short paragraph (8-10 sentences)“Do we need libraries nowadays?”