Books and writers

Read the text and match the statements below to the library.

Warsaw University Library, Poland.

The library was founded in 1816 and initially contained theological 

and historical books. Before World War I the collection of books 

was 610,000 volumes. During World War II part of the collection 

was damaged by fire. A new building of the library was opened in 

December, 1999. Now it is known for its main facade covered with 

large blocks of classical texts and the largest roof garden in Europe. 

The area of the garden is one hectare and there you can see bridges, 

streams, sculptures and a fish pond. This library is a great place to study, read books and have a picnic. You can also have a guided tour around the library to learn more interesting facts

Read the text and match the statements below to the library

The library was constructed in 1997 and has more than 862,000 books, 15,000 e-books and its own museum. It is impossible to see the building because the library is situated beneath the ground and its roof is just a grassy hill. The library provides 

workplaces for 3,000 students a day.

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 This library is the oldest in Ireland. It was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592. The main hall of the library, which is known as the Long Room, is considered to be the largest in Ireland and contains more than 200,000 very old books. Queen Elizabeth II is the first monarch who has visited the library since 1911.

Choose correct word

What books did you read in your ___?

Were the books "Toreadors from Vasiukivka" or "In the Land of the Sunbean Bunnies" among your ___ ones?

What do you know about the person ___ wrote these wonderful books?

Vsevolod Nestaiko is an outstanding Ukrainian author who wrote ___ than 40 marvellouse books for children.

Vsevolod Nestaiko was born in Berdychiv, Ukraine in 1930. There are not many facts known about his father. It is ___ that he was arrested by NKVD and died. After his father's death little Vsevolod and his mother moved to Kyiv in 1933.

Vsevolod Nestaiko studied at school but ___ of war he had to miss some years of studying.

He graduated from the Taras Shevchenko University in 1952 and started working in __ magazines.

He worked as the editor in charge of a children's literature magazine "Rainbow". His first book "Shurka and Shurko" ___ in 1956.

This was the beginning of his literary career. Since that time he wrote such funny and __ books as "In the Land of the Sunbeam Bunnies", "Unusual adventures in the Forest School", "Miracles in Harbuziany", "Box with a Secret", "The Magic Glasses", famous "Toreadors from Vasiukivka" and many ___.

Vsevolod Nestaiko died on August 16, 2014. But still he is considered the country's __ - known and best-loved Ukrainian children's writer.

This library ___ twenty years ago.

The exhibition __ next month.

Books ___ from library every month

The catalogues ___ of new books.

The audiobooks __ in the next room.

The pupils __ about the library rules

Do you like poetry?

Do you think it would interest me?

How long ago did you buy this book?

How do you find this story?

When are you going to the exhibition?

Sorry, I have no such book.

Минулого тижня у школі ми підготували виставку книжок наших улюблених письменників.

У давні часи лише дуже багаті люди могли купити книжки

Я завжди користуюся каталогом, щоб відшукати потрібну книгу в бібліотеці

Багато сучасних бібліотек обладнано комп’ютерами.

Я віддаю перевагу електронній книзі, тому що завжди можу носити її з собою.

Сюжет цієї книги дуже захопливий та містить багато цікавих фактів.

W. Shakespeare is a very talented writer. R. Kipling is talented too.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is an exciting book. The Lord of the Rings is more exciting.