Whether the weather is fine, Or whether the weather is not, Whether the weather is cold, Or whether the weather is hot, We’ll weather the weather Whatever the weather, Whether we like it or not.

Let us try to answer the following questions:

•What do you imagine when you think of literature? •What sorts of book do you know?

•What British writers and poets do you know?

•Who is your favorite writer or poet?

•Is reading important?

Words and expressions

• description • character • I can’t stand it… • I like… • imagination • I’m keen on… • I’m interested in… • It’s my cup of tea.

• It’s not everybody cup of tea.

• I recommend • It’s worth reading • It’s not worth reading • It’s a waste of time • It bored me to death

When I think of literature I imagine:

poetry books magazines writers

Literature

newspapers poets bookshops libraries

• • • • • Biography Detective story Romance Adventure story Science fiction Books review • • • • History book Fantasy Horror story Fairy tale

romance Adventure story сказка детектив фэнтези Научная фантастика Science fiction Роман приключенческого или любовного жанра биография

Detective story

Исторический роман

приключения

Fairy tale ужасы

History book Horror story

Biography fantasy

Famous British writers and poets R. Burns L. Carol W. Shakespeare

The famous people about books and reading Reading makes a full man. Francis Bacon History books which contain no lies are extremely dull. Anatole France Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Richard Steel