Exercise 5. Answer the following questions

a) What kind of books do you prefer to read?

b) Do you like to read Kazakh or Russian books?

c) Is it possible to live without books for you?

d) Have you ever read Auezov’s work “The path of Abai”

e) Is “The path of Abai” unique for the Kazakh literature?

Exercise 6. Read the poem and summarize it.

How Do I Love Thee?
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861)

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,—I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

Exercise 7. You are going to tell your partner about a book you enjoyed, answering the following questions:

a) What is the title of the story?

b) What is it based on?

c) What do you particularly like about?

d) Who is the author?

e) What kind of ending does it have?

Exercise 8 How do you choose a book? Do you agree with these points or disagree?

a) I judge a book by its cover. If the cover interesting I buy the book.

b) I read the first page, and if it’s boring, I don’t buy the book.

c) I tend to choose books written by women. Women have a better feeling for characters.

d) I don’t take any risks- I always b read books by authors I know.

Exercise 9 Discuss with your partner

1. What is your favorite writer/ book?
2. Do you like to read Harry Potter’s book or watch the film?
3. Why?