Libraries in our life

1. Checking out the fascinating
facts
Class 8 Hotlist
The biggest library in the
world

2. Visit the Library of Congress at
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
What is the name of the biggest library in the world?
What is the mission of the Library of Congress?
When was it established?
Name some of the topics at the Library of Congress.
How many miles of bookshelves are in the Library of
Congress?
How many pieces of sheet music are at the Library of
Congress?
How much of the Library of Congress’s book and serial
collections are in a language other than English?
Who is the librarian?
How many of the American historical and cultural documents
are available for free online through the National Digital
Library Program?

3. Sign up on www.smore.com
 Publish the info you’ve
found in your smore.
 Send the link to Edmodo
for the teacher to check.
 Observe the due date.
 Leave some space for
your article on the
newspaper review.
 Be ready to share your
information on Hotlist in
class.

4. Newspaper review
 The title of the newspaper I’d like to introduce is…..
 It’s published in….
 It’s issue….( e.g. 27/2012)
 There are …. pages in it. The main rubrics are…
 It’s a broad sheet/ a tabloid/ a quality paper.
 You can read about….
 The information in the newspaper in reliable/up-to-
date.
 You can use for your
classes/conferences/reports/homework/just for fun

5. Newspaper review
 There are some interesting rubrics in it: …….
 In the Editor’s column you can read about …
 The pictures are devoted to the theme of…
 Some articles reveal the latest news in
politics/music/art/ celebrities’ lives/ gossip/sport
events…
 I’d like to tell about the article….. in detail.
 I’ve chosen it because it appeals to my
experience/feelings/emotions/mood/expectations/
hopes/ interests….
 The author of the article is…

6. Newspaper review
 It is illustrated with
(pictures/graphs/schemes/figures/statistics/analysis
/comments/comparison/historical documents…)
 It is optimistic/useful/fun/amazing in facts/entirely
new in its opinion/..
 Some facts impressed me most of all…
 I couldn’t help reading it because…
 I’d like to recommend my
friends/classmates/family…. to read it.

7. Newspaper review
 You can read this newspaper on-line on the
site…./buy it in the kiosk/ borrow it from the
library…
 It is rather popular in my family/ among teenagers/
among my friends…