A book is one of the greatest wonders of world. Why are so many people
fond of reading? The world of books is full of wonders. You and
characters of books can find yourselves in different countries and have a
lot of adventures. The book is a faithful friend. They form our values
and characters. We try to look like the characters of our favourite
books: to be brave, honest, not to be silly and greedy, to be true
friends. We enjoyed the beauty and wisdom of fairy-tales and fables when
we were babies and Granny read them to us. They taught us to be kind,
clever, hardworking, to understand other people and help them. They
teach us to understand the beauty of nature, take care of it, to love
our homeland. Books have been with us since childhood. Who hasn’t read
«Alice in the Wonderland», «Mowgli»? Who hasn’t travelled with Marry
Poppins to her imaginary world? Who hasn’t imagined himself to be
Robinson Crusoe on the deserted island? I have read a lot of interesting
books, but my favourite book is «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark
Twain. This well-known book is popular with children all over the world.
The main character of the book is Tom Sawyer, who lived in a small town
on the Mississippi River. He was a boy with a wild imagination. He and
his friends often dreamed of different adventures. Tom was naughty, kind
and brave. Besides, he was noble. I like this boy because he teaches us
to be true friends. If you are not fond of reading, take a book to your
liking or borrow it in a library and read it. Books are worth reading.
Really, they are our good friends.
II ВАРИАНТ Books... I think that we can't live without them. I believe that books
stay with us for all our life. When I was a child my parents read them
to me. I was happy to listen to the stories and tales. I learned a lot
of interesting things from books. I remember thtat I liked thick books.
Later I've learnt to read myself. I like to read books about animals,
nature and children. I like to get presents on my birthday. I am happy
if it is a book. It doesn't matter what kind of book it is. I like to
read almost all books. If I have spare time, I spend it with my
favourite book. When I was fifteen I was fond of reading too. But I
preferred to read books about travels. I travelled with the heroes of
the stories. I saw many interesting places and learned a lot of
important facts about other countries and people. Now I like to read
books about science. You can learn a lot from books. I am sure that
books play a very important role in my life. Our family has got many
books. All the members of our family buy books and read them. My mother
says that books help us in our self-education. In ancient times books
were written by hand. It was difficult to write a book with a pen. Then
printing came into our life. Printing played an important role in the
development of literature and culture. Now there are a lot of books in
the shops, there are many books in our homes. But it is expensive to buy
all the books we want to read. That's why we can read books in public
libraries. There are many problems in our life and sometimes it is
difficult to solve them. I think that books can help us in it. Last year
I read a very interesting book titled "An American Tragedy" by Theodore
Dreiser. This novel was published at the beginning of the 20th century.
The novel describes the tragic fate of a boy and a girl, Clyde and
Roberta by name. It is a sad story. This novel was written many years
ago, but it is still popular nowadays. Books must be our friends during
all our life.
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