Focus on vocabulary. Transcribe and read out these words.

Transcribe and read out these words.

erudite, peculiarity, mythology, genre, ancient, autobiographical, contemporary

Give synonyms.

1. to stir (imagination) 6. to require

2. to expand 7. keen on sth

3. to charm 8. contemporary

4. erudite, a 9. boundary

5. spellbound by a book 10. to get into the habit

Form adjectives from the following nouns.

1. myth 4. fantasy

2. legend 5. fiction

3. fable 6. literature

Match the verbs on the left with nouns on the right to make as many collocations as possible.

1. to draw a. erudition

2. to expand b. the mind

3. to enrich c. mental ability

4. to excite d. conclusions

5. to develop e. new ideas

6. to broaden f. thinking

7. to improve g. outlook

8. to demand h. life experience

9. to give i. horizons

10. to deepen j. new opinions

11. to discover

12. to reach

5. What is the difference in meaning between imaginary, imaginable, imaginative? Use a dictionary, if necessary, to explain it. Now, choose one of the words to fit into each of the following sentences.

a. We had every __________ difficulty to get here in time.

b. Cindy was an __________ and artistic child.

c. All the characters in the book are __________.

d. This is quite an __________ piece of writing.

e. We tried every means __________, but we couldn’t wake her up.

f. My daughter has an __________ friend.

Study the definitions and try to work out what the word is.

1. an ancient story, usu. containing religious or magical ideas which may (try to) explain natural or historical events

2. an old story about great deed and people of ancient times, having a slight possible base in truth

3. a story about fairies, gnomes, etc.

4. a popular story passed on in speech from an earlier time or in a simple society

Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

1. to pore … a book

2. to read an autobiography … snatches

3. to be lost … a romance

4. to wade … a manual

5. to be enchanted … Japanese poetry

6. Russia is rich … talented writers

7. to be delighted … Shakespeare’s comedies

8. to keep up … the news

9. to demand erudition … the part of the reader

10. to have a well-stocked library … home

Paraphrase the underlined parts of the following sentences.

1. John Milton, the author of Paradise Lost, got into the habit of reading in Latin at the age of ten.

2. Early in life, he was bewitched by the works of Italian poets.

3. John Milton said that the scientific observations of Galileo excited his imagination.

4. Among his contemporaries Milton was known as a man of great learning.

5. If you want to enjoy John Milton’s creations, do not turn the pages of his books without reading much.