Alex: jane. jane: yes? alex. can you help me? jane: certainly. what’s the problem? alex. i need your advice. i've read all the books we have at home. now i’m going to the local library because i want to borrow two or three books that i can read during our school holidays. can you think of any good books? i want some really good stuff. jane: what kind of books do you prefer? do you read adventure novels or detective stories? alex. no, in fact i enjoy historical novels a lot more. jane: have you read alexandre dumas ['dju: ma: ]? alex: of course i have. 1 have only just finished “ the count of monte cristo” ['mnnti 'kristao]. jane: i see. let me think and do you like walter scott? alex: i do. i read “ ivanhoe” some years ago and well, that’s it. scott sounds like a goodidea. what novels by scott are the best? jane: i personally like “ quentin durward” |'kwentm'd3: w3d] . it’s set in france in the fifteenth century. you are sure to like it. alex: good. i’ve put it down. what else? one book isn’t enough. jane: if you like walter scott why don’t you take something else by him? “ rob roy” , forexample. rob roy was known as the “ robin hood of scotland” and the book describes him and his adventures. alex. great. are you reading anything interesting now? jane: i’m reading another english classic — “ david copperfield” by charles dickens and i love it. alex. i don’t think that i like dickens as much as you do well, he’s not bad. thanks for your help, jane. i knew you would give me good advice. , нужен полноценный !
