The library and books Lesson 259 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 20 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: the lesson at school .
0 A library book belongs to everyone: you sign or scan it out, keep it dry and clean, use a bookmark instead of folding pages, never write in it, and return it by the due date because others are waiting. 1 If you lose or damage a library book, you tell the librarian honestly; you may have to pay for it, but hiding it is worse. 2 Fiction is made-up stories and non-fiction gives true information; for a project you find facts with the library catalogue, the contents page and the index of non-fiction books. 3 To check whether a book is right for you, read the first page: if there are more than about five words you do not know, it may be too hard for now, and if you stop enjoying a book after a few chapters, you can choose another. 4 A boy in Wellington gets his own library card from the public library with his mum; now he can borrow many books for free and only buys the ones he loves. 5 You scan or sign a library book out and return it by the due date, because others are waiting for it. 6 If you need a library book for longer, you can ask to renew it, which means borrowing it again for more time. 7 A library book is kept dry, clean and away from food, and you use a bookmark instead of folding pages. 8 You never write, draw or highlight in a library book, because it belongs to everyone. 9 If you lose or damage a library book, you tell the librarian honestly; hiding it is worse than paying for it. 10 If a first page has more than about five words you do not know, the book may be too hard for now. 11 It is fine to stop reading a book you do not enjoy and choose another. 12 For a project, you find facts with the library catalogue (the list of all the library's books that shows which shelf each is on), non-fiction books and their index (the list of topics at the back, with page numbers) and contents pages. 13 Fiction is made-up stories; non-fiction gives true information. 14 Borrowing books from the public library is free, and a parent can help you get your own library card. 15 On World Book Day or in Book Week you can dress as a book character or share a favourite book. 16 A boy in Canada climbed the library shelves to reach a book at the top; the shelf tipped and books fell on him, cutting his head. 17 A girl in Wales called Ella borrowed a library book and lost it; the fine and the cost of the book came out of her savings. 18 Tall shelves can tip if climbed, so use the step stool or ask the librarian. 19 A lost or damaged library book has to be paid for, and other readers cannot use it. ← previous The lunchroom and school tripsnext → Learning a skill, and coins and notes↑ back to Everyday This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/259-library-and-books/