SO MANY BOOKS AND FILMS AROUND

Some people like reading books, some prefer watching films in the cinema or on TV. There are a lot of people who are fond of both watching and reading.

TO BE, OR NOT TO BE...

"To be, or not to be" - these words are familiar to lots of people in different parts of the globe. The famous line is the opening phrase of a soliloquy spoken by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery scene" of genius William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Act III, Scene I.

PETER CAPALDI’S 6O ANNIVERSARY

Peter Dougan Capaldi (born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, writer and director. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and Malcolm Tucker the spin doctor in The Thick of It, for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. When he reprised the role in In the Loop, Capaldi was honoured with several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. 

As a director, Capaldi won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life. He went on to write and direct the drama film Strictly Sinatra and helmed two series of sitcom Getting On.

PROS AND CONS OF eBOOKS

eBooks are taking over the world of reading. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

A book is no longer just a stack of papers bound together. More and more people are reading electronic books, or eBooks. Some are PDFs. Some are on Kindle. Some come in various other formats. 

There are pros and cons of eBooks replacing paper books.

Adapted from Always Write 

THE BLACK DAME OF NESVIZH AT KUPALA THEATRE

One of the most mysterious characters in Belarus history – Barbara Radziwill is still believed to be living in the old Nesvizh castle. The story of her dramatic and sad love is told in the famous play “The Black Dame of Nesvizh” written by Alexey Dudarev and staged at Kupala theatre in Minsk. On March 24 our students visited that wonderful performance.

GENRES OF BOOKS

Can you live at least one day without books and reading? 

Not many people will give a negative answer to this question. There are lots of genres of books for us to choose from.

MUSIC TRIVIA QUIZ

This quiz was created by the students of Gymnasia 3, Borisov,Belarus. It is about our favourite music styles, musicians and musical instruments.