Describe a bookshop or library you love spending time in. What's it like?

A natural way to answer

My favourite is a small second-hand bookshop in my neighbourhood. It's full of crowded shelves and has a wonderful smell of old paper. It's quiet and calm, and I often spend far longer there than I planned to.

Key phrases to use

• wanders about — moves around slowly and aimlessly, with no particular destination“The cat wanders about between the shelves.”
• lose track of time — become so absorbed that you don't notice how much time has passed“I always lose track of time in a good bookshop.”