Задание

Вариант 1

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Mark Twain (1835 – 1910)

1. Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His name was Samuel Clements. “Mark Twain” was his pen name. Samuel Clemens was born in a small town on the Missouri river in the USA. The boy had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he wrote about them in his stories.
2. When Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work. He learned the profession of a printer. But Samuel wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on the ship.
3. After some time he left the ship and went to live in California. Here he began to write short stories under the pen name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories. The many professions, which he knew, helped him to show life and people. In 1876 he published the best novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, which boys and girls in many countries know and like very much.

Words:

1 famous –знаменитый
2 pen name –псевдоним
3 profession –профессия
4 printer –печатник
5 to publish - публиковать, издавать
6 adventure - приключение

Ответьте  на вопросы по тексту:
1. When and where was Mark Twain born?
2. What professions did he know?
3. When did he begin to write stories?
4. What is his best novel?
5. Have you ever read ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’?

Соотнесите две части предложений:

Mark Twain was born in …	children in many countries.
M. Twain’s most popular book is …	the heroes of his stories.
The knowledge of many professions helped him …	the United States of America.
His school friends became …	‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’.
‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ is liked by …	to write his fine stories.

Выберите информацию, содержащуюся в тексте:

Mark Twain	is the pen name.
began to work at the age of twenty.
Began to write his stories at school.
began to write his stories when he went to live in California.
published his first stories in the newspaper.
wanted to become a seaman.

Подберите из текста синонимы к следующим словам:

1 well-known -
2 city -
3 to study -
4 occupation -
5 children -
6 pseudonym -
7 tale -
8 boat -
9 seaman -
10 wish –

Вариант 2

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Daniel Defoe (1660 – 1731)

1. One of the first novels in the history of English literature was “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe.
2. Daniel Defoe was born in London in 1660. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After he finished school the young man began to write articles for newspapers. Defoe went to other countries and met many people. That helped him to write his stories.
3. In 1719 Defoe wrote the novel “Robinson Crusoe”. He told the true story of a sailor who lived on an island for four years where there were no people. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe’s novel lived on an island for twenty-eight years. He worked all the time and learned to make many useful things. People in England and in many countries liked the novel.

Words:
1 novel –роман
2 was born –родился
3 true –правдивый
4 sailor –моряк
5 island –остров
6 useful –полезный

Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:
1. What book was one of the first novels in the history of English literature?
2. When and where was Daniel Defoe born?
3. When did he begin to write stories?
4. When did Defoe write the novel “Robinson Crusoe”?
5. Have you ever read the novel “Robinson Crusoe”?

True or False?
1. Defoe visited foreign countries.
2. Daniel Defoe died at the age of sixty-one years old.
3. London is the birthplace of Defoe.

4. The main character of the novel ‘Robinson Crusoe’ is a salesman.
5. When Defoe was a young man he wrote funny stories for newspapers.

Соотнесите две части предложений:

Daniel Defoe wrote articles for …	many people.
Travelling helped him …	an uninhabited island.
The novel ‘Robinson Crusoe’ is …	newspapers.
Robinson Crusoe lived on …	to create his stories.
Robinson Crusoe learned …	a real story of a sailor.
‘Robinson Crusoe’ is known by …	to survive on an island.

  Подберите из текста синонимы к следующим словам:

1 pupil -
2 to start -
3 a lot of -
4 to end -
5 isle -
6 helpful -
7 to study -
8 to be fond of -
9 population -
10 subject - 

Вариант 3

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Jonathan Swift (1667 – 1745)

1. Jonathan Swift, the famous English writer, was born in a poor family in Dublin, Ireland. His father died some month before the boy was born.
2. His mother found work in England and left Jonathan in his uncle’s family. He learned very well at school and his uncle sent him to Dublin University. When , he went to England in 1689 and found work there as secretary to writer.
3. At that time Jonathan ; he wanted the Irish people to be happy. Soon “Gulliver’s Travels”. It is a satirical novel about England at that time. People liked the book not only in England and Ireland but in other countries too.

Words:
1 secretary –секретарь
2 colonial –колониальный
3 policy –политика
4 satirical –сатирический
5 travel - путешествие

Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:
1. When and where was Jonathan ?
2. What did he do after the university?
3. What did he write at that time?
4. In what year did “Gulliver’s Travel”?
5. Have you ever read the novel “Gulliver’s Travel”?

Соотнесите две части предложений:

Jonathan …	an assistant of a writer.
When he was a little boy …	to be a good pupil.
He was interested in …	an Irish.
He was the author of …	his uncle took care of him.
At school he is considered …	politics.
He worked as …	satirical novels.

Выберите информацию, содержащуюся в тексте:

Jonathan Swift	was born in a rich Irish family.
has never seen his father.
was a fighter for the independence of Ireland.
wrote humour novels.
is famous for his satirical novels.

Подберите из текста синонимы к следующим словам:

1 job -
2 to start -
3 politics -
4 creator -
5 assistant -
6 household -
7 as well -
8 lucky -
9 known -
10 another - 

Вариант 4

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Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)

1.Arthur Conan Doyle was a great writer. He was born in Scotland in the family of Irish. During his school years Conan Doyle read a lot. After graduating from the university he became a doctor. In 1882 he moved to England to set up a practice. His medical knowledge was a great help to him in his detective stories.
2. Conan Doyle was one of the first who started the fashion of detective story. Conan Doyle created his famous character, Sherlock Holmes, in 1885. Six years later, when Conan Doyle wrote some stories about this detective, the name of Sherlock Holmes became a name that everybody knew. “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” made Conan Doyle famous all over the world.
3. Conan Doyle was a famous writer. He became popular because of his love for people. He died in 1930.

Words:
1 to set up - открыть
2 to create - создавать
3 character - персонаж
4 fashion – мода

Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:
1. Where was Conan Doyle born?
2. What was Conan Doyle’s nationality?
3. Why did he move to England?
4. What is Conan Doyle’s famous character?
5. Have you read Conan Doyle’s novels?

True or False?
1. Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish by nationality.
2. In his childhood his favorite hobby was reading.
3. He created his novels often using his medical knowledge.
4. Conan Doyle is considered to be the first writer of the detective novels.
5. Hercule Poirot is the main character of Conan Doyle’s novels.
6. Conan Doyle died at the age of 61.

Соотнесите две части предложений:

At school Conan Doyle was fond of …	detective stories.
He became a doctor and …	Sherlock Holmes is a real person.
Conan Doyle was known …	had a medical practice in England.
Many people think that …	reading books.
Conan Doyle was the author of …	because of his love for people.

Подберите из текста синонимы к следующим словам:
1 grand -
2 to begin -
3 physician -
4 hero -
5 assistance -
6 style -
7 several -
8 well-known -
9 to come into the world -
10 to open -