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Monday, the fourth of May.

Reading

I Variant

William Shakespeare.

Nowadays people seem to read newspapers mostly. Many people are fond of reading detective stories or spy thrillers. I myself prefer books about politics, history.

I enjoy reading books by such English writers as Charles Dickens, Walter Scott. My favorite writer is William Shakespeare, one of the outstanding personalities in the world literature.

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon not farm from London. His father, John Shakespeare, came to Stratford from a village and opened a shop there. He never became a rich man but at one time he was an important official in the city. William Shakespeare lived in Stratford until he was twenty-one. He got married and had three children. At the age of 21 William left Stratford for London to join a company of actors. William Shakespeare lived and worked in London for 25 years.

In all William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, 2 long poems, a sonnet cycle of 155 small pieces.

William Shakespeare had a natural gift for comedy. In his comedies William Shakespeare describes the adventures of young men and women, their love, friendship, happiness.

In England and other countries it is the highest honor for an actor to be invited to play in a comedy or tragedy by William Shakespeare. In the last 35 years all the plays by William Shakespeare have been filmed. Since 1879 Shakespeare’s Festival has been held every year at Stratford-upon-Avon.

Decide True or False

1) I read books about love and adventures.

2) I enjoy reading books by such English writers as A. Pushkin.

3) My favorite writer is William Shakespeare.

4) William Shakespeare lived in Stratford until he was twenty-six.

5) William Shakespeare lived and worked in London for 25 years.

6) William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon not far from Moscow.

Make the right order

1) He got married and had three children.

2) Since 1879 Shakespeare’s Festival has been held every year at Stratford-upon-Avon.

3) His father, John Shakespeare, came to Stratford from a village.

4) He never became a rich man but at one time he was an important official in the city.

5) In the last 35 years all the plays by William Shakespeare have been filmed.

Translate into Russian

1) Many people are fond of reading detective stories or spy thrillers.

2) My favorite writer is William Shakespeare, one of the outstanding personalities in the world literature.

3) William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon not far from London.

4) He got married and had three children.

5) In his comedies William Shakespeare describes the adventures of young men and women, their love, friendship, happiness.

II Variant

A Dangerous Place

Paula had always wanted to go to New York and now she had the chance at last. She was a journalist, and her newspaper was sending her there to do a series of articles on the city. But before she left her home in London, several friends warned her to be careful and not to go out alone at night in New York. “It’s a dangerous place. People get robbed or even killed on broad daylight!” they told her.

But when she got there, the only thing she was afraid of having exhaustion. It was such an exciting city that she never got any sleep. It took her two weeks to do the articles and she had to interview a lot of people but she enjoyed every minute of it. She completely forgot all her friends’ warnings until the day she went back to London. It all began in a bar.

She was having lunch there when she suddenly felt someone watching her. She looked up and noticed a man sitting at a table opposite her. He was staring at her, but looked away. She noticed that he had a scar on his cheek. He was about 30 and had short, curly hair. Paula was not worried at all. She had to go to an airline office to rebook her flight home. She wanted an afternoon flight instead of a morning one, as originally planned. On her way there, she stopped to look at something in a shop-window. To her surprise she saw the man follow her. She could see his reflection in the glass. He had stopped just behind her. Suddenly she felt afraid. She walked on. Then she stopped and looked behind her again. But this time she could not see him.

Just then she noticed she had come to the airline office. She went in and after she had finished her business, decided to phone a friend from a telephone booth there. She was carrying a small, portable but very expensive tape-recorder. It was in a black case in which she kept her money and passport as well. But the booth was so small that she had to leave the case outside. When she came out, it had disappeared. Then she saw the red-haired man hurrying out of the office. He had the case in his hand. She shouted but it was too late.

 

Read the text. Are the following statements about the text true or false? Change the false statements to make them true.

1. Paula was sent to New York by her newspaper to do a series of articles on the city.

2. Several friends advised her to go out at night in New York because it is a wonderful city.

3. Paola was afraid of being robbed.

4. It took her two weeks to do the articles.

5. It all began in a hotel.

6. When she was having lunch, she felt someone watching her.

7. The man with a scar on his lips was staring at her.

8. The second time she saw the man with the scar in a shop-window.

9. After she had finished her business, she decided to phone a friend from a telephone booth.

10. She took her case with money and her passport to the booth.

11. The man with the scar had her case in his hand.

Answer the questions

1) Why was Paula sent to New York?

2) Why was NY so dangerous for Paula’s friends?

3) Why was she afraid of having exhaustion?

4) How did a stranger who Paula had met in the bar look like?

5) How did she realise that the man was searching her?

6) What did Paula have in her case?

7) What’s happened with her case all in all?

Translate into Russian

1) She was a journalist, and her newspaper was sending her there to do a series of articles on the city

2) It was such an exciting city that she never got any sleep.

3) She completely forgot all her friends’ warnings until the day she went back to London.

4) On her way there, she stopped to look at something in a shop-window

5) She was carrying a small, portable but very expensive tape-recorder in her black case in which she also kept her money and passport as well.

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