Урок 2 Unit 1 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ English Кузовлев 9 класс
Great Britain is the birthplace of many famous writers. Which writers are these stories about? For questions 1—14, read the text below and fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs given in capital letters. Match the texts and the portraits.
1. He was a famous novelist and poet. He (0) ___ in Edinburgh. During his life he travelled a lot. When he (1) ___ in America, he (2) ___ Mrs Fanny Osbourne whom he (3) ___ in France. Her young son, Lloyd, (4) ___ him to write his famous Treasure Island. The novel (5) ___ a great success when it (6) ___.
2. He was the greatest playwright of all time. Among the most famous of his plays are Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and King Lear. His plays (7) ___. He (8) ___ by his contemporaries as a remarkable playwright and a great poet.
3. He was a great master of the detective story. He was born in the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh. He (9) ___ his first detective story when he was 28. He (10) ___ his vivid imagination to develop fabulous plots. He (11) ___ powerful stories about a brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend Dr Watson. He vividly (12) ___ his characters. Readers (13) ___ them and always (14) ___ more of these stories.
In your culture. Mikhail Lermontov is one of the most famous Russian poets. What is he famous for? Read Mikhail Lermontov’s biography. For questions 1—13, choose the best answer (a, b or c).
Mikhail Lermontov was born in Moscow, on October 15, 1814. At the (0) ___ of three, he lost his mother and his grandmother, Yelizaveta Arsenyeva, took him to Tar-khany, Penzenskaya guberniya. The little boy was very talented. He learnt to read early and read many books in his (1) ___. Mikhail studied French, English, German and read Byron, Walter Scott, Goethe and Schiller in the original. When he was fourteen, Mikhail went to Moscow with his grandmother, where he entered the gymnasium. At the gymnasium he was (2) ___ by the poetry of A. Pushkin and V. Zhukovsky, and began writing poems himself. In 1830, Lermontov’s first poem The Spring was (3) ___. The same year he entered Moscow University. By 1832, he had (4) ___ 200 lyric poems, 10 long poems and 3 plays. In 1832, Lermontov left the university and went to St Petersburg, where he studied in the cadet school till 1834. At that time, while he was working (5) ___ the novel Vadim, he wrote his famous poem The Sail. In 1837, Lermontov wrote his (6) ___ poem The Death of the Poet, where he (7) ___ the tsar’s role in Pushkin’s murder. It was published and was a huge (8) ___. Because of that poem he was sent to the Caucasus. The Caucasus (9) ___ Lermontov to write his wonderful poems: The Demon and Mtsyri. In 1840, Lermontov published his (10) ___ novel A Hero of Our Time, where he gave a (11) ___ picture of the life of his (12) ___. The great writer died in 1841, at the age of 26. He was (13) ___ by his contemporaries as a remarkable poet and novelist.
1. When he travelled in America, he married Mrs Fanny Osbourne, whom he had met in France. Her young son, Lloyd, inspired him to write his famous Treasure Island. The novel was a great success when it was published.
2. His plays were set in the 16th century. He was honoured by his contemporaries as a remarkable playwright and a great poet.
3. He published his first detective story when he was 28. He used his vivid imagination to develop fabulous plots. He vividly described his characters. Readers loved them and always wanted more of these stories.
4. At the age of three, he lost his mother and his grandmother, Yelizaveta Arsenyeva, took him to Tar-khany, Penzenskaya guberniya. The little boy was very talented. He learnt to read early and read many books in his childhood.
5. Mikhail studied French, English, German and read Byron, Walter Scott, Goethe and Schiller in the original. When he was fourteen, Mikhail went to Moscow with his grandmother, where he entered the gymnasium. At the gymnasium he was inspired by the poetry of A. Pushkin and V. Zhukovsky, and began writing poems himself.
6. In 1830, Lermontov’s first poem The Spring was published. The same year he entered Moscow University. By 1832, he had written 200 lyric poems, 10 long poems and 3 plays.
7. In 1832, Lermontov left the university and went to St Petersburg, where he studied in the cadet school till 1834. At that time, while he was working on the novel Vadim, he wrote his famous poem The Sail.
8. In 1837, Lermontov wrote his famous poem The Death of the Poet, where he blamed the tsar’s role in Pushkin’s murder. It was published and was a huge success.
9. The Caucasus helped Lermontov to write his wonderful poems: The Demon and Mtsyri.
10. In 1840, Lermontov published his only novel A Hero of Our Time, where he gave a true picture of the life of his generation.
11. The great writer died in 1841, at the age of 26. He was honoured by his contemporaries as a remarkable poet and novelist.
