Find the words and phrases in the story that have the meanings given below

1. A process of learning and getting knowledge at school, college, university.

2. Long before the time that something is expected or happens.

3. To speak louder when you are angry.

4. A plan or preparation you make for some event.

5. Very seldom.

Find the words and phrases in the story that have the meanings given below.

1. To feel that something is important and worth worrying about.

2. To begin studying at school.

3. To like somebody or something very much.

4. A feeling when you are afraid of something or somebody.

5. A school for younger children.

 

Explain the meaning of the words and phrases in English.

1. To start school

2. To care much

3. Education

4. Arrangement

5. In advance

 

Explain the meaning of the words and phrases in English.

1. To raise a voice

2. Rarely

3. Primary school

4. Fear

5. To adore

Choose the correct phrase from the text to complete the sentences.

1. Matilda was a little late in ______________________.

2. Matilda’s parents didn’t _______________ about their daughter’s ________________.

3. So they had forgotten _________________________.

4. Miss Honey was a mild and quiet person who never __________________.

 

6). Find the sentences in the story to talk about:

1. Crunchem Hall Primary School

2. Miss Honey

 

Choose the correct item to complete the sentences.

1. Most children begin Primary School at ____________.

a) Five

b) Seven

c) Six

2. Matilda’s parents _____________ in advance.

a) Had made all arrangements

b) Had forgotten to make proper arrangements

c) Had asked Miss Honey to make proper arrangements for school.

3. The village school for younger children was ___________.

a) a modern skyscraper

b) a small wooden house

c) a brick building.

4. Miss Honey had ______________.

a) A lovely round face with green eyes

b) A lovely pale oval face with blue eyes

c) A pale face with brown eyes.

5. Miss Honey said, ______________.

a) “It is the beginning of at least eleven long years of schooling that all of you are going to go through.”

b) “It is the beginning of at least ten long years of schooling that all of you are going to go through.”

c) “It is the beginning of new life for all of you.”

Tick the statements True or False.

1. Matilda’s parents didn’t care much about their daughter’s education.

2. There were about two hundred pupils at Crunchem Hall Primary School.

3. Naturally Matilda was put in the bottom class where there were eighteen other small boys and girls about the same age of her.

4. Their teacher was called Miss Honey and she was thirty-three or thirty-four.

5. She seemed to understand all the fears of small children who for the first time in their lives had to come into the class.

 

4. Let’s check your tasks. (Pupils read their answers).

 

3 - 30.

1. Read the he texts about the famous writers and answer the questions, please.

1. When and where was he/she born?

2. When did he/she become famous?

3. What are his/her famous books?

4. Why are his/her books so famous?

5. Have you read his/her books?

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was a famous English writer. He was born on the 7th of February, 1812. He lived in the south of England when he was a little boy. His father worked in an office. He was a very clever man, but he was very poor. Charles had many brothers and sisters, but he did not often play with them. His father had many books and Charles liked to read them. He learned to read very early. When Charles was 10 years old, his family went to London. There his father got into debt (as he had little money) and then into debtor's prison. So little Charles began to work when he was ten. That was the beginning of Charles' hard life. He worked at a small factory in London, pasting labels on blacking bottles. He had to work in a dirty room with no windows. He did not like his work, but he had to work at the factory for two years. Later he described this period of his life in the novel “David Copperfield”. Then he went to school for three years. At the age of 15 he began to work in a London lawyer’s office. He didn’t like this work. When he was 25 years old he became one of the famous and best newspaper reporters in London. He liked this work. He knew the life of London and wrote about it in his articles.

In 1837 he published his first novel «The Pickwick Papers». And the young reporter became a famous writer. Then he published novel after novel - «Oliver Twist», «Dombey and Son», «David Copperfield» and many other good books.

He is one of the greatest novelists in the English literature. Dickens lived more than a hundred years ago, but people in the whole world like to read his books today, because in his books he showed a real world and people of Victorian England.

Arthur Conan Doyle

With the words "Elementary, my dear Watson...", the most famous detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes, starts to explain a crime to his friend, Dr. Watson. That phrase has now entered the English language. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in a book called 'Study in Scarlet'. He became famous in 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes', first published in the 'Strand Magazine'. After that came a whole series of books about him: 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes', 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', and many others. Many thousands of the Sherlock Holmes books are still sold every year.

Who invented Sherlock Holmes? Arthur Conan Doyle was his inventor. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Scotland, of Irish parents. He was a doctor. In 1882 he moved from Scotland to England, to Southsea near Portsmouth, to set up a practice. One of the doctors he worked for, Dr. Joseph Bell, was the model for Sherlock Holmes's friend, Dr. Watson. Conan Doyle's medical knowledge was a great help to him in his detective stories.

Conan Doyle started the fashion of the detective story. Today the fashion goes on — with Simenon's Inspector Maigret stories and the stories of other writers. Sherlock Holmes after more than eighty years is still the most famous detective in the world. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the novelist, first created his famous character, Sherlock Holmes, in 1885. Six years later, when he wrote another group of stories about the detective, Sherlock Holmes was a name that everybody knew. When Conan Doyle began to get tired of writing detective stories, he decided to 'kill' Holmes. He wrote a story in which Holmes meets his great enemy, Professor Moriarty, in Switzerland. Holmes and Moriarty fight, and fall over a cliff and are both killed. The public didn't like it. Conan Doyle had to write another story in which Holmes comes back. Conan Doyle was a famous writer. He became popular because of his love for people

Agatha Christie

  Agatha Christie is known all over the world as the Queen of Crime. She wrote 78 detective novels, 19 plays, and 6 romantic novels. Her books have been translated into 103 foreign languages. They are the third best-selling books in the world (after Shakespeare's works and the Bible). Many of her novels and short stories have been filmed. The Mousetrap, her most famous play, is now the longest-running play in history of world theatre.

Agatha Christie was born at Torquay, Devonshire. She was educated at home and took singing lessons in Paris. She began writing at the end of the First World War. Her first novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" was published in 1920. That was the first appearance of Hercule Poirot, who became one of the most famous private detectives since Sherlock Holmes.

Agatha Christie became generally recognized in 1926, after the publishing of her novel "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". It is still considered her masterpiece.

When Agatha Cristie got tired of Hercule Poirot she invented Miss Mar-pie, a deceptively mild old lady with her own method of investigation.

The last Poirot book, The Curtain, appeared shortly before the writer's death, and the last Miss Marple story, The Sleeping Murder, and her autobiography were published after her death.

Agatha Christie's success with millions of readers lies in her ability to combine clever plots with excellent character drawings and a keen sense of humour with a great observation. Her plots always mislead the reader and keep him in suspense. He cannot guess who the criminal is. Fortunately, evil is always conquered in her novels. Agatha Christie’s language is simple and good and it is pleasant to read her books in the original.

2. Listen to the text about the famous American writer Mark Twain and be ready to do the task.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain wrote ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ in 1884. Since then, the book has been published in at least sixty languages, and some people say it is the best book ever created by an American writer. American students have ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ on their school reading list and parents, teachers and literary experts still debate the problems touched in the book.

The writer’s real name was Samuel Clemens. Samuel was born in 1835. He grew up in the state of Missouri on the Mississippi River. After his father died, young Samuel went to work as an assistant to a publisher. Ten years later, he became a pilot on a steamboat that sailed on the Mississippi. He heard the riverboat workers call out the words "mark twain!" That was a measure for the depth of water. Later he used this word combination as a pen-name. In 1861 Clemens travelled west and became a reporter for newspapers in Nevada and California. He wrote news stories, editorials and sketches under his pen-name Mark Twain. He became one of the best known storytellers in the West. He developed his own narrative style – friendly, funny, and often satirical, which won him a wide audience. The first success came with the story ‘The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County’. Mark Twain travelled a lot during his lifetime not only round the USA but also to Europe and the Holy Land. He naturally began writing books about his travels. ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ was published in 1876, and soon after he began writing a sequel, ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’. It took Mark Twain longer to write ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ than any of his other books. He started writing in 1876, but put the story away after about two years of work. He returned to it in 1883, and the following year it was published. From the beginning, the book was strongly debated. Some critics praised its realism and honesty but the others strongly disliked it. They protested against the personality of Huck – a rough, dirty and disobedient boy. They could not agree that such a person should be the main character of a book. What's more, critics disliked the way Mark Twain used the language of a common, uneducated person to tell the story; no writer had ever done that before. Today there is no longer any debate about the importance of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ in American literature. In 1935 Ernest Hemingway wrote: "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called 'Huckleberry Finn.' There was nothing before. And there has been nothing as good since." No wonder then, that the novel ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ was a great inspiration for film producers – more than 20 screen versions of the book have been shot not only in America but in Europe, Russia and Japan. There are feature films, musicals, cartoons and even Japanese anime.

3. Are the sentences True, False or Not Stated?

1). It took Mark Twain two years to write “The Advantages of Huckelberry Finn”. – F

2). The novel “The Advantages of Huckelberry Finn” has been made into a movie in different country. – T

3). The writer took his pen-name when working as an assistant to a publisher. – F

4). “The Advantages of Huckelberry Finn” was Mark Twain’s last book. – NS

5). Samuel Clemens enjoyed his job as a steamboat pilot. – NS

6). “The Advantages of Huckelberry Finn” was written in 1884. – T

7). The writer’s real name was Samuel Slemens. – F

8). Mark Twain travelled a lot not only round the USA but also to Europe and Asia. – F

9). There are feature films, cartoons and even Japanese anime of Twain’s novel. – T

10). Some critics protested against the personality of Huckelberry – a rough, dirty and obedient boy. – F

4. Рефлексия: Do you know something new at the lesson? Was our lesson useful for your knowledge?

5. At home: Ex.2,pp.90-91-read, Ex.3,p.91- match the headings to the paragraphs, Ex.5,p.91- fill in to make the phrases.