Topic : The great heritage of English writers.

There were many famous writers in England. English literature is subdivided into a lot of periods. Let's look at their most prominent representatives.

The first period is called the Old English. It was the time of the first written literature of England. We have the information about some poets of that period. The most famous of them was Caedmon. He was the Anglo-Saxon monk and the author of "Hymn".

The next period of English literature is Middle English. The well-known writer of that time was Geoffrey Chaucer. People know he wrote “The Canterbury Tales”. His works have a great popularity even today.

.There was a period of the Renaissance in the 16 century. Renowned English poets and writers Edmund Spencer, Sir Philip Sidney, Francis Bacon lived and worked at that time. John Milton wrote his poem “Paradise Lost” and described the biblical story about heaven and hell. But the most brilliant representative of the Renaissance in England was William Shakespeare.

The greatest British poet and playwright was born in 1564. His hometown is Stratford-upon-Avon. William began to write his sonnets and plays in London at the age of 22. Later Shakespeare became one of the co-owners of the theatre Globe. He lived in London, but sometimes the poet visited his family in Stratford. The playwright died at 52. William was buried in Stratford church. There is also a monument to Shakespeare in Westminster Abbey. His best-known plays are: “Othello”, “Hamlet”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “Much Ado about Nothing”, “King Lear”.

It was the period of the Restoration in the 17th century. It was the time of new forms in literature. S. Pepys wrote the first memoirs “Dairy”. There were also changes in the poetry. They were reflected in John Dryden's comedy "Marriage a la Mode."

There were several literary movements in the 18th century. The representatives of literary elite were J. Swift, D. Defoe, H. Fielding. The main themes of the poems of S. Coleridge, W. Blake, W. Wordsworth were the forces of nature. Sir Walter Scott was the pioneer of the historical novel.

The most famous writers of the Victorian period were C. Dickens, W. Thackeray, G. Elliot and T. Hardy.

There was the First World War, and it was the beginning of the modern period in English literature. The best-known representatives of this period were T. Eliot and V. Woolf. Such writers as G. Greene, W. Golding, I. Murdoch worked at the end of the 20th century.

My Favourite English Writer

It's said that none of the British writers of our age enjoyed such popularity all over the world as Agatha Christie did. Her works were translated into many languages, and scores of films were made using them as the script.

The name of Agatha Christie is a synonym for high-class detective story, as well as Pele is a symbol of football, and Marilyn Monroe is an embodiment of femininity. According to Agatha Christie herself, she began to write just to imitate her sister whose stories had already been published in magazines.

And suddenly Agatha Christie became famous as if by miracle. Having lost her father at an early age, the prospective writer didn't receive even fairly good education. During the First World War she was a nurse, then she studied pharmacology. Twenty years later she worked in a military hospital at the beginning of the Second World War.

The favourite personages of the "queen of detective story" are the detective Hercules Poirot and the sedate Miss Marple who carry out investigations in noisy London and delusive quiet countryside. The composition of her stories is very simple: a comparatively closed space with a limited number of characters, who are often plane or train passengers, tourists, hotel guests or residents of a cosy old village.

Everyone is suspected! Murders in the books of Agatha Christie are committed in most unsuitable places: in the vicar's garden or in an old abbey; corpses are found in someone's libraries being murdered with the help of tropical fishes, a poker, candelabra, a dagger or poison. Once Agatha Christie wrote: "Some ten years will pass after my death, and nobody will even remember me...". The writer was mistaken.

Agatha Christie's novels are very popular now. People of all continents read and reread "The Oriental Express", "Ten Little Negroes", "The Bertram Hotel", "The Corpse in the library" and other of her novels time and again, enjoy films made by her works, and one can hardly find a country where people do not know her name.

Questions 1:

1. Why did Agatha Christie begin to write? 2. The prospective writer didn't receive education, did she? 3. What are the favourite personages of Agatha Christie? 4. Is the composition of Agatha Christie stories simple? 5. Name the best of her published works.

6 . Why do you like her detective stories?

7. What is Agath’s favourite her favourtite

8. Why did like these stories ?

Questions 2:

1.In which centuries did Shakespeare live?

2.What is the name of the most famous Shakespeare’s play about tragic love?

3.What was Robinson Crusoe friend’s name?

4.What subject did Lewis teach at Cambridge University?

5.What animal did Alice meet in the beginning of the fairy-tale about her

adventures in Wonderland?

6.Which great American river plays an important part in the famous

novels by Mark Twain?

7.What was the name of the girl that Tom Sawyer liked?

8.What was the profession of Sherlock Holmes’ best friend?

9.What was Sherlock Holmes’ address ?

10.What musical instrument did Sherlock Holmes play ?

11.What animal was the main enemy of Mowgli in the book by Rudyard Kipling?

12.Who wrote the book about Winnie-the-Pooh?

13.How many parts does “ The Lord of the Rings “ consist of?

14.What are the names of the main heroes in the novel “Twilight”

by Stephenie Meyer?

Books

Jayden: — Hey. What are you doing?

Thomas: — Hello. I am reading an interesting novell.

Jayden: — So, what’s the title?

Thomas: — „Dog’s Purpose”. Sounds really strange, I know, but it’s going to be worth it.

Jayden: — And who is the author?

Thomas: — Bruce Cameron. He is an american writer. I like his books so much!

Jayden: — Cool. My favourite writer is J. K. Rowling with her „Harry Potter” books. They are absolutely incredible!

Thomas: — I agree with you. Books are one of the most useful things ever.

My favourite writers

Jeremy: Hi, Linda. How are you? Джереми: Привет, Линда. Как ты?

Linda: I’m fine, thank you. Since the weather is fine I decided to read a good book in the park.

Jeremy: I see. Great idea. What are you reading?

Linda: Oscar Wilde’s «The Picture of Dorian Gray».

Jeremy: Wow! Wilde is my favourite writer.

Linda: What a coincidence! Mine too.

Jeremy: Have you read a lot of him?

Linda: Not yet, but I’m planning to. What do you know about him and his art of writing?

Jeremy: Well, he lived and worked in the 19th century Britain. He was born in Dublin in the family of prosperous surgeon and famous prose writer. Perhaps, he inherited the talent of writing from his mother.

Linda I see. Where did he study?

Jeremy: In Dublin and Oxford, as far as I know. After graduating from the university he married a fine woman and they had two children.

Linda: When did he start writing?

Jeremy: When his sons were still little, he wrote an exciting book of fairy tales.

Linda: Sounds interesting. Did he have any other hoobies other than writing?

Jeremy: Yes, he enjoyed travelling, lecturing, meeting new people. Джереми: Linda: What else did he write except fairy tales?

Jeremy: He wrote lots of ironic essays, poems, reviews and philosophical novels.

Linda: The only novel I know is «The Picture of Dorian Gray». I mean the one I’m reading at the moment.

Jeremy: Do you like it so far?

Linda: Yes, it has a unique plot. I’ve never read something like that. It tells a lot about human nature and its vices. If everyone read and understood this book, perhaps lots of things would better.

Jeremy: What do you mean?

Linda: I mean that people would change their behavior and attitude towards others. They wouldn’t be so selfish or arrogant. They would respet other people’s needs and opinions.

Jeremy: I see. Perhaps, you are right. Other good books of Wilde include «Lady Windermere’s Fan», «The Importance of Being Earnest», «An Ideal Husband». You should read them too.

Linda: I will when I have more free time.

The famous people’s quotations:

The road to hell is paved with adverbs. Дорога в ад вымощена наречиями.

Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work. Любители сидят и ждут вдохновения. А остальные писатели идут и работают.

You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you. Ты не можешь поразить никого силой своей книги, пока она не поразит тебя. «On Writing: a Memoir of the Craft «by Stephen King.

· I can’t think about that right now. If I do, I’ll go crazy. I’ll think about that tomorrow. Я не могу сейчас думать об этом. Если начну, то сойду с ума. Я подумаю об этом завтра.

My dear, I don’t give a damn. Дорогая, мне на это наплевать.Never pass up new experiences, they enrich the mind. Не противьтесь новому опыту, он обогащает разум. «Gone with the Wind» by Margaret Mitchell.

· If somebody at least listens, it’s not too bad. Если кто-то хоть слушает, это уже неплохо.

Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell. Чёртовы деньги. Вечно из-за них расстраиваешься.

If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she’s late? Nobody. Если девушка шикарно выглядит при встрече, то какая разница, опоздала она или нет? Да никакой. «The Catcher in the Rye» by Jerome David Salinger.

· You talk too damn much and too damn much of it is about you. Вы говорите чертовски долго и чертовски много о себе. The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler, «Долгое прощание».Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold. Месть — это блюдо, которое подают холодным. «The Godfather» by Mario Puso.

The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries. - Чтение хороших книг — это разговор с самыми лучшими людьми прошедших времен. Rene Descartes

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. - Не существует такого понятия, как моральные или аморальные книги. Книги могут хорошо или плохо написаны. Oscar Wilde

You must stay drunk on the writing so that reality doesn't destroy you. - Нужно упиваться писательским делом так, чтобы реальность вас не уничтожила. Ray Bradbury.

A room without books is like a body without a soul. - Дом, в котором нет книги, подобен телу, лишенному души. Tsitseron

Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books. - Плохие книги порождают вредные привычки, в то время, как плохие привычки порождают хорошие книги. Rene Descartes

Once writing has become your major vice and greatest pleasure only death can stop it. - Но когда писательский труд стал вашим самым большим пороком и самым большим наслаждением, тогда только смерть разлучит вас с ним. Ernest Hemingway.

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes. - Лучшее время планировать сюжет книги за мытьем посуды. Agatha Christie.

The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it. - Лучший способ познакомиться с предметом, это написать о нём книгу. Benjamin Disraeli/

The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. - Человек, который не читает хорошие книги, не имеет преимуществ перед человеком, который не может прочитать их. Mark Twen.

Упражнения:

Утвердительные предложения в Present Perfect Tense. Упражнения.

Упражнение 1. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Perfect.

He _____ (finish) training.

She _____ (score) twenty points in the match.

We _____ (watch) all the Champions League matches this season.

That's amazing! She _____ (run) fifteen kilometers this morning!

She _____ (buy) some really nice rollerblades!

Oh, no! I _____ (lose) my money!

My mum _____ (write) shopping list. It's on the kitchen table.

Dad, you _____ (eat) my biscuit!

I’m tired. I _____ (watch) three X-Files videos.

Hurry up! They _____ (start) the film!

Mary _____ (study) hard this year, so she'll pass her exams.

Oh no! She _____ (drop) the plate!

The garden is very green. It _____ (rain) a lot this month.

These are my favourite trousers. I _____ (have) them for five years.

Tom's my best friend. I _____ (know) him for three years.

They _____ (live) in Miami for two years.

Jo has earache. He _____ (have) it since 7 o'clock.

Brad _____ (live) in Chicago since 1998.

Отрицательные предложения в Present Perfect Simple. Упражнения.

Упражнение 2. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Perfect negative.

I _____ (not clean) my football boots.

They _____ (not start) their meal.

I _____ (not do) my homework.

He _____ (not win) all his matches this year.

My brother and I _____ (not see) any films this week.

It's my birthday party today. I _____ (not invite) many people.

He _____ (not wash) his hands. They're very dirty.

Mum's really angry. We _____ (not tidy) our room!

I can't play with my friends this evening. I _____ (not finish) my homework.

I _____ (not visit) New York for three years.

Where's Alison? We _____ (not see) her since yesterday.

Dad _____ (not take) a holiday since last August.

John _____ (not play) the violin since he was at school.

For или since?

Упражнение 3. В письме есть 4 ошибки на использование for и since. Найдите и исправьте их. These are some sentences from Nigel’s letter home from Africa. He has made four mistakes in using ‘for’ and ‘since’. Correct his mistakes.

Dear Mum and Dad,

I've lived in Africa since two weeks and I love it! Africa is beautiful! I haven’t travelled to any faraway place for last summer. I’m so happy now!

I’ve already seen Mr. Rambler. He is working for WWF here and taking photos of wild animals. I haven’t seen any lions yet. I think I’ll see them later.

Thank you for the trip. I’ve dreamed of Kenya for my childhood. I haven’t seen you since ages! I miss you so much!

Love, Nigel.

Упражнение 4. Дополните предложения словами for или since. Complete the sentences. Use for or since.

I've lived in Washington _____ 1997.

Ben has studied English _____ three years.

They haven't visited their grandparents _____ months.

Julie's ill. She's been in bed _____ Tuesday.

My dad has had his car_____ sixteen.

It's been ten years_____ we moved to Oxford.

Упражнение 5. Пользуясь опорными словами, a также словами for и since составьте предложения в Present Perfect Simple.

Kate/be/in bed/a long time.

She / not eat / anything / this morning.

She / not see / her friends / a week.

She / stay / at home / Tuesday.

She / have / a red nose / three days.

She / not play / basketball / last weekend.

She / not do / any school work / Monday.

Вопросительные предложения в Present Perfect Tense. Упражнения.

Упражнение 6. Напишите вопросы в Present Perfect, используя глаголы в скобках. Дайте правдивые ответы.

Пример:

(eat Italian food)

— Have you ever eaten Italian food?

— Lots of times.

1 (ski)

— ______________________

- ______________________

2 (win money)

- ______________________

- ______________________

3 (have a dream)

- ______________________

- ______________________

4 (break a leg)

- ______________________

- ______________________

5 (go to a concert)

- ______________________

- ______________________

Упражнение 7. Дополните диалог вопросами и ответами в Present Perfect.

Reporter: (you do) Have you done a lot of training this year?

Trish: Yes, I have. I have trained six times a week all year.

Reporter: Who ______________ (1 you train) with?

Trish: With my coach, and the team.

Reporter: Where ______________ (2 you play) this year?

Trish: Mostly in Britain. But we've also travelled to Holland.

Reporter : ______________ (3 you win) many matches?

Trish: Yes, we (4) ______________ .

Reporter: And how many matches ______________ (5 you lose)?

Trish: Only three.

Reporter: That's great. ______________ (6 you have) any injuries?

Trish: No, I ______________ (7) .

Reporter: Thanks, Trish, and good luck.

Упражнение 8. Напишите вопросы с How long. Дополните ответы, используя for или since. Write questions with How long. Complete the answers with for or since.

Пример:

I live in London.

How long have you lived in London?

For three years.

1 He's a teacher.

____________________

____________ September.

2 My parents work in a shop.

____________________

____________ 1992.

3 My sister knows Robbie Williams.

____________________

_________ six months.

4 We've got a new car.

____________________

________ two weeks.

Комплексные упражнения на использование Present Perfect Simple.

Упражнение 9. Заполните письмо Джейн глаголами в Present Perfect. Complete Jane's letter to her American friend. Use the Present Perfect Tense.

Dear Amy

I _____ (1 not have) a letter from you for a long time. _____ (2 you lose) my address? I bought the new Steps CD at the weekend. I _____ (3 already listen) to it. _____ (4 you hear) it yet? It’s brilliant. There’s a new video too, but I _____ (5 not see) it yet.

School is going OK. I _____ (6 just finish) some exams, but the holidays _____ (7 not start) yet. We’re going to Ireland. I _____ (8 never be) there.

Write soon with your news.

Love

Jane

Упражнение 10. Ник готовится к путешествию. Он собирается навестить бабушку.

Ознакомьтесь со списком дел, которые ник планирует сделать до отъезда. Напишите, что он уже сделал, а что нет. Используйте already и yet. Nick is getting ready to travel. He is going to visit his Granny. Read the list of things he must do before travelling. Write what he has done and what he hasn’t done.

THINGS TO DO

to pack the suitcases (+)

to water the flowers (+)

to take my library book back

to say ‘good-bye’ to Nigel (+)

to clean my shoes

to call Granny (+)

to buy some food and drinks (+)

to clean the parrot’s cage

to change the water for the fish

to buy a present for Granny (+)

Упражнение 1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя правильные глаголы в Present perfect

I (to live) in Russia for many years

Mike (to visit) Paris several times

She (to start) a new job

We (to receive) a lot of presents lately

My mother (to work) in the library all her life

My sister recently (to enter) this university

Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя неправильные глаголы в Present perfect

He (to lose) his passport

I (to know) Kate since we were at school together

They (to buy) a new car

I already (to meet) this person

Anna (to eat) five apples today

My friends already (to see) this film

Упражнение 3. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в настоящем завершенном времени

My parents (to know) each other for many years

I (to drive) this car since 2015

We already ( to do) all the housework

She (to close) the door

I (to read) a lot of magazines in the last few days

Mike never (to be) to England before

Упражнение 4. Составьте предложения из предложенных слов, используя время Present perfect

Buy/ we/ a new house

She/ their/ feed/ already/ dog

Never/ fly / I/ a plane

This/ read/ Anna/ already/ book

since 2010/ I/ in school / work

they/ all homework/ not do/ yet

Упражнение 5. Переведите предложения, используя Present perfect tense

У нас никогда не было собаки

Это лучшая книга из тех, что я когда-либо читал

Кейт была в Англии несколько раз

Они уже смотрели этот фильм

Дождь еще не закончился

Я живу здесь с 2010 года

Упражнение 6. Образуйте вопрос и отрицание к предложению

He has already read this book

They have bought a new car

You have drunk three cups of tea today

Jane has gone to England

Mike has lost his wallet

Anna has visited Paris several times

Упражнение 7. Вставьте глаголы из списка в предложения в нужной форме

publish, read, solve, not to be, see, play

Mike never _ this book

I _ abroad since 2015

She _ the piano before

They already _ my new article

David _ his brother since he moved to Moscow

He _ this problem yet

Упражнение 8. Дайте краткий положительный и отрицательный на заданный вопрос

Have you ever lived abroad?

Has Anna ever driven a car?

Has your father bought a new house?

Has Mike already read this book?

Have you ever eaten avocado?

Has your brother just arrived?

Упражнение 9. Вставьте have, has, haven’t или hasn’t

I _ read this magazine yet

He _ never been to Spain before

I _ never lied to my mother

Anna _ visited Italy several times

Ben _ spoken to me yet

I _ seen Mark since Monday

Упражнение 10. Напишите правильный глагол в настоящем завершенном времени

Want

Stop

Live

Arrive

Move

Cry

Вспомните правила написания окончаний -ed, -ied, -d.

Упражнение 11. Напишите неправильный глагол в третьей форме времени

Know

Find

Give

Pay

See

Write

Упражнение 12. Определите в каких из предложений используется время Present perfect

Mike has already done his homework

I will go to the zoo tomorrow

We played football two hours ago

My father has never been to England

Have you ever read this novel?

My name is Tom