Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words: Dramatist, complex, heritage, staged, storytellers, writing plays, to summarize William Shakespeare, the great English poet and (1) _____, was born in 1564 in the town of Stradford-on-Avon. There were no theatres in England then. Groups of actors travelled from town to town showing performances in the street. Sometimes actors came to Stradford-on-Avon The boy went to see all their shows and liked them very much. He wanted to became an actor. Sometimes he wrote little plays and (2) ______ them with his friends. When he was twenty one. William went to London. There he joined a group of actors. At first he only helped actors and then began (3) ______ for them. Soon Shakespeare’s plays were staged more and more and became famous. Shakespeare had a great ability (4) _______ the wide range of human emotions in beautiful and laconic verses. His literary (5) _______ includes about 37 plays, 154 sonnets and some poems. He coined more than 1700 English words and created a lot of common expressions, which are widely used in modern English. Shakespeare is often called one of the most remarkable (6) _______ that ever lived. He wrote comedies and tragedies, histories and romances which have become immortal. He created a lot of great, memorable and (7) _______ characters like Hamlet, Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. Actors love playing Shakespearean characters – these roles are usually really difficult, but very rewarding. The role of Hamlet is often considered to be the top of an actor’s career. , Переведите этот текст на английский язык, я. Первое место по популярности среди жителей России, да и всего мира, занимает футбол. Точной даты возникновения футбола не известно, но можно с уверенностью сказать, что история футбола насчитывает не одно столетие и затронула немало стран. Это коллективная игра охватывает практически все население нашей страны. Несмотря на то, что нашим сборным по футболу не удается занимать высокие места, в первенстве мира по футболу, его авторитет в стране растет. Десятки дворовых команд, изображая первенство мира по футболу, с упоением гоняют футбольный мяч. Даже в тех районах, где большую часть года лежит снег, любители футбола гоняют мяч, играя в зимний футбол. Проверьте, правильно ли грамматически написаны предложения. Reason: Nowadays, majority of teenagers don’t trust their parents. They dont share their thoughts with their parents, and keep all of their problems and thoughts in their head/mind. Teenagers have nobody to tell about their problems, and often they make wring decisions. My solution how to bridge this gap: i guess parents should spend more time with their children, ask them how was their day, and then, maybe, teenagers will trust their parents and get closer with them. Reason: In our time, teenagers do not read many books so they have no good vocabulary. Books help us develop our speech in a correct way. My solution how to bridge this gap: To my mind, kids have to read many books, because books is not only interesting, but it is also helpful.
