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Literary quiz

Literary quiz. Ляшко Алина 9 класс. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was one of the greatest and famous writers in human history. He was born in Stratford-on-Avon, a small town in the middle of England. 

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Literary quiz

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  1. Literary quiz Ляшко Алина 9 класс

  2. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was one of the greatest and famous writers in human history. He was born in Stratford-on-Avon, a small town in the middle of England.  Most famous of his plays are Othello, King Lear, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare wrote also a lot of poetry including his unbeaten sonnets. There are numerous songs written with his poems. William Shakespeare

  3. Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world’s most memorable fictional characters and is considered to be one of the greatest novelists. He was born on February 7th, 1812 in Portsmouth, England. His father was an office man, who worked hard to provide for his family. Charles had many brother and sisters. When he was 10, his family moved to London, where his father got into debtor’s prison Charles Dickens

  4. Daniel Defoe (1660—1731) was a famous English writer of the eighteenth century (век). He wrote his world famous novel "The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" when he was nearly 60 years old. Daniel Defoe

  5. 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 HerculePoirot, who became one of the most famous private detectives since Sherlock Holmes Agatha Christie

  6. Charlotte Bronte was born in a small town in England in 1816. Charlotte and her sisters, Emily and Ann had a very hard life, from early childhood they knew poverty and very hard work. Charlotte received her education at an orphanage (which she de- scribed in her novel Jane Eyre). After that she worked as a governess and a teacher. The works of Charlotte Bronte, together with Charles Dickens, William Thackeray and Elisabeth Gaskell are considered to belong to the fine school of English realism of the first half of the 19th century. Charlotte Bronte

  7. "Right or wrong?" • Shakespeare performed his plays in the Globe theatre. • Jungle book was written by George Byron. • Fairy-tale is a book that tells an exciting story of crime and violence. • Smoking, eating and dancing are allowed in the library. • There were 3 sisters Brontee. • "Alice in Wonderland" was written by Lewis CarrolJ. • Shakespeare was born in London. • Robert Burns is a Scottish poet. • Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of Winston Churchill.

  8. "Right or wrong?" • "Romeo and Juliet" is a comedy. • Many famous British writers are buried in Westminster Abbey. • Charles Dickens is the author of "Oliver Twist". • There are no famous writers in Britain. • Western is another person's life. • There is only one Turgeniev's Museum - in Moscow. • "Gone with the wind" is a short story that teaches a lesson, in which animals or objects speak. • Charlotte Brontee wrote "Jane Eyre". • Dictionaries are books about hobbies, crafts, plants, animals and weather

  9. Compose the titles of well-known books written by the British writers

  10. Match the titles of well-known books with the writers

  11. What do you know about Shakespeare? • Questions for team-1 • 1. When and where was Shakespeare born? • 2. What was his mother? • 3. What was his father? • 4. What kind of education did he get? • 5. How old was he when he married Anne Hathaway? • 6. What was she? • 7. How many children did they have?

  12. What do you know about Shakespeare? • Questions for team-2 • 1. Why did he leave Stratford? • 2. What did he become in London? • 3. When did he produce most of his known work? • 4. When did the company build the Globe theatre? • 5. What plays were performed in that theatre and what happened to that theatre? • 6. When did Shakespeare retire and go to live in Stratford? • 7. When did he die and where was he buried?

  13. Determine genre and then fill in the table.

  14. Fill in the table. Match the genres with their descriptions

  15. Match the headlines (a-g) with the ideas of the articles (1-7).

  16. The ideas of the articles

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