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The Famous Authors and Their Characters
Настроены произвольные показы! Module 2A “Bookworms” Form 7, Spotlight Lobanova Elena Alexandrovna, English teacher of Secondary School № 15, Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk region
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The English-Speaking Authors
William Shakespeare Charles Dickens Arthur Conan Doyle Lewis Carroll James M. Barrie Rudyard Kipling Walter Scott Robert Stevenson John R.R. Tolkien Mark Twain Jack London Agatha Christie Pamela Travers Joanne Rowling Гиперссылки установлены на имена писателей и на полку с книгами! Выход из показа при нажатии на крестик внизу слайда! True/False game
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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare created three types of plays: comedies, tragedies and histories. The most famous are ‘Twelfth Night’, ‘Hamlet’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in He was a famous actor and playwright at the theatre in London Prince Hamlet
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Charles Dickens Charles Dickens wrote a novel ‘Oliver Twist’. The story is about an orphan boy and the London criminals during the Victorian Times Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England in He worked in a factory and was a journal editor for 20 years Oliver Twist
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Arthur Conan Doyle One of his professors inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to create a brilliant detective. Sherlock Holmes is very logical and intelligent. He wears a cape and a hat, and uses a magnifying glass Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in He studied medicine at Edinburgh University before writing Sherlock Holmes
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Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll is the author of the books ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking-Glass’ Lewis Carroll is a literary name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He was born in He was a Maths Professor at Oxford University Alice in Wonderland
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James Matthew Barrie James Matthew Barrie wrote the book about Peter Pan. It’s a boy who can fly and never grows up. He has the adventures on the mysterious island Neverland James Matthew Barrie was born in Scotland in He studied at Edinburgh University. He worked as a journalist Peter Pan
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Rudyard Kipling Josef Rudyard Kipling was the first British who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in He is the author of famous novels ‘The Jungle Book’ and many poems Josef Rudyard Kipling was born in 1865 in Bombay, India. He studied in England. Some years he worked as a journalist and travelled to Asia and the USA Mowgli
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Walter Scott Walter Scott wrote the historical novel ‘Ivanhoe’ about the events of the 12th century in England. He described the knight tournaments and romance in the medieval times Sir Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in He was a lawyer and a judge. He wrote historical novels, poems and plays Ivanhoe
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Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson wrote the book ‘Treasure Island’. The main character John Silver is a cook on the ship. He is a dangerous and clever leader of the pirates Robert Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in He wrote adventure novels, poems, and essays. He liked travelling and writing stories John Silver
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
John R.R. Tolkien wrote the fantasy books. His famous works are ‘Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’. He described the adventures of hobbits John R. R. Tolkien was born in South Africa in He was an officer during the World War I. After the war he worked as a Literature Professor at Leeds University Hobbit Bilbo Baggins
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Mark Twain Mark Twain wrote the adventure books. His most famous character is Tom Sawyer. Tom is a very funny and imaginative boy who likes adventures Mark Twain is a literary name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born in Florida, USA in He worked as a sailor on the Mississippi River ship Tom Sawyer
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Jack London ‘White Fang’ is the most famous work by Jack London in which he described the life of a wild wolf. The story takes place in Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush Jack London is a literary name of John Griffith. He was born in San Francisco, USA in He worked as a journalist and wrote novels and short stories White Fang
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Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot is a Belgian detective. He has a neat appearance, the obsession to order, and uses psychology to solve the mysterious cases Agatha Christie was born in Devon, England in She was ‘the Queen of Crime’. Her famous characters are Hercule Poirot and Ms. Marple Hercule Poirot
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Pamela Travers Pamela Lyndon Travers was born in Australia, in In 1924, she emigrated to England. She worked as an actress Pamela Travers wrote the books about the best nanny Mary Poppins who has the magic power and can put her charge of children Mary Poppins
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Joanne Rowling Joanne K. Rowling wrote seven books about the young magician Harry Potter and Hogwarts School. The books are very popular with teenagers Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born in England in She worked as a secretary before writing. She created the book serie about Harry Potter Harry Potter
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True/False game conditions
Read the statement. Choose “T” if it is true or “F” if it is false. When you are right, the next card will be opened, and you can see some books. When you are wrong, the card becomes red and you can see the hint. Press the hint to open the new card. Try to get less red cards! Good luck! Нажмите на подсказку, чтобы открыть следующую карточку при неверном ответе! START
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Agatha Christie wrote poems
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle studied medicine Robert Stevenson wrote about the pirates Agatha Christie was ‘the Queen of Crime’. She wrote about 60 criminal novels. Her famous characters are Hercule Poirot and Ms. Marple Joanne Rowling was a secretary before she wrote the famous books about the young magician Harry Potter and Hogwarts School Charles Dickens wrote a novel ‘Oliver Twist’. The story is about an orphan boy and the London criminals during the Victorian Times Robert Stevenson wrote the book ‘Treasure Island’. John Silver is a dangerous and clever leader of the pirates James Matthew Barrie wrote the book about Peter Pan. It’s a boy who can fly and never grows up. He has the adventures on the island Neverland Lewis Carroll is a literary name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson who was a Maths Professor at Oxford University and the author of the books about Alice in Wonderland Pamela Travers wrote the books about the best nanny Mary Poppins who has the magic power and can put her charge of children ‘White Fang’ is a novel by Jack London in which he described the life of a wild wolf. The story takes place in Canada during the 1890s Gold Rush Mark Twain wrote the books about the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Tom is a very funny and imaginative boy Arthur Conan Doyle studied medicine at Edinburgh University. One of his professors inspired him to create Sherlock Holmes William Shakespeare was a famous playwright. He created three types of plays: comedies, tragedies and histories Josef Rudyard Kipling was the first British who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in He is the author of ‘The Jungle Book’ and many poems T F T F T F Joanne Rowling worked as a secretary Mary Poppins is from the books by Mark Twain Tom Sawyer – a character of John Tolkien T F T F T F Peter Pan is a character of Jack London William Shakespeare wrote only comedies Rudyard Kipling won the Nobel Prize T F T F T F Lewis Carroll was a Maths Professor White Fang is a sort of flowers Oliver Twist – a character of Walter Scott T F T F T F
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