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2. O'Henry 2

3. His real name is William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862 during the Civil War. 3

4. His father was a doctor. When William was three, his mother died, and he was raised by his grandmother. 4

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6. At the age of fifteen William left school, and then he tried various professions. 6

7. William’s interests: Reading, drawing, people and everything that went on around him, history, the biographies of great men. 7

8. O'Henry's family 8

9. 1898 9

10. O’Henry’s books 10

11. O. Henry died of cirrhosis of the liver on the 5 th of June, 1910, in New York. He was buried at Riverside cemetery in Ashville. 11

12. A monument to O’Henry 12

13. The house-museum 13

14. A test 14

15. What was the real name of O’Henry? a) William Sydney Porter. b) John Brown c) Mark Spencer 15

16. How old was he when his mother died? a) Four b) Five c) Three 16

17. What did his father do? a) He was a teacher b) He was a doctor c) He was a policeman 17

18. What happened in 1898? a) He was born. b) He was imprisoned. c) He died. 18

19. How many short stories did he write? a) About one hundred. b) About one thousand. c) About one million. d) About three hundred. 19

20. What is the Russian for husband wife, length, knees, treasure, overcoat, comb? 20

21. Work with definitions. 1. proudA. vision of something ideal 2. beautifulB. to give for money 3. eveC. feeling satisfaction and pleasure 4. poorD. a small clock worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket 5. sellE. having beauty pleasing to the eye, ear or mind 6. dreamF. having little money 7. watchG. the day or evening just before the holiday 21

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23. What word is missed? 1. They lived in … in a small room on the top floor of a high building. 2. They worked very hard, but there never was any … in the house. 3. Della had only $ 1.87 to buy a … for Jim. 4. Jim had got his gold watch from his … 5. He … a package from his overcoat pocket and put it on the table. 23

24. Put the verbs in the Past Simple tense. Live enter buy have sell own get spend be – lived – didn’t live, - entered – didn’t enter, – bought – didn’t buy, – had – didn’t have, – sold – didn’t sell, – owned – didn’t own, – got – didn’t get, – spent – didn’t spend, – was / were – wasn’t / weren’t. 24

25. Answer the questions. 1. How old was Jim? 2. How old was Della? 3. Were they poor? Prove it by the text. 4. What treasure did Jim own? 5. What treasure did Della own? 6. It was the eve of New Year’s Day, wasn’t it? 7. How did Della get money? 8. How much money did Della get? 9. What did she buy? 10. How did Jim spend his money?\ 11. What did he buy? 25

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27. By T. Shorokhova 27

28. By M. Svyatkova 28

29. Thank you for your work! 29