William Shakespeare

(1564 - 1616)

William Shakespeare was one of the greatest and famous writerrs. He was born in 1564 in Statford – on – Avon. It was a small English town. His father wanted his son to be an educated person and William was sent to the local grammar school. When the boy studied at school he had no free time. When he had a rest William liked to go the forest and to the river Avon.

At that time actor and actresses visited Stratford-on-Avon.William liked to watch them. He was fond of their profession and he decided to becamean actor.

He went to London. There he became an actor. He began to write plays too. Shakespeare was born an actor and a playwright. In his works Shakespeare described important and dramatic events of life. His plays were staged in many theatres, translated into many languages and they made Shakespeare a very popular man.

The most famous plays of the writer are “Othello”, ”King Lear “, “Hamlet”, “Romeo and Juliet”.

William Shakespeare died in 1616. But his plays are popular now and millions of people admire them.

XI. Дайте відповіді на запитання:

1. Was Shakespeare one of the greatest and famous writers?

2. Where was he born?

3. What plays by William Shakespeare do you know?

КОНТРОЛЬНА РОБОТА № 1

Варіант 2

І. Перепишіть речення. Визначте видо-часову форму дієслів та вкажіть їх інфінітив.

Наприклад: Last winter I spent a lot of time in the library.

spent – Past Indefinite, Active від неправильного дієслова to spend - проводити, витрачати.

1. Our teacher speaks English.

2. My father went abroad on business last week.

3. You will leave in Vladivostok next month.

4. Accounting is very important.

5. My uncle has a new car.

6. Last winter I spent a lot of time in the library.

7. Tatars raided the city several times.

8. Ukraine enters a new phase of its history with intentions to create a democratically minded, law-based, independent society.

9. A wide range of interesting things awaits the tourists.

10. Archaeologists found the remains of ancient dwellings from the Paleolithic era.

II. Перетворіть речення у запитальні та заперечні. Перекладіть їх на рідну мову:

1. I arrived late last Sunday.

2. Richard will meet his son and daughter at the railway station.

3. They often write letters to their parents.

4. Jane is a student of our group.

5. The manager’s secretary met Paul and accompanied him to her office.

6. Alice often makes grammar mistakes.

7. They missed the 6 o'clock train yesterday.

8. The Jacksons will have a party this Sunday.

9. My parents ring me up almost every day.

10. She went to the library the day before yesterday.

ІІІ. Перепишіть і перекладіть речення на рідну мову, звертаючи увагу на переклад неозначених та заперечних займенників, а також їх еквівалентів:

1. There are some letters in the letter-box.

2. Have you any magazines for me?

3. There is no butter on the plate.

4. Have you got any records at home?

5. Are there any flowers in the vase?

6. We spend our holiday together with them.

7. Our relatives come to see us every week.

8. Tell them about it.

9. Are there any statues in this exhibition hall?

10.Is anything clear to you or shall I repeat the rule?

IV. Поставте запитання до виділених слів.

1. My friend works in the telex operation room of the bank.

2. Yesterday I head a lot of work to do in my office.

3. My assistant studied Two or three contracts three days ago.

4. These students will have an English lesson in the evening.

5. Their pupils learned a lot of new English words.

V. Поставте дані прикметники в три форми. Перекладіть всі форми.

Наприклад:

short – shorter – the shortest

короткий – короче – самий короткий (коротший)

Good, long, old, large, usefull, expensive, modern, pleasant, many, wonderful, rainy, frosty.

VI. Перепишіть речення з різними ступенями порівняння прикметників та визначте їх. Перекладіть речення на рідну мову.

1. The central part of the town is noisier than its new districts.

2. The Baltic Sea is colder than the Black Sea.

3. English grammar is easier than German grammar, but English pronunciation is more difficult than German pronunciation.

4. He described the places of interest of the town quite well, but I
think his sister did it better.

5. The continental character of the climate shows in higher summer and lower winter temperatures and in less rainfall.

6. The building of the Bolshoi Theatre is one of finest examples of theatrical architecture.

7. The British Museum is famous for its library, which has one of the most important collections of books in the world.

8. The English Channel, at its narrowest part, the Strait of Dover, is 32 kilometres wide.

9. The world's smallest countries are Vatican City, in Italy, and Monaco, which is situated in the south of France. Both of them are smaller than a farm.

10. Holland is famous for its tulips. Holland has more tulips than any other country, and its tulips are the finest in the world.

VII. Відкрийте дужки і поставте дієслово to be у правильну форму:

1. There (to be) a historical monument in front of the cinema.

2. There (to be) some music in this movie.

3. There (to be) some popular songs in his disk.

4. There (to be) some furniture in that room.

5. (To be) there any tooth-paste in the tube?

6. There (to be) paper on the writing table.

7. (To be) there milk in the jug?

8. (To be) there anybody in the cafeteria?

VIIІ. Перекладіть речення на англійську мову, вживаючи зворот there is/are.

1. Скільки молока у пляшці?

2. Біля університету є чудовий парк.

3. Скільки театрів у вашому місті?

4. У Лондоні багато визначних місць.

5. Чиє у цьому місті декілька широких та красивих вулиць?

6. У цьому журналі багато цікавих статей.

7. Чи є телевізор у вашій кімнаті?

8. У нашому місті немає метро.

9. Що знаходиться біля вікна?

10. У моєму портфелі словник, декілька зошитів, книжки.

IX. Перекладіть речення на англійську мову, вживаючи від­повідну форму дієслів to be, to have:

1. Наші друзі -найкращі.

2. Мама часто стомлена після роботи по дому.

3. Як правило, ми вдома увечері.

4. Вона часто запізнюється на заняття.

5. У твоєї сестри є власна сім'я?

6. У Джейн новий комп'ютер.

7. Мій тато має багато книжок з історії.

8. Ви вільні у неділю?

9. У них нова сучасна квартира.

10. Ми дуже зайняті вечорами.

X. Прочитайте і письмово перекладіть текст.