Задание №6.

Поставьте глаголы, указанные в скобках, в нужном времени, укажите, как называется время.

Вариант 1.

1. Who (knock) at the door?

2. When her father (come) in she (sit) before a red tea-table, finishing a very good tea.

3. He (be) a handsome boy?

4. Don't ring her up at 12 o'clock. She (write) her composition then.

5. When we (take) our exams we (have) a holiday.

6. What you both (do) at 7 o'clock yesterday

7. Jane (be) on her way to meet her mothcr whom she (not to see) for many years

8. If he (come), I (give) him this message

9. I don't (know) this man. I never (meet) him.

Вариант 2.

1. I (be) at home, if you (need) anything.

2. What you (do) Tom'? I (draw). Let me see what you (draw).

3. He (be) on board a ship which (sail) that night to Moscow.

4. While the water (heat), Mr. Parker (begin) sweeping the floor.

5. He (not to walk) much.

6. Where's Nick? He just (go) out.

7. His wife (be) not in. She (go) out an hour before.

8. By the time you (finish) cooking they (do) their work.

9. At this time tomorrow the boys of our group (play) football.

Вариант 3.

1. Mark (see) the picture of Nelly in the morning paper while he (have) coffee.

2. We (drink) coffee every morning.

3. I hope it (stop) snowing by tomorrow morning.

4. Why that man (stand) in the middle of the road?

5. Doctor Kent (be) English, though he (live) in America for 30 years.

6. And, smiling to himself, he (begin) to make plans, fantastic plans for the future

7. When we (arrive) in the city, it probably (be) rain.

8. Don't you (know) what the story is about? No, I (not to read) it.

9. She (be) still here tomorrow if you decide (to ring) her up.

Задание №7.

Ответить письменно на вопросы.

1. What is your name (surname)?

Задание №8.

Заполните регистрационную форму:

1. First name___________________________________________________

2. Surname____________________________________________________

3. Place of birth_________________________________________________

4. Country (you live in)___________________________________________

5. City _________________________________________________________

6. Age ________________________________________________________

7. Occupation (job) _______________________________________________

8. Married / single/ divorced/ widow(er)/______________________________

9. Children's name(s) ______________________________________________

10. Wife's/ husband's name__________________________________________

11. Wife's/ husband's occupation ____________________________________

12. Your hobby ___________________________________________________

13. What kind of job would you like to have_____________________________

Задание № 9.

Переведите письменно тексты: 1) С. J. London; 2) А. О. Henry; 3) Т. Dreiser.

Вариант 1.

JACK LONDON

(1876-1916)

Jack London, the famous American novelist and writer, was born in San Fransisco, California. The family was very poor, and speaking of his childhood, the writer said later that those were the hungriest years in his life. When the boy was eight, he learned to read, and read everything he could get. He borrowed books from the public library and spend all his free time with a book. He began to work very early at the age of 9. In the morning he delivered newspapers and went to.school. After school he delivered evening editions. At weekends he worked as a porter at a hotel.

After leaving a grammar school at the age of 13, he continued working as a newspaper boy and did other small jobs because he had to feed his family. When Jack was a boy, he dreamed of being a salor and now, when he had a little free time, he spent it near the sea. On one of such days he was offered work as a salor on board of a ship sailing to Japan. In a year he came back to San Fransisco. It was at that period that his first story was published. A San Fransisco newspaper offered a prize for a story, Jack sent his story and was awarded the first prize.

Later he decided to continue his education and after three months of study entered the University of California. But he spent there only a semester because his family needed his help. He decided to find a new job and at the same time to try his luck in literature.

Working day and night he wrote poetry, essays and short stories. He sent them to magazines, but nothing was published.

Gold was found in Alaska at that time and, so London went there. He hoped to become rich enough to devote himself to literature. He worked there for a year and found the heroes of his stories, strong and brave people.

When he returned home in 1898 he had to take different jobs again and at the same time he continued to write. In 1898 his story «To the Man of Trail» was published and was a success.

In the next four years he became famous for his published stories «The Son of the Wolf», «Children of the Frost», «A Daughter of the Snows» and others.

In 1902 London visited the capital of England. He spent much time in the slums and, as a result, later he wrote «The People of the Aleyss» (1903), where he showed a horrible picture of the poverty of English workers. His works «The War of the Classes» (1905), «Revolution» (1908) and «The Iron Heel» (1907) were written under the influence of the Russian Revolution of 1905.

The years (1905-1909) were most successful for Jack London. He published «White Fang», «The South Sea Tales», «Martin Iden» and many other works which brought the author great fame. In «Martin Iden» he used many facts from his own life. In 1916 Jack London died.

Вариант 2.

O.HENRY

(1862-1910)

The real name of the writer was William Sydney Porter. He was born in Greensboro, North California, USA, in the family of a doctor. He was brought up by his aunt because his mother died when he was a small boy. After finishing school at the age of fifteen, Porter worked as a clerk for five years in his uncle's chemist shop in Greensboro. Then he went to Texas because he wanted to see new places. For two years he worked on a farm, then he became a clerk at an office and at last got a job in a small bank. During this period he studied languages and became interested in literature. Soon he married and his daughter was born, Porter was a happy husband and a father, but his happiness did not last long.

One day a theft of a thousand dollars was discovered at the bank where he worked. Though it was not he who had taken the money, Porter left the town and went to Central America where he stayed for some time. But when he heard that his wife was very ill, he returned home and was sentenced to three years of prison.

After his wife's death Porter very often thought about his little daughter living with her relatives. She was told that her father had gone very far away and wouldn't return soon.

To get some money for a Christmas present for his daughter, Porter decided to write a story and sent it to one of the other American magazines. The story «Whistling Dick's Christmas Present» was published In 1899, and his daughter received a Christmas present. Porter had signed the story «O. Henry» - the first pen-name that came into his head. While still in prison, he published many other stories.

In 1901 when he was released from prison, he settled in New-York, and continued writing short stories for different magazines. Very soon he became one of the most popular short-story writers in America. O. Henry's stories won great popularity and were translated into many languages. Most of them have unexpected endings and the reader is always taken surprise.

During the short period of his literary activity O. Henry wrote 273 short stories and one novel «Cabbages and Kings» (1904).

In his stories he describes amusing incidents of everyday life in large cities, on the farms, and on the roads of America. In most of his stories he doesn't touch upon important social problems, but the author's sympathy is with the common people of America, whose life he knew very well. His greatest wish was that people should be happy.

Вариант 3.

THEODORE DREISER

(1871 - 1945)

Theodore Dreiser was born in a small town in the State of Indiana, USA, in a poor family. After his school years he had to support himself by doing different jobs. He worked at a laundry, then for several years he was a newspaper reporter in Chicago, Cleeveland and Pittsburgh. Later he moved to New York, where he found work as a magazine editor.

From the very beginning of his literary career, he fought against the writers who idealized America, and he wrote works of his own to tell the truth about it. But no publisher wanted to publish his books, and his ideals were criticized. Dreiser's life was a long fight for realistic literature.

In his first two novels «Sister Carrie» (1900) and «Jennie Gerard» (1911) Dreiser described the life of two young women in the capitalist world.

Three of his works, «The Financier» (1912), «The Titan» (1914) and «The Stoic» (which was published only after his death in 1947), give the whole life story of an American capitalist showing the ways of making big wealth.

In 1927 Dreiser was a guest of Russia. He described his visit in «Dreiser Looks at Russia» (1928).

The economic crisis of 1929-1933 brought great misery to the American working people. In «Tragic America» (1931) Dreiser says that in order to end misery and exploitation American people should follow the example of Russia.

Besides the works mentioned above, Dreiser also published several collections of short stories.

Dreiser's literary work occupies an important place in American critical realism. His novels and short stories give a true picture of American society and h> influence upon the life of common people.