Choose the right answer.

1. Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born

a) in Washington, D. C.; b) in the small village of Florida.

2. A New York periodical published

a) three of them; b) one of them.

3. Sam left for the West because

a) he didn't want to fight for the Confederate Army; b) he wanted to join the Confederate Army.

4. In 1862 he began to work for

a) the New York Times; b) the Virginia City paper.

5. The collection of sketches "Innocents Abroad" which he wrote about the journey

a) made him famous; b) brought him fame

6. Twain's books give

a) a worse picture of the period than history books; b) a better pic­ture of the period than history books.

Say whether each of the following sentences is true or false. Correct the false sentences.

1. He left school at an early age, because he had to work for a liv­ing.

2. Sam didn't try to learn the trade of piloting steamboats on the Mississippi River.

3. Later he joined miners searching for silver and became rich.

4. In 1865 “The Jumping Frog”, his first book of humorous stories, was published.

5. Mark Twain did not take a trip on the ship “The Quaker City”.

6. In 1935 Ernest Hemingway wrote that “Huckle­berry Finn” was the first and the best book in American literature.

Ask questions to the selected words.

1. Sam spent his boyhood on the west bank of the great Mississippi River.

2. During those years he wrote a few humorous stories.

3. Sam tried to learn the trade of piloting steamboats on the Mississippi River.

4. Later he joined miners searching for silver.

5. In February 1863 he adopted the pseudonym Mark Twain.

Insert prepositions or adverbs and translate sentences.

1. People all … the world read and enjoy Hemingway’s books.

2. William Saroyan left school … the age … sixteen because he had to work … a living.

3. … six years he worked … a journalist … New York City.

4. … the Spanish Civil War Hemingway fought … the Revolutionary Army.

5. Theodore Dreiser was born … 1871.

6. What does Mr. Smith do … a living?

7. He works … a reporter … “The New York Times”.

Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Сем рано кинув школу (він кинув школу в ранньому дитинстві).

2. У ті роки він написав кілька гумористичних оповідань.

3. Він спробував навчитися водити пароплави (в якості лоцмана).

4. Сем почав працювати репортером в міській газеті в м. Вірджинія.

6. Він здійснив поїздку на пароплаві «Місто квакерів».

7. І лише через вісім років він закінчив свій шедевр.

8. Книги Марка Твена краще описують той період, ніж підручники з історії.

Lesson 9

CULTURAL LIFE OF USA

Read and remember new words and word-combinations.

way of life job adventure sociability hospitality

спосіб життя робота пригода товариськість гостинність

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