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Предисловие…………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
Unit 1. O.Henry……………………………………………………………………………………………….4
O.Henry. Biography…………………………………………………………………………………………5
The Gift of the Magi…………………………………………………………………………………………6
Part 1……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6
Part 2……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7
Homework……………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
Unit 2. J.London………………………………………………………………………………………………...11
J.London. Biography………………………………………………………………………………………....11
Martin Eden………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11
Part 1………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
Part 2………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….13
Homework………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
Unit 3. M.Mitchell……………………………………………………………………………………………....11
M.Mitchell. Biography…………………………………………………………………………………….....11
Gone with the Wind……………………………………………………………………………………………11
Part 1………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
Part 2………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
Homework………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
Unit 4. B.Show……………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
B.Show. Biography………………………………………………………………………………………………..11
My Fair Lady…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11
Part 1………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11
Part 2………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11
Homework………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11
Unit 5. R.L.Stevenson…………………………………………………………………………………...11
R.L.Stevenson. Biography………………………………………………………………………......11
Treasure Island………………………………………………………………………………………………11
Part 1………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11
Part 2………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11
Homework………………………………………………………………………………………………………11
Предисловие
UNIT 1
O.HENRY
Фото
O. Henry (biography)
1862-1910
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O’Henry is pseudonym of William Sidney Porter, American writer, famous for his short stories. He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and left school in his midteens. He worked in different jobs: as a bank teller, as a journalist, etc/ He founded a comic weekly magaxine “The Rolling Stone” (1894-1895)and then wrote a humorous daily column for a solid magazine.
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1898 he was convicted of embezzlement committed during the years as a bank teller, and served a three-year term in the federal penitentiary, where, some biographers say, he started to write his short stories. After that he settled in New York City, and wrote short stories for the popular magazines of his day. His short stories are full of colourful details, humor and irony.
There is always a surprise at the end. These qualities as well as many others made his stories attractive to the present day.
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Упражнения к тексту
1. Read aloud. Mind your intonation.
2. Complete the sentences by quoting the text.
3. The teacher dictates the text. Put it down.
The Gift of the Magi
Part 1
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One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. And take a look at Della's home. A furnished flat at $8 per week and the income was $20 a week. Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses were greater. They always are. Only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim. She wanted to buy something nice for him, something fine.
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There were two possessions the family was proud of.One was Jim's gold watch that had been his father's and his grandfather's. The other was Della's hair. It was long and shining like a cascade of brown waters. The Queen of Sheba and King Solomon would have envied these possessions.
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Della put on her brown jacket and her brown hat and went out to the street. Where she stopped the sign read "A sign reads: 'Mme. Sofronie. Hair Goods Of All Kinds'. Madame, large, too white looked at her. "Will you buy my hair?" asked Della/ "I buy hair," said Madame. "Take your hat off and let's have a look at it." "Twenty dollars", said Madame, lifting the mass of Della's hair with a practiced hand. "Give it to me quick," said Della.
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She rushed to the stores for Jim's present. She found it at last. It was a platinum chain simple in design. It was worthy of Jim's watch. It was like him. Quietness and value—the description applied to both. Twenty-one dollars they took from her for it, and she hurried home with the 87 cents.