1. Литературная гостиная «In the world of English literature»

2. «Except for a living man there is nothing more wonderful than books
«Except for a living man there is nothing more wonderful than books. They teach us and open their hearts to us as brothers».
Charles Kingsley

3. William Shakespeare

4. Robert Burns

5. Charles Dickens

6. Rudyard Kipling

7. Walter Scott

8. Daniel Defoe

9. Arthur Conan Doyle

10. Robert Louis Stevenson

11. Jonathan Swift

12. Oscar Wilde

13. Lewis Carroll

14. Charlotte Bronte

15. Agatha Christie

16. “Elementary, My dear Watson…”

19. “The Jungle book”

20. Robert Burns

21. “To be, or not to be, that is the question”. W. Shakespeare

23. Match: Charlotte Bronte a) “Treasure Island”
Charles Dickens b) “Robinson Crusoe”
Rudyard Kipling c) “Gulliver’s travels”
Conan Doyle d) “Romeo and Juliet”
Robert Louis Stevenson e) “Jane Eyre”
Jonathan Swift f) “The Jungle book”
Daniel Defoe g) “David Copperfield”
William Shakespeare h) “The Adventures
of Sherlock Holmes”
1-e, 2-g, 3-f, 4-h, 5-a, 6-c, 7-b, 8-d

24. The text is about . . .
The main idea of the text is . . .
The author starts telling us about . . .
The author starts/stresses/thinks/believes/describes . . .
The main characters are . . .
The author also says that . . .
According to the text . . .
The text goes on to say . . .
The conclusion
In conclusion . . .
The author comes to the conclusion that . . .
Your opinion
I found the text interesting/important/too hard to understand.
It’s worth reading.

25. True or False ? W. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon- Avon.
It’s true
Rudyard Kipling was born in England.
It’s false
W. Shakespeare acted in the famous Globe Theatre in London.

26. Rudyard Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907.
It’s true
R. Burns is well-known Scottish poet.
“Miss Marple” and “Hercule Poirot” are the main characters in Conan Doyle’s novels.
It’s false

27. Sherlock Holmes lives in Baker street in London.
It’s true
Arthur Conan Doyle was a teacher.
It’s false
“Hamlet” is a tragedy.

28. “Juliet” is a character of a comedy “A midsummer Night’s Dream”.
It’s false
“Romeo and Juliet” is a comedy.
“Treasure Island” was written by R. L. Stevenson.
It’s true