Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Mark Twain __________ (be) born in 1835 and _________ (die) in 1910. He is a famous American writer. He __________(write) books :“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer„, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn„ and “The Prince and the Pauper„. Mark Twain ___________(come) from a poor family. His father _________(die) when he __________ (be) 12. He _____________(leave) school and _________(work) as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River.

He __________(like) to listen to fishermen’s adventure stories. Later he _________(work) on a newspaper. In 1864 he _________(go) to California to find gold, but he didn’t have luck as a gold miner.

He ________________(travel) in Europe and __________(write) a book about his trips.

Mark Twain’s greatest book is “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn„ It is about the adventures of a boy on the Mississippi River. Children all over the world like to read about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.

Mark Twain’s real name _________(be) Samuel Clemens. He __________(choose) the name Mark Twain when he ____________(begin) to write.

1. New words:

was born [wɔz bɔ:n] родился

die [dai] умирать

famous [feiməs] знаменитый

adventure [ədvəntʃə] приключения

poor [puə] бедный

leave [li:v] покидать

river [rivə] река

listen [lisən] слушать

fisherman [fiʃəmən] рыбак

later[leitə] затем

newspaper [njuspeipə] газета

find[faind] находить

luck[lʌk] удача

gold miner [gəuld mainə] золотоискатель

travel [trəvl] путешествовать

trip [trip] поездка,путешествие

great [greit] великий

all over the world [ɔl ɔuvə θə wəld] по всему миру

real [riəl] настоящий

choose [tʃu:z] выбирать

when [wen] когда

begin [bigin] начинать

2. Put the verbs in brackets in Past Simple.

3. Find in text English equivalents for:

o Родился

o Из бедной семьи

o Бросил школу

o Работал в качестве пилота речного судна

o Любил слушать рыбаков

o Приключенческие истории рыбаков

o Работать в газете

o Искать золото

o Ему не везло

o Путешествовал по Европе

o Величайшая книга

o Выбрал имя

o Начал писать