9 Match the title with the text. There is one extra title in the task.
1. The recording process
2. The name of the book comes to me
3. Trying to set things clear
4. Working for money
5. Writing a book
6. The history of success
7. The doubts about the project
8. Too expensive for me
A. The history of this book is now quite complicated. So every time I try to tell it I don’t tell it right. And when finally I tell it right, I’m misunderstood. So the publication of this edition seemed like a good opportunity to clear up some facts about this book.
B. It started when I was traveling in Austria as a hitch hiker. I didn’t buy a book ‘Europe on Five Dollars a Day’, because I didn’t have as much money as that for travelling. So I’ve borrowed from someone a very old copy of the ‘Hitch Hiker’s Guide to Europe’ which suited me well.
C. After I spent a day in Innsbruck, I went out into the countryside and lay down in the field. The stars came out and I thought, it might be good if someone would write a ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ as well. That’s how the idea of this book was born.
D. Then I was addressed by someone from BBC with an idea of making the radio series on science fiction. And that’s when the idea of this book popped up again in my mind. I think that the BBC’s officials hesitated a lot about this project but they had little choice for it has been started already.
E. When the script was ready, we started the recording. Sometimes we were working with the sound engineers for weeks to produce a single sound effect. Everyone complained that we are stealing their studio time and this was absolutely true. The budget of the series has grown up twice by that time.
F. In the meantime I was also writing for other radio series and editing the scripts for TV series. Of course it is very nice to be the author of some radio program and tell your friends that you are on the radio, but on the other hand that doesn’t bring you a lot of money at once.
G. The first episode went out on BBC Radio 4 on March 8, 1978. But it seemed to pass unnoticed for there was no publicity, no discussion in magazines and newspapers. So all we were doing seemed to be pointless. But then the book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” was published in England in September 1979 and appeared on the Sunday Times best-seller list at number one and just stayed there. That’s how it has got to be popular.
9 Сопоставьте Заголовок с текстом. В задаче есть одно дополнительное название.
1. Процесс записи2. Название книги приходит ко мне3. Пытаюсь все прояснить4. Работа за деньги5. Написание книги6. История успеха7. Сомнения по поводу проекта8. Слишком дорого для меня
О. История этой книги сейчас довольно сложная. Поэтому каждый раз, когда я пытаюсь сказать это, я не говорю это правильно. И когда, наконец, я говорю это правильно, меня неправильно понимают. Таким образом, публикация этого издания показалась хорошей возможностью прояснить некоторые факты об этой книге.
B. Это началось, когда я путешествовал по Австрии в качестве автостопщика. Я не покупал книгу "Европа на пять долларов в день", потому что у меня не было столько денег, сколько для путешествий. Так что я одолжил у кого-то очень старая копия руководство автостопщик туристы в Европу’, который подходит мне хорошо.
C. После того, как я провел день в Инсбруке, я отправился в сельскую местность и лег в поле. Звезды вышли, и я подумал, что было бы хорошо, если бы кто-то написал "путеводитель Автостопом по Галактике". Так родилась идея этой книги.
D. Затем ко мне обратился кто-то из BBC с идеей сделать радиопередачу по научной фантастике. И вот тогда идея этой книги снова появилась в моем сознании. Я думаю, что чиновники BBC сильно колебались в этом проекте, но у них не было выбора, потому что он уже начался.
Е. Когда сценарий был готов, мы приступили к записи. Иногда мы неделями работали со звукорежиссерами, чтобы создать единый звуковой эффект. Все жаловались, что мы воруем их студийное время, и это было абсолютно верно. Бюджет серии к тому времени вырос вдвое.
F. В то же время я также писал для других радиопередач и редактировал Сценарии для сериалов. Конечно, очень приятно быть автором какой-то радиопрограммы и говорить своим друзьям, что вы находитесь на радио, но с другой стороны, это не приносит вам много денег сразу.
Г. Первый эпизод вышел на радио Би-би-си 4 по 8 Марта 1978 года. Но это, казалось, прошло незамеченным, потому что не было никакой рекламы, никакой дискуссии в журналах и газетах. Так что все, что мы делали, казалось бессмысленным. Но тогда книга "путеводитель Автостопом по Галактике" была опубликована в Англии в сентябре 1979 года и появилась в списке бестселлеров Sunday Times под номером один и просто осталась там. Вот как это должно быть популярно.
2. If Melissa (didnt have/ hadnt had) an interview last Monday she (wouldnt have/wouldnt have had) a regular job now.
3. If Nick (didnt follow/hadnt followed ) his friends example, he (wouldnt be/wouldnt have been) a very good surgeon.
4. if the Hogs (didnt travel/hadnt travelled) in Africa about five years ago, their children (wouldnt know/wouldnt have known) so much about African fauna.
5. If I (werent/hadnt been) encouraged by my parents to do English when I was at school, I (wouldnt be/wouldnt have been) a successful translator.
6. James ambition has always been to become a singer. If he (didnt try/hadnt tried) to learn to sing when he was younger, he (would do/would have done) it now.
2. If Melissa (hadnt had) an interview last Monday she (wouldnt have) a regular job now.
3. If Nick (hadnt followed ) his friends example, he (wouldnt be) a very good surgeon.
4. If the Hogs (hadnt travelled) in Africa about five years ago, their children (wouldnt know) so much about African fauna.
5. If I (hadnt been) encouraged by my parents to do English when I was at school, I (wouldnt be) a successful translator.
6. James ambition has always been to become a singer. If he (hadnt tried) to learn to sing when he was younger, he (would doe) it now.
1). I _______ ( go ) to the new gym yesterday.
2). ______ ( you go ) on holiday last year?
3). My friend is a writer. He ______ ( write) many books.
4).”Is Sonia here?” “ No, she _______ ( not come) yet.
5). _________ ( you ever meet ) a famous person?
6). The weather _____ ( be ) good last week.
7). I _____ ( lose ) my keys. I can’t find them.
8). She ____ ( break ) her arm 2 months ago.
9). _____ ( you watch) a play yesterday?
10). James _____ ( never drive ) a car before.
11). Kathy travels a lot. She _______ ( visit) many countries.
12). I ______ ( not like ) the film I saw last night.
13). “ Have you seen Mary?” “ Yes, I _____ ( see ) her 2 minutes ago”
14). She _____ ( already meet ) her parents at the station.
15). Jim’s grandmother ______ ( die) in 2010.
1. went
2. Did you go
3. has written
4. is not come
5. Have you ever met
6. was
7. lost
1) l went to the new gym yesterday.
2) Did you go on holiday last year
3) he writes
4) hasnt. she has came yet
5) have you ever met
6) will be
7) l lost
8) she has broken
9) did you watch
10) незнаю
11) visits
12) l didnt like
13) have seen
14) has already met
15) незнаю
Exercise 1.
Fill in the gaps with one of the following words:
Dramatist, complex, heritage, staged, storytellers, writing plays, to summarize
William Shakespeare, the great English poet and (1) _____, was born in 1564 in the town of Stradford-on-Avon. There were no theatres in England then. Groups of actors travelled from town to town showing performances in the street. Sometimes actors came to Stradford-on-Avon The boy went to see all their shows and liked them very much. He wanted to became an actor. Sometimes he wrote little plays and (2) ______ them with his friends. When he was twenty one. William went to London. There he joined a group of actors. At first he only helped actors and then began (3) ______ for them. Soon Shakespeares plays were staged more and more and became famous.
Shakespeare had a great ability (4) _______ the wide range of human emotions in beautiful and laconic verses. His literary (5) _______ includes about 37 plays, 154 sonnets and some poems. He coined more than 1700 English words and created a lot of common expressions, which are widely used in modern English.
Shakespeare is often called one of the most remarkable (6) _______ that ever lived. He wrote comedies and tragedies, histories and romances which have become immortal.
He created a lot of great, memorable and (7) _______ characters like Hamlet, Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. Actors love playing Shakespearean characters – these roles are usually really difficult, but very rewarding. The role of Hamlet is often considered to be the top of an actor’s career.
1. dramatist
2. staged
3. writing plays
4. to summarize
5. heritage
6. storytellers
7. complex
William Shakespeare, the great English poet and (1) _dramatist,_, was born in 1564 in the town of Stradford-on-Avon. There were no theatres in England then. Groups of actors travelled from town to town showing performances in the street. Sometimes actors came to Stradford-on-Avon The boy went to see all their shows and liked them very much. He wanted to become an actor. Sometimes he wrote little plays and (2) __staged__ them with his friends. When he was twenty one. William went to London. There he joined a group of actors. At first he only helped actors and then began (3) __writing plays__ for them. Soon Shakespeares plays were staged more and more and became famous. Shakespeare had a great ability (4) ___to summarize__ the wide range of human emotions in beautiful and laconic verses. His literary (5) _heritage__ includes about 37 plays, 154 sonnets and some poems. He coined more than 1700 English words and created a lot of common expressions, which are widely used in modern English.
Shakespeare is often called one of the most remarkable (6) __storytellers___ that ever lived. He wrote comedies and tragedies, histories and romances which have become immortal.
He created a lot of great, memorable and (7) _ complex__ characters like Hamlet, Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. Actors love playing Shakespearean characters – these roles are usually really difficult, but very rewarding. The role of Hamlet is often considered to be the top of an actor’s career.
На каждое по 5 типов вопросов 1. The boy studies well. 2. My brother traveled by bus last summer. 3. We like our dinner. 4. I shall listen to the radio. 5. Ann reads a book in the library. 6. We go to the Institute every day. 7. They will see this film next week.
1 The boy studies well.
Does they study well?
Does boy study well or badly?
The boy studies well, doesnt he?
Who studies well?
2 My brother traveled by bus last summer.
Did my brother travel by bus last summer?
My brother traveled by bus last summer, didnt he?
Who traveled by bus last summer?
Did my brother travel by bus or by plane last summer?
When did my brother travel by bus?
3 We like our dinner.
We like our dinner, dont we?
Do we like our dinner?
Do we like our dinner or our lunch?
Who likes our dinner?
What do we like?
4 I shall listen to the radio tomorrow.
I shall listen to the radio tomorrow, shant I?
Shall I listen to the radio tomorrow?
Shall I listen to the radio or to music tomorrow?
Who shall listen to the radio tomorrow?
What shall I listen tomorrow?
5 Ann reads a book in the library.
Does Ann read a book in the library?
Ann reads a book in the library, doesnt she?
Does Ann read a book or journal in the library?
Who reads a book in the library?
What does Ann read in the library?
6 We go to the institute every day.
Do we go to the institute every day?
We go to the institute every day, dont we?
Who goes to the institute every day?
Do we go to the institute or work every day?
When do we go to the institute?
7 They will see this film next week.
They will see this film next week, wont they?
Will they see this film next week?
Who will see this film next week?
Will they see this film or book next week?
When will they see this film?