Lesson (102)

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I. Read the following biographies of famous British writers and do the exercises below
(Przeczytaj biografie pisarzy brytyjskich i wykonaj ęwiczenia)
A
Jane Austen was born 1ÈÈÈ. 16 December 1775 in the village of Steventon 2 ÈÈÈ.
Hampshire. She was 3 ÈÈÈ. of eight children of a clergyman and grew 4 ÈÈÈ. in a
close-knit family. She began to write as a teenager. In 1801 the family moved to Bath. After
the death of Jane's father in 1805 Jane, her sister Cassandra and their mother moved several
times eventually settling in Chawton, near Steventon.
Jane's brother Henry helped her negotiate with a publisher and her first novel, 'Sense and
Sensibility', appeared in 1811. Her next novel 'Pride and Prejudice', which she described 5
ÈÈÈ. her "own darling child" received highly favourable reviews. 'Mansfield Park' was
published in 1814, then 'Emma' in 1816. 'Emma' was dedicated to the Prince Regent, an
admirer of her work. All of Jane Austen's novels 6 ÈÈÈ. published anonymously.
B
John Keats was born on 31 October 1795 in London. His father worked at a stable, but died in
1804. His mother 1È., but died of tuberculosis in 1810. Keats was educated at a school in
Enfield. When he left at 16, he was apprenticed to a surgeon. He 2 È. his first poems in 1814.
In 1816, he abandoned medicine to concentrate on poetry. His first volume of poetry was
published the 3 È. year. This was the 4 È. of Keats' most creative period. He wrote, among
others, 'The Eve of St Agnes', 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci', 'Ode to a Nightingale' and 'To
Autumn'. The group of five odes, which include 'Ode to a Nightingale', are ranked among the
5 È. short poems in the English language. From September 1819, Keats produced little more
poetry. His 6 È. difficulties were now severe. He became engaged to Fanny Brawne, but with
no money there was little prospect of them marrying. Early in 1820, Keats began to display
symptoms of tuberculosis. In September, Keats and his friend Joseph Severn left for the
warmer weather of Italy, in the hope that this would improve Keats' health. Keats died in
Rome on 23 February 1821.
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C
Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair on 25 June 1903 in eastern India, the son of a British
colonial civil servant. He was educated in England and, after he left Eton, joined the Indian
Imperial Police in Burma, then a British colony. He resigned in 1927 and decided to become a
writer. In 1928 he moved to Paris where lack of success as a writer forced him into a series of
menial jobs.
An anarchist in the late 1920s, in the 1930s he began to consider himself a socialist. Late in
1936, Orwell travelled to Spain to fight for the Republicans against Franco's Nationalists.
Between 1941 and 1943, Orwell worked on propaganda for the BBC. In 1943, he became
literary editor of the Tribune, a weekly left-wing magazine. By now he was a prolific
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journalist, writing articles, reviews and books.
In 1945, Orwell's 'Animal Farm' was published. A political fable set in a farmyard but based
on Stalin's betrayal of the Russian Revolution, it made Orwell's name and ensured he was
financially comfortable for the first time in his life. 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' was published four
years later. Set in an imaginary totalitarian future, the book made a deep impression, with its
title and many phrases - such as 'Big Brother is watching you', 'newspeak' and 'doublethink' -
entering popular use. However, Orwell's health was deteriorating and he died of tuberculosis
on 21 January 1950
1. Match the words with their Polish translations. PoþĢcz wyrazy z ich polskim
tþumaczeniem
1)
village
2)
clergyman
3)
close-knit
4)
settle
5)
admirer
6)
stable
7)
tuberculosis
8)
apprentice
9)
surgeon
10)
abandon
11)
severe
12)
engaged
13)
display
14)
civil servant
15)
menial
16)
prolific
17)
fable
18)
betrayal
19)
ensure
20)
deteriorate
a.
bliska
b.
wielbiciel
c.
opuszczaę
d.
pogarszaę siħ
e.
osiedlaę siħ
f.
zarħczony
g.
pþodny
h.
czelaniczyę
i.
pracownik paıstwowy
j.
zapewniaę
k.
bajka
l.
wieĻ
m.
stajnia
n.
chirurg
o.
ostry
p.
okazywaę
q.
fizyczny
r.
gruŅlica
s.
duchowny
t.
zdrada
2. Complete the gaps in text A with one word each. Uzupeþnij luki w tekĻcie A
pojedynczymi sþowami
1.
ÈÈÈ.
2.
ÈÈÈ.
3.
ÈÈÈ.
4.
ÈÈÈ.
5.
ÈÈÈ.
6.
ÈÈÈ.
3.
Complete the gaps in text B with words formed from the given ones. Uzupeþnij luki w
tekĻcie sþowami utworzonymi od podanych
1.
ÈÈÈ.
2.
ÈÈÈ.
3.
4.
ÈÈÈ.
5.
ÈÈÈ.
6.
2
ÈÈÈ.
ÈÈÈ.
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4. Find in text C words which are described by the definitions: ZnajdŅ w teĻcie C sþowa,
ktre odpowiadajĢ poniŇszym definicjom
1.
to become a member of an organization, society, or group
2.
when there is not enough of something, or none of it
3.
information which is false or which emphasizes just one part of a situation, used by a
government or political group to make people agree with them
4.
an area surrounded by farm buildings
5.
a time when people change a ruler or political system by using force or violence
6.
not real, but produced from pictures or ideas in your mind
7.
based on a political system in which ordinary people have no power and are
completely controlled by the government
5. Use some of the words form exercise 4 to complete the sentences. Zastosuj sþowa z
ęwiczenia 4 do uzupeþnienia poniŇszych zdaı
1.
Too many teachers are treated with a ÈÈÈ of respect
2.
They have started a ÈÈÈ campaign against Western governments
3.
The role of women has changed since the ÈÈÈ
4.
You can enjoy a sport without ÈÈÈ a club or belonging to a team
5.
As she listened, she played an ÈÈÈ piano on her knees
6. Read the biographies again and answer the questions about the authors. Przeczytaj
tekst i odpowiedz na pytania dotyczĢce autorw
Which of the authors (A, B or C):
1.
was not born in England? ÈÈ...
2.
moved to a different country? ÈÈ...
3.
was a child of a pastor? ÈÈ...
4.
was interested in politics? ÈÈ...
5.
didnÓt sign their books with their real names? ÈÈ...
6.
wrote poetry? ÈÈ...
7.
had a father who worked with horses? ÈÈ...
8.
suffered from unfulfilled love? ÈÈ...
9.
planned to have a different job? ÈÈ...
10.
died of tuberculosis? ÈÈ...
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II. Match the idiomatic expressions with life with their definitions. PoþĢcz wyraŇenia
idiomatyczne z ich definicjami
1.
be somebody's (whole) life
a.
your life and physical health - used
especially when this is threatened
in some way
b.
to make someone feel very
frightened
c.
to suddenly start working
d.
used to tell someone that you think
they are boring and should find
more exciting things to do
e.
someone who enjoys social
occasions and is fun and exciting to
be with
f.
to be the most important thing or
person to someone
g.
used when you are relaxing and
doing something you enjoy
2.
come to life
3.
the life and soul of the party
4.
life and limb
5.
get a life!
6.
this is the life
7.
scare the life out of somebody
III. Complete the sentences with phrases from exercise II. Uzupeþnij zdania
wyraŇeniami z ęwiczenia II
Music is Laura's ÈÈÈ
Finally the car ÈÈÈ
She risks ÈÈÈ every day in her job as an undercover investigator.
Ah, ÈÈÈ! Lying on the beach, sipping cool drinks.
You guys should just stop complaining and ÈÈÈ
Don't do that! You ÈÈÈ of me!
IV. Put the periods in life in the right order on the timeline. UþŇ okresy Ňycia we
wþaĻciwej kolejnoĻci na linii Ňycia
elderly
adult
newborn
infant
adolescent
toddler
child
baby
middle-aged person
senior citizen
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 timeline
È. È. È. È. È. È. È. È. È. È.
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Key
I
1.
1.
l
2.
s
3.
a
4.
e
5.
b
6.
m
7.
r
8.
h
9.
n
10.
c
11.
o
12.
f
13.
p
14.
i
15.
q
16.
g
17.
k
18.
t
19.
j
20.
d
2.
1.
on
2.
in
3.
4.
up
5.
as
6.
3.
1.
re-married
2.
wrote
3.
following
4.
beginning
5.
greatest
6.
financial
4.
1.
join
2.
lack
3.
propaganda
4.
farmyard
5.
revolution
6.
imaginary
7.
totalitarian
5.
1.
lack
2.
propaganda
3.
revolution
4.
joining
5.
imaginary
6.
1.
C
2.
B C
3.
A
4.
C
5.
A C
6.
B
7.
B
8.
B
9.
B C
10.
B C
II.
1.
f
2.
c
3.
e
4.
a
5.
d
6.
g
7.
b
III.
1.
whole life
2.
came to life
3.
life and limb
4.
this is the life
5
one
were
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