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William Shakespeare (1564-1616). English famouse poet and playwright. He wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23rd April 1564.

His father William was a successful local businessman, and his mother Mary was the daughter of a landowner.

His wife’s name was Anne Hathaway. They had three children, Susanna, Hamnet and Juliet. Their only son Hamnet died aged just 11. His works: Twelfth Night, Henry V, Romeo and Juliet,Macbeth

Hamlet, King Lear,Othello

Charles Dickens(1812 – 1870) was born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812. His parents were John and Elizabeth Dickens. Charles Dickens was novelist. He created some of the most memorable characters in English Literature. Novels included Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and David Copperfield.

Agatha Christie was an English writer of crime and romantic novels. She is best remembered for her detective stories including the two diverse characters of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Her books are the best selling writer of all time. Her works have been translated into more languages than any other individual writer. . She wrote 78 crime novels, 19 plays and 6 romantic novels under the name of Mary Westmacott. Her firest work was The Mysterious Affair at Styles, (1920).

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1.Do you know any famous American writers?

2.Do you know any famous English writers?

3.How do think is Mark Twain American writer?

4.How do think is Jack London American writer?

5.Is Agatha Christie an English writer or American?

6.What is James Hadly Chase? Is he a businessman?

7.What is William Shakespeare?

Is he an American writer?

8.Do you know any Jack London’s books?

9.Do you know any William Shakespeare’s plays?

10.Do you have any favourite books? What are they?

11.Do you know any detective stories written by English writes?

12.Do you know any novels written by American writers?

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I1) i need some milk from you. please, give me some. — мне надо молоко. дайте мне, . 2) give me some salt, please. — дайте мне соль, . 3) why didn’t you buy some bread? — почему ты не купил хлеб? 4) can i take some warm water? — не могу ли я взять немного теплой воды? 5)will you have some coffee? — будите кофе? 6) some of the the crop was damaged by rain. — часть урожая была повреждена дождем.7) i have no bag (= i haven’t a bag). — у меня нет сумки8) we had no time. — у нас не было времени.9) she didn’t make any mistakes. — она не сделала никаких ошибок.10) i don’t have any ink. — у меня нет чернила11) there is no water in my glass. have you got any? — в моем стакане нет молока. у тебя есть?