1 You are going to read part of a novel by a famous English writer. Read about her life and complete the fact sheet.
II
George Eliot (1819–1880) was the pen name of the English writer
Mary Ann Evans. She grew up in the countryside and was very
close to her older brother Isaac. When she was 16, her mother
died and Mary left school to look after her family for the next
14 years. When her father died in 1849, she moved to London,
where she organised a magazine and wrote articles for it. Ten
years later, the first of her seven novels appeared. A lot of the George Eliot
ideas in The Mill on the Floss (1860) came from her own life.
That was long ago. I was walking down the street. Suddenly a huge dog appeared in front of me. I got very scared. The dog came around, sniffed, and growled. Suddenly it lunged forward and grabbed my leg. I felt strong pain in my right leg. I managed to escape from its teeth and I ran away as fast as I could. The leg, however, was very painful later, but the bite was not serious.
Это было очень давно. Я шел вниз по улице. Внезапно передо мной появилась огромная собака. Мне стало очень страшно. Пес подошел поближе, принюхался и зарычал. Внезапно он рванулся вперед и схватил меня за ногу. Я почувствовал сильную боль в правой ноге. Мне удалось вырваться из его зубов, и я побежал так быстро, как только мог. Нога, правда, потом сильно болела, но укус был несерьезный.
That was long ago. I was walking down the street. Suddenly a huge dog appeared in front of me. I got very scared. The dog came around, sniffed, and growled. Suddenly it lunged forward and grabbed my leg. I felt strong pain in my right leg. I managed to escape from its teeth and I ran away as fast as I could. The leg, however, was very painful later, but the bite was not serious.
Это было очень давно. Я шел вниз по улице. Внезапно передо мной появилась огромная собака. Мне стало очень страшно. Пес подошел поближе, принюхался и зарычал. Внезапно он рванулся вперед и схватил меня за ногу. Я почувствовал сильную боль в правой ноге. Мне удалось вырваться из его зубов, и я побежал так быстро, как только мог. Нога, правда, потом сильно болела, но укус был несерьезный.