2. a. Read an adapted version of an extract from Matilda by Roald Dahl and complete the gaps with the appropriate
modals that express ability (can, be able to and their
forms).
Matilda’s brother was a perfectly normal boy but
his sister, as I said, was different. By the age of one
and a half she 1. … speak perfectly well and she
Communicative area: inferring meaning from
context, speaking about abilities / possibilities
in the past
Active vocabulary: to borrow, to return, to learn
by heart; a chatterbox, a cover, a grown-up, a
teenager
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knew as many words as most grown-ups. The parents
called her a noisy chatterbox and used to tell her
that small girls should be seen and not heard.
By the time she was three,
Matilda had taught herself to
read by studying newspapers and
magazines that lay around the
house. At the age of four, she
2. … read fast and well and she
naturally began looking for books. The only book in
the house was something called Easy Cooking. When
Matilda had read it from cover to cover and had
learnt all the recipes by heart, she decided she wanted
something more interesting.
“Daddy”, she said, “do you think you could buy me
a book?”
“A book?” he said. “What do you want the book for”?
“To read, Daddy.”
“What’s wrong with the telly? We’ve got a lovely
telly and now you come asking for a book! You’re
getting naughty, my girl!”
Nearly every weekday afternoon Matilda was left
alone in the house. Her brother (5 years older than
her) went to school. Her father went to work and
her mother went out playing bingo in a town 8 miles
away. So, Matilda 3. … do anything she liked. On the
day when her father had refused to buy her a book,
Matilda set off all by herself to the public library in
the village. When she arrived, she introduced herself
to the librarian, Mrs Phelps. She asked if she could sit
a while and read a book.
“Would you like me to help you find a nice one with
lots of pictures in it?”
“No, thank you,” Matilda said. “I’m sure I 4. … find
a book myself.”
From then on, every afternoon, as soon as her
mother had left for bingo, Matilda would go down to
the library. The walk took her only ten minutes and
then she 5. … sit in a cosy corner for two hours reading
one book after another.
“I’m wondering what to read next,” she said one
day. “I’ve finished all the children’s books.”
“You mean you’ve looked at the pictures?”
“Yes, but I’ve read the books as well.”
Mrs Phelps was surprised.
“Exactly how old are you, Matilda?” she asked.
“Four years and three months,” Matilda said.
“What sort of book would you like to read next?”
she asked.
Matilda said:
“I would like a really good one that grown-ups read.
A famous one. I don’t know any names.”
“Try this,” Mrs Phelps said at last. “It’s very
famous and very good. If it’s too long for you, just
let me know and I’ll find something shorter and a bit
easier.”
2. Fantasy, а не fantastic)
3. It came out on November 4, 2001.
4. It was directed by four directors: Chris Columbus (1–2 parts), Alfonso Cuarón (3rd part), Mike Newell (4 part) and David Yates (5–8 parts).
5. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson as the three leading characters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, and Dame Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall. Richard Harris, who played the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore, died on 25 October 2002 causing the role to be re-cast for the third instalment, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. David Heyman and director Alfonso Cuarón chose Michael Gambon to portray the character of Dumbledore, which he did for all succeeding films. Notable recurring cast members include Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick, Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, Brendan Gleeson as Alastor Moody, Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley, Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley, Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew, David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney, Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley, and Julie Walters as Molly Weasley.
6. Plot of the first part of Harry Potter: The life of ten-year-old Harry Potter cannot be called sweet: his parents died as soon as he was one year old, and from his uncle and aunt who took the orphan into foster care, he only gets pokes and slaps on the head. But on Harry's eleventh birthday, everything changes. A strange guest who unexpectedly appears on the doorstep brings a letter from which the boy learns that in fact he is a purebred wizard and accepted into Hogwarts - the school of magic. And in a couple of weeks, Harry will be racing on the Hogwarts Express train towards a new life, where incredible adventures, loyal friends and, most importantly, the key to unraveling the mystery of his parents' death await him.
7. Тут я честно не знаю как ответить, напиши, что все части очень крутые)) либо напиши, какая тебе больше всего понравилась)
8. I myself have watched all parts of Harry Potter series and it is my personal opinion that these movies are worth watching if you have interest in magical powers and the fantasy at all.
9. I would definitely recommend these films to the teenagers who are fans of fantasy, it is certainly worth watching! (all 8 movies).
1) What will your dream holiday look like? My dream holidays will be in Spain, where I will go for a summer holiday with my family.
2) Where would you like to go? I would like to visit Madrid because its architecture is very beautiful and I will enjoy it.
3) Why will you choose this place? I will choose this place because it is not so far, also weather and people will be nice.
4) What kind of activites can you do there? Who will you go with? I can go sightseeing and visit museums and parks. I will go there with my parents and brothers.