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a) explain the words in bold. then match the underlined adjectives to their synonyms.
• well known
• unusual
• amazing
• clever
• ordinary
• loyal
b) use the underlined adjectives to describe other fictional characters.
sir arthur conan doyle was born in edinburgh, scotland in 1859. he studied medicine at the university of edinburgh. it was one of his professors that inspired him to create the most brilliant detective ever, sherlock holmes. holmes' extraordinary powers of observation help him solve the most mysterious cases with the help of his faithful companion, dr watson. holmes is very logical and extremely intelligent. he wears a cape and hat, smokes a pipe and uses a magnifying glass.
jules verne lived in nantes - on the west coast of france. he loved the sea, and when he was only 12, he tried to run away on a ship to the west indies. unfortunately for him, the sailors caught him and sent him home. jules had a great imagination and wrote several adventure stories and created mysterious characters like captain nemo. in twenty thousand leagues under the sea, captain nemo travels under the sea in his submarine, the nautilus. on his journeys he meets strange sea creatures and finds an underwater city.

1. Peter (was reading) by the fireplace when the door ( opened) and the maid (entered). The cook (followed) her. 2. When the mother (satisfied) herself that the children (were sleeping) peacefully in their beds, she (took) out the Christmas presents and carefully ( put) them into the stockings which (were hanging) at the beds. 3. If you ( ring) me up tomorrow, I (will tell) you all about it. 4. The lesson (has not yet begun), and the children (are talking) loudly in the corridor. 5. I (have lived) in St. Petersburg since 1991. 6. By the fifteenth of January the students (had passed) all the examinations. 7. The students (had written) the paper by dinner-time. 8. They (had been sailing) down the river for many hours before they ( came) to the village. 9. I (have not been) to my home town for five years. 10. The rain (had stopped) by the time we ( reached) home. 11. The message (arrived) five minutes after he (had left) the house. 12. It (was) nearly eleven o'clock when we ( began) doing this work. 13. At last the reply from my grandmother (had come), and my mother (told) me that she (would come) soon. 14. Here you (are) at last! I (have been waiting) for you for twenty minutes. Aren't you ashamed?

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior or simply Neymar - the young Brazilian talent. It is not unreasonable as one of the most promising budding footballers in the world. Surprised that in Brazil, a new wizard leather ball, it makes no sense: the annals of football is literally filled with the names of the Brazilian accent - Pele, Zico, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka ... The list is endless. Neymar is not the first year is a recognized master of dribbling and has the ability to accelerate quickly. The different planes of the young Brazilian is compared with the recognized soccer aces - Argentine Lionel Messi and legendary Pele. Do Neymar justify all hopes rested upon it, time will tell.