Examination card №12
I. Read and translate the text.
William Shakespeare
There have been many great writers in the history of English literature, but
there is no doubt about which writer was the greatest. Many people consider
William Shakespeare to have been the best writer who ever lived.
Shakespeare’s most famous plays include Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth,
Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, and Julius Caesar. Usually, Shakespeare did not
invent the stories that he told in his plays. Instead, he wrote his plays using
stories that already existed. However, Shakespeare’s plays told these stories
in a more interesting way than ever before. Some of the stories were
tragedies, some were comedies, and some described historical events.
In his plays, Shakespeare revealed a very wide knowledge of many areas of
life. The characters in his plays discuss many different topics, often with the
knowledge of experts. But what is even more impressive about these plays is
Shakespeare’s use of the English language. His vocabulary was very large,
and Shakespeare seems to have introduced many words to the language! Also,
many of the phrases that are said by Shakespeare’s characters are now used in
everyday conversation. Today, writers often use quotations from
Shakespeare’s plays in their own works.
But perhaps even the most impressive features of Shakespeare’s plays are
the characters within them. The many characters in his plays seem very
different from each other, but they seem very realistic. The emotions they
feel, the words they say, and the actions they perform are all easily
understood. Many people who watch one of Shakespeare’s plays will find that
they know people who remind them somewhat of the characters in those
plays.
II. Put a question to a sentence
1. He will tell us about his work.
2. She has some flowers.
3. He has lived in England for fifty years.
My favorite sport is football. I like watching all international matches. There are several football players that I admire, but my favorite one is Lionel Messi.
He is an Argentinean footballer, who currently plays for the Barcelona and Argentine national team. He was the best player in the world for a number of years.
Lionel Messi was born in June 1987 in the city of Rosario, in Argentina. He has two brothers and a sister. Two of his cousins are also footballers. His father’s family comes from Italy, but the ancestors moved to Argentina in 1883.
Messi stared playing football when he was 5 years old
His father, a factory worker, was his first coach. Messi’s grandmother wanted him to become a footballer and she herself brought Lionel to sport club trainings. Later on Lionel often devoted his first goals to her.
When the boy was 11 his family moved to Barcelona. At 13 Lionel became a member of «Barcelona» club team to which he belongs up to now. He is married and has two sons.
At the age of 21 he received his first FIFA World Player of the Year nomination. He is also the holder of an Olympic gold medal and many other international awards. In my opinion, his talent, courage and strong-willed character are worth admiring.
Leonel Messi is a great man who achieved everything with his work and the work of people close to him. Despite the many obstacles that appeared on his way, he continued to walk in front of his dream of becoming a football player. He never backed down, trained hard and that's why he succeeded. Leonel built his career, started a family, became successful, but none of this would have happened if he had not continued to follow his dream. People like Leonel Messi should be looked up to and taken as an example.
перевод :
Леонель Месси великий человек , который добился всего своим трудом и трудом близких ему людей. Не смотря на множество приград которые появлялись у него на пути ,он продолжал идти в перед к своей мечте стать футболистом . Он никогда не отступал , упорно тренировался и поэтому у него все получилось . Леонель построил свою карьеру , завел семью , стал успешным ,но ничего этого не было если бы он не продолжал следовать за своей мечтой .
На таких людей как Леонель Месси нужно равняться и брать их в пример .