номер 1, страница 65 - гдз по английскому языку 5 класс учебник Goldstein, Jones

Reading A biography

1 You are going to study part of a story by the British writer, Arthur Conan Doyle. Read the text about his life. Which famous characters did he write about? Do you know anything more about them?

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. At university he studied to become a doctor, and he also started writing short stories. He was soon more successful as a writer than as a doctor. In 1886 he wrote his first story about a detective and his friend. These were Doyle's most famous characters: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Doyle wrote 56 stories about them and they were extremely popular. Doyle died in England in 1930. But today Holmes and Watson are still appearing in films, novels and TV programmes.

Reading A story

1 In this text Doctor Watson is telling the story. Read the first part of the text quickly (paragraphs A–D). What kind of story is it?

a love story a travel diary a mystery story

a comedy a science fiction story

Get Reading

The first time you read a text, read it quickly, without stopping. Don't worry if there are parts you don't understand or words you don't know. Keep reading! Try to get a general idea of what the text is about.

A When I got to the top of the hill the sun was already going down. The hillsides below me were golden-green on one side and grey shadow on the other. There was no sound and nothing moved on the moor.* One great grey bird flew over my head. He and I seemed to be the only living things between the blue sky and the empty land. But down below me there was a circle of old stone huts.* One of these still had enough roof to keep a person dry when the weather was bad. My heart jumped as I saw it. This must be the stranger’s hiding place – I could now find out his secret! 5

B A little path through the rocks took me down to the door. Everything was quiet. The man might be waiting inside, or he might be outside on the moor. I closed my hand on the gun in my pocket, walked quickly to the door and looked in. The hut was empty.

C But I was right. This was the place where the man lived. Some blankets in a corner showed me where he slept. I could see the ashes of a fire in the old fireplace. Next to it there were some cooking pots and a bucket of water. Empty tins* were lying on the floor, so I knew that someone had used the place for several days. An old table stood in the middle of the hut, and on this I found a small bag. Inside there was some bread, some tins of meat and two tins of fruit. 10

D Then I noticed a piece of paper under the bag. I picked it up and read it. It said, 'Dr Watson has gone to Coombe Tracey.' This secret man was collecting information about me! Who was he? What was he doing here? Was he my enemy? I knew I could not leave the hut until I had answers to these questions. 15

Adapted from The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

*moor батпақ – болото

*hut лашық – лачуга

*tin қаңылтыр құты – жестяная банка

Вы собираетесь изучить отрывок из рассказа британского писателя Артура Конан Дойла. Прочитайте текст о его жизни. О каких известных персонажах он писал? Знаете ли вы что-нибудь еще о них?

Ответ:

1 Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about the famous characters Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Yes, I know that Sherlock Holmes is a brilliant detective who lives at 221B Baker Street in London. He solves complicated mysteries with his friend Dr. Watson and plays the violin.

Артур Конан Дойл писал о знаменитых персонажах Шерлоке Холмсе и Докторе Ватсоне. Да, я знаю, что Шерлок Холмс — гениальный детектив, который живет в Лондоне на Бейкер-стрит, 221Б. Он распутывает сложные загадки со своим другом доктором Ватсоном и играет на скрипке.

В этом тексте историю рассказывает Доктор Ватсон. Быстро прочитайте первую часть текста (параграфы A-D). Что это за история?

Ответ:

1 It is a mystery story.

Это детективная история.