- •I am afraid not.
- •Topic 4
- •Topic 12
- •Topic 14
- •Topic 16
- •In the compartment
- •Topic 24
- •Topic 38
- •Topic 40
- •3. A sad story
- •4. What his life was worth
- •5. Не never heard her in "carmen"
- •6. A story about balzac
- •8. He was not sure ' about it
- •9. The letter-box key
- •12. Enrico caruso
- •14. A lover of music
- •15. A mistake
- •18. Henry hudson
- •19. Balzac and the thief
- •20. Larry and his friend
- •22. He can afford it
- •23. Л talkative woman
- •24. Too well
- •25. Jim, the killer After e. Frank Candlin
- •26. George brown After o. Henry
- •27. The valuable fence After h. A. Smith
- •28. His rich aunt
- •29. Houston
- •31. Fen I more cooper
- •32. Robin hood
31. Fen I more cooper
James Fcnimorc Cooper was born in America in 1789. He graduated from Yale University and entered the Navy in which he remained for three years.
His experience during these three years was of great value to him later as an author. He wrote his first novel which brought him success in 1822. It was called "The Spy". After that he wrote over thirty novels. Fcnimorc Cooper was a splendid story-teller. His talcs arc exciting and keep the reader in continual suspense.
Walter Scott influenced Cooper as a writer. He followed Scott's manner of writing and transferred the scene of adventures to America.
The chief characters in his talcs arc wild Indians.
James Fcnimorc Cooper died at the age of 62. It was in 1851. His novels have been translated into many foreign languages. They arc a great success with both teenagers and grown-ups.
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родился в; окончил Исльский университет; в течение трех лет; его опыт; в качестве автора; который принес ему успех; после этого; более тридцати романов; блестящий рассказчик; повлиял на Купера; перенес место действия; главные герои; в возрасте 62 лет.
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Where and when was Cooper born?
What university did he graduate from?
How long did he remain in the Navy?
When did he write his first novel?
How many novels did he write?
Why arc his talcs a great success?
Who influenced Fcnimorc Cooper?
In what country did he transfer the scene of adventures?
Who arc chief characters of his novels? 10. When did F. Cooper die?
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