- •Передмова
- •Lesson 1
- •Reading Exercises:
- •II. Speaking Exercises:
- •III. Writing exercises:
- •Lesson 2
- •Reading Exercises:
- •II. Speaking Exercises:
- •III. Writing exercises:
- •Lesson 3 The Reading Module
- •Reading Exercises:
- •II. Speaking Exercises:
- •III. Writing exercises:
- •Lesson 4
- •The Reading Module
- •Reading Exercises:
- •II. Speaking Exercises:
- •III. Writing exercises:
- •Lesson 6
- •The Reading Module
- •Reading Exercises:
- •II. Speaking Exercises:
- •III. Writing exercises:
- •Reading Exercises:
- •II. Speaking Exercises:
- •III. Writing exercises:
- •Reading Exercises:
- •II. Speaking Exercises:
- •III. Writing exercises:
- •II. Speaking Exercises:
- •III. Writing exercises:
- •Reading Exercises:
- •II. Speaking Exercises:
- •III. Writing exercises:
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Reading Exercises:
Exercise 1. Read and memorize using a dictionary:
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Conformity hypocrisy bigotry greed absurd illogical unreasonable meaningless contributors flourish essence phenomenon(a) Universe incomprehensive estranged experience flamboyant |
Exercise 2. Answer the questions:
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What was the most memorable literary form of the Post War period?
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The works of what writers influenced the development of American critical realism?
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What writers were the first to protest against the atmosphere of conformity?
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What writer tried to explore the psychology of youth?
Exercise 3. Match the left part with the right:
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1 During the 1950s a war Rind of drama began |
a) that he Americans were becoming a nation of conformists with no fixed standards or beliefs |
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2. The critical realistic literature differed
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b) to represent an entire period in time, but the Beat Generation in our literature was small. |
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3. Some philosophers concluded
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c) greatly from that of the previous writers such as Irving, Cooper and Longfellow. |
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4. The term “Beat Generation” came |
d) to reach the theatres in Europe |
Exercise 4. Open the brackets choosing the right word.
In early 1950s are (characterized/described) in English literature by a new (interest/curiosity) in drama that resembles a (similar/like) in the theatre of America.
THE SPEAKING MODULE
II. Speaking Exercises:
Exercise 1. Describe the following words using suggested words and expressions.
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Absurd(theatre) |
Lost(generation) |
angry |
Beat(generation) |
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foolishly illogical unreasonable
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producing desired not bewildered helpless effect |
feeling showing dissatisfied discontented
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disillusioned members philosophical detachment social freedom affirming |
Exercise 2. Ask questions to the given answers:
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Question: ___________________________________________ ?
Answer: The key words for understanding of the absurdism are divorce, separation and loss.
Question: ___________________________________________ ?
Answer : Fitzgerald was the first writer to describe the decadence and spiritual hollowness of that time.
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Question: ___________________________________________ ?
Answer: The phrase “Beat Generation” was invented by Jack Kerouac in 1948.
THE WRITING MODULE
III. Writing exercises:
Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with the suggested words:
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English-speaking appreciation scandal awarded dramatic novels dramatic benefited |
Beckett had found a big ________ public that had never read his _________.Controversy and ________surrounded the _______works of Becket, but he also _________from the _________in literary critics and directors. He was________the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969.
Exercise 2. Pick out synonyms from the text and explain the differences between them.
Exercise 3. Make up a plan to the text.
Exercise 4. Find derivatives in the text.
Exercise 5. Compose a story on one of the topics :
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The best-known figure of the Beat writers in prose.
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What is the difference between two trends in literature -critical realism and romanticism?
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The novel with a philosophical tendency.