4. Reading Exercises:

Exercise 1. Read and memorize using a dictionary:

Approximately, event, sorrow, defense, novel, landscape, description, situation, picturesque, custom, habit, language, dialogue

Exercise 2. Answer the questions:

1. What makes Walter Scott’s language interesting?

2. What was Walter Scott’s first historical romantic novel?

3. Why can we call Shelly a romanticist?

4. Why was Byron often been called a poet of “world sorrow”?

Exercise 3. Match the left part with the right:

1. Byron fights	a)one of the most popular English poets at home and abroad
2. The central conflict of the novel lies	b) continually against his opponents Morality and Society.
3. Byron remains	c) faith in the power of love and good will.
4. Shelly never lost	d) in the struggle of Anglo-Saxons against the Norman barons .

Exercise 4. Open brackets choosing the right word

In 1816 Byron (wrote/published) his (famous/popular) “Song for the Luddites” is which he (called upon/appeal) the people (to revolt/to oppose) their (tyrants/despots). It is (considered/believed) one of the first revolutionary (songs/compositions) in English classical poetry.

THE SPEAKING MODULE

II. Speaking Exercises:

Exercise 1.describe the following words using the suggested words and expressions:

Creator	Author	Custom	Habit
Person To make Applying Imagination Some Artistic Technique	A person Profession Making Originating	Generally Accepted Convention	Tendency To repeat Behavior Degree Automation

Exercise 2. Ask questions to the given answers:

1. Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer : Walter Scott’s influence cam be seen in the historical novels of almost every nation.

2. Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer: Shelley gives the Greek myths his own interpretation.

3. Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer: Byron’s bright characters, beautiful pictures of nature and brilliant satirical power melodious verse will be admired by many generations to come.

THE WRITING MODULE

III. Writing exercises:

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the suggested words:

Great, define, change, beginning, century, fired by, liberty, world

The historical period of Romanticism _____ as 1798-1832 was a period of economic political and scientific_______ . In the ____ of the 18^th _____, _______ ideas of personal and political ____ and the energy of the natural ____.

Exercise 2. Pick out synonyms from the text and explain the differences between them.

Exercise 3. Make up a plan of the text.

Exercise 4. Find derivatives in the text.

Exercise 5. Compose a story on one of the topics:

1. The prerequisites of appearing Romanticism

2. The main idea of “ Song for the Luddites”

3. Shelley’s place in English literature