Знамениты и влюблены. Увлекательные истории для изучения английского языка

frəm skrætʃ] – начинать с нуля, с чистого листа

convince [kənˈvɪns] – убедить, уговорить

true calling [truːˈkɔːlɪŋ] – истинное призвание

creative insight [kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɪnsaɪt] – творческое озарение

come up with [kʌm ʌp wɪð] – придумать, сочинить

pawn [pɔːn] – закладывать в ломбард

persuade [pəˈsweɪd] – переубедить, уговорить

take charge (of) [teɪk ʧɑːʤ əv] – взять на себя ответственность

lose faith [luːz feɪθ] – потерять веру

manuscript [ˈmænjəskrɪpt] – рукопись

postage fees [ˈpəʊstɪdʒ fi: z] – почтовые расходы

become an overnight sensation [bɪˈkʌm ənˌəʊvərˈnaɪt senˈseɪʃn] – мгновенно стать сенсацией; неожиданно обрести знаменитость

recognition [ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn] – признание

fame [feɪm] – слава, известность

EXERCISES

Exercise 1.

1)В When and where was Gabriel Garcia MГЎrquez born?

2)В What was his nickname?

3)В Where did Gabo spend his early childhood?

4) Who was the most important person in Gabo’s life?

5) What was Gabo’s relationship with his grandparents?

6)В Why did Gabo move back in with his parents?

7)В When and where was Mercedes Barcha born?

8)В How would you characterize Mercedes Barcha?

9)В What did Mercedes look like?

10)В Where did the couple meet?

11)В How old were they when they first met?

12)В What was Gabo like? And what was Mercedes like?

13)В How long had Gabo and Mercedes known each other before they finally got married?

14)В When did Gabo and Mercedes finally get married?

15) How would you comment on the following statemen: “Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great”?

16)В Why did Gabo ask his wife to destroy all their love letters?

17)В How long did it take MГЎrquez to write his most famous novel One Hundred Years of Solitude?

18)В How long were they married?

19)В When did MГЎrquez die?

20) What were Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s most famous works?

Exercise 2.