Контроль навыков чтения для 9 класса

Контроль навыков чтения по английскому языку 9 класс.

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William Shakespeare.

Nowadays people seem to read newspapers mostly. Many people are fond of reading detective stories or spy thrillers. I myself prefer books about politics, history.

I enjoy reading books by such English writers as Charles Dickens, Walter Scott. My favorite writer is William Shakespeare, one of the outstanding personalities in the world literature.

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon not farm from London. His father, John Shakespeare, came to Stratford from a village and opened a shop there. He never became a rich man but at one time he was an important official in the city. William Shakespeare lived in Stratford until he was twenty-one. He got married and had three children. At the age of 21, William left Stratford for London to join a company of actors. William Shakespeare lived and worked in London for 25 years.

In all William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, 2 long poems, and a sonnet cycle of 155 small pieces.

William Shakespeare had a natural gift for comedy. In his comedies, William Shakespeare describes the adventures of young men and women, their love, friendship, happiness.

In England and other countries it is the highest honor for an actor to be invited to play in a comedy or tragedy by William Shakespeare. In the last 35 years all the plays by William Shakespeare have been filmed. Since 1879 Shakespeare’s Festival has been held every year at Stratford-upon-Avon.

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I read books about love and adventures.

I enjoy reading books by such English writers as A. Pushkin.

My favorite writer is William Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare lived in Stratford until he was twenty-six.

William Shakespeare lived and worked in London for 25 years.

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon not farm from Moscow.

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He got married and had three children .

Since 1879 Shakespeare’s Festival has been held every year at Stratford-upon-Avon.

His father, John Shakespeare , came to Stratford from a village.

He never became a rich man but at one time he was an important official in the city.

In the last 35 years all the plays by William Shakespeare have been filmed.

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Many people are fond of reading detective stories or spy thrillers.

My favorite writer is William Shakespeare, one of the outstanding personalities in the world literature.

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon not farm from London.

He got married and had three children.

In his comedies William Shakespeare describes the adventures of young men and women, their love, friendship, happiness.