10. Put the sentences in perfect order and make a story about Alex Haley and his ancestors, “Roots”. 1. Alex Haley, a black American writer, wrote a book about his family. The book was called “Roots”. 2. Two hundred years later, in 1967, Alex Haley, Kunta Kinte’s great-great-great grandson went to Africa. 3. When he was a boy, his grandmother, aunt and uncles told him about their family. 4. Kunta Kinte never saw his home again. 5. Kunta Kinte was a cook in the doctor’s home. 6. Alex’s great-great-great grandfather lived in a village in Africa. His name was Kunta Kinte. 7. Kunta Kinte escaped but his master caught him and cut off Kunta Kinte’s foot. 8. He found the village and his long lost African relatives again. 9. One day when he was sixteen four men captured him. They took him to America in a ship and they sold him as a slave. 10. The master’s brother, Doctor William Waller, was shocked by cruelty of his brother. 11. Kunta Kinte married Bell, one of the doctor’s slaves. 12. Some of the masters were very cruel and a lot of slaves ran away. 13. He bought Kunta Kinte and he worked in the doctor’s garden. 14. They had a daughter called Kizzy.

Перевод задания: Расположите предложения в правильном порядке и составьте рассказ об Алексее Хейли и его предках — «Корнях».

Последовательность: 1, 3, 6, 9, 4, 13, 5, 10, 11, 14, 12, 7, 2, 8.

Alex Haley, a black American writer, wrote a book about his family. The book was called “Roots”. (Алекс Хейли, чернокожий американский писатель, написал книгу о своей семье. Она называлась «Корни».)

When he was a boy, his grandmother, aunt and uncles told him about their family. (Когда он был мальчиком, бабушка, тётя и дяди рассказывали ему об их семье.)

Alex’s great-great-great-grandfather lived in a village in Africa. His name was Kunta Kinte. (Пра-пра-пра-прадедушка Алекса жил в африканской деревне. Его звали Кунта Кинте.)

One day, when he was sixteen, four men captured him. They took him to America in a ship and sold him as a slave. (Однажды, когда ему было шестнадцать лет, его схватили четверо мужчин. Они увезли его на корабле в Америку и продали в рабство.)

Kunta Kinte never saw his home again. (Кунта Кинте больше никогда не увидел родной дом.)

He bought Kunta Kinte, and Kunta worked in the doctor’s garden. (Он купил Кунту Кинте, и тот работал в саду доктора.)

Kunta Kinte was a cook in the doctor’s home. (Кунта Кинте был поваром в доме доктора.)

The master’s brother, Doctor William Waller, was shocked by his brother’s cruelty. (Брата хозяина, доктора Уильяма Уоллера, потрясла жестокость его брата.)

Kunta Kinte married Bell, one of the doctor’s slaves. (Кунта Кинте женился на Белл, одной из рабынь доктора.)

They had a daughter called Kizzy. (У них родилась дочь по имени Киззи.)

Some of the masters were very cruel, and a lot of slaves ran away. (Некоторые хозяева были очень жестоки, и многие рабы убегали.)

Kunta Kinte escaped, but his master caught him and cut off Kunta Kinte’s foot. (Кунта Кинте сбежал, но хозяин поймал его и отрубил ему ступню.)

Two hundred years later, in 1967, Alex Haley, Kunta Kinte’s great-great-great-grandson, went to Africa. (Двести лет спустя, в 1967 году, Алекс Хейли, пра-пра-пра-правнук Кунты Кинте, отправился в Африку.)

He found the village and his long-lost African relatives again. (Он снова нашёл деревню и своих давно потерянных африканских родственников.)