II. Vocabulary. 1. Complete the text using the words: died, childhood, novelists, age, was inspired. Charles Dickens is one of the best known and best loved of all English 1. _____. He was born in Portsmouth in 1812. The little boy was very talented. He learned to read at an early 2. _____ and read many books in his 3. _____. When he was six, he saw a play by Shakespeare in the theatre and he 4. _____ by this play. The great writer 5. _____ in 1870 at the age of fifty-eight.

Перевод задания: Дополните текст, используя слова: умер, детство, романисты, возраст, был вдохновлён.

Charles Dickens is one of the best known and best loved of all English novelists. He was born in Portsmouth in 1812. The little boy was very talented. He learned to read at an early age and read many books in his childhood. When he was six, he saw a play by Shakespeare in the theatre and he was inspired by this play. The great writer died in 1870 at the age of fifty-eight.

Чарльз Диккенс — один из самых известных и любимых английских романистов. Он родился в Портсмуте в 1812 году. Мальчик был очень одарённым. Он научился читать в раннем возрасте и прочитал много книг в детстве. Когда ему было шесть лет, он увидел в театре пьесу Шекспира, и эта пьеса вдохновила его. Великий писатель умер в 1870 году в возрасте пятидесяти восьми лет.