Культурология. Горелова А.В - 36 стр.

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gentry - 1. wellborn and well-bred people. 2. the class below the nobility. 3.
those who are not members of the nobility but are entitled to a coat of arms, esp.
those owning large tracts of land. - джентри, нетитулованное мелкопомест-
ное дворянство
walk out (on) – to leave unceremoniously, desert; покидать, оставлять,
бросать
1. Read the text. Make sure you understand it. Mark the following statements
true or false.
1. Margaret Mitchell was born in the UK.
2. “Gone with the Wind” was based on the stories Mitchell had heard about
the Civil War.
3. The film based on her novel was a huge box-office success.
4. Margaret Mitchell has written a sequel for “Gone with the Wind” titled
“Scarlett”.
2. Give the Russian equivalents of the following phrases:
to write a sequel
to be popular with the public
to marry for money
a stormy marriage
heroine
3. Give the English equivalents of the following phrases:
гражданская война
быть очарованным чем-л. / кем-л.
защищать
раб
быть влюбленным в кого-л.
4. Topics for discussion.
1. Margaret Mitchell’s biography.
2. Scarlett O’Hara and her “I’ll think about it tomorrow” lifestyle.
3. “Gone With The Wind” the movie.
4. Sequels to famous books written by another author.
3.5. Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Like that of her own character, Harry Potter, Joanne Kathleen Rowling's
life has the luster of a fairy tale. Divorced, living in a tiny Edinburgh flat with
her infant daughter, Rowling wrote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone at a
table in a cafe during her daughter's naps — and it was Harry Potter that rescued
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