This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 100 стр.

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6. provide information f. to investors

7. give awards g. awards

8. express opinions h. for excellence

2) Fill in the gaps with the correct words to complete each sentence

Columbia University also gave Pulitzer Prizes 1) ____ honor a play, poetry,

books, and music. Suzan-Lori Parks became the first African American woman to

win the Pulitzer Prize 2)______ drama. Her play, “Topdog/Underdog”, is about the

tense 3) ______ loving relationship between two African American brothers 4)_____

live together. Carl Dennis won the poetry award for “Practical Gods.” Mister Dennis

is a professor 5) _______ the State University of New York in Buffalo. Critics have

praised his work 6) _____ wise and often deeply emotional.

David McCullough won the Pulitzer Prize for biography, the story 7) ______ a

person’s life. His book, ”John Adams”, tells 8) ______ America’s second president.

It describes the marriage 9) ______ John and Abigail Adams. It also tells about

Mister Adams’s great skills 10) ______ a diplomat.

5 FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES

1. Think of a prize similar to the Pulitzer Prize awarded in Russia for excellence in

newspaper reporting, books, poetry, drama and music.

2. Give a presentation about it.