Английский язык. Методические указания. Иванова С.Г. - 39 стр.

     - I hear that Decoration Day is marked on the last Monday of May. What is it
dedicated to?
     - Decoration Day is sometimes called Memorial Day. It is dedicated to those
who fell in the War of Independence, in World War I and World War II.
     - I see. The greatest holiday is July 4, isn't it?
     - Yes, it is. The Declaration of Independence was proclaimed in
Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 when the American colonies were fighting for
independence against England. July 4 has become the greatest holiday since.
     - What do the Americans mark on November 11?
     - November 11 is Veterans' Day. All Americans who died in the antifascist
struggle are honored.
     - It is so difficult for me to remember when Thanksgiving Day is celebrated.
     - That is a great holiday. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.
It has been celebrated since the autumn of 1621, that was the first harvest festival
in America.
     - You want to say that the Pilgrim Fathers celebrated the first harvest festival in
America.
     - That's exactly what I mean to say.
     - Don't you think that Christmas is a great holiday?
     - Christmas is a religious holiday. It is always celebrated on December 25.
Schools and colleges are closed between Christmas and New Year's Day. It is
customary to stay at home and spend time with one's families.
     - Thank you for the information.


      9 Unit 9 Mark Twain

      9.1 Read and translate the text

                              Mark Twain (1835-1910)

                                             All modern American literature comes from one
                                              book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.
                                                                         Ernest Hemingway

     Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His real name was Samuel Langhorne
Clemens. "Mark Twain" was his pen name. On the river Samuel often heard the
boatmen shout "Mark twain." This meant the water was twelve feet deep. When
Samuel began to write he chose for himself the name Mark Twain.
     Samuel Clemens was born in 1835 in a small town in the State of Missouri in
the USA. When the boy was five years old, he was sent to school. Little Samuel did
not like school, but he had many friends at school. Samuel was their leader. In sum-
mer, when school was over, the boys spent many happy hours on the Missouri River.
When he became a writer he wrote about his friends in his stories. Tom Sawyer was
very often a portrait of the writer; Huckleberry Finn was his friend Tom Blankenship;
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