Английский язык. Часть II. Коныгина Г.И - 17 стр.

2.   What kind of works did Jane Austen create in her adolescence?
a)   dramas and tragedies
b)   political pamphlets
c)   humorous and satirical writings

3.   What is the meaning of the word “juvenilia”?
a)   objects such as rings and necklaces that people wear as decoration
b)   writing, poetry, etc. produced by a writer when he/she was still young
c)   a young person who is guilty of committing a crime

4.   Why did Jane Austen write The History of England?
a)   to extravagantly enliven the real historical facts
b)   to precisely present information
c)   to undertake academic research

5.   What literary form did Jane Austen use to write her novel Lady Susan?
a)   an epistolary novel
b)   an essay
c)   a poetic ballad

6.   In her teens, how did Jane Austen intend to earn her living?
a)   by keeping parish register
b)   by being a lay preacher
c)   by writing books

7. According to the text, what was Austen’s attitude to popular sentimental
   fiction?
a) she admired it greatly
b) she mocked and ridiculed it
c) she diligently imitated it

Orally summarize the information about Jane Austen’s juvenile writings.
Read the following text. Some of the lines are correct and some have an ex-
tra word. Indicate the number of the line and the extra word. There is an
example at the beginning.

line 2 – from, line 4 – well, etc.

1.   During her lifetime, Austen's works brought her little fame and only a few
2.   positive reviews. Critics recognized from the writer’s homely realism as a
3.   refreshing change from the romantic melodrama then in vogue and welcomed
4.   blend of instruction well and amusement in her books. A solitary critical
5.   response in any way adequate to the nature of Austen's literary achievement
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