English writers. Мартемьянова Н.В. - 5 стр.

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astrologer named Isaac Bickerstaff to ridicule John Partrige, a popular astrologer and
almanac writer of the time. Swift satirized Partridge by publishing his own improbable
predictions, including a prediction of Partridge’s own death. Swift then published a
notice that Partridge had died, which many people believed.
    Swift wrote a great deal of poetry and light verse. Much of his poetry is humorous,
and it is often sharply satirical as well. But many of his poems, both comic and serious,
show his deep affection for his friends.
    Swift’s personality. Whether Swift hated humanity or whether hemocked people to
reform them is still disputed. But there are some things Swift clearly either hated or
valued. He hated those who attacked religion, particularly when they pretended to be
religious themselves. He also hated the tyranny of one nation over another. Above all,
he hated false pride - the tendency of people to exaggerate their accomplishments and
overlook their weaknesses. Swift valued liberty, common sense, honesty, and humility.
His writings - whether bitter, shocking, or humorous - ask the reader to share these
values.

Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks.
1       Find in the texts A, B, C the English for:
шедевр, высмеивать, знатный, священник, влиятельный, мастерство, приводить
в уныние, злоупотребление, ухудшаться, волнующий, крошечный, совершить
побег, поведение,
необычный, утверждать, побуждать, надоедливо, благоразумный, жестокий,
хвастаться, мудрость, преувеличивать, достоинства, скромность.
2      Choose the right word from the texts A.
1) Swift was deeply __________ about the welfare and behaviour of the people of his
time.
    A worried
   B concerned
   C disturbed
2) Swift graduated _______ Trinity College in Dublin.
    A from
   B into
   C out of
3) In 1700 Swift became _______ of a small parish in Laracor.
   A clergyman
   B priest
   C pastor
4) Queen Anne _____ Swift’s political work in 1713.
   A recognised
   B noticed
   C marked
5) The Whig Party won _____ of the government that year.
   A power
   B control