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General knowledge quiz
15* Below are names of some outstanding British and American men (and women) of letters. Can you identify them? Complete the table.
Willliam Shakespeare
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| Daniel Defoe
| | famous
| English
| author
| Jonathan Swift
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| Lewis Carrol
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| sci fi writer
| Rudyard Kipling
| | well-known
| American
| chirldren’s writer
| Mark Twain
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| detective novelis
| Lack London
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| shrot story writer
| Agatha Crtise
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| Scottish
| playwright
| George Wells
| | noted
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| humorist
| Robert Burns
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| novelist
| Allan Milne
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| Pamela Traverse
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| British
| essayist
| Jerome K.Jerome
| | renowned
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16* Now can you match them with their works? Add the beginnings.
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is the author of
is known as the author of
is famous for his/her book/s
wrote
| The Time Machine
Robinson Crusoe
Gulliver’s Travels
Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass
The Jungle Book (Mowgli)
Winnie-the-Pooh
Mary Poppins
My Heart’s in the Highlands
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The White Fang
Three Men in a Boat (To say Nothing of the Dog)
Romeo and Juliet
The Mousetrap
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17 Look at the stereotypical portraits of some English classics that can be found in English literature books and classrooms. What would your answer be if you were unexpectedly asked: “Who’s that, ma’am/sir?”
First, work out who is who and then act out a teacher-student interaction. There are names of the authors’ major or well-known works to help you.
1 David Copperfield
| 2 Oh , My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
| 3 Charles Harold’s Pilgrimage
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4. The Sandcastle
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5. The Citadel
| 6. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
| 7. The Time Machine
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8. Romeo & Juliet
| 9. The Canterbury Tales
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10. The Forsyte Saga
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11. The Picture of Dorian Grey
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12. Ivanhoe
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18 Besides stereotypical portraits, most English readings provide stereotypical pictures of writers’ characters, both famous and notorious. Look at those below and identify them.
1) 2)
3) 4)
5) 6) 7)
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