Дидактические материалы по теме «Famous English People. Arthur Conan Doyle» с иллюстрациями и тестовыми заданиями

Дидактические материалы по теме «Famous English People. Arthur Conan Doyle» с иллюстрациями и тестовыми заданиями

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Автор: Жигло И.В.

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       Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels              

The Hound of the Baskervilles.	Holmes, Helen Stoner and Watson. The Adventure of the Speckled Band.
James Ryder imploring Holmes for mercy. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.	The Sign of the Four.
	The Adventure of the Red-Headed League. Watson reading the newspaper to Holmes and Wilson.

Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes.  These stories are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Date of birth	May 22, 1859 (1949-01-12)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer, poet, doctor of medicine
Genres	Detective fiction, historical novels, non-fiction
Notable works	Stories of Sherlock Holmes The Lost World
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Vocabulary

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1. You use descent [dɪse̱nt] to talk about a person's family background, for example their nationality or social status. Syn: origin, ancestry

2. née [ne͟ɪ] (also nee) You use née after a married woman's name and before you mention the surname she had before she got married. Syn: born

3. Jesuit [ʤe̱zjuɪt] Иезуитский. [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Иезуиты]

Иезуи́ты -официальное название «Общество Иисуса»— монашеский орден Римско-католической церкви. Иезуиты занимались наукой, образованием. Члены Общества Иисуса наряду с тремя традиционными обетами (бедности, послушания и целомудрия) дают и четвёртый — безусловного подчинения папе римскому.

4. feature [fi͟:tʃə(r)], v. If someone or something features in something such as a show, exhibition or magazine, story, they are an important part of it.

5. to abandon, v.- Syn: give up, stop.

6. significant, adj.- Syn: notable, worthy of attention, remarkable.

 Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh to a father of Irish descent, Charles Altamont Doyle, and an Irish mother, née Mary Foley.

Charles Altamont Doyle, (1888)

Some information about Edinburgh

 It is the heart and the ancient capital of Scotland and one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Scotland is the land of mountains, lakes and romantic castles.

There are many interesting places and things in Edinburgh. The Forth Bridge is on the main road to the Highlands, an area of outstanding beauty, with a romantic past, and it is home of wildlife of all kinds.

The beautiful nature of Scotland and Edinburgh influenced Conan Doyle greatly.

 Some information about Conan Doyle

Conan Doyle was sent to the Roman Catholic Jesuit preparatory school at the age of 9. He then went on to Stonyhurst College

Stonyhurst College	University of Edinburgh

and left school in 1875. From 1876 to 1881, he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and received a medical degree. While studying, he also began writing short stories; his first published story appeared in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal before he was 20.

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal	The first significant work.

Conan Doyle set up an independent medical practice but it was not very successful; while waiting for patients, he began writing stories. His first significant work appeared in 1887 and featured the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes. So in 1890 he abandoned his medical practice and devoted his time to writing.

Sherlock Holmes (right) and Dr Watson	Conan Doyle's house in South Norwood, London.

Listening

Listen to the funny story about Conan Doyle and a taxicab driver; make up dialogues and role-play them.

 

A Joke on Conan Doyle.

Once a French taxicab driver had driven Sir Conan Doyle from the station to a hotel. The driver decided to play a joke on him. When the driver received his fare he said: “Merci, Mr. Conan Doyle.” “Why, how do you know my name?” asked Sir Arthur. “Well, Sir, I have seen in the papers that you were coming from the South of France to Paris. Your general appearance told me that you were English; your hair had been clearly cut by a barber of the south of France. I put these indications together and guessed at once that it was you.” That is very remarkable. Have you other evidence to go upon?”

“Well”, said the driver, “there was also the fact that your name was on your luggage.”

Speaking and writing.  Pair work.  Make up a dialogue between Conan Doyle and the cab taxi driver and role play it. Here is an example:

Cab taxi driver:	Conan Doyle:
Hello, Sir, can I help you?	Yes, sure.  Take me to the hotel, please.
Oh, yes, Sir, with pleasure!	******
*****	Thank you. Here is the fare.
Merci, Mr. Conan Doyle.	Why, how do you know my name?
Well, Sir, I have seen in the papers that you were coming from the south of France to Paris.	It’s very interesting. Go on!
Your general appearance told me that you were English.	Did it?
Besides, your hair had been clearly cut by a barber of the south of France.	You are very attentive, I should say!
I put these indications together and guessed at once that it was you.	Great! You have no other evidence to go upon?
Well, there was also the fact that your name was on your luggage.	You are really a great detective!

Answer the questions: (orally or in a written form)

What country did Conan Doyle live?

Was he a famous writer or a traveller?

What was Sherlock Holmes?

Where had a French taxicab driver driven Sir Conan Doyle from the station?

The driver decided to play a joke on him, didn’t he?

Did the cabman know who Conan Doyle was?

How did he know that?

All his life Conan Doyle liked sports; he skied, played golf and went in for boxing. He played football as a goalkeeper and was a keen cricketer. He was also an occasional bowler.

Name these kinds of sports.

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(From the Internet Resources)    [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle

После ознакомления с биографией К. Дойла, можно пройти авторский тест на сайте                  [http://beon.ru/tests/537-475.html]

Текст для аудирования -Я. В. Долгополова,  Easy Reading, Харьков, Ранок, Веста, 2002.

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