Краткий ответ
1. Vocabulary
- If you want to write a novel, you should have a strong imagination.
- Tom Sawyer and his friends were looking for adventure in the cave.
- Miss Marple is a fictional detective.
- The police started an investigation into the crime.
- Dr. Watson was Sherlock Holmes’ loyal friend.
- Colin Dexter created a fictional character that became popular with readers.
- Sherlock Holmes is famous for his neat appearance.
- The police try to solve the mystery of his disappearance.
2. Past Simple
- No, he lived in France.
- No, he read an adventure novel.
- No, he studied medicine.
- No, I bought a cape.
- No, I watched a comedy.
3. Reading
- Colin Dexter wrote the Inspector Morse novels.
- Morse worked with the Thames Valley Police in Oxford.
- He liked classic cars and classical music, but disliked spelling errors and bad grammar.
- Detective Sergeant Lewis was Morse’s faithful young partner.
- Yes, it was still popular.
Как это понять
- imagination — воображение, необходимое для написания романа;
- adventure — приключения;
- fictional — вымышленный;
- investigation — расследование;
- loyal — верный;
- created — прошедшая форма глагола create;
- appearance — внешность;
- mystery — тайна, загадка.
В упражнении 2 после Did в вопросе используется начальная форма глагола: Did he live? Но в кратком ответе действие ставится в Past Simple: he lived, he studied, I bought, I watched. У глагола read написание не меняется, но в Past Simple он произносится как /red/.
Ответы к чтению находятся прямо в тексте: нужно найти имя, место, любимые и нелюбимые вещи героя, его напарника и информацию о популярности сериала.
Проверка: в упражнении 1 использовано каждое слово из списка, а в упражнении 2 — каждая предложенная фраза по одному разу.
