It’s time to read the text about Daniel Defoe and his famous book “The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe”.
Text:
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was a famous English writer of the eighteenth century. He wrote his world-famous novel “The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” when he was nearly 60 years old.
The story of Robinson Crusoe was based on the real adventures of a sailor called Alexander Selkirk, who lived alone for four years on a desert island. The book, however, also contains a lot of incidents from the author’s imagination.
When the book was published in 1719, it immediately became popular. Defoe made his story so realistic that everyone believed it.
Defoe didn’t write his book for children. But every child now knows “Robinson Crusoe”, how he learned to catch goats and to make pots, how he made an umbrella and had hundreds of adventures.
Daniel Defoe wrote many other books, but for “Robinson Crusoe” he is called “the father of English prose”.
I. Контроль понимания содержания прочитанного текста.
Decide whether the following sentences are true or false (предложения переписываем полностью).
1) D. Defoe wrote his novels in the 19th century.
2) D. Defoe wrote his novel about R. Crusoe when he was 30.
3) The story of R. Crusoe is the author’s imagination.
4) The novel wasn’t popular in the 18th century, it became popular later.
5) D. Defoe didn’t write his book for children.
6) D. Defoe is called “the father of English prose” for his detective stories.
2. You will read the text and find answers to the questions (вопросы не переписывать, сразу ответы):
a) When did Daniel Defoe write his most famous novel?
b) Was the story based on real adventures?
c) What is the title of the book?

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