Match each time expression with its definition.
1) AD
2) BC
3) a century
4) a millennium
5) a decade
6) a fortnight
7) the 1800s
8) for ages
a) two weeks
b) ten years
c) from 1800-1899
d) a thousand years
e) a hundred years
f) after the birth of Christ
g) a long period of time
h) before the birth of Christ
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1 Read the text and answer the following questions.
1 How old was Arthur Conan Doyle when he started studying at a Jesuit school? he was nine years old
2 Who was the inspiration for the character of Sherlock Holmes? Professor Dr. Joseph Bell
3 What was Arthur Conan Doyle's first job? he worked as a doctor aboard Mayumba, a ship travelling from Liverpool to Africa
4 How many books about Sherlock Holmes did Arthur Conan Doyle write? about sixty
5 How many daughters did Arthur Conan Doyle have? two (one with Louisa Hawkins and one with Jean Leckie)
6 What does Professor Challenger find in South America? living prehistoric animals
7 What was the last book about Sherlock Holmes? The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
2) Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Arthur Conan Doyle came from a poor family. F (his parents were rich)
2 Doyle's father had some problems with drinking. T
3 Doyle's mother liked books and told her son interesting stories. T
4 Doyle went to university with other famous writers. T
5 The Sign of Four was the first book about Sherlock Holmes. F (A Study in Scarlet was the first Sherlock Holmes book)
6 Doyle's second wife died of tuberculosis. F (his first wife died of tuberculosis)
7 Arthur Conan Doyle wrote some books about spiritualism. T
This is Timmy's room. Look! That's his computer and this is his desk. It's brown and red. And look at his toys!
That's his train and this is his car. It's funny! It looks like a big frog.
1.brown
2. red
3. frog
Перевод.
Посмотрите на комнату Тимми и заполните текст:
Это Комната Тимми. Смотрите! То его компьютер, a это его стол. Он коричневый и красный. А посмотрите на его игрушки! То его поезд, а это его машинка. Она забавная! Она выглядит как (большая) лягушка.