I've recently read a book, which has made a very deep impression on me. It is named "Gone with the Wind" The author of the book is Margaret Mitchell. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in a family of the president of the Atlanta Historical Society.
All the family was interested in American history and she grew up in an atmosphere of stones about the Civil War.
After graduating from the college Margaret Mitchell worked for a time for the Atlanta Journal. In 1925 she got married. In the following ten years she put on paper all the stories she had heard about the Civil War.
The result was Gone with the Wind. It was first published in 1936 and became the talking point of all America.
In 1939 the book was made into a highly successful film. Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable played the leading roles. Vivien Leigh won the Oscar. Everyone loved her high-spirited and beautiful heroine, Scarlett O'Hara.
The story is set around the time of the American Civil War (1861-1865), when the Southern states went to war with the North to defend their way of life.
It was a way of life in which rich gentry lived in large houses and owned huge areas of land, cultivated by black slaves. Scarlett O'Hara was born in one of those rich houses.
But "Gone with the Wind" is also about a love triangle. While Scarlett loves the quiet, gentlemanly Ashley Wilkes, the wild and decidedly ungentlemanly Rhett Butler is in love with her.
Not so long ago, in 1991, a publishing company asked Alexandra Ripley, a historical novelist, to write the continuation of the story. Her novel "Scarlett" was not in the same class as the original. Critics have been writing very bad reviews of "Scarlett" but the book is popular with the public.
1.Do you not read the book,isn't it?
2.What do you think about my proposal? Tell me honestly, was I wrong?
3.They finished writing an article in the morning or evening?
4 He was not at the meeting, isn't it?
5. Who invites guests to a party?
6. What happened to us?
7. Did you like the movie?
8. You work on Mondays?
9. What do you like about me?
10. How will the future look?
11. But she loves you, right?
12. I didn't say that, isn't it?
13. You need money, right?
14. Jane knows about your new job?
15. They are ready for the ride?
16. How did you meet her?
17. What makes you laugh?
18. Who took my book?
19. His friends just returned from Paris, isn't it?
20. Whoever wants to be first?
<span>1...It's much quicker if you go by train (точно в учебнике было написано a lot of?)
2...It's easier if you get a direct flight
3...The Bay Hotel is more expensive but it's more comfortable
4...I like travelling by train but flying is more exciting)
5...Can I take your rucksack? It's bigger than mine
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Экскюз ми? Айм лукинг фо тавер бридж.Кулд ю тел ми вэ ит из плыз? Итс джяст ин фронт оф ю!Лук! Экскюз ми, кэн ю тел ми вэ зе нэрэст бус стэйшэн из? Ноу,айм эфрэйд ай кэнт. Юд бэтэр аск а полысмэн.
1) They said that they had sold thier house 5 years before
2) The guest said that he was leaving the following day
3) Mother said that he would certainly be happy when he gets the present
4) His friend said that he was not right then
5) The judge said that he could see his\her point
6) He said that he loved rock<em> (правда, исходя из контекста в данном случае можно и пренебречь согласованием времен. Корректнее будет "he said that he loves rock")</em>
7) His dad said that he had ordered two pizzas
8) Their teacher said that they would have a test
9) His\Her said that she had done that work
10) Tom said that the cat was sleeping
