My Favourite Literary Character I am fond of reading and there are many literary characters that I like. Now I'f like to tell about one of them. She is Roksolana by Pavlo Zahrebelny. Some words about the author Pavlo Zahrebelny ( born on August 25, 1924 in Soloshyne village, Poltava region – died on February 3, 2009 in
Who is your favourite literary character? Robinson Crusoe, the main character of the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is my favourite literary character. Briefly about the Author Daniel Defoe (c. 1660 – 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, which
Lina Kostenko Lina Kostenko the most famous Ukrainian poetess, was born on 19 March 1930 in Rzhyshchiv, Kyiv oblast. She one of the earliest and most outstanding of the sixtiers (shistdesiatnyky), the Soviet Ukrainian writers of the post-Stalinist thaw. She studied at the Kyiv Pedagigical Institute and graduated from the Gorky Institute of Literature in Moscow in 1956. Her first poems were published
How to retell the text (article, extract, story) What is retelling for? Retelling is a great way to share information about a text with other people is a good way to remember what you’ve read helps to make sure that you really understand a text. Retelling is an important foundational skill for language learners. It
Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written early in his career about two young lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as
Enjoy reading the English tale about Lady Godiva Lady Godiva (in Old English Godgifu,meant "gift of God"; Godiva was the Latinised form) is a key figure in the history of Coventry, a city in England. The original Lady Godiva was an 11th century noblewoman married to Leofric, the powerful Earl of Mercia and Lord of Coventry. The
O'Henry Read and speak about O'Henry, gifted short story writer O. Henry was an American writer whose short stories are known for wit, wordplay and clever twist endings. He wrote nearly 600 stories about life in America. He was born William Sidney Porter on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina. His father, Algernon Sidney Porter,
Too Well Read "Too Well" after O’Henry O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. Miss Carrington was a famous actress. She began her life in a small village named Cranberry. But that was long ago. Now she was to perform the leading part in a new
Mark Twain Read and speak about Mark Twain, American writer and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, also known as Mark Twain, is one of America's most famous authors. His stories and novels are famous for their humor, vivid details, and memorable characters. His best-known works are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both classics
Read and speak about Lesia Ukrainka Lesia Ukrainka is one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers, best known for her poems and plays. She also was an active political, civil and feminist acitivist. Lesia Ukrainka was born on 25 February 1871 in Novohrad-Volynsky, and was the second child in the family. Her father, Petro Antonovych Kosach,
