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ERNEST HEMINGWAY

Ernest Hemingway was one of the great American writers of the twentieth century. He was born on 21 July 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, the second of six children. His family was strict and very religious. His father taught his children a love of nature and the outdoor life. Ernest caught his first fish at the age of three, and was given a shotgun for his twelfth birthday. His mother taught him a love of music and art. At school, he was good at English and wrote for the school newspaper. He graduated in 1917, but he didn't go to college. He went to Kansas City and worked as a journalist for the Star newspaper. He learned a lot, but left after only six months to go to war.

Hemingway was fascinated by war. He had wanted to become a soldier, but couldn't because he had poor eyesight. Instead, in the First World War, he became an ambulance driver and was sent to Italy, where he was wounded in 1918. After the war he went to live in Paris, where he was encouraged in his work by the American writer Gertrude Stein. In the 1930s, he became a war correspondent in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Many of his books were about war. His most successful book, For Whom the Bell Tolls, was written in 1940 and is about the Spanish Civil War. Another novel, A Farewell to Arms, is about futility of war.

Hemingway's success in writing was not mirrored by similar success in his personal life. He married for times. His first wife divorced him in 1927. He immediately married again and moved to Key West, Florida, where he enjoyed hunting fishing, and drinking, but he also suffered from depression. This wasn't helped when, in 1928, his father committed suicide. Hemingway's health was not good and he had many accidents. Two more marriages failed and he began to drink heavily. In 1954, he survived two plane crashes. In October of the same year he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, but he was too ill to receive it in person.

His final years were taken up with health problems and alcohol. He began to lose his memory and he could not write any more. On Sunday, 2 July 1961, Hemingway killed himself with a shotgun, just as his father had done before him.

Уровень A

Put the words in order to make special questions and find the answers in the text:

1.        he /where /when /was/ and/ born?

2.        family /like /was/ what/ his?  

3.        was /what /given/ twelfth/ for/ he/ his/ birthday?

4.        school /did/ do/ he /after /what /finishing?  

5.        fascinated /what /he/ by/ was?  

6.        become/ why/ he /a soldier/ didn`t?

7.        after /he/ where /go /the /did/ war?

8.        who/ by/ was/ encouraged/ he/ his/ in /work?

9.        he /what/ did /Spanish Civil War/ do /during/ the/ and/ World War II?  

10.         what /successful /was /most/ his /book?  

11.         about / is /what /his /successful/most /book?  

12.         marry /did /how many times/ he?

13.         enjoy /what/ Key West /did /doing /he /in?  

14.         in /happened/ what/ October 1954?  

15.         die/ when /how/ did /and /he?  

Уровень B

Complete special questions about the life of Ernest Hemingway:

16.        Where and when……………………………………..?  He was born on 21 July 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois.

17.        What …………………………………….like?  His family was strict and very religious.

18.        What …………………………………….for his twelfth birthday?  He was given a shotgun for his twelfth birthday.

19.        What…………………………………………..school?  He went to Kansas City and worked as a journalist for the star newspaper.

20.        What…………………………………………by?  Hemingway was fascinated by war.

21.        Why………………………………….a soldier?  He couldn`t become a soldier because he had poor eyesight.

22.        Where…………………………………..after the war?  After the war he went to live in Paris.

23.        Who……………………………..………by?  He was encouraged in his work by the American writer Gertrude Stein.

24.        What…………………………and World War II?  He was a war correspondent in the Spanish Civil War and World War II.

25.         What………………………………… book?  His most successful book was For Whom the Bell Tolls.

26.         What…………………………………………about?  The book is about the Spanish Civil War.

27.         How many…………………………………………….?  He married four times.

28.         What…………….enjoy……………………?  He enjoyed hunting, fishing and drinking in Key West.

29.         What……………………………..in October 1954?  In October 1954 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.

30.         When and how did……………………………………..?  He killed himself with a shotgun in 1961.

Уровень С

Make special questions to the sentences about the life of Ernest Hemingway:

1.        He was born on 21 July 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois.

2.        His family was strict and very religious.

3.        He was given a shotgun for his twelfth birthday.

4.        He went to Kansas City and worked as a journalist for the star newspaper.

5.        Hemingway was fascinated by war.

6.        He couldn`t become a soldier because he had poor eyesight.

7.        After the war he went to live in Paris.

8.        He was encouraged in his work by the American writer Gertrude Stein.

9.        He was a war correspondent in the Spanish Civil War and World War II.

10.         His most successful book was For Whom the Bell Tolls.

11.         The book is about the Spanish Civil War.

12.         He married four times.

13.         He enjoyed hunting, fishing and drinking in Key West.

14.         In October 1954 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.

15.         He killed himself with a shotgun in 1961.