Listen to the texts and match them with the titles. There is one title you do not need to use Script Text 1 Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" is one of the greatest pieces of imaginative literature in the world. It was written in medieval England before the invention of the printing press and first existed in 84 manuscript copies. Later "The Canterbury Tales" became one of the first books William Caxton printed on his newly-invented printing press. Chaucer's original plan was to tell about 120 stories told by different people during their journey from London to Canterbury. Actually, Chaucer composed only 24 tales but they remain some of the most enjoyable works of the world literature. Text 2 One of the greatest tragedies by William Shakespeare is "Macbeth". The name of the play comes from the name of the main character. Macbeth is introduced to us as a powerful general who has covered himself with glory and shown great personal courage. He is also exceedingly ambitious. At the same time this ambitious and courageous man of action has the imagination of a poet. His imagination is the best of him, which finally makes him understand the horror of his own crime. Text 3 The famous English poet William Blake was a talented artist. Blake composed his beautiful poems and illustrated them himself with an original process he developed. Blake wrote the poems in his own handwriting and reproduced each illustrated page by hand. As a result his books looked like illustrated manuscripts of medieval times. After the age of 60 Blake gave up poetry in favour of painting. In his later years he illustrated works of such great poets as Dante and Chaucer. Text 4 George Noel Gordon, Lord Byron hated despotism and tyranny in any form. In 1823 he joined the Greek war for independence from the Turks. He spent a lot of time and money supplying the Greeks with weapons and dreamed to take part in the military actions personally. But before he found himself on battlefield, he got ill and died at the age of 36. He had always known that he would die young. Text 5 Charles Lamb was a Londoner. London was the centre of his world: there he lived, worked and died. He felt unhappy only when his friends took him for visits to the country. People remember him as an easy-going and a very kind man. His personal life was rather tragic. He wasn't able to get a university education due to a health problem and had to take a job as a clerk. Lamb began to find himself as a writer rather late in life. His first book appeared when he was 48 years old. He wrote both for grown-ups and for children. One of his most popular books is probably "Tales from Shakespeare" in which he retells Shakespearean plays for young children. Text 1 Text 2 Text 4 Text 5 Text 3 The Evil Ambitions Don't Bring Happiness to the Poetic Heart Freedom Fighter's Short Life A British Talent Adapting Classics for Youngsters The Middle-Ages Masterpiece: Not Finished but Printed out From Writing to Painting

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Listentothetextsandmatchthemwiththetitles.Thereisonetitleyoudonotneedtouse

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Chaucer's "CanterburyTales" isoneofthegreatestpiecesofimaginativeliteratureintheworld.ItwaswritteninmedievalEnglandbeforetheinventionoftheprintingpressandfirstexistedin84manuscriptcopies.Later "TheCanterburyTales" becameoneofthefirstbooksWilliamCaxtonprintedonhisnewly-inventedprintingpress.Chaucer'soriginalplanwastotellabout120storiestoldbydifferentpeopleduringtheirjourneyfromLondontoCanterbury.Actually, Chaucercomposedonly24talesbuttheyremainsomeofthemostenjoyableworksoftheworldliterature.

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OneofthegreatesttragediesbyWilliamShakespeareis "Macbeth".Thenameoftheplaycomesfromthenameofthemaincharacter.Macbethisintroducedtousasapowerfulgeneralwhohascoveredhimselfwithgloryandshowngreatpersonalcourage.Heisalsoexceedinglyambitious.Atthesametimethisambitiousandcourageousmanofactionhastheimaginationofapoet.Hisimaginationisthebestofhim, whichfinallymakeshimunderstandthehorrorofhisowncrime.

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ThefamousEnglishpoetWilliamBlakewasatalentedartist.Blakecomposedhisbeautifulpoemsandillustratedthemhimselfwithanoriginalprocesshedeveloped.Blakewrotethepoemsinhisownhandwritingandreproducedeachillustratedpagebyhand.Asaresulthisbookslookedlikeillustratedmanuscriptsofmedievaltimes.Aftertheageof60Blakegaveuppoetryinfavourofpainting.InhislateryearsheillustratedworksofsuchgreatpoetsasDanteandChaucer.

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GeorgeNoelGordon, LordByronhateddespotismandtyrannyinanyform.In1823hejoinedtheGreekwarforindependencefromtheTurks.HespentalotoftimeandmoneysupplyingtheGreekswithweaponsanddreamedtotakepartinthemilitaryactionspersonally.Butbeforehefoundhimselfonbattlefield, hegotillanddiedattheageof36.Hehadalwaysknownthathewoulddieyoung.

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CharlesLambwasaLondoner.Londonwasthecentreofhisworld: therehelived, workedanddied.Hefeltunhappyonlywhenhisfriendstookhimforvisitstothecountry.Peoplerememberhimasaneasy-goingandaverykindman.Hispersonallifewasrathertragic.

Hewasn'tabletogetauniversityeducationduetoahealthproblemandhadtotakeajobasaclerk.Lambbegantofindhimselfasawriterratherlateinlife.Hisfirstbookappearedwhenhewas48yearsold.Hewrotebothforgrown-upsandforchildren.Oneofhismostpopularbooksisprobably "TalesfromShakespeare" inwhichheretellsShakespeareanplaysforyoungchildren.

Text 5	A British Talent Adapting Classics for Youngsters
Text 2	Freedom Fighter's Short Life
Text 4	The Evil Ambitions Don't Bring Happiness to the Poetic Heart
Text 1	The Middle-Ages Masterpiece: Not Finished but Printed out
Text 3	From Writing to Painting

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