Task 1. Answer the questions  1. Who is Mary Shelley?

2. What kind of woman was Mary Shelley?

3. When was Mary Shelley born?.

4. Who were Mary Shelley’s parents?

5. Why is she famous? 

6. Who did Marry Shelley marry?

7. How old was she when she got married?

8. Which two kinds of fiction did she help create?

9. By whom Marry Shelley was raised?

10. How old was she, when her father died?

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Derek: Hi, Sam. Haven't seen you for ages. How are you? 
Sam: Oh, Derek, is that you? It's been a long time since last summer. How are you?
Derek: I'm so happy to be back at camp. And how is your best friend Lucy? 
Sam: Oh, Lucy is great. She is in college now. She is studying English Literature at Princeton University. 
Derek: Wow! That's really far away. How do you keep in touch? 
Sam: We don't meet very often, but she writes lots of e-mails and I phone her regularly. I don't like e-mails. 
Derek: So where is she spending her summer? You always come to camp together. 
Sam: don't  you know her news?
Derek: No, what is it?
Sam: Lucy has found a summer job.
Derek: What does she do?
Sam: She works with children.
Derek: Is she a teacher?
Sam: Not really. Actually, she's a counsellor in our camp. So I see quite a lot of her these days.
Derek: How wonderful! 
Sam: Isn't it? You can go and talk to her. She welcomes new campers in their cabins. Goodbye then.
Derek: OK. See you soon!

February 14th is St Valentine's Day. On this day young people send cards or flowers to those whom they love.
ˈfɛbrʊəri ˈfɔːˈtiːnθ ɪz seɪnt ˈvæləntaɪnz deɪ. 
ɒn ðɪs deɪ jʌŋ ˈpiːpl sɛnd kɑːdz ɔː ˈflaʊəz tuː ðəʊz huːm ðeɪ lʌv. 

March 25th is s Mother's day' English people decorate their houses with flowers and cook a nice holiday dinner.
mɑːʧ ˈtwɛnti fɪfθ ɪz ɛs ˈmʌðəz deɪ ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈpiːpl ˈdɛkəreɪt ðeə ˈhaʊzɪz wɪð ˈflaʊəz ænd kʊk ə naɪs ˈhɒlədeɪ ˈdɪnə. 

On the morning of the 1st of April the English people play funny tricks. Most newspapers have at least one unlikely story.
ɒn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ ɒv ðə fɜːst ɒv ˈeɪprəl ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈpiːpl pleɪ ˈfʌni trɪks. 
məʊst ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəz hæv æt liːst wʌn ʌnˈlaɪkli ˈstɔːri. 

Halloween takes place on the 31st of October. At parties people dress up in strange costumes and pretend they are witches. They cut horrible faces in pumpkins and put a candle inside.
ˌhæləʊˈiːn teɪks pleɪs ɒn ðə ˈθɜːti-fɜːst ɒv ɒkˈtəʊbə. 
æt ˈpɑːtiz ˈpiːpl drɛs ʌp ɪn streɪnʤ ˈkɒstjuːmz ænd prɪˈtɛnd ðeɪ ɑːˈwɪʧɪz. 
ðeɪ kʌt ˈhɒrəbl ˈfeɪsɪz ɪn ˈpʌmpkɪnz ænd pʊt ə ˈkændl ɪnˈsaɪd. 

The 5th of November is Gue Fawkes Night.
ðə fɪfθ ɒv nəʊˈvɛmbər ɪz Gue fɔːks naɪt. 

On the 11th of November all English people remember those who died in the two world wars, in churches special services are held.
ɒn ði ɪˈlɛvnθ ɒv nəʊˈvɛmbər ɔːl ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈpiːpl rɪˈmɛmbə ðəʊz huː daɪd ɪn ðə tuː wɜːld wɔːz, ɪn ˈʧɜːʧɪz ˈspɛʃəl ˈsɜːvɪsɪz ɑː hɛld. 
26th of December is Boxing Day. People visit friends and relatives or watch one of the many sporting events.
ˈtwɛnti-sɪksθ ɒv dɪˈsɛmbər ɪz ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ. 
ˈpiːpl ˈvɪzɪt frɛndz ænd ˈrɛlətɪvz ɔː wɒʧ wʌn ɒv ðə ˈmɛni ˈspɔːtɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts.