1 Choose the correct words to complete the text. Tess: a story of innocence and revenge Who is the novel by? Tess of the d'Urbervilles' was (1) written / wrote by Thomas Hardy. When (2) was / were it published? It was first published in 1891, but it (3) censored / was censored because it challenged the conventions of society. What's it about? It's about Tess Durbeyfield, a country girl from a poor family. When she's 17 years old, Tess is seduced (4) by / for a man called Alec. She has a baby boy, but he dies when he's one week old. Later, Tess meets her true love, Angel, and they get married. But then Tess (5) is / are abandoned by her husband when he finds out that she had a baby. Does the story have a happy ending? Well, here's a clue: in the end, Alec (6) is / are killed! Is the book still popular now? It (7) considers / is considered one of the classics of English literature, and it (8) is / are often studied at school.
My Favourite Singer
My favourite singer is Max Korzh.
Max was born in Luninets, a town in Brest Region, in 1988. In 2012 he recorded his first album, "Animal World" ("Животный мир"). Since that time Korzh has recorded five albums and had more than 20 music videos released. Max has already received several music awards.
In my opinion, Max is the most popular Belarusian rap/hip-hop singer at the moment. We, teenagers, like his songs because he sings about problems that are important to us, about family, friendship, motivation in life and he finds simple words to describe these problems.