Task 1. Read the short texts below and match a type of short story with extracts. 1. Horror story 2. Love story 3. Detective story 4. Ghost story 5. Fairy tale 6. fable 7. Science fiction 8. Adventure story
1. Horror story a) She waved her magic wand and suddenly the frog turned into a handsome prince
2. Love story b) He woke to see a shadowy figure in medieval clothes walking across the room. He went cold and tried to call out, but could not speak.
3. Detective story c) “Darling!” she whispered “I’ve waited all my life for you”
4. Ghost story d) The spaceship lowered itself into this red powdery planet which appeared to have people, no animals and no oxygen but which had a series of underground cities.
5. Fairy tale e) Watson looked first at Holmes and then at the gun on the table.
“I know who did it”, he said calmly.
6. Science fiction f) They set off on their way at down. The caves were not far away but the journey seemed long by horseback.
7. Adventure story g) Slowly, he opened the door and looked inside the room. The portrait on the wall ha a changed. It was now a mass of tangled branches and blood. He let out a loud scream and ran down the stairs.
1. Horror story a) She waved her magic wand and suddenly the frog turned into a handsome prince
2. Love story b) He woke to see a shadowy figure in medieval clothes walking across the room. He went cold and tried to call out, but could not speak.
3. Detective story c) “Darling!” she whispered “I’ve waited all my life for you”
4. Ghost story d) The spaceship lowered itself into this red powdery planet which appeared to have people, no animals and no oxygen but which had a series of underground cities.
5. Fairy tale e) Watson looked first at Holmes and then at the gun on the table.
“I know who did it”, he said calmly.
6. Science fiction f) They set off on their way at down. The caves were not far away but the journey seemed long by horseback.
7. Adventure story g) Slowly, he opened the door and looked inside the room. The portrait on the wall ha a changed. It was now a mass of tangled branches and blood. He let out a loud scream and ran down the stairs.
Объяснение: