Question

1. Match the words to the definitions.

1) plot
2) protagonist
3) conflict
4) resolution
5) character
6) dilemma
7) conclusion
8) ambiguity

A) a decision based on all the information connected with a given situation
B) a series of events that form the story
C) a situation where there is more than one possible meaning
D) a situation where there are opposing ideas, feelings or wishes
E) a situation which creates a problem by offering more than one possible choice
F) a person in a story
G) the hero or the most important person in a story
H) the act of finding a solution to a problem or difficulty

2. Think back to a novel that you’ve recently read. Write an essay in 200–250 words, discussing the following points.

Describe the main conflict in the plot.
How do the protagonists try to resolve the key conflict?
What obstacles do they have to overcome? How successful are they?
Who is the chief protagonist? What is their main ambition?
How is the protagonist’s ambition connected to the main conflict?

Answer 1

1. Match the words to the definitions.

Ответ:

1) plot B) a series of events that form the story

2) protagonist G) the hero or the most important person in a story

3) conflict D) a situation where there are opposing ideas, feelings or wishes

4) resolution H) the act of finding a solution to a problem or difficulty

5) character F) a person in a story

6) dilemma E) a situation which creates a problem by offering more than one possible choice

7) conclusion A) a decision based on all the information connected with a given situation

8) ambiguity C) a situation where there is more than one possible meaning

Объяснение:

1) сюжет B) серия событий, которые формируют историю

2) главный герой G) герой или самая важная персона в истории

3) конфликт D) ситуация, в которой существуют противоположные идеи, чувства или желания

4) разрешение H) решение проблемы или затруднения

5) персонаж F) персонаж в рассказе

6) дилемма E) ситуация, которая создает проблему, предлагая более одного возможного выбора

7) заключение А) решение, основанное на всей информации, связанной с данной ситуацией

8) двусмысленность C) ситуация, когда существует более одного возможного значения