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Прочитайте текст и ответте на вопросы: a) When did Daniel Defore write his most famous novel?b) Was the story based on real adventuresc) What is the title of the bookDaniel Defoe (1660—1731) was a famous English writer. He wrote his world famous novel "The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe when he was nearly 60 years old.The story of Robinson Crusoe was based on the real adven¬tures of a sailor called Alexander Selkirk who had lived alone for four years on a desert island. The book, however, also contains a lot of incidents from the author's imagination (фантазия).When the book was published in 1719, it immediately (немедленно) became popular. Defoe made his story so realistic (достоверный) that everyone be¬lieved it.Defoe didn't write his book for children. But every child now knows "Robin-son Crusoe", how he learned to catch goats and to make pots (горшки), how he made an umbrella and had hundreds of adventures.Daniel Defoe wrote many other books, but for "Robinson Crusoe" he is called "the father of English prose

Answer 1

1/when he was nearly 60 years old.

2/yes - it was based on the real adventures of a sailor

3/The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Answer 2

Here are the answers to your questions:

a) Daniel Defoe wrote his most famous novel "The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" in 1719, when he was nearly 60 years old.

b) The story of Robinson Crusoe was based on the real adventures of a sailor called Alexander Selkirk who had lived alone for four years on a desert island. The book, however, also contains a lot of incidents from the author's imagination.

c) The title of the book is "The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe".