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a) explain the words in bold. then match the underlined adjectives to their synonyms.
• well known
• unusual
• amazing
• clever
• ordinary
• loyal
b) use the underlined adjectives to describe other fictional characters.
sir arthur conan doyle was born in edinburgh, scotland in 1859. he studied medicine at the university of edinburgh. it was one of his professors that inspired him to create the most brilliant detective ever, sherlock holmes. holmes' extraordinary powers of observation help him solve the most mysterious cases with the help of his faithful companion, dr watson. holmes is very logical and extremely intelligent. he wears a cape and hat, smokes a pipe and uses a magnifying glass.
jules verne lived in nantes - on the west coast of france. he loved the sea, and when he was only 12, he tried to run away on a ship to the west indies. unfortunately for him, the sailors caught him and sent him home. jules had a great imagination and wrote several adventure stories and created mysterious characters like captain nemo. in twenty thousand leagues under the sea, captain nemo travels under the sea in his submarine, the nautilus. on his journeys he meets strange sea creatures and finds an underwater city.

It is not a secret that our meals influence much on our health and our mood. That’s why I consider breakfast to be the most important meal in the day as it is the first our meal and it can put us in good spirits or it can’t. Now I shall tell you about my breakfast. 
In the morning I usually have porridge. I often start my breakfast with a cereal which is not cooked, it is something dry, ready to be eaten or muesli – some grain or porridge which is not cooked with dried fruit, nuts and so on. 
I also like eggs (cooked in different ways). I don’t practically eat butter, I prefer soft margarine – made of vegetable fat, which is not heavy and creamy. I don’t eat jam at breakfast, I eat marmalade which is not sweet, there is slight bitterness; it’s rather pleasant. 
I usually don’t have substantial breakfast on weekdays, I do it on weekends when I get up late. Very often I have just tea or coffee with sandwiches. Tea is usually taken by me with milk. I like very strong tea without sugar. 
Sometimes when I am in hurry I don’t have time to have proper breakfast and I go to the university being hungry. In such case I usually buy something like «Snickers» or «Mars» on my way to the Alma Mater.

Ned: Hello,Jenny.Welcome to our programme.
Jenny: Thank you.I'm happy to be here.
Ned: What about your school Canada?
Jenny: oh it's really nice. There are paints and paper on all desks there.
Ned: Aren't there any exercise books or calculators? 
Jenny: no there aren't really. we've got pencils, of course, but we haven't got any computers or calculators. we like to paint and draw.
Ned: Are there many boys in your class?
Jenny: Yes there are 10 doys and 8 girls. we are very happy in our school
Ned: Jenny, thank you bery much.