My favourite book is "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. This story is one of the well-known works of the writer. The author depicts the characters of the old man and the boy and their relations very vividly and skillfully. Santiago, the old man, was one of the writer's beloved characters. The old man was a born fisherman, but he was not a butcher and fished only for a living. He was very lonely. He had a devoted friend - the boy, Manolin. The boy loved the old man for his kind heart, his devotion to the sea. Manolin was like a son to Santiago. He took care of the old man's food and his belongings. The old man was glad to pass his experience to the boy. He looked forward to going to the sea together with the boy. All Santiago's life had been in preparation for the battle with big fish. He knew that he had been born for this and it was time to prove it. A strong man at last had met a strong fish. The battle was a difficult one and full of danger. Though the sharks had eaten the fish and nothing had left but the backbone, the old man had morally won the battle. Santiago's words "man can be destroyed but not defeated" are the main idea of this story. "The Old Man and the Sea" is a masterpiece for its imaginative language and the description of nature.
1.look up 2.get on 3.broke up 4.looks after 5.bringing up
a) An acquaintance is not the same as a friend; the relationship is much more superficial than friendship and usually devoid of any emotional warmth or connection. b)Soulmate is a person who has the same feelings and thoughts you have too. c)Feeling on the same wawelength means being in harmonia with other person when you are talking about something. d)See eye to eye means talk in real life, see this person at moment when talking to it. e)To have a lot in common means have the same interests and thoughts.
1) look up 2) gets on well 3) broke up 4) keeps up with 5) Bringing up
a) An acquaintance - is a process when you find out the name and the person that you want to make a friend with b) Soulmate - is someone who is able to understand you, because you might have the same interests ot thoughts c) Feeling on the same wawelength - understanding and having different topics that you both know and want to discuss them d) See eye to eye - geting in touch with somebody in real life e)To have a lot in common - have the same thoughts, interests, ideas
