The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by Pearson's Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897,[2] it is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and an extra-terrestrial race.[3] The novel is the first-person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by Martians. The novel is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction canon.[4]
The plot has been related to invasion literature of the time. The novel has been variously interpreted as a commentary on evolutionary theory, British imperialism, and generally Victorian superstitions, fears, and prejudices. Wells said that the plot arose from a discussion with his brother Frank about the catastrophic effect of the British on indigenous Tasmanians. What would happen, he wondered, if Martians did to Britain what the British had done to the Tasmanians?[5] At the time of publication, it was classified as a scientific romance, like Wells's earlier novel The Time Machine.
Объяснение:
I. Put the adjective in brackets in the correct form:
1. This is … building in the world.
the biggest
2. I thought she was … than me.
younger
3. The 5th is Beethoven’s … symphony.
popular
4. The Pacific is … ocean.
the deepest
II. Put the adjective in brackets in the correct form:
1. Happiness and health are more important than money.
2. It is the cheapest restaurant in the town.
3. He is older than all the students.
4. The Mississippi is longer than the Thames.
5. He is one of the richest people in the world.
6. In Almaty the prices are higher than in other cities of our country.
7. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
8. This is the poorest country in the world.
9. Nick is the oldest of them all.
10. This hotel is smaller than that one.
III. Fill in the gaps with the right form.
1. Her illness was than we at first had thought.
c. far more serious
2. He didn’t want anyone to see him so he took a seat in corner of the room.
c. the farthest
3. I have known Liz for years. She is than her sister Jane.
a. more serious
4. Let’s not go by train. Going by bus is .
b. a lot cheaper
5. Nick is brother.
a. the eldest
6. Mary is than Jane.
c. more polite
7. This man is … than I.
c. taller.
8. That house is … than this one.
c. higher.
9. Damir is the … in our group.
b. tallest;
10. The elephant is … than the mouse.
c. bigger.
11. This car is … than that one.
a. more expensive;
12. My grandfather is … than me grandmother.
c. older.
13. This film is as … as that one.
b. interesting;
14. Nelly is … neat (аккуратный) … her mother.
b. as … as
In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world.
As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favour. After he was dismissed from service to the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain.
A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority.
On September 20,1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America.
Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan.
One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of starvation and disease.