1-ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
a. What type of story do you expect The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to be?
b. What do you think the story is about? Write 5 sentences.
c. Write down as many words as you can remember related to “ghost”.

2-PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THEIR CORRECT FORM

Washington Irving 1-_______________ (to be) an American author of the early 19th century. He _2-______________ (to be) best known for his short stories “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle. Irving _3-______________ (to be) among the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe, and he _4-___________ (to encourage) other American authors. Irving _5-______________ (to be) also admired by some European writers. As an uninterested student, Irving _6-________ (to prefer) adventure stories and drama and, by age fourteen,_7-______________ (to be) regularly sneaking out of class in the evenings to attend the theatre. The 19-year old Irving 8-_______________ (to begin) writing letters to the New York Chronicle in 1802, submitting commentaries on the city’s social and theatre scene under the name of Jonathan Oldstyle. The name _9-______________(to be) the first of many pseudonyms Irving would employ throughout his career. The letters _10-______________ (to bring) Irving some early fame and moderate notoriety. On the evening of November 28, 1859, only eight months after completing the fi nal volume of his Washington biography, Washington Irving _11-______________ (to die) of a heart attack in his bedroom at the age of 76. Legend _12-______________ (to have) it that his last words _13-______________ (to be): “Well, I must arrange my pillows for another night. When will this end?” He _14-______________ (to be buried) under a simple headstone at Sleepy Hollow cemetery on December 1, 1859.

3-READ THE PASSAGE ABOVE AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. What was Washington Irving’s profession?
2. Which are his best known stories?
3. What was he known for?
4. Was Irving a good student?
5. What did he do during classes?
6. Which were his first attempts in writing?
7. What way did he use to get his writing published?
8. Under what circumstances did he die?