Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
1.What kind of writer is Chekhov? (the greatest Russian dramatist and short – story writer)
2.When and where was he born? (in Taganrog in 1860)
3.When did he go to Moscow to study medicine? (in1879)
4.Why did he begin writing humorous sketches? (to support his family)
5.When was his first play “Ivanov” published? (in 1887)
6.What other his best plays do you know?(“The Seagull, ”Uncle Vanya”,”The Three Sisters”, ”The Cherry Orchard”)
7.Why did he have to spend some years in the Crimea? (he was seriously ill)
8.At what age did he die?(44)
9.What did he write about? (the life of ordinary people in Russia)
10.Are his plays still loved by people?
11.Are they performed in Russia and all over the world?
12.Did you visit Chekhov’s places in Taganrog?
13.What do you remember best of all ?
14.Why do people all over the world read and admire his books?
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