Complete the tasks based on the reading text about Ransom Riggs and fill in the gaps in the vocabulary sections.

Выполняю задания на основе текста о Рэнсоме Риггзе и его жене Тахере Мафи. **1. Read the article quickly. Answer the questions.** 1. What is the title of Ransom Riggs' first book? **Answer: The title is 'The Sherlock Holmes Handbook'.** *Перевод: Какое название первой книги Рэнсома Риггза? Ответ: Название — «Справочник Шерлока Холмса».* 2. Which book is also a film? **Answer: 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'.** *Перевод: Какая книга также является фильмом? Ответ: «Дом странных детей мисс Перегрин».* **2. Read the article again and circle T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn't say).** 1. Ransom Riggs grew up in two different parts of the USA. — **T** 2. When he was young, he made short films about books. — **F** 3. He studied film in California. — **T** 4. His first book was about a detective. — **T** 5. Miss Peregrine was a woman in a photo. — **DS** 6. At first, Jacob believes his grandfather. — **F** 7. Ransom got married in 2012. — **F** **3. Vocabulary. Complete the article about Ransom's wife, Tahereh Mafi. Use the verbs in the box.** Tahereh Mafi was **1. born** in Connecticut in 1988. Her parents are from Iran, but she **2. grew up** in the USA. She **3. went** to school in California. After school, she went to college and **4. graduated** from Soka University of America. She is an author and her first book was *Shatter Me*. Tahereh met Ransom Riggs and they **5. fell** in love. In 2013 Tahereh and Ransom **6. got** married. In 2017 they **7. had** a daughter. They live in Santa Monica, California. **5. Vocabulary. Complete the text about Alec's life. Use one word in each gap.** Alec was **1. born** in 1946. He grew **2. up** in Scotland. In 1946 he went to the University of Edinburgh and studied medicine. After he **3. graduated** from university, he went to New Zealand and worked there as a doctor in a big hospital. In 1976, he met Barbara and fell **4. in** love with her. Barbara was also from Scotland. They got **5. married** in 1977 and two years later, they **6. had** a daughter, Julie. When Alec was sixty-five, he **7. retired** and then they both returned to Scotland. They now live in Edinburgh, but they visit New Zealand once a year to see their daughter and grandchildren.