Unit 10 Shakespeare’s Land
Unit 10 Shakespeare’s Land
Earn, law, bank, thief, deer, wicked, wickedly, exactly, stupid, top, twin, company, teenager, poetry, punish, well-known,
Earn, law, bank, thief, deer, wicked, wickedly, exactly, stupid, top, twin, company, teenager, poetry, punish, well-known, Royal, British, seat, box, balcony.
Noun | Verb | Adjective | Adverb |
Group the words according to their parts of speech
Thief, wicked, pleased, stupid, criminal, happy, touching, defeat, tragedy, lovely, nasty, warm, beautiful, admire, exciting, attractive, tasty
Thief, wicked, pleased, stupid, criminal, happy, touching, defeat, tragedy, lovely, nasty, warm, beautiful, admire, exciting, attractive, tasty.
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1. twin a. thief 2. as like b. loudly 3. pleased c. on the stage 4.scream d. for a while 5. the exact e. with…
1. twin a. thief
2. as like b. loudly
3. pleased c. on the stage
4.scream d. for a while
5. the exact e. with the news
6. act f. of the page
7. earn g. as two peas
8. at the top h. brothers
9. think i. time
10. a car j. his living
Listen and match. Box Gallery
Listen and match.
Box
Gallery
Balcony
Curtains
Stage
Stalls
Circle
Rows of seats
Orchestra pit
Shakespeare’s mother was the daughter of a ____________
Shakespeare’s mother was the daughter of a ____________. His father had a profession of a ___________. William was sent to a ____________ school where he managed to receive a rather good ______________. William married a woman __________ than his age. After the birth of his ________ children Shakespeare had to go to ___________ to find a good job there. In the capital Shakespeare started to create ___________ and _________. Shakespeare became a well-known dramatist in the _________ Theatre at the River ___________.Shakespeare moved from the capital to a small town of ___________ where he stopped __________. Shakespeare’s plays are still staged all over the ___________.
London
world
poetry
Thames
farmer
three
glove-maker
education
plays
grammar
older
Globe
writing
Stratford
William Shakespeare, ... greatest
William Shakespeare, ... greatest English playwright, was born in 1564 in ... Stratford-upon-Avon in ... England. ... Stratford is ... small country town in ... farming district near ... centre of ... England.
... Avon is ... pretty river which runs through ... Stratford.
... little house in which ... great writer was born still stands. It is now ... museum.
In 1586 he went to ... London. He did ... first work in … theatre there. Then he became ... actor and soon began to write ... plays.
Shakespeare bought ... largest house in his home town in 1597, but he did not spend much time there till 1610.
He died on … 23rd of … April, 1616.
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Enthusiastic citizens would generally send their servants two or three hours before to keep _______ for them
Enthusiastic citizens would generally send their servants two or three hours before to keep _______ for them.
Few ________ , except those of the lowest classes, attended public theatres in Elizabeth's time.
If a lady went to see a performance, she _______ a mask.
____ the summer of 1613, during the performance of Shakespeare's King Henry VIII The Globe caught fire and was burnt to the ground.
The theatre _____________ in 1614, but a new blow fell upon it in 1616.
Shakespeare’s Theatre
plays |
seats
women
wore
In
was rebuild
Use the necessary word in each gap
Shakespeare’s Theatre Shakespeare's
Shakespeare’s Theatre
Shakespeare's Globe was rather different from modern theatres. The plays _____________ (perform) in the open air and the audience ____ (get) wet if it rained.
There was no scenery, and the only lighting was the daylight that ______ (come) from the open roof above. So, most plays __________ (give) in the afternoon.
Women in those days _____ not _______ (allow) to act in public and all the parts ___________ (play) by men.
Before a new play _______ (start) the flag _________ (raise). The town folk ___ (get) into their boats and ______ (row) across the river to see a new play by William Shakespeare.
But if the weather was bad, the flags __________ (pull) down and the performance ____________ (cancel).
were pulled
was raised
were performed
got
came
were given
were
allowed
were played
started
got
rowed
was cancelled
PUT VERBS IN active OR passive
Stratford-upon-Avon is the ……… where the famous writer/poet
Stratford-upon-Avon is the ……… where the famous writer/poet William Shakespeare was born in 1564.
He married a lady called Ann Hathaway, and had three ………… .
Soon afterwards he left the town to work for a successful theatre company in …………, sending money back to support his wife and children.
He ……… 37 plays. They were usually performed first in the ………. Theatre.
When Shakespeare retired he moved back to Stratford, and ……… there in 1616.
Shakespeare’s Life
town
children
London
wrote
Globe
died
PUT A NECESSARY WORD IN THE GAP
Let us ___ visit Stratford on the 23
Let us ___ visit Stratford on the 23 April, that’s the day when Shakespeare was born.
2. – Don’t forget ___ visit Anne Hathaway's cottage when you come to Stratford.
– I would love ___ , but I am not sure we will have time ___ do it.
– We are going ___ read one of Shakespeare’s plays in school. I think the teacher said ‘Hamlet” or “Othello” – I am not sure.
– She certainly wants you ___ read “Hamlet”.
– I expect you ___ finish reading “Romeo and Juliet” by the end of January.
– I don’t think I’ll be able ___ finish the play so early.
– I can’t ___ read Shakespeare in the original.
– Nobody expects you ___ do it. But you should ___ read at least some of his plays in Modern English.
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All the students of the faculty wanted the teachers give them excellent grades
All the students of the faculty wanted the teachers give them excellent grades.
All the students of the faculty wanted the teachers to give them excellent grades.
2.My new dog would like my to give him some meat.
My new dog would like me to give him some meat.
3. We were all told to coming at five sharp.
We were all told to come at five sharp.
4. I have always expected friends to being loyal to each other.
I have always expected friends to be loyal to each other.
Look through the sentences and find mistakes.
Мы не ожидали, что родятся близнецы
Мы не ожидали, что родятся близнецы.
2. Родители ожидали, что дети порадуют их своими оценками в школе.
3. Мне бы хотелось, чтобы вы прочитали стихотворение на английском языке.
4. Подростки совсем не хотят, чтобы родители давали им советы.
5. Все хотят, чтобы они могли больше зарабатывать на жизнь.
6. Мать велела сыну, чтобы он не разговаривал так злобно со своими одноклассниками.
7. Преступники не хотели, чтобы соблюдался закон.
Translate these sentences into English
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