Презентация по английскому языку для учащихся 10 класса на тему "William Shakespeare"

Famous people of the UK

William Shakespeare
(1564 – 1616)

William Shakespeare is one of the greatest and most famous writers in the world.

He was born in 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon. It was a small English town.

His father wanted his son to be an educated person and William was sent to the local grammar school, he had no free time.
When he had a break William liked to go to the forest and to the river Avon.

At that time actors and actresses visited Stratford on-Avon.
William liked to watch them. He was fond of their profession and he decided to become an actor.

He went to London. There he became an actor. He began to write plays too.

Shakespeare was both an actor and a playwright. In his works Shakespeare described the most important and dramatic events in life.

His plays were staged in many theatres, translated into many languages and they made Shakespeare a very popular man.

The writer’s most famous plays are
“Othello”, “King Lear”, “Hamlet” and
“Romeo and Juliet”.

He produced thirty seven plays.
He was connected with the best
theatres in England for twenty five years.

William Shakespeare wrote a lot of poetry.
His sonnets have been published in many languages. They are well known.
We don’t know a lot facts about
Shakespeare’s life.
We can only guess what kind of man he
was, that’s why there are many legends
about his life.

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William Shakespeare died in1616.
His plays are still popular and
millions of people admire them.

Answer the questions:

Who was William Shakespeare?
When and where was he born?
Who was his father?
Where did he study?
When did he start writing plays?
What plays and sonnets did he write?

True or false?

William Shakespeare was born on April,23,1564 in Stratford- on Avon
He was little known in England.
His father was very poor.
William Shakespeare was the youngest of eight children.
William Shakespeare get married Ann Hathaway.
They had 5 children.

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