Task 1. Pupils will read the text about William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright, and is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616. His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154sonnets (a special type of poem with 14 lines), and some other poems. He is best known for his plays which have been translated into every major language and are performed more than those of any other playwright in the world.

When William Shakespeare was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway, and they had three children. Shakespeare went to London to work as an actor and a writer. In 1599the Globe Theatre was built in London and it was in this theatre, situated on the banks of the River Thames, that some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed. In 1613 the theatre was destroyed by a fire. However, a modern reconstruction of the theatre was built near the original site in 1997 so even today you can go to the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.



Task 2 – Shakespeare Quiz

1) When was William Shakespeare born?

a) 1498

b) 1564

c) 1895

2) In which period of English history was Shakespeare alive?

a) Elizabethan

b) Georgian

c) Victorian

3) Which of these plays was not written by Shakespeare?

a) Hamlet

b) Romeo and Juliet

c) The Taming of the Rat

4) Where was Shakespeare born?

a) Stratford Upon Avon

b) Cambridge

c) Oxford

5) How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a) 8

b) 38

c) 108

6) Which type of plays did Shakespeare not write?

a) Tragedies

b) Comedies

c) Musicals

7) What’s the name of the “Shakespeare theatre’ in London?

a) The World Theatre

b) The Globe Theatre

c) The Old Shakespeare Theatre

8) Who played Romeo in the 1996 film version of “Romeo and Juliet’’?

a) Leonardo DiCaprio

b) Johnny Depp

c) Brad Pitt



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