Before you watch:
What do you think about Shakespeare?
Have you seen any of his plays?
Have you seen any movies based on Shakespeare’s plays?
Which play would like to see the most and why?
Vocabulary: Definition/sentence/phrase
1. (n) poet a person who writes poems
2. (n) playwright a person who writes plays
3. (adv) widely to a great degree; "her work is widely known"
4. (v) regarded to hold (a person or thing) in respect, admiration, we regard your work very highly
5. (v) performed To give a public presentation. “My theater group performed a three-act play”.
6. (n) sonnet A 14-line verse form/poem
7. (adj) situated having a place or location
8. (n) reconstruction making something again
9. (adj) modern present, here and now - modern films, buildings
10. (n) characters an imaginary person in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"
11. (n) groundlings someone who has a cheap standing ticket for a theatre
12. (n) history past information
13. (n) comedy funny drama
14. (n) tragedy drama that ends badly through death
15. (n) slapstick drama that has “slapstick style of humor”
16. (n) puns a funny play on words “ I do it for the pun of it”
17. (n) genre a category of films/books comedy genre, horror genre
What is William Shakespeare famous for?
How many plays did he write
How many sonnets did he write
What is a sonnet?
Where was he born?
We know he was a writer, but what else was he?
Where did he act out his plays? What was the name of the theatre?
What is his most popular genres?
What are the 4 genres?
What age did William die?
Why do the plays remain popular today?
Here is a selection of Shakespeare’s plays, have you seen any of them?
1. The Merchant of Venice
2. Hamlet
3. As You Like It
4. Henry V
HOMEWORK
Write a short description of each play - What are they about?
1. The Merchant of Venice
2. Hamlet
3. As You Like It
4. Henry V
Which play would you like to see? Why?
Task 1.
Read the questions and highlight the correct answer:
1. When was William Shakespeare born?
1498 / 1564 / 1895
2. Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford upon Avon / Cambridge / Oxford
3. How many plays did Shakespeare write?
8 / 38 / 108
4. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154 / 14 / 38
5. What's the name of the ‘Shakespeare theatre' in London?
The World Theatre / The Old Shakespeare Theatre / The Globe Theatre
6. ‘To be or not to be, that is the question?’ is from which play?
As You Like It / Henry V / Hamlet
Task 2. Check your grammar: gap fill - verbs
Complete the gaps with a word from below
3. get
1. had
4. pay
7. hide
2. went
7. hide
2. went
6. loses
8. fight
5. cut
5. cut
1. William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway _______________ three children.
2.Shakespeare _______________ to London to work as an actor and a writer.
3. This play is about the idea that people usually _______________ what they deserve in the end.
4. If Antonio doesn’t _______________ back this money in time something terrible will happen.
5. Shylock will _______________ off a piece of his body.
6. Antonio _______________ all his business.
7. People _______________ in a beautiful forest.
8. Why do men _______________ ?
Task 3. Check your grammar: gap fill - past simple verbs
Write the past simple form of the verbs on the line.
1. have………………………….
2. go………………………….
3. get………………………….
4. pay………………………….
5. cut………………………….
6. lose………………………….
7. hide………………………….
8. fight………………………….
Homework:
2. Write a short description of each play above. The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, As You Like It,Henry V. What are their genres?
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