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Read UK: Shakespeare - Exercises: Preparation

This document provides exercises to check understanding of a reading about William Shakespeare. It includes a preparation section matching vocabulary to definitions. There are also multiple choice and fill in the blank questions about Shakespeare's plays and biography. The questions cover when and where he was born, how many plays and sonnets he wrote, and details from specific plays like Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice. It concludes with discussion questions about what learners think of Shakespeare and which of his plays they'd like to see.

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Read UK: Shakespeare - Exercises: Preparation

This document provides exercises to check understanding of a reading about William Shakespeare. It includes a preparation section matching vocabulary to definitions. There are also multiple choice and fill in the blank questions about Shakespeare's plays and biography. The questions cover when and where he was born, how many plays and sonnets he wrote, and details from specific plays like Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice. It concludes with discussion questions about what learners think of Shakespeare and which of his plays they'd like to see.

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Read UK: Shakespeare – exercises

Do the preparation task first. Then read the article and do the exercises to check your understanding.

Preparation
Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–e next to the numbers 1–5.

1……. a quotation a. a story for actors to perform


.
2……. a play b. a person who writes plays
.
3……. a playwright c. a type of poem with 14 lines
.
4……. a sonnet d. a place where you can watch actors perform
.
5……. a theatre e. words and phrases that come from a text and people often
. repeat

1. Check your understanding: multiple choice


Circle the best answer to these questions.

1. When was William Shakespeare born?

a. 1498 b. 1564 c. 1895

2. Where was Shakespeare born?

a. Stratford-upon-Avon b. Cambridge c. Oxford

3. How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a. 8 b. 38 c. 108

4. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

a. 14 b. 38 c. 154

5. What's the name of the ‘Shakespeare theatre' in London?

b. The Old Shakespeare


a. The World Theatre c. The Globe Theatre
Theatre

6. ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’ is from which play?

a. As You Like It b. Henry V c. Hamlet


Read UK: Shakespeare – exercises

2. Check your grammar: gap fill


Fill the gaps with a verb from the box.

c pay went hide loses g h fig


u e a ht
t t d

William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway HAD three children.

Shakespeare WENT to London to work as an actor and a writer.

The Merchant of Venice is about the idea that people usually GET what they deserve in
the end.

If Antonio doesn’t PAY back this money in time something terrible will happen.

Shylock will LOSES off a piece of his body.

Antonio CUT all his business.

In As You Like It, people HIDE in a beautiful forest.

Henry V asks a question: why do men FIGTH?

3. Check your grammar: gap fill


Write the past simple form of the verbs.

1. have ………HAD……………. 5. cut …………


CUT…………
2. go 6. lose
………WENT…………. …………LOST...
…….
3. get 7. hide
………GOT……………. ……….
HID………….
4. pay ………PAID……………. 8. fight …………
FOUGHT……

Discussion

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?

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