Activity 1

What do you think about theatre plays? Have you ever seen any play in the
theatre? What was the name of it?
What do you know about Shakespeare? Do you know any plays of his?

Activity 2
2.A. Watch the video ‘The Life & Times of William Shakespeare’ and take notes.

A tip for taking notes:

Write down key facts!
It is important to note names,
dates, examples, etc...

2.B. Match the given words and phrases while listening to the video for the
second time.

a. Henry V
Tragedy The Globe Theatre
Judith & Hamnet b. Good endings
c. Sad endings
d. Sonnets
____________ ____________ _____________ e. Biography
f. Twins
Short Poems History Plays Comedy

g. Square
h. Horror
____________ ____________ ____________ i. Round

2.C. Put the sentences in the correct order.

_1_ William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon.

___ The Plague, a terrible disease killed thousands of people.
___ He died at the age of 52 on 23rd April.

___ He married Anne Hathaway.

___ He left Stratford and went to London.
___Shakespeare helped to build a new theatre called The Globe.
___ He left the school.
 Activity 3
If you were to write a play what would it be about and why? What would your
setting and costumes be like? Write down your reasons.

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Activity 4
4.A. Watch the short animated summary of Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and
Juliet’ and take notes.

4.B. Find the meanings of the given words by using a dictionary or other
resources and form your own glossary.

tomb (n) despise (v)

Tips for vocabulary:

eligible (n) bachelor (n)
v: verb n: noun
If you find more than one meaning of a
dare (v) count (n) word, refer to the context!

friar (n) apothecary (n)

4.C. Match the words and phrases given below.

Between the Montagues and Capulets. _____

Romeo wants to crash the Capulet dance to get with
Rosaline but meets someone else. _____
Duel
Sleeping Potion To avoid marrying Paris, Juliet takes it so everyone
will think she is dead. _____
Between Tybalt and Mercutio. Romeo gets in the
middle and kills Tybalt. _____
Sadness How Juliet feels because Romeo has killed her
Fight Death
cousin._____
Romeo finds Juliet and thinking she is dead, kills
himself. Juliet then wakes to find Romeo's dead body
and does the same. _____
Masquerade Ball Marriage