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Choose the correct definition for the word. an artist

Choose the correct definition for the word. a playwright

Choose the correct definition for the word. a writer

Choose the correct definition for the word. a journalist

Fill in the gap with the correct possessive adjective. The rabbit is white. cage is in the garden.

Fill in the gap with the correct possessive adjective. We are at school. school is very nice.

Fill in the gap with the correct possessive adjective. Emma Peel has got a brother. name is Paul.

Fill in the gap with the correct possessive adjective. Nick Baker has a sister. name is Debbie.

Read the text and mark the sentences as true or false. Even though we don’t know it for sure, it is a common opinion that William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, to John and Mary Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon. His mother was the daughter of a farmer. His father was a glove-maker. William went to a grammar school in Stratford and had quite a good education. There he learned to love reading. While still a teenager, William married Anne Hathaway, a farmer’s daughter some years older than himself. We don’t know how he earned his living during these early years, perhaps he helped his father in the family business. During these years his three children were born: Susannah, the eldest, then twins — a son, Hamnet, and another girl, Judith. In 1587 Shakespeare went to work in London, leaving Anne and the children at home. We don’t know exactly why he did it. Some people say that the reason was his love of poetry and theatre. But there is another story which says that he had to run away from the law because he had killed some deer belonging to a rich man. In London, Shakespeare began to act and to write plays and soon became an important member of a well-known acting company. Most of his plays were performed in the new Globe Theatre, built on the bank of the River Thames. In 1613, he stopped writing and went to live in Stratford, where he died in 1616. Four hundred years later, his plays are still acted — not only in England but in the whole world. 1. Shakespeare was born in the 16th century. 2. Shakespeare’s father was a clockmaker. 3. William was poorly educated but loved reading. 4. William Shakespeare had twin daughters. 5. In 1587 Shakespeare went to work in London. 6. William Shakespeare never acted on the stage. 7. Shakespeare lived in Stratford the last three years of his life. 8. Shakespeare died writing his last play. 9. Plays by Shakespeare are acted only in Britain.

Read the text. Choose the title which fits the text best. Even though we don’t know it for sure, it is a common opinion that William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, to John and Mary Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon. His mother was the daughter of a farmer. His father was a glove-maker. William went to a grammar school in Stratford and had quite a good education. There he learned to love reading. While still a teenager, William married Anne Hathaway, a farmer’s daughter some years older than himself. We don’t know how he earned his living during these early years, perhaps he helped his father in the family business. During these years his three children were born: Susannah, the eldest, then twins — a son, Hamnet, and another girl, Judith. In 1587 Shakespeare went to work in London, leaving Anne and the children at home. We don’t know exactly why he did it. Some people say that the reason was his love of poetry and theatre. But there is another story which says that he had to run away from the law because he had killed some deer belonging to a rich man. In London, Shakespeare began to act and to write plays and soon became an important member of a well-known acting company. Most of his plays were performed in the new Globe Theatre, built on the bank of the River Thames. In 1613, he stopped writing and went to live in Stratford, where he died in 1616. Four hundred years later, his plays are still acted — not only in England but in the whole world.