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William Shakespeare (1564s – 1616)
William Shakespeare, the greatest English writer of drama, was born in 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon. We do not know everything about Shakespeare’s early life. But we know that he studied at the Grammar School in Stratford, that is on the bank of the river Avon. He became interested in the theatre when was a boy.
In 1586 Shakespeare went to London, where he worked in the theatre for some years before he began to write his own plays.
Shakespeare soon became well-known in London literary circles. Every play that he wrote was good news to the people of the capital. Queen Elizabeth liked Shakespeare's plays, and the actors were often invited to play before the Queen and later before King James - a great honour in those the end of the 16th century, Shakespeare and his friends had enough money to build their own theatre - the famous Globe Theatre.
But we must not think that Shakespeare had no difficulties in his life. Less talented writers, whose plays were worse than his, often quarreled with Shakespeare and attacked him, the actors in his own theatre sometimes turned against him.
People in our Country love and honour Shakespeare. Lots of people say that they love him for his wonderful optimism: in his light comedies and even in his tragedies lie seems to promise a better and brighter future for all mankind.
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I. The text is about...
1) Shakespeare's life.
2) the life of English people in Shakespeare's time.
3) the queen's and king's life.
4) the writers who lived in England in the 16th century.
plete the sentence.
Shakespeare was especially good at...
1) novels.
2) detective stories.
3) mystery plays.
4) dramas.
III. Find the wrong statement.
1) In his childhood Shakespeare got interested in the theatre.
2) The King and the Queen of England liked his plays.
3) Shakespeare was widely known only for his Globe Theatre.
4) Shakespeare had difficulties in his life.
IV. Answer the question.
What kind of man was Shakespeare?
1) He was a man who liked to quarrel with people.
2) He was a man who was fond of saving money.
3) He was a man who tried to perform only in the king's palace.
4) He was a man who had wonderful optimism.
V. Why do you think Shakespeare is well-known throughout the world?
1) He was an English writer.
2) His actors disliked him.
3) He built his own theatre.
4) He wrote a lot of brilliant plays.
VI. Choose the synonym to the underlined word.
People in our country love and honour Shakespeare.
1) envy 2) respect 3) read 4) remember
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1. There is (1)… thick red (2)… carpet in my (3)… room. (4)… carpet is on (5)… floor in (6)… front of (7)… sofa.
2. 
Where is (8)… table in your brother’s (9)… room? – His (10)… table is near (11)… window.
3. I can see (12)… fine (13)… vase on (14)… shelf. Is it your (15)… vase?
4. We have no (16)… piano in our (17)… living-room.
5. My (18)… uncle is (19)… married. He has (20)… beautiful wife. They have (21)… son, but they have no (22)… daughter.
6. I can see (23)… nice (24)… coffee-table in (25)… middle of (26)… room to (27)… right of (28)… door. It is (29)… black and (30)… red. I like (31)… coffee-table.
7. Our (32)… TV-set is on (33)… little (34)… table in (35)… corner of (36)… room.
8. There is (37)… beautiful picture in my father’s (38)… study. (39)… picture is on (40)… wall to (41)… left of (42)… window.
Test
Вспомни прошедшее простое время (The Past Indefinite Tense) и выполни тест.
1. There isn’t a cloud in the sky, but it (be) cloudy in the morning.
a) is b) was c) were
2. Mrs. Clay usually finishes her work at half past three, but she (finish) it later yesterday afternoon.
a) fanish b)fanishes c) fanished
3. Every day I help my Mom about the house, but last week I was very busy with my exam. So I (not/help) her much.
a) not helped b) didn’t helped c) didn’t help
4. Tom isn’t playing tennis tomorrow afternoon, he (not/play) tennis yesterday.
a) doesn’t play b) didn’t play c) didn’t played
5. We generally have lunch at 12.30, but yesterday we (have lunch) later.
a) had lunch b) have lunched c) had had lunch
6. Now my brother smokes a lot, but he (not/ smoke) before.
a) hadn’t smoked b) didn’t smoke c) not smoked
7. The Frasers live in four-room apartment, but last year they (live) in a small house in the country.
a) were living b) did live c) lived
8). I (get) to the market myself last time, but now I don’t remember how to get there.
a) getted b) goted c)got
9). How you (cut) your finger?
a) How have you cut b) How you cutted c) How did you cut
10). Jack (try) to remember what he had done last April.
a) was tried b) tried c) tryed
