Task. Read the text and do the tasks below. (1 point for each right answer) William Shakespeare

“ To be or not to be – that is the question!” Those words come from “Hamlet”, a play that William Shakespeare wrote in 1603. William Shakespeare is the most famous British playwright in history. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23 April, 1564. Families were big in those days. William had seven brothers and sisters. He learned Latin and studied the literature. He was interested in the group of actors who travelled from town to town and put on plays in schools, churches, halls. William went to see them after school. We don’t know exactly when and why he became an actor and playwright. All we know is that in 1592 he wrote his first play. After that, his plays became popular very quickly and he made a lot of money. Shakespeare built a theatre – The Globe in the centre of London. It was one of London’s first theatres. The people loved going to the theatre. The audience was usually noisy, often clapping and cheering the actors. There were only actors, no actresses. Young boys played the parts of women.

Write True or False

1. William Shakespeare is the most famous British actor in history.

2. He was interested in the travelling

3. Shakespeare wrote his first play in 1592

Answer the questions.

4. What is the Globe?

5. What was the usual audience?

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Use of English

Task. Complete the sentences with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs from the brackets.

1. Where (you / go) last Sunday?

2. Lisa (have) a sandwich for lunch.

3. They (not / watch) a film after school.

4. I (buy) tickets for the cinema yesterday.

5. (you / play) any video games yesterday?

6. Mike (go) to the theatre with his classmates last weekend.

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Writing.

Task. Answer the questions.

Write your own answers about cinema and characters in the Past Simple tense.

(Напишите ответы на вопросы в простом времени, соблюдая требования)

Descriptors for writing:

1 point – content (содержание)

1 point – vocabulary (слова по теме)

1 point – grammar (грамматически правильно построенные предложения в времени)

1 point – spelling (правильное написание слов)

1. When did you go to the cinema last time?

2. What film did you watch?

3. Who was the main character in this film?

4. Describe the appearance of the main character.

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