Dvizh. Spotlight 9

1.

Let’s talk about …

2.

Look at the picture showing a scene from a famous play by William
Shakespeare. Which type of play do you think it is, a comedy or
tragedy? What do you think the play is about?
The play appears to be a tragedy. It looks like the man
on his knee is talking to someone wearing a suit of
armor, so perhaps there is a battle in the play.
A suit of armor

3.

Try to answer the questions:
Who exactly was he?
What did Shakespeare write?
What were his plays about?
Elizabeth
I
Globe Theatre
in London
theatre
Where his plays performed
and who went to see them?
Thirty-six plays
A monument to
Shakespeare
Stratford-upon-Avon
3,000
people

4.

Before reading learn new words.
кровавый
bloody
вмещать
to hold
правление
reign
простой
common
ошибаться
to mistake
replica
копия
destiny
судьба
путаница
mix-up
revenge
месть
to сжигать
burn down
плоть
flesh
крыша
roof
deception
обман
moneylender
ростовщик
торговец
trader
судьба
fate
merchant
купец
править
to rule
вознаграждение
fee
отдавать
to pay back
долг
маскироваться
to disguise
показывать
to reflect

5.

Listen, read and check your answers.

6.

Read again and decide if the sentences are True, False or Not stated.
Correct the false statements.
False
His plays are performed and studied all over the world.
Not stated
False
‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragedy.
True
True
False
Not stated
True
The common people had to watch the play standing up in
front of the stage.

7.

mistaking
one
person
Match
the
words in bold toperson
their meanings.
обознаться
who writes plays
for another
disguise
themselves
the period of time a queen/king rules a kingdom
маскироваться
playwright
драматург
moneylender
ростовщик
thinking sb is sb else
change their appearance
reign
царствование
person who lends other people money for a fee
pound
flesh
фунтofмяса
piece of the body
reflect
показывать
trader
deception
обман
show
merchant
купец
hurting someone who has hurt you
revenge
месть
hold
вмещать
(людей)
replica
точная
копия
fate
судьба
lies
destiny
fit
copy

8.

What did you find most interesting in the text? Write a few
sentences. Read your sentences to your partner.

9.

Collect information about a famous writer from your country. Write a
short text. Write:
date/place of birth
what he/she wrote
what he/she usually wrote about
other interesting information