Listening – STAY COOL
Shakespeare’s biography
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616)
Listen to the story of Shakespeare’s life. Are these phrases true (√) or false (x)?.
TRUE
1.
William Shakespeare was born in London.
2.
He was born on 23rd April.
3.
His father was a doctor.
4.
He studied poetry.
5.
Shakespeare got married when he was twenty-five.
6.
He had three children.
7.
He joined a musical company.
8.
He became a very famous actor.
9.
The King closed the theatres.
10. Shakespeare wrote poems.
11. Shakespeare worked as an actor with “The King’s Men”.
12. They built a theatre called “The Ball”.
13. Shakespeare wrote tragedies and comedies.
14. He created the comedy “Two men and a leg”.
15. He died in 1610 in Stratford-upon-Avon.
16. Shakespeare’s most famous phrase is “To sleep or not to sleep, that’s
the question”.
FALSE