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The Tempest Act 3
DARTs activities
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English
12–14, 15–16
The Tempest
Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. ©British Council 2015
Source | This resource was originally developed by EAL Nexus. Images are from Self-Made Hero’s Manga
Shakespeare series.
Scene 1: Ferdinand and Miranda
True or false?
Put a tick () by the true statements and a cross (×) by the
false ones.
 or ×
Ferdinand and Miranda fall in love at first sight.

Ferdinand proposes to Miranda.
×
Ferdinand and Miranda decide to get married.

They have both been in love before.
×
Use the table below to help you make two sentences about Ferdinand
and Miranda’s love for each other.
Ferdinand
be his servant
because
is willing to
Miranda
work like a slave
if
she cannot be
his wife.
of Prospero’s
daughter.
Write the sentences here:
1. Ferdinand is willing to work like a slave because of Prospero’s
daughter.
2. Miranda is willing to be his servant if she cannot be his wife.
Scene 2: What Caliban says to Stephano
Match the two halves to form three sentences.
If you kill
Prospero,
If you steal
Prospero’s
magic
books,
Miranda
will be
your queen.
you will be
master of
the island.
he will be
powerless.
If you are king
of the
island,
If … will be …
Write the sentences here.
1. If you kill Prospero, you will be master of the island.
2. If you steal Prospero’s magic books, he will be powerless.
3. If you are king of the island, Miranda will be your queen.
Predicting what will happen in the play
Fill in the table putting things that you think will happen in the ‘Very likely’
column and things that you think won’t happen in the ‘Not very likely’
column. You can use the suggestions below and add more of your own.
Very likely
Not very likely
What do you think?
Write three sentences about what you think will happen in the play.
1. I think …
2. I also think that …
3. I ...
There are no right or wrong answers for this activity – you are being
asked your opinion.
Scene 3: The banquet
True or False?
Put a tick () by the true statements and a cross (×) by the false ones:
 or ×
Ariel puts food and drink on the table.
×
Gonzalo tells Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian that the food is
safe to eat.
Ariel tells the men his name is Fate and Destiny.
Alonso thinks he has lost his son because of what he did to
Prospero and Miranda.



Active and passive tenses
Turn these active sentences into passive ones. The first one has been done
for you.
1. Some strangely shaped spirits lay the table.
The table is laid by some strangely shaped spirits.
2. Gonzalo tells the men that it is safe to eat the food.
The men are told by Gonzalo that it is safe to eat the food.
3. Ariel makes the banquet disappear.
The banquet is made to disappear by Ariel.
4. Ariel tells Alonso that it is fate that he should lose Ferdinand at sea.
Alonso is told by Ariel that it is fate that he should lose Ferdinand at sea.
5. The other lords save Alonso from drowning.
Alonso is saved from drowning by the other lords.