Дидактический материал по английскому языку на тему "William Shakespeare" 9 класс

William Shakespeare

He was the greatest writer in the English language and is known around the world. But how much do you really know about William Shakespeare and his life?

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William Shakespeare was one of the world’s greatest 1)_______________. He lived in England during the second half of the 16^th century and the early part of the 17^th century. William grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon, a town where his father had been 2)_________. His family was 3)______________ and young William attended (посещал) a grammar school in Stratford.

Later on Shakespeare went to London to find a job as an actor and 4)__________. It was very difficult because only the best were able to work there. Between 1592 and 1594, Shakespeare wrote mainly (главным образом) 5)__________ and poems. All theatres were closed because of the Black Death (чума), which killed millions of people.

When theatres opened up again he became a 6)____________ of «Lord Chamberlain’s Men» (название театральной группы), the best acting company in the country. The plays were performed in the «Globe», a round theatre without a roof (крыша). The actors and writers owned (принадлежали) theatre. They bought the costumes and wrote their own 7)___________. They also shared (делили) their 8)___________.

Plays started in the early afternoon. People who didn’t have money to buy a seat (место) were allowed (которое позволяло) to stand in the front. Sometimes there were special 9)___________ for kings and queens.

Shakespeare wrote three types of plays. 10)__________ show the downfall (гибель) of one of the characters. 11)____________ are funny plays that have happy endings and historical plays are 12)_____________ about the lives of famous English kings.

In 1610 William retired (ушёл на пенсию) from the theatre and went back to his home town Stratford. He died there in 1616.