2. At the age of 21 William left Stratford for London to join a company of actors. He was 1 ___(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)___. William Shakespeare lived and worked in London for 25 years. By the end of the 16 th century William Shakespeare and his friends 2 ___(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)___. to build their own theatre – the Globe. In all Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, 2 long poems, a sonnet cycle of 155 small pieces. William Shakespeare had 3 ___(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)___.. In his comedies “Two Gentlemen of Verona”, “As you Like It”, “The Twelfth Night” William Shakespeare describes 4 ___(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)___.. Shakespeare’s tragedies “King Lear”, “Othello”, “Romeo and Juliet” depict noblemen who 5 ___(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)___.. Since they were written there has never been a time when at least some of Shakespeare’s plays were not staged. In England and other countries it is 6 ___(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)___. to be invited to play in a comedy or a tragedy by Shakespeare. In the last 35 years all the plays by W. Shakespeare have been filmed. Since 1879 Shakespeare’s Festival has been held every year at Stratford-upon-Avon.

3. A. a natural gift for comedy B. continued to write for the next ten years C. the highest honour for an actor D. opposed evil in the world E. the adventures of young men and women, their love, friendship, happiness F. had enough money G. a very good actor and an excellent playwright

4. Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1-6 частями предложений A-G. Одна из частей в списке A-G лишняя. Перенесите ответы в таблицу. 123456 АBCDEFGАBCDEFG АBCDEFGАBCDEFG АBCDEFGАBCDEFG АBCDEFGАBCDEFG АBCDEFGАBCDEFG АBCDEFGАBCDEFG

6. Try again

7. 123456 GFАEDC