Shakespeare/Working with Words

Task

1. Read the vocabulary list in your English book carefully!
2. Make lists for
   • synonyms
   • opposites
   • words you can use for Word Family-exercises
3. You can also create your own Mind Map!
   (Here is an example for the word field entertainment)
4. Do the interactive exercises on the bottom of the page!

Interactive Exercises

Memory

Find the matching cards!

saxophonemusicianguitarvocalistpercussionDatei:Reyg munoz.jpgbox office

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Music words

Click on the numbers and fill the correct music words in!

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Input

Use the keyboard to enter letters. You may need to first activate a box by clicking it.

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Horizontal →	Vertical ↓
2 someone who plays music ...<br> 3 Someone who plays the guitar 4 the place where you buy tickets 7 agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work	1 a synonym for drums 5 another word for idiot 6 An electric piano which can produce all kinds of sounds

Theatre Words

Put in synoyms (words with the same meaning) of the words in brackets.

Shakespeare is the most famous (playwright). He wrote many (theatre plays) and poems. Some of the are very (well-known):

Hamlet has got a complicated (story-line). The (main character) is Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark who

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Shakespeare is the most famous dramatist(playwright). He wrote many dramas (theatre plays) and poems. Some of the are very famous(well-known):

Hamlet has got a complicated plot (story-line). The hero(main character) is Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark who

Word Families

Use the word given in capitals at the beginning of some of the lines to form a word of the same Word Family that fits in the space in the same line.

PERFORM	The will begin at 8pm.
FORTUNE	It will last until midnight but I have the next day off.
ENVIOUS	All the other guys me!
EXCELLENCE	The last CD was .
ACTION	His wife is a well-known who nearly won an Oscar last year.
VOCALS	She' s also a good with a beautiful voice.
IMAGINE	Hamlet hears voices in his head.

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PERFORM	The performance() will begin at 8pm.
FORTUNE	It will last until midnight but fortunately() I have the next day off.
ENVIOUS	All the other guys envy() me!
EXCELLENCE	The last CD was excellent().
ACTION	His wife is a well-known actress() who nearly won an Oscar last year.
VOCALS	She' s also a good vocalist() with a beautiful voice.
IMAGINE	Hamlet hears imaginary() voices in his head.

Shakespeare (Main Page)

1. Reading Comprehension
   • The Globe Theatre
   • Hamlet
   • Macbeth
   • Romeo and Juliet]]
2. Use of English
   • Working with Words
   • Biography (Mixed Grammar)
   • Famous quotes (What did they say?)]]
3. Communication
   • Ordering tickets