Shakespeare/Working with Words

Task

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

Interactive Exercises

Find the matching cards!

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

guitarist	Someone who plays the guitar
keyboard	An electric piano which can produce all kinds of sounds
musician	someone who plays music ...
percussion	a synonym for drums
fool	another word for idiot
box office	the place where you buy tickets
contract	agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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