Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets a kind of poem containing 14 lines.. His most famous plays are the four great tragedies - Othelo, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear.[r]
(1)SUMMER REVISION I Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D The photographs _during his trip are very pretty A take B were taken C taken D were taking My family _dinner when the phone rang A are having B had C have had D were having She _her homework yet A has finished B haven’t finished C have finished D hasn’t finished This project _at the end of this month A will finish B finishing C will be finished D finished I’d like _a house in the countryside A live B living C lived D to live His new car _in Japan A is make B is made C is making D is to make She is not old enough _a car A drive B to drive C driving D drove _can I for you ? A What B When C Where D How It is easier _ English than any other languages else A learn B learning C to learn D learned 10 Would you mind _the washing up for me tonight ? A B did C doing D to 11 I prefer walking _riding a bicycle A to B than C with D for 12 She used to _ her younger brother when her parents went out A look for B look after C look up D look at 13 Mr Lam asked me _you the dictionary A give B to give C gave D giving II Put the verbs in bracket into correct tenses 14 Nam _already _his homework (do) 15 I didn't know how to the city (get) 16 It heavily while my family were having dinner yesterday (rain) 17 They anywhere last summer vacation (not go) 18 They were watching The Eight O’clock News on T.V when I _last night (come) III Rewrite the sentences as directed 19 The Chinese invented paper in the 1st century A.D @ Paper 20 This factory produces thousands of cars each year @ Thousands of cars 21 "My sister likes reading old folktales." said Nam @ Nam said that 22 " Is Ha Long Bay in the North of Vietnam?" asked Mary @ Mary asked me 23 The question is so difficult that I can't answer it @ The question is too (2) IV Read the passage and then the tasks that follow William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in the English literature He was born in 1564 in Stratfordupon- Avon At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, who was eight years older than himself A few years later he moved to London, where he worked as a actor and a playwright Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets (a kind of poem containing 14 lines) His most famous plays are the four great tragedies - Othelo, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear Shakespeare died in Stratford on 23 April 1616, but his plays are still very popular today They have been translated into different languages, and many of them have been made into films, both in English and other languages Check True ( T ) or False ( F ) FACTS T F 24 William Shakespeare was the greatest writer 25 He married Anne Hathaway at the age of eighteen 26 wrote fifty seven plays and 451 sonnets 27 His plays are not very popular today Answer the following questions 28 When and where was he born? 29 How many plays did he write? 30 When did he die? 31 What are his most famous plays? Have a nice day!!! (3)