Shakespeare's day English Language Day

Remember Shakespeare? Sort out true and false sentences. TRUE William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father, John, was a glove maker. His mother, Mary, was a farmer's daughter. William left school when he was 14 or 15. He married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18. Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright. He wrote about 38 plays. Shakespeare helped to build the Globe theater. FALSE The Globe was a small theater. Shakespeare didn't write tragedies. The audience in the Globe was quiet. William Shakespeare was poor during his life. Many women acted in Shakespeare's plays. He had no children. ...played all the characters in Shakespeare's plays. Men and boys Men and women Girls and boys Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies and... poems. history plays. songs. When he came to London, Shakespeare worked as... a theater buildre. an actor and a playwright. a musician. The plague was... a tragedy. a terrible disease. a comedy. Shakespeare's short poems are called... songs. lyrics. sonnets. Watch the story again and order the sentences. You have to copy them in the correct order. William Shakespeare was born in 1564. in Stratford-upon-Avon. He left school when he was 14 or 15. He left school when he was 14 or 15. Shakespeare helped to build a new theater called the Globe in 1599. Three years later, he married Anne Hathaway. William Shakespeare was born in 1564. in Stratford-upon-Avon. He moved to London and started working as an actor and playwright. No women acted in the Globe, men and boys played all the parts. Shakespeare helped to build a new theater called the Globe in 1599. William died on 23 April 1616. No women acted in the Globe, men and boys played all the parts. He wrote at least 38 plays and was rich and famous. He wrote at least 38 plays and was rich and famous. He moved to London and started working as an actor and playwright. William died on 23 April 1616. Three years later, he married Anne Hathaway. History of English in 10 minutes: Shakespeare Remember at least word or a phrase thet Shakespeare first used The History of English (3 History of English in 10 seconds Write one word or phrase that Shakespeare invented. English language: facts and trivia Over 840 million people speak English as a first or second language.“I am” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.A pangram sentence is one that contains every letter in the language. The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is a pangram.The shortest, oldest, and most commonly used word is “I.”A new word is added to the dictionary every two hours. About 4,000 words are added to the dictionary each year.English is the language of the air.Girl used to mean small boy or girl.1 of the world’s population speaks at least some English.The US doesn’t have an official language.Over 80% of the information stored on computers worldwide is in English.90% of English text consists of just 1000 words.There are 24 different dialects of English in the US.The word ‘lol’ was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2011.There are seven ways to spell the sound ‘ee’ in English. This sentence contains all of them: ‘He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas’.The first English dictionary was written in 1755.The oldest English word that is still in use is ‘town’. What is the most common letter in English? Which letter is never silent in English? Silent Letters--Shhhh! Quiz Do this quiz and remember at least 2 examples. Silent letters-quiz Write 2 words that have silent letters (and write which letters are silent) For curious kids only (this is going to be assessed )! Use the exercise above to talk about William Shakespeare. Search the web for at least three more information. Record yourself and send it to me. Use the rubric below when speaking. 8-9 points-excellent7 points-very good6-5 points-good4 points-sufficient PERFECT (3 POINTS) GOOD (2 POINTS) NEEDS WORK (1 POINT) VOCABULARY A pupil uses a varied vocabulary (all new words included). A pupil uses a varied vocabulary that is sometimes a little to simple. The vocabulary was not varied and no new words were used. GRAMMAR A pupil uses Past Simple correctly (1-2 mistakes). A pupil uses Past Simple correctly for the most part (3-4 mistakes). A pupil makes many mistakes while using Past Simple (more than 4). PRONUNCIATION A pupil pronounces words and sentences correctly (1-2 mistakes). A pupil pronounces words and sentences correctly for the most part (3-4 mistakes). There are many mistakes in pronunciation ( more than 4).