Created by Halyna Osypchuk
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TopicWilliam Shakespeare
Aims
To learn about Shakespeare
To practise reading skills
To practise listening comprehension
To develop speaking skills
Age group
Young learners aged 14+
Level
CEFR level A2+/B1
Time
30 minutes approximately
Materials
Reading texts,photoes,videos,links
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Who was William Shakespeare?Loading...
William Shakespeare is a famous British playwright, which means he’s someone who wrote plays. Shakespeare is considered to be one of the most talented writers of all time.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare
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Download a visual timeline of the major events in Shakespeare’s life
1564
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon
26 April 1564
Shakespeare was baptised
November 1582
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway
1592
This is the earliest time when records show that Shakespeare was in London
1593
Shakespeare’s first poem was published, and his plays started to be performed by different theatre groups in London
1594
Shakespeare’s first plays were performed by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men
1599
The Globe Theatre was built
1603
James I was crowned king, and Shakespeare’s theatre group was renamed the King’s Men when the King became their patron
1604-1605
The King’s Men performed seven of Shakespeare’s plays for King James I
1609
Shakespeare’s sonnets were published
1611
Shakespeare moved from London back to Stratford-upon-Avon
23 April 1616
William Shakespeare died
The Globe Theatre was built
1603
James I was crowned king, and Shakespeare’s theatre group was renamed the King’s Men when the King became their patron
1604-1605
The King’s Men performed seven of Shakespeare’s plays for King James I
1609
Shakespeare’s sonnets were published
1611
Shakespeare moved from London back to Stratford-upon-Avon
23 April 1616
William Shakespeare died
Watch and think.....
Did you know???
---We don’t know the date that William Shakespeare was born – we just know the date that he was baptised.
----Shakespeare had three children named Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet and Judith were twins.
-----Most of the poems Shakespeare wrote are called sonnets. He wrote 154 sonnets!
-----Shakespeare is sometimes called ‘The Bard of Avon’ – a bard is another word for a poet.
------Shakespeare wrote almost 40 plays; someone who writes plays is also called a playwright.
-----Not a lot of people could read and write in Shakespeare’s time, so the Globe Theatre hung different coloured flags to let people know when a play was going to be performed, and what kind of play it was going to be (if it was sad or funny).
------The Globe Theatre was shaped like an octagon – it had eight sides.
------Women didn’t act in Shakespeare’s time, so boys would have to play the roles of women. That means that Juliet in Romeo and Juliet would have been played by a boy!
----Shakespeare had three children named Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet and Judith were twins.
-----Most of the poems Shakespeare wrote are called sonnets. He wrote 154 sonnets!
-----Shakespeare is sometimes called ‘The Bard of Avon’ – a bard is another word for a poet.
------Shakespeare wrote almost 40 plays; someone who writes plays is also called a playwright.
-----Not a lot of people could read and write in Shakespeare’s time, so the Globe Theatre hung different coloured flags to let people know when a play was going to be performed, and what kind of play it was going to be (if it was sad or funny).
------The Globe Theatre was shaped like an octagon – it had eight sides.
------Women didn’t act in Shakespeare’s time, so boys would have to play the roles of women. That means that Juliet in Romeo and Juliet would have been played by a boy!
Look through the gallery and see if you can spot all the following:
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William Shakespeare
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
A statue of Shakespeare
Mary Arden was Shakespeare's mother; visitors can still see her childhood home today
William Shakespeare’s birthplace
William Shakespeare’s grave
A drawing of what Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre would have looked like
A replica (copy) of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, which was built in London in 1997
The stage in the Globe
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
A statue of Shakespeare
Mary Arden was Shakespeare's mother; visitors can still see her childhood home today
William Shakespeare’s birthplace
William Shakespeare’s grave
A drawing of what Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre would have looked like
A replica (copy) of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, which was built in London in 1997
The stage in the Globe
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford
