Prime Time 7/8, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Language in use: Celebrating Shakespeare’s Birthday You are going to read a text about the way in which Shakespeare’s birthday is celebrated. In most lines of the text there is a word that should not be there. Write that word in the space provided after each line. Some lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a tick ( ü ). There are two examples at the beginning. For more than 200 years time Stratford-upon-Avon has been celebrating time 0 Shakespeare’s birthday on the weekend closest to April 23 rd , which is said to ü 00 be of Shakespeare’s date of birth. However, his correct date of birth Q1 will never be known well, but experts believe that he must have been Q2 born around this time of the year as he was baptised on 26 April 1564. Q3 During these annual celebrations, tourists from all over the world come to Q4 Stratford and take part time in the festivities. Some events are run by Q5 the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Q6 and include poetry readings, song music and drama performances Q7 and special skills programmes at the five houses which are associated Q8 withWilliam Shakespeare. Q9 A procession through the historic leisure centre of Stratford is the highlight Q10 of the festivities which ends in the Holy Trinity of Church where Shakespeare Q11 was buried alive in 1616. Q12 In addition, visitors can watch street entertainers, listen to horror story tellers Q13 or take part in theatre make-up artist activities for children. And if you are Q14 lucky you might see a famous actor or two celebrating Shakespeare’s Q15 birthday in the town where he was never born. Q16 However, Shakespeare’s hometown is not the only town to celebrate Q17 his birthday certificate. There are numerous places all over the world where Q18 local Shakespeare companies put on performances or other events to Q19 commemorate and to pay money tribute to the greatest British poet Q20 and playwright of all times favourite. Q21 Language in use: Sam Wanamaker – The man who revived the Globe Theatre You are going to read a text about the actor Sam Wanamaker. In most lines of the text there is a word that should not be there. Write that word in the space provided after each line. Some lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a tick ( ü ). There are two examples at the beginning. SamWanamaker was the founder of the modern Globe Theatre House which House 0 was built near the original site on the South Bank of the River Thames. ü 00 His idea to rebuild the Globe goes back then to his first visit to London in 1949. Q1 At the time he wanted to visit the historic site. But what he found out was Q2 only a plaque on a building referring to the Globe. The idea to revive Q3 this famous theatre production was to occupy him for rest of his life. Q4 In 1970 he had founded the Shakespeare Globe Trust whose main Q5 function was to procure money pockets for the reconstruction of the original Q6 theatre and to coordinate research efforts to make sure that the replica Q7 of the Globe was to be as close to the original as even possible. Q8 4 5 52 Shakespeare live 10 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentu des Verlags öbv