10 52 Shakespeare live Language in use: Celebrating Shakespeare’s Birthday Read the text about how Shakespeare’s birthday is celebrated. Some words are missing. Complete the text by writing one word for each gap (1–12) in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. For more than 200 years Stratford-upon-Avon has been … 0 Shakespeare’s birthday on the weekend closest to 23 April, which is said to be Shakespeare’s … 1 of birth. However, the correct date of birth will never be known, but experts believe that he must have been born around this … 2 of the year as he was baptised on 26 April 1564. During these annual celebrations, tourists from all … 3 the world come to Stratford and take part in the festivities. Some events are run by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and include poetry readings, music and drama performances and special programmes at the five houses which are … 4 with William Shakespeare. A procession through the … 5 centre of Stratford is the highlight of the festivities, which ends in Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare was … 6 in 1616. In addition, visitors can watch street entertainers, listen to story tellers or take … 7 in theatre make-up activities for children. And if you are lucky, you might see a famous actor or two celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday in the … 8 where he was born. However, Shakespeare’s hometown is not the only town to … 9 his birthday. There are numerous places all over the world where local Shakespeare companies put on … 10 or other events to commemorate and to … 11 tribute to the greatest British … 12 of all times. 0 celebrating 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 6 12 Language in use: Sam Wanamaker – The man who revived the Globe Theatre Read the text about the actor Sam Wanamaker who founded the Shakespeare Globe Trust. Some words are missing. Complete the text by writing one word for each gap (1–8) in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. Sam Wanamaker was the … 0 of the modern Globe Theatre which was built near the original site of Shakespeare’s theatre on the South Bank of the River Thames. His idea to … 1 the Globe goes back to his first … 2 to London in 1949. At the time he wanted to visit the historic … 3 , but what he found was only a plaque on a building … 4 to the Globe. The idea to revive this famous theatre was to occupy him for the … 5 of his life. In 1970 he founded the Shakespeare Globe Trust, whose … 6 function was to collect … 7 for the reconstruction of the original theatre and to coordinate research efforts to make sure that the replica of the Globe was to be as close to the original as … 8 . 0 founder 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 4 ✔ 5 ✔ Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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