William Shakespeare. Step Three B1.2. Love in Shakespeare: Five Stories. Summary-based Activities

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1 Step Three B1.2 READING Shakespeare.WEB William Shakespeare Love in Shakespeare: Five Stories Summary-based Activities

2 Romeo and Juliet The Montague and the Capulet families of Verona were enemies and were always fighting and disturbing the peace of the city. Lord and Lady Montague son Romeo met Juliet, the daughter of his enemies, at a ball and he immediately fell in love and confessed his love to her when he later saw Juliet standing on her balcony. They decided to get married secretly with the help of Friar Lawrence. A fight between Juliet s cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo caused his exile from the city of Verona and made Juliet very sad, especially because her parents wanted her to marry Count Paris. Juliet asked Friar Lawrence to help her and he thought of a very good plan: he gave Juliet a liquid to drink that would make her sleep for 42 hours. Her parents would think she was dead and would take her to the family vault. The friar would then send a message to Romeo explaining the situation and then they could finally escape together. The message never arrived to Romeo, who heard the news of Juliet s death and went to die next to her body. Juliet woke up and realised what had happened: she picked up his knife and plunged it into her heart. 1 Scrambled word cloze Read the summary of Romeo and Juliet below. Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. The first one has been done as an example. always into never drink between to with sad on from son The Montague and the Capulet families of Verona were enemies and were (0)... always fighting and disturbing the peace of the city. Lord and Lady Montague (1)... Romeo met Juliet, the daughter of his enemies, at a ball and he immediately fell in love and confessed his love to her when he later saw Juliet standing (2)... her balcony. They decided to get married secretly (3)... the help of Friar Lawrence. A fight (4)... Juliet s cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo caused his exile (5)... the city of Verona and made Juliet very (6)..., especially because her parents wanted her to marry Count Paris. Juliet asked Friar Lawrence to help her and he thought of a very good plan: he gave Juliet a liquid to (7)... that would make her sleep for 42 hours. Her parents would think she was dead and would take her to the family vault. The friar would then send a message (8)... Romeo explaining the situation and then they could finally escape together. The message (9)... arrived to Romeo, who heard the news of Juliet s death and went to die next to her body. Juliet woke up and realised what had happened: she picked up his knife and plunged it (10)... her heart. 2 3

3 2 Scrambled word cloze with distractors (i) Read the summary of Romeo and Juliet below. Fill each space with a word from the box. There are five words you do not need to use. The first, 0, has been done as an example. usually always into never drink between by to with in sad on from son at for The Montague and the Capulet families of Verona were enemies and were (0)... always fighting and disturbing the peace of the city. Lord and Lady Montague (1)... Romeo met Juliet, the daughter of his enemies, at a ball and he immediately fell in love and confessed his love to her when he later saw Juliet standing (2)... her balcony. They decided to get married secretly (3)... the help of Friar Lawrence. A fight (4)... Juliet s cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo caused his exile (5)... the city of Verona and made Juliet very (6)..., especially because her parents wanted her to marry Count Paris. Juliet asked Friar Lawrence to help her and he thought of a very good plan: he gave Juliet a liquid to (7)... that would make her sleep for 42 hours. Her parents would think she was dead and would take her to the family vault. The friar would then send a message (8)... Romeo explaining the situation and then they could finally escape together. The message (9)... arrived to Romeo, who heard the news of Juliet s death and went to die next to her body. Juliet woke up and realised what had happened: she picked up his knife and plunged it (10)... her heart. 3 Multiple choice cloze Read the summary of Romeo and Juliet below. Choose the best word (A, B, C or D) for each space. The first one, 0, has been done as an example. The Montague and the Capulet families of Verona were enemies and were (0)... always fighting and disturbing the peace of the city. Lord and Lady Montague (1)... Romeo met Juliet, the daughter of his enemies, at a ball and he immediately fell in love and confessed his love to her when he later saw Juliet standing (2)... her balcony. They decided to get married secretly (3)... the help of Friar Lawrence. A fight (4)... Juliet s cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo caused his exile (5)... the city of Verona and made Juliet very (6)..., especially because her parents wanted her to marry Count Paris. Juliet asked Friar Lawrence to help her and he thought of a very good plan: he gave Juliet a liquid to (7)... that would make her sleep for 42 hours. Her parents would think she was dead and would take her to the family vault. The friar would then send a message (8)... Romeo explaining the situation and then they could finally escape together. The message (9)... arrived to Romeo, who heard the news of Juliet s death and went to die next to her body. Juliet woke up and realised what had happened: she picked up his knife and plunged it (10)... her heart. 0 A sometimes B always C never D usually 1 A son B cousin C nephew D friend 2 A over B at C in D on 3 A thanks B with C by D through 4 A between B with C against D together 5 A by B from C to D away 6 A confused B worried C happy D sad 7 A pour B have C drink D buy 8 A to B at C for D from 9 A nothing B not C no D never 10 A in B at C into D to 4 5

4 4 Open Cloze Complete the summary of Romeo and Juliet below. Write ONE word for each space. The first one has been done as an example. The Montague and the Capulet families of Verona were enemies and were (0)... always fighting and disturbing the peace of the city. Lord and Lady Montague (1)... Romeo met Juliet, the daughter of his enemies, at a ball and he immediately fell in love and confessed his love to her when he later saw Juliet standing (2)... her balcony. They decided to get married secretly (3)... the help of Friar Lawrence. A fight (4)... Juliet s cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo caused his exile (5)... the city of Verona and made Juliet very (6)..., especially because her parents wanted her to marry Count Paris. Juliet asked Friar Lawrence to help her and he thought of a very good plan: he gave Juliet a liquid to (7)... that would make her sleep for 42 hours. Her parents would think she was dead and would take her to the family vault. The friar would then send a message (8)... Romeo explaining the situation and then they could finally escape together. The message (9)... arrived to Romeo, who heard the news of Juliet s death and went to die next to her body. Juliet woke up and realised what had happened: she picked up his knife and plunged it (10)... her heart. 5 Put the sentences in order. The sentences A-J of the summary of Romeo and Juliet below are in the wrong order. Put them in the right order and number them A B C D E F G H I J K L M He gave Juliet a liquid to drink that would make her sleep for 42 hours. Her parents would think she was dead and would take her to the family vault. Juliet woke up and realised what had happened: she picked up his knife and plunged it into her heart. This made Juliet very sad, especially because her parents wanted her to marry Count Paris. The friar would then send a message to Romeo explaining the situation and then they could finally escape together. The Montague and the Capulet families of Verona were enemies. The message never arrived to Romeo, who heard the news of Juliet s death and went to die next to her body. Juliet asked Friar Lawrence to help her and he thought of a very good plan. A fight between Juliet s cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo caused his exile from the city of Verona. They were always fighting and disturbing the peace of the city. They decided to get married secretly with the help of Friar Lawrence. He confessed his love to her when he later saw Juliet standing on her balcony. Lord and Lady Montague son Romeo met Juliet, the daughter of his enemies, at a ball and he immediately fell in love. 6 7

5 6 Correct the mistakes! This is an oral activity, so do not give the students any photocopies. Tell them the following instructions (or similar): I am going to tell you a summary of Romeo and Juliet, but I am going to make some mistakes in the summary. When you hear a mistake please call out the right word or words. As an example, in the version of the summary below there are 12 mistakes to read out, all written in italics. As a quick reminder to you, the correct version is given immediately afterwards in brackets. Keys 1, 2, 4: 1 son, 2 on, 3 with, 4 between, 5 from, 6 sad, 7 drink, 8 t 9 never, 10 into 3: 0 B, 1 A, 2 D, 3 B, 4 A, 5B, 6 D, 7 C, 8 A, 9 D, 10 C 5: 1F, 2J, 3M, 4L, 5K; 6I, 7D, 8H, 9A, 10B, 11E, 12G, 13C The Montague and the Capulet families of Verona were friends (enemies) and were always partying (fighting) and disturbing the peace of the city. Lord and Lady Montague son Romeo met Juliet, the niece (daughter) of his enemies, at a party (ball) and he immediately fell in love and confessed his love to her when he later saw Juliet standing on her terrace (balcony). They decided to get married secretly with the help of Friar Lawrence. A duel (fight) between Juliet s cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo caused his exile from the city of Venezia (Verona) and made Juliet very happy (sad), especially because her parents wanted her to marry Count Paris. Juliet asked Friar Lawrence to help her and he thought of a very good solution plan: he gave Juliet a liquid to drink that would make her sleep for 48 (42) hours. Her parents would think she was dead and would take her to the family palace (vault). The friar would then send a letter (message) to Romeo explaining the situation and then they could finally escape together. The message never arrived to Romeo, who heard the news of Juliet s death and went to die next to her body. Juliet woke up and realised what had happened: she picked up his sword (knife) and plunged it into her heart. 8 9

6 The Taming of the Shrew what to do because Bianca had two suitors and Katharina had none, but Baptista wanted Katharina, the eldest, to marry first. A man from Verona, Petruchio, arrived in Padua because he was looking for a wife. He was immediately told about Katharina and her big dowry, but also about her bad character. All this information made Petruchio very interested in her and he decided to meet her straight away. He introduced himself to a very surprised Baptista Minola and started courting Katharina until he agreed with her father that they should marry. The day of their marriage Petruchio arrived late and very badly dressed; he then took Katharina back to Verona immediately and once there, he started taming her by making her life very difficult. Eventually Katharina realised that she loved Petruchio and that his rude behaviour taught her a lesson and changed her 1 Scrambled word cloze Read the summary of The Taming of the Shrew below. Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. The first one has been done as an example. none very what from took in for that about away to (0). whatto do because Bianca had two suitors and Katharina had (1)., but Baptista wanted Katharina, the eldest, to marry first. A man (2). Verona, Petruchio, arrived (3). Padua because he was looking (4). a wife. He was immediately told (5). Katharina and her big dowry, but also about her bad character. All this information made Petruchio (6). interested in her and he decided to meet her straight (7)... He introduced himself (8) a very surprised Baptista Minola and started courting Katharina until he agreed with her father (9). they should marry. The day of their marriage Petruchio arrived late and very badly dressed; he then (10). Katharina back to Verona immediately and once there, he started taming her by making her life very difficult. Eventually Katharina realised that she loved Petruchio and that his rude behaviour taught her a lesson and changed her 10 11

7 2 Scrambled word cloze with distractors (i) Read the summary of The Taming of the Shrew below. Fill each space with a word from the box. There are five words you do not need to use. The first, 0, has been done as an example. none very what from took in for that about away to which on much not of (0). whatto do because Bianca had two suitors and Katharina had (1)., but Baptista wanted Katharina, the eldest, to marry first. A man (2). Verona, Petruchio, arrived (3). Padua because he was looking (4). a wife. He was immediately told (5). Katharina and her big dowry, but also about her bad character. All this information made Petruchio (6). interested in her and he decided to meet her straight (7)... He introduced himself (8) a very surprised Baptista Minola and started courting Katharina until he agreed with her father (9). they should marry. The day of their marriage Petruchio arrived late and very badly dressed; he then (10). Katharina back to Verona immediately and once there, he started taming her by making her life very difficult. Eventually Katharina realised that she loved Petruchio and that his rude behaviour taught her a lesson and changed her 3 Multiple choice cloze Read the summary of The Taming of the Shrew below. Choose the best word (A, B, C or D) for each space. The first one, 0, has been done as an example. (0). whatto do because Bianca had two suitors and Katharina had (1)., but Baptista wanted Katharina, the eldest, to marry first. A man (2). Verona, Petruchio, arrived (3). Padua because he was looking (4). a wife. He was immediately told (5). Katharina and her big dowry, but also about her bad character. All this information made Petruchio (6). interested in her and he decided to meet her straight (7)... He introduced himself (8) a very surprised Baptista Minola and started courting Katharina until he agreed with her father (9). they should marry. The day of their marriage Petruchio arrived late and very badly dressed; he then (10). Katharina back to Verona immediately and once there, he started taming her by making her life very difficult. Eventually Katharina realised that she loved Petruchio and that his rude behaviour taught her a lesson and changed her 0 A whatever B what C that D which 1 A anything B nothing C not D none 2 A from B25 of C by D in 3 A on B to C in D at 4 A before B for C at D to 5 A about B of C on D for 6 A many B much C very D lots 7 A far B off C forward D away 8 A to B at C for D on 9 A which B that C because D why 10 A took B brought C taking D takes 12 13

8 4 Open Cloze Complete the summary of The Taming of the Shrew below. Write ONE word for each space. The first one has been done as an example. 5 Put the sentences in order. The sentences A-J of the summary of The Taming of the Shrew below are in the wrong order. Put them in the right order and number them (0). whatto do because Bianca had two suitors and Katharina had (1)., but Baptista wanted Katharina, the eldest, to marry first. A man (2). Verona, Petruchio, arrived (3). Padua because he was looking (4). a wife. He was immediately told (5). Katharina and her big dowry, but also about her bad character. All this information made Petruchio (6). interested in her and he decided to meet her straight (7)... He introduced himself (8) a very surprised Baptista Minola and started courting Katharina until he agreed with her father (9). they should marry. The day of their marriage Petruchio arrived late and very badly dressed; he then (10). Katharina back to Verona immediately and once there, he started taming her by making her life very difficult. Eventually Katharina realised that she loved Petruchio and that his rude behaviour taught her a lesson and changed her A B C D E F G H I J K The day of their marriage Petruchio arrived late and very badly dressed. He introduced himself to a very surprised Baptista Minola and started courting Katharina until he agreed with her father that they should marry. He then took Katharina back to Verona immediately and once there, he started taming her by making her life very difficult. Eventually Katharina realised that she loved Petruchio and that his rude behaviour taught her a lesson and changed her A man from Verona, Petruchio, arrived in Padua because he was looking for a wife. He was immediately told about Katharina and her big dowry, but also about her bad character. All this information made Petruchio very interested in her and he decided to meet her straight away. Bianca was quiet and sweet, Katharina was very badtempered and men were frightened of her. Baptista Minola, a rich man from Padua, had two daughters, Bianca and Katharina. The father didn t know what to do because Bianca had two suitors and Katharina had none. Baptista wanted Katharina, the eldest, to marry first

9 6 Correct the mistakes! This is an oral activity, so do not give the students any photocopies. Tell them the following instructions (or similar): I am going to tell you a summary of The Taming of the Shrew, but I am going to make some mistakes in the summary. When you hear a mistake please call out the right word or words. As an example, in the version of the summary below there are 12 mistakes to read out, all written in italics. As a quick reminder to you, the correct version is given immediately afterwards in brackets. Baptista Minola, a poor (rich) man from Padua, had two daughters, Bianca and Katharina. Bianca was lively (quiet) and sweet, Katharina was very bad-tempered and men were attracted to frightened of her. The father didn t know what to do because Bianca had two suitors and Katharina had lots none, but Baptista wanted Katharina, the youngest eldest, to marry first. A man from Verona, Petruchio, arrived in Venezia Padua because he was looking for a wife. He was immediately told about Katharina and her big house dowry, but also about her nice bad character. All this information made Petruchio very interested in her and he decided to meet her straight away. He introduced himself to a very sad surprised Baptista Minola and started courting Katharina until he agreed with her father that they should get engaged marry. The day of their marriage Petruchio arrived late and very well badly dressed; he then took Katharina back to Verona immediately and once there, he started taming her by making her life very easy difficult. Eventually Katharina realised that she loved Petruchio and that his gentle rude behaviour taught her a lesson and changed her Keys: 1, 2, 4: 1 none, 2 from, 3 in, 4 for, 5 about, 6 very, 7 away, 8 to, 9 that, 10 took 3: 1D, 2A, 3C, 4B, 5A, 6C, 7D, 8A, 9B, 10A 5: 1I, 2H, 3J, 4K, 5E, 6F, 7G, 8B, 9A, 10C, 11D. Editor: Michela Bruzzo We would be happy to receive your comments and suggestions, and give you any other information concerning our material. Internet: info@blackcat-cideb.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the previous written permission of the publisher. The reproduction of this material is only permitted for teaching purposes within the requirements of the syllabus in force and any other use, either commercial or not, is strictly forbidden. Offenders will be prosecuted