martes, 14 de diciembre de 2010

Hamlet, do this activities while you are reading the book.

  Hamlet c Pearson Education Limited 2008
  Activity worksheets LEVEL 3 PENGUIN READERS


While reading

1 Look at the pictures in the book. On which pages can you see.

a a sword? ……………………………………..

b a ghost? ……………………………………..

c a curtain? ……………………………………

d a servant? ……………………………………

e a lord? ……………………………………….

f poison? ………………………………………

2 Read the Introduction on pages v–viii and choose the right answer.

a Hamlet wants to find / forget / punish his uncle.

b Hamlet is a story about love / mystery /revenge.

c Hamlet was written 200 / 300 / 400 years/ago.

d In the 1996 film, Hamlet is played by Robin Williams / Gerard Depardieu /Kenneth Branagh.

e Shakespeare was unknown / unpopular /successful in his lifetime.

Act I

3 Put these people in the order that Hamlet talks to them.

a Horatio 

b Claudius 

c Marcellus 

d the Ghost 

e Gertrude 

4 Who says these things? What do the underlined words refer to?

a ‘It is a crime against God.’

………………………………………………

b ‘That was the worst day of my life.’

………………………………………………

c ‘My Lord, I think I saw him last night.’

………………………………………………

d ‘I order you to stay away from him.’

………………………………………………

e ‘He’s listening too much to his imagination.’

………………………………………………

f ‘He won the heart of my queen.’

………………………………………………

5 Why …

a … does the ghost appear before Hamlet?

………………………………………………

b … is Hamlet furious?

………………………………………………

c … is Hamlet’s mother a weak woman?

………………………………………………

d … can’t Hamlet rest?

………………………………………………

6 Choose the right answer.

a Horatio and Marcellus have to promise they

have not seen the ghost …..

1) on Hamlet’s sword.

2) on Hamlet’s father’s grave.

b Hamlet tells Horatio and Marcellus that he

will look and sound crazy but it will be …..

1) reality.

2) an act.

c Hamlet says that the unhappiest time of all was …..

1) the day he was born.

2) the day he saw the ghost.

Act II

7 Choose the right answer.

a Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have come to help …..

1) Hamlet.

2) Claudius.

3) Ophelia.

b Polonius feels ….. Hamlet.

1) amused by

2) angry with

3) sorry for

c Hamlet tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern that he …..

1) is bored with life.

2) loves Ophelia.

3) does not like plays.

8 Which of these words describe Hamlet, and why?

angry brave nervous pleased rude strange unsure wise

………………………………………………….

………………………………………………….

………………………………………………….

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lunes, 13 de diciembre de 2010

domingo, 12 de diciembre de 2010

What makes you see red?

This is also for you 4ºA  Watch this video, listen carefully. Now write five sentences using five different idioms to show you understand them 

What makes you see red?

This is for you 4ºA : Practise your idioms by clicking here, read the explanations and do the exercises and quizzes. Then post a comment and tell me if you liked the activity.Thank you.