Question

Reading Comprehension Form William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare is probably the most famous playwright in history. He was born on 23 April 1564 in• Stratford-upon-Avon in England. He was one of eight brothers and sisters. His father, John Shakespeare, was asuccessful businessman. William went to school in Stratford and learnt Latin and Greek, but he didn't go touniversity. At the age of fifteen he went straight to work in his father's business.When he was eighteen, he met and fell in love with Anne Hathaway. She was eight years older than him.They got married in November 1582, and six months later their daughter Susanna was born. In 1585 they hadtwins, Hamlet and Judith. Little is known about the following seven years of his life. We only know that hemoved to London, leaving Anne and his children in Stratford and that he was writing plays and working as anactor.His plays were very popular and he made a lot of money. In 1597 he bought a big house in Stratford for hisfamily, but he stayed in London for a further thirteen years. He continued to write and cat and also bought atheatre. In 1611 he finally retired and moved back to Stratford to live in the house he had bought. In total,Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets (fourteen-line poems). Some of his love poems are addressed to amarried woman, and some of them are addressed to a young man. Nobody knows the identity of these twopeople. Shakespeare died in Stratford on his birthday, on 23 April 1616, and was buried in the church where hehad been christened 52 years earlier.Task 1. Read the text. What do these numbers refer to ?1.82. 153.184. 375. 8546. 52​

Answer 1

Объяснение:

1. he was one of 8 brothers and sisters

2. at the age of 15 he went straight to work in his father's busine

3. When he was eighteen, he met and fell in love with Anne Hathaway

4. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays

5. 154 sonnets (fourteen-line poems)

6. Shakespeare died in Stratford on his birthday, on 23 April 1616, and was buried in the church where he

had been christened 52 years earlier

Answer 2

Ответ:

1. 8 refers to eight brothers and sisters. He was one of them.

2. 15 refers to his age when he went to work in his father's business.

3. 18 refers to the age when he fell in love with Anne Hathaway and got married her.

37 refers to plays which were written by William Shakespeare.

4. 154 refers to sonnets.

5. 52 years earlier he had been christened in the church where he was buried.

Answer 3

1. 8 refers to the number of brothers and sisters William Shakespeare had.
2. 15 refers to the age at which William Shakespeare started working in his father's business.
3. 18 refers to the age at which William Shakespeare met and fell in love with Anne Hathaway.
4. 37 refers to the number of plays that William Shakespeare wrote.
5. 154 refers to the number of sonnets (fourteen-line poems) that William Shakespeare wrote.
6. 52 refers to the number of years between William Shakespeare's christening and his death.