2. Reading Exercises:

Exercise 1. Read and memorize using a dictionary:

Humanist, biography, narrative poems, performance, tragedy, stage, playwright, language, inquisitive, blank verse, overcome, challenge, genre, drama.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions:

1. In what plays does Shakespeare deal with social problems?

2. What titles have the English people conferred on William Shakespeare?

3. What is Marlowe famous for?

4. What is considered to be the best of Marlowe’s works?

Exercise 3. Match the left part with the right:

1. Marlowe approached	a) that women have the right to equality and independence.
2. Shakespeare shows	b) the old generation realize the absurdity of their feud.
3. The Death of Romeo and Juliet makes	c) the play “Hamlet” in which the central character is himself a Renaissance man.
4. The renaissance atmosphere of art and learning governs	d) history from a Renaissance point of view.

Exercise 4. Open brackets choosing the right word

Marlowe (approached/came closer) history from a Renaissance (point of view/overlook). His tragedies (show/point out) strong men, no (enemy/competitor) can (overcome/conquer) them except (death/destruction).

THE SPEAKING MODULE

II. Speaking Exercises:

Exercise 1. Describe the following words using the suggested words and expressions:

Drama	Tragedy	Comedy	Theatre
Play Serious Literature Genre For acting	Drama Portraying Conflict Human will Fate Individual Between	Drama Seeks To please Amusing	Buildings Open place Performance To give Stage Actors

Exercise 2. Ask questions to the given answers:

1. Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer: Shakespeare’s characters are personalities of great depth and unusual intellect.

2. Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer : Each tragedy portray some noble figure caught in a difficult situation.

3. Question: ___________________________________________ ?

Answer: In the 16^th century a number of plays were written in imitation of Ancient Roman tragedies and comedies.

THE WRITING MODULE

III. Writing exercises:

Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with the suggested words:

Tragedy, literature, explanation, reason, behavior, Renaissance, open-hearted, generous

“Hamlet” is one of the most difficult _____ to interpret. No work of world ____ has caused so many _______ of “Hamlet”. The ____ for it is Hamlet’s_____. Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a _____ man of the ___ , well educated, noble ____, clever, ____.

Exercise 2. Pick out synonyms from the text and explain the differences between them.

Exercise 3. Make up a plan of the text.

Exercise 4. Find derivatives in the text.

Exercise 5. Compose a story on one of the topics:

1. The meaning of Marlow’s plays

2. Shakespeare as a playwright.

3. Shakespeare’s contribution to the world literature.