Задания по домашнему чтению по английскому языку к УМК И.Н. Верещагиной, О.В. Афанасьевой What is Shakespeare? (5 класс)

What is Shakespeare?

1. What is the name of Shakespeare?

2. Where was he born?

3. Do you know any works of Shakespeare?

Task 1.

Find English equivalents for the following phrases.

1. Приглашать

2. Образование

3. Выглядеть дураком

4. Обсуждать

5. Замечание

6. Современные удобства

7. Жимолость

8. Приносить вред

9. Исследование других планет

10. Знаменитые и уважаемые люди

Task 2.

Say TRUE or FALSE or NOT STATED.

1. The man worried because he didn't speak English.

2. The professor lived in the very centre of the city.

3. The professor's house has all the modern conveniences.

4. People talked about spaceships and exploration of other planets.

5. Everything at the party was excellent except drinks.

6. At the end of the evening the friends were not worried any longer.

7. Guests began to leave because the man made a fool of himself.

8. The man said that Shakespeare was a famous American writer.

9. The two friends decided to leave because the party was boring.

10. Shakespeare was a kind of salad as the man said.

Task 3.

Make the FALSE sentences correct.

Task 4.

Complete the sentences with necessary information.

1. One day two businessmen were invited______________________________

2. One of the men didn't have much__________________________________

3. He didn't want to________________________________________________

4. The professor lived______________________________________________

5. The professor's house has all the modern conveniences such as_________

6. The guests discussed different problems such as______________________

7. The table was served with________________________________________

8. People at the party laughed a lot___________________________________

9. Suddenly the man was asked about________________________________

10. The businessman made a fool of himself because______________________

Task 5.

Answer the following questions.

1. Who was invited to dinner?

2. Why was the businessman afraid of going to the party?

3. Where did the professor live?

4. What was the professor's house like?

5. What did the guests discuss?

6. What did the guests eat at the party?

7. Why weren't the businessman worried any longer?

8. What was Shakespeare according to the businessman?

9. Why did the guests pay attention to the businessman?

10. What did the second businessman think about Shakespeare?

Task 6.

Write the questions of 5 types to the text.

Task 7.

Make a summary of the text and be ready to tell it to the class.