Unit 8 Playwrights
Skill Training
Practice 1
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D
Practice 2
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.E 5.B
Practice 3
1.F 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.T 7.T
Reading in Depth
Pre-reading
Exercise 1
1.Shakespeare remains the greatest dramatist / playwright and poet for top 4 reasons.
2.Shakespeare summarized the range of human emotions / experiences.
3.Shakespeare told remarkable stories / tales.
4.Shakespeare invented compelling characters / heroes.
5.Shakespeare created large numbers of useful English phrases / expressions.
Exercise 2
1.F 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.T
Re-reading
Exercise 1
1.Ben Jonson anticipated Shakespeare’s enduring popularity in future.
2.Shakespeare’s truly great characters,particularly his tragic heroes,are unequaled in literature,dwarfing even the sublime creations of the Greek tragedians.
3.Modern storytellers continue to adapt Shakespeare’s tales to suit our modern world.
4.Many of the common expressions were Shakespeare’s creations.Chances are you use Shakespeare’s expressions all the time even though you may not know it is the Bard you are quoting.
Exercise 2
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.A
Reading the News
Exercise
1.D 2.B 3.A