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1. 1.

   Correct the errors in these sentences, improve them and rewrite them.

   1. I not will listen to someone who does not listen me too.
   2. The fire that break out in your neighbourhood yesterday is a terrible sight.
   3. It was not right go to concert without inform Father.
   4. I have went to the meeting once before.
   5. The mayor inaugurated a new hospital in the city tomorrow.
   6. Of all the music you plays on your computer, I love song from Titanic most.
   7. Asha's sister-in-lows planned a real nice surprise for her.
2. 2.

   The grammatical errors in this passage have been underlined. Read the passage and write the correct words.

   William Shakespeare ^1.were connecting ________________________ with a theatrical company called Lord Chamberlain's Men. In 1599, he ^2. will pay ________________________ the company a part of the cost of building a theatre. The theatre, ^3.though ________________________ was called Globe, was in London. It is said that many of Shakespeare's plays, like As You Like It, Hamlet and King Lear, ^4.will be written________________________ specifically ^5.if _______________________ they could be staged at this theatre. Plays ^6. are performing ________________________ at the Globe during afternoons, ^7.used ________________________ daylight and no scenery ^8.neither _______________________ painted background. in 1613, the globe ^9.is catching ________________________ fire during a performance off Shakespeare's Henry VIII and was ^10.burning ________________________ to the ground.

3. 3.

   Use these clues to complete the crossword with words related to theatre.

   Across	Down
   1. large painted picture used on stage to represent a place	1. person appointed in a theatre to move the things on a stage
   5.  an actor who learns the parts of other actors in order to replace  them if necessary	2. upper floor in a theatre, usually with cheaper seats
   6. words / actions used in a play as a signal for an actor to begin	3. clothes worn by the actors in a play
   7. things used on stage while performing a play	4. room in a theatre where actors can rest

    

   

4. 4.

   Read this passage carefully and answer the questions.

   Julius Caesar has returned  triumphant from war, and Romans have gathered to celebrate the occation. However, not everyone is happy. Cassius and Brutus, two senators, are afraid that Caesar is becoming too powerful, too ambitious. Cassius and some other conspirators convince Brutus to join a plot for assassinating Caesar. Portia, Brutus's wife, feels worried and asks Brutus what is going on, but he does not confide in her.

   Calpurnia, Caesar's wife, has a dream about his death. She asks Caesar to stay home, but one of the conspirators convinces Caesar to go to the Senate. There, the conspirators stab Julius Caesar to death, with the final blow struck by Brutus.

   Mark Antony was Caesar's friend. After the assassination, he is furious with the conspirators, but he behaves quite nicely with them. he and Brutus deliver speeched as Caesar's funeral. At first', public sympathy is with Brutus, but after Antony has spoken, people turn against the murderers, forcing them to run away from the city.

   Brutus and Cassius bring together an army to fight against Anatony. But they also argue among themselves and Brutus sees Caesar's ghost. During the battle, both Cassius and Brutus end their lives. Anatony honours Brutus by calling him 'the noblest roman of them all". He returns to Rome to rule, with Caesar's great-nephew Octavius.

   1. Give the meanings of these words as used in the passage. One word answers or short phrases will be accepted.
      1. ambitious: _______________________________
      2. conspirators: _______________________________
      3. confide in: _______________________________
   2. Answer these questions briefly in your own words.
      1. Who wanted to kill Caesar and why?
      2. Why did the conspirators have to run from the city?
      3. What happened after the conspirators left the city?
   3. In not more than 50 words, explain why this story is tragic.