Exercise 1.
Fill in the gaps with one of the following words:
Playwright, popularizing, countless, established, eloquent, shrouded
Considered the greatest English-speaking writer in history and known as England’s national poet, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) has had more theatrical works performed than any other (1) _______. To this day, (2) _______ theater festivals around the world honor his work, students memorize his (3) _______ poems and scholars reinterpret the million words of text he composed. They also hunt for clues about the life of the man who inspires such “bardolatry” (as George Bernard Shaw derisively called it), much of which remains (4) _______ in mystery. Born into a family of modest means in Elizabethan England, the “Bard of Avon” wrote at least 37 plays and a collection of sonnets, (5) _______ the legendary Globe theater and helped transform the English language.
Furthermore, Shakespeare is believed to have influenced the English language more than any other writer in history, coining—or, at the very least, (6) ______—terms and phrases that still regularly crop up in everyday conversation.
Exercise 2.
Complete the sentences with verb prefixes dis-, mis-, re-, over-.
My friend is always_________1(appoint) by his attempts to speak French.
Once a waiter in Paris_________2(understand) what he wanted and instead of beetroots brought him potatoes. He ____ 3(like) potatoes but when he asked a waiter to_________4(place) them with beetroots, the waiter smiled, and_________5(turn) with a plate of aubergines.
Then my friend complained that they had _______6(cook) the dish and ______ 7(agree) to pay the bill. It was just my friend’s awful French again!
Exercise 3.
Complete the sentences with the appropriate words.
Climb, banks, set out, walking tour, sleeping bag, backpacks, sunbathe, open air, fire, tourists
Our _______________ were rather heavy, but this fact didn’t spoil our journey.
I hope we’ll be able to ______________ in an hour if Monica is ready for that time.
In the evening we made a ____________________ to get warm.
One day we walked along marvelous __________________ of Danube.
Suddenly she realized that she would have to _________________ that mountain.
It’s almost impossible to enjoy beauty of Eiffel Tower because of loads of ______________ .
– What about a sightseeing tour made on foot? – Do you mean a ______________? – Yes.
Have you ever slept in the ________________?
If you want to go backpacking, be sure you have a ______________________.
Would you like to swim or ___________________?