BOOK ACTIVITIES BLOCK #2 A. Fill in all the gaps, with the past form of the verb in brackets. William Shakespeare William Shakespeare _____________ (be) born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. He _________ (go) to the local Stratford Grammar School, where Master Walter Roche ____________ (teach) him. Lessons ____________ (begin) at six o'clock in the morning in the summer in order to take the most of daylight. His father, John Shakespeare, _________ (be) a glove-maker. He ______________ (send) William to the local grammar school in 1571, but when William _____________ (be) only 14 years old his fortunes fell so low that William ____________ (have) to leave school. Some historians say he ______________ (work) in his father's shop. At the age of 19 William ___________ (marry) Anne Hathaway the daughter of a rich farmer near Stratford. Three years later Shakespeare __________ (go) to London to live. In about 1587 he _____________ (become) a member of one of the few theatrical companies which ____________ (be) in those days. Around 1590 he _____________ (begin) to try his hand at writing plays. There ________________ (be) no female actors in those days, boys ____________ (do) all the female parts. People think that he ____________ (write) his first major play, Henry VI., Part One, in 1592. His most famous play, Hamlet, ___________ (be) probably first seen in 1601 at the Globe Theatre. Shakespeare ________________ (continue) to write about 2 plays a year. He _______________ (go) back to Stratford in 1612, where he ___________ (had) the life of a country gentleman. He _________________ (die) of a fever on his birthday in 1616. A. Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type II) by putting the verbs into the correct form. Use conditional I with would in the main clause. Example: If I had a lot of money, I would buy a big house. Or I would buy a big house if I had a lot of money. 1. If we (have) _______ a yacht, we (sail) ________ the seven seas. 2. If he (have) ________ more time, he (learn) ________ karate. 3. If they (tell) ________ their father, he (be) ________ very angry. 4. She (spend) ________ a year in the USA if it (be) ________ easier to get a green card. 5. If I (live) ________ on a lonely island, I (run) ________ around naked all day. 6. We (help) ________ you if we (know) ________ how. 7. My brother (buy) ________ a sports car if he (have) ________ the money. 8. If I (feel) ________ better, I (go) ________ to the cinema with you. 9. If you (go) ________ by bike more often, you (be / not) ________ so flabby. 10. She (not / talk) ______ to you if she (be) _______ mad at you. B. Write questions with the words in parentheses. Use the second conditional. 1. (What / you / do / if / you / be / braver) What would you do if you were braver? 2. (Where / you / buy / for your friends / if / you / have / a lot of money) 3. (Where / you / go / if / you / have / a free ticket) 4. (What / you / do / if / you / have / 200 vacation days) 5. (What instrument / you / play / if / you and your friends / have / a band) 6. (What sport / you / try / if / you / try / an extreme sport) 7. (What / you / give away / if / you / move)
