Introduction

In this lesson, learners are introduced to Shakespeare as the topic for the lesson and pool the knowledge that they already have about him with a mind map and quiz activities. They then practise question formation and speaking with an information-gap reading activity about Shakespeare's life and legacy and a theatre-themed 'Find someone who' activity. Finally, they try to complete some famous Shakespeare quotes and consider what they might mean.

There are lots more materials available on the TeachingEnglish website to do further work on Shakespeare and his plays with your secondary learners:
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/shakespeare-teens
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-teens/uk-culture/shakespeare

You and your learners can also find out more about Shakespeare with these links:
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/explore-english-shakespeare

Aims

• To learn about Shakespeare
• To practise reading skills
• To practise question formation
• To develop speaking skills

Age group

Young learners aged 12+ or adults

Level

CEFR level B1/B2

Time

60 minutes approximately

Materials

The lesson plan, worksheet and reading texts can be downloaded in PDF format below.