This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at level B2/C1 explores the theme of phrasal Shakespeare. Students will develop their knowledge of Shakespeare and re-enact a scene.

Introduction

In these lessons students will learn about Shakespeare the man, Shakespeare the poet and Shakespeare the dramatist. They will discover one of his most famous comedies, Much Ado about Nothing, and will have the opportunity to re-enact one of the scenes.

Topic 

Shakespeare

Level

B2/C1

Time

60-90 mins

Aims

  • To make Shakespeare accessible, relevant and enjoyable for EFL students
  • To create cross-curricular links e.g. geography (organising a trip to Stratford-Upon-Avon) and history (research into life in Elizabethan England)

Materials 

Lesson Plan: guide for teacher on procedure including worksheet tasks and answers to tasks.

Download lesson plan 156k pdf

Worksheets: which can be printed out for use in class. The worksheet contains:

  • Worksheets and tasks based around the Shakespeare play.

Download worksheets 111k pdf

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Jo Bertrand Teacher and Materials writer, British Council, Paris

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Comments

Submitted by Chris_Etchells on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 13:42

Many of the Shakespeare links - eg. the lesson plan for Hamlet's Soliloquy and Much Ado About Nothing, do not work. A pity.

Chris Etchells

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Many of the Shakespeare links - eg. the lesson plan for Hamlet's Soliloquy and Much Ado About Nothing, do not work. A pity.

Chris Etchells

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Hi Chris

This is a common problem with lesson plans based around websites - the websites get updated and the links no longer work. One option is to adapt the lesson plan by finding alternative links or changing the activities.

I'll contact Jo Bertrand to see if she can find alternative sites to add to the lesson plan. Alternatively if you can suggest any then I'll add them.

Can you use the contact us form to report any broken links or problems with materials on the site?

I'll delete both these posts once the links have been changed and the materials updated. 

Regards

Admin

 

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