LISTEN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

 

1. VOCABULARY.

The following words appear in the video. Look them up in an online dictionary before watching the video.

 

SOPHISTICATED   STIFF    BRAWL   DARKEN   PERFORMANCE

FOLKS      GAPE     CEILING     TRAP    CROWD    STAGE

BANNER     COSTUMES    SHAREHOLDER

 

2. WATCH AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.

 

1. What queen and king are mentioned in the text?(0)

2. What would be the equivalent to plays in our days?(0)

3. What two other playwrights are mentioned?(1)

4. Which one is not a theatre from Shakespeare's time?(1)

 

The Theatre   The Curtain   The Rose  The Flag  The Swan  The Globe

 

4. Where were the theatres in London?(1)

5. Write two characteristics regarding the way theatres were built. (1)

5. Name three theatres that competed with The Globe.  (1).

6. Why did theatre companies fly a flag? (2)

8. How many levels did a theatre have for the audience? (2)

9. How many people could watch the play standing in front of the

    stage? (2).

10.Would the behaviour of the audience be considered appropriate  

    nowadays? (2)

11. Were the pillars of the stage made of marble or wood? (3)

12. Who could stand on the balcony above the doors on the stage?(4)

13. What did a banner on stage mean? And an ornate chair? And a  

      tree?   (4)

15. What kind of clothes did actors wear? (4)

16. Who performed the roles of women in Elizabethan theatre? (5)

17. Why was Shakespeare's company first called "The Chamberlain's

     men" and later "The King's men"?(5)

18. How many times did actors rehearse a play before the first

     performance?(6)

18. Was the same play performed continuously? (6-7)

19. What was the theatre used for when there were no performances?(7)