1.William Shakespeare, the greatest English writerof drama, was born in 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon. We don’t know everything about Shakespeare’s early life. But we know that he studied at the Grammar School in Stratford, and that he became interested in the theatre when he was still a boy. In 1586 Shakespeare went to London, where he worked in the theatre for some years before he began to write his own plays. 2.Shakespeare soon became well-known in London literary circles. Every play that he wrote was good news to the people of the capital. Queen Elizabeth I liked Shakespeare’s plays, and the actors were often invited to play before the Queen and later before the King James- a great honor in those days. By the end of the 16th century Shakespeare and his friends built their own theatre –the famous Globe Theatre. 3.But Shakespeare had many difficulties in his life. Less talented writers, whose plays were worse than his, often quarreled with Shakespeare and attacked him, the actors in his own theatre sometimes turned against him. 4.Now people in many countries love and honor Shakespeare for his plays, comedies and tragedies that are still modern and well-known all over the world.1) Закончи предложения, выбрав правильный вариант. 1. Shakespeare was especially good at 2. It was a great honor in those days a) novels. a) to play before the Queen. b) detective stories. b) to work in the theatre. c) dramas. c) to write plays. d) mystery plays. d) to live in London. 3. Shakespeare and his friends founded a) a library. b) a museum. c) a theatre. d) a cinema.
We all look forward to our holiday. It’s a chance to forget about the stress of the office or the factory and relax for a week or two.
Recent research, however, suggests that for some people going on holiday might cause more stress than staying at work because it's impossible to relax for them.
For a few weeks they are living in a different country or town they can't distract from usuall life,
There are also problems caused by spending twenty-four hours a day with the family. During the rest of the year, individual members of the family can get away from each other; they go to school or work; they see their friends. But on holiday, they can’t do that; there is no escape and can be tension, disagreement, arguing.
Also, the theory that most of us return from a holiday fresh and ready to start work seems to be largely untrue as it often takes them up to a week to get back to normal.
We have spent so much time and money planning the holiday that we say ‘We had a great time, even if the weather was lousy and the hotel was a dump.
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Queen Ethelburga's College, compared with other schools, is special, friendly and pleasingly different having dedicated caring staff and the high academic standards.
They aim to give every pupil an Education for Life, with academic excellence at its core but with social and life skills at its heart.
They are top UK school for GCSE results and A-Level results.
Queen Ethelburga's College welcomes students aged 11 to 21. Their junior School, Chapter House welcomes pupils aged 2 to 11.
They aim to give first-hand the quality of education.
Their PHILOSOPHY and PRINCIPLES:
To offer all students a broad and balanced curriculum.
To treat all students as individuals.
To strive for academic excellence.
To develop and promote self-confidence, independence and co-operation.
To foster a spirit of enquiry.
To encourage self-discipline and a high standard of behaviour.
To provide a happy and stimulating environment for study.
To prepare students for future educational and working environments.
To foster and promote spiritual development.
To encourage physical and mental fitness.
To promote community and global awareness.
To equip students with technological expertise*.
To provide a safe and secure environment in which students thrive.
Their class sizes are small and their teachers are able to give every student a high degree of individual attention.
Their objective in the early years at school is to identify each student’s strengths, weaknesses and particular lines of interest in order to develop the most appropriate selection of GCSE subjects when that time arrives.
Those students who join them aged between eleven and thirteen will enter a broad programme of courses including English, Mathematics, three Sciences, Music, the Arts, Languages, Information Technology and the Humanities. PSHCE (Personal Social Health and Citizenship) includes Careers, Citizenship and RE (Religious Education). Sport is also included.
Class work goes well beyond the requirements of the national curriculum to every student could discover where his interests lies.