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The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Writing 10 for the textbook Roadmap B1+ - Workbook with authors Anna Osborn and Rebecca Adlard from Pearson Education

Question

Read the essay again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Answer

  1. F He wrote at least 37 plays and a collection of poems
  2. T William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest English language writers and poets
  3. F He was born on 1564 in Stratford-up on-Avon . . .
  4. F . . . and they had three children together . . .
  5. F in 1594, he joined a theatre group called The Lord Chamberlain's Men.
  6. T . . . Shakespeare's plays were also per formed at the royal court in front of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I
  7. F Shakespeare used 15,000 words in his plays . . .
  8. T They claim that Shakespeare's use of language was so rich that if he hadn't written his plays, the English language would not contain many of the words we use to day how we are feeling or to talk about our experiences.
  9. T It can be seen in the titles of popular songs, books, plays and films, such as Agatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap' and Alfred Hitchcock's 'North by Northwest', both of which have titles taken from Shakespeare plays.
  10. T His influence can also be seen in thousands of English sayings, such as to have 'a heart of gold'.

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