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As You Like It
by William Shakespeare.
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III. COMPREHENSION CHECK
Circle the letter of the sentence or phrase with the same meaning.
1.
And all the men and women merely players. . .
a.
All people are like athletes.
b.
All people are like actors.
2.
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.
a.
Each man’s life is divided into seven stages.
b.
Each man acts like he is seven years old.
3.
And shining morning face. . .
a.
The schoolboy’s face is oily in the morning.
b.
The schoolboy’s face is fresh and clean in the morning.
4.
. . .
creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school.
a.
walking slowly and unhappily to school
b.
walking quickly and happily to school
5.
. . .
with a woeful ballad. . .
a.
with a sad song
b.
with a long song
6.
. . .
mere oblivion. . .
a.
forgetfulness
b.
nothingness
IV. VOCABULARY BUILDING
A.
Understanding from context
Read the sentences. Before you look up words in the dictionary, use the context
of the sentence to help you match the boldface words with the definitions
below.
_____ 1.
Why are you angry? I was
merely
trying to help you.
_____ 2.
We couldn’t see the actors well because we sat very far from the
stage
.
_____ 3.
No one could see the thief
creeping
quietly behind the house.
_____ 4.
Her eyes were
shining
with happiness.
_____ 5.
The little boy was
whining
for candy in the supermarket.
_____ 6.
It’s cold in here. I think the
furnace
isn’t working.
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_____ 7.
The angry customer was
unwilling
to pay for the dinner.
_____ 8.
He was tired after a very
eventful
week.
a.
heater
b.
a raised loor for performances
c.
complaining in a high-pitched, crying voice
d.
only
e.
full of activities
f.
giving out light
g.
moving slowly, close to the ground
h.
not happy to do something
B.
Use the new words
Use words from the sentences in Exercise A.
1.
The mother was angry at her son because he was
___________________________.
2.
Make sure the ___________________________ is in good condition to avoid
ires.
3.
She felt very nervous when she was on the ___________________________
in front of an audience.
4.
The newly washed car was ___________________________ in the sun.
5.
I’m not the boss; I’m ___________________________ a low-level employee.
6.
He didn’t see the purpose of the work, so he was
___________________________ to do it.
7.
There were several spiders ___________________________ around the
wood pile.
8.
Her weekend was boring and not very ___________________________.
V. UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR:
-ing
ADJECTIVES
FROM VERBS
A.
Read about
-ing
adjectives
In the descriptions
whining school-boy
and
shining morning face
, Shakespeare
is using
-ing
adjectives, also known as participial adjectives because they use
the form of the present participle of the verb. This kind of adjective usually has
the same meaning as the verb it comes from.
The boy was crying.
She gave a tissue to the
crying
boy.
That man ran for two hours.
The
running
man didn’t stop to rest.
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B.
Use -ing adjectives
Complete the sentences by using the verb as an adjective.
1.
The customers paid for their dinner.
The manager was pleased to have ___________________ customers.
2.
The boy slept until 7:00 a.m.
The mother kissed the ___________________ boy.
3.
The birds sing in the trees outside my window.
I hear ___________________ birds every morning.
4.
The movie captivated her attention.
She kept her eyes on the ___________________ movie.
5.
She acted on the stage for many years.
The ___________________ job didn’t pay very well.
VI. READ IT AGAIN
Read the text again. Answer the question.
Shakespeare’s text describes unhappiness at every stage of life. Write the words
that describe something negative about each stage.
infant __________________________________________
schoolboy ______________________________________
lover____________________________________________
second childhood _____________________________________________
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