English With Jonquil

The 23rd of April is Shakespeare's birthday.  Here is a webquest for my intermediate students.  Enjoy! Activity 1: William Shakespeare: An introduction to his life Read the biography on Shakespeare below, and try to complete the missing information. Then visit  https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/teach/william-shakespeare-the-life-and-legacy-of-englands-bard/zfw6d6f  to find the correct information and complete the short biography. Shakespeare is England’s most famous dramatist and _____________________. His plays are known throughout the world, and he introduced up to 300 _____________________ and dozens of _____________________ into the English language. He was born in _____________________ -_____________________ -_____________________ in the year __________________. He probably went to the local _____________________ school, King Edward VI’s School, where he learnt Greek and _____________________ . He didn’t go to _____________________ . In 1582, he married __________

Spring is here, and the weather is wonderful – not too hot and not too cold! Thank you to Vincent for this beautiful photo of his daffodils, which inspired me to write this lesson. A traditional poem about spring is by the English poet, William Wordsworth (1770-1850).   He wrote about finding daffodils when he was walking in the countryside. 1  Vocabulary – Using your dictionary Match each word from the poem with a synonym: To wander                           To move like a butterfly Vales                                    A light wind A crowd                              A multitude A host                                 To walk To flutter                              A large group A breeze                              Valleys           I wandered lonely as a cloud           That floats on high o’er* vales and hills           When all at once I saw a crowd           A host of golden daffodils;           Bes