BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH

• The two main dialects in English are British and American. Some words change depending on the dialect. Here you are some examples

CLOTHES

• How many pieces of clothing can you name in English? 

 

• Now, let's do the following activities
• who is who?
• odd one out
• quiz

PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

• How many personality adjectives do you know in English? Have a look at this page and let's see how many more you can add

• Here you are a worksheet to practise PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

The most famous playwright in British literature is William Shakespeare. He was born in Strattford-Upon-Avon in 1564 and died on the 23th April 1616. This means that this year the 400th anniversary of his death is celebrated.

• Here you are a biography

 

• And these are the summaries of some of his most famous plays. Can you classify them into COMEDIES, TRAGEDIES or HISTORICAL PLAYS?

•  Would you like to know how people live in Shakespearean times? Click here

• Finally, this is the Globe Theatre in London, the place where Shakespeare's plays are reperesented