103 Expand your vocabulary: Collocations Look at the collocations in the middle column of the box below. Find and underline them in the text. Then come up with at least one other example for each category. LANGUAGE 32 a Statements T F First four words 0 Shakespeare sold many of his collected works before he died. Half of his plays 1 The impact of Shakespeare’s plays can be seen worldwide. 2 Shakespeare’s works have been brought to the screen many times. 3 Shakespeare’s plays offer solutions to our problems. 4 Shakespeare shows that there are often two sides to an issue. 5 Shakespeare confirms and supports our ideas and beliefs. 6 The author feels that Shakespeare’s work is still amusing and entertaining. verb + noun phrase verb + adverb adjective + noun adverb + adjective trusted his instincts acted decisively enduring popularity highly complex Complete the sentences with a collocation from the text. 1 For a story to be engaging, r c can matter even more than a gripping plot. 2 Outstanding works of literature make us q our a about the world and our place in it by offering a different perspective on people and events. 3 When plays are p c over centuries, it shows they explore timeless themes that remain relevant today. 4 How much authority parents should have over their children is still a h d topic. Look at the tasks on this page and the next. Choose at least five collocations you think will be useful for completing the tasks. Write them next to the tasks you want to use them in. Now work in pairs. Decide with your partner how you would encourage other students to read Shakespeare. Speak for one minute to convince the class. Imagine Shakespeare travelling through time to the present day. Would he believe that the issues he wrote about (e.g. identity, race, terror, gender) still affect people today? Write an inner monologue from Shakespeare’s perspective as he spends a day in the modern world, reflecting on what he sees and hears. How might he feel about these issues in today’s society? Write about 150 words (in contemporary English). Example: It seems no one gets married at 14 anymore. I wonder why they wait so long? b 33 SPEAKING 34 WRITING 35 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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