William Shakespeare. Use of English B1

William Shakespeare is not only England's most famous poet and … , but perhaps also the greatest writer the world has ever known.

Even today, his works …           (read) more widely than those of any other writers.

He was born on 23rd April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he …       (grow) up and went to school.

At the age of 18 he …          (marry) Anne Hathaway, who was then 26.

some time around 1588 he went to London, … a theatre company as an actor and began writing plays.

His plays were soon very popular and he became … a rich man.

He bought New Place, one of the largest houses in Stratford, and in 1599 the Globe theatre in London …        (build) .

In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I died and her cousin … King James I.

He enjoyed …           [watching, to watch] (watch) Shakespeare's plays, and … He enjoyed watching Shakespeare's plays, and chose Shakespeare's company of actors to be his official entertainers …               [had chosen, chose, has chosen, was choosing](choose) Shakespeare's company of actors to be his official entertainers.

It was around this time that many of Shakespeare's greatest plays …               (write)

In his later years, from about 1608, Shakespeare wrote only four plays, and seems …                more time in Stratford.

It was there that he …       (die), on 23rd April, 1616 - his 52nd birthday.