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    This document contains a series of tasks about Shakespeare's family for students to complete. The tasks include matching family vocabulary terms, answering questions about Shakespeare's missing family members on a family tree, identifying mystery family members based on descriptions, and interviewing another student about their family.

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    This document contains a series of tasks about Shakespeare's family for students to complete. The tasks include matching family vocabulary terms, answering questions about Shakespeare's missing family members on a family tree, identifying mystery family members based on descriptions, and interviewing another student about their family.

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    This document contains a series of tasks about Shakespeare's family for students to complete. The tasks include matching family vocabulary terms, answering questions about Shakespeare's missing family members on a family tree, identifying mystery family members based on descriptions, and interviewing another student about their family.

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    Zuñiga Arias Anaile
    This document contains a series of tasks about Shakespeare's family for students to complete. The tasks include matching family vocabulary terms, answering questions about Shakespeare's missing family members on a family tree, identifying mystery family members based on descriptions, and interviewing another student about their family.

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    Shakespeare and his family

    Student worksheets

    Task 1 – Family vocabulary: Male or female?

    With your group, write the words in the correct column, male or female.

    granddaughter sister grandfather niece husband


    uncle aunt grandson father nephew
    grandmother mother brother wife

    Male Female

    ?

    Task 2 – Family vocabulary: Extended family

    Match the words and their meanings.

    1. great-grandfather a) your aunt’s child OR your uncle’s child

    2. great-grandmother b) your mother’s brother OR your father’s brother

    3. niece c) your mother’s sister OR your father’s sister

    4. nephew d) your sisters and/or brothers

    5. aunt e) your husband’s father OR your wife’s father

    6. uncle f) your grandfather’s mother OR your grandmother’s mother

    7. cousin g) your brother’s son OR your sister’s son

    8. mother-in-law h) your grandfather’s father OR your grandmother’s father

    9. father-in-law i) your brother’s daughter OR your sister’s daughter

    10. siblings j) your husband’s mother OR your wife’s mother

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    Shakespeare and his family
    Student worksheets

    Task 3 – Family tree: Questions


    Look at Shakespeare’s family tree. Some family members are missing.

    With a partner, write five questions about Shakespeare’s family, e.g.

    • “Who is Anne Hathaway’s mother-in-law?” / “What is the name of Shakespeare Quiney’s brother?”

    1. ___________________________________________________________________________

    2. ___________________________________________________________________________

    3. ___________________________________________________________________________

    4. ___________________________________________________________________________

    5. ___________________________________________________________________________

    Ask another pair of students your questions, and write the answers in the spaces on your family tree
    worksheet. Then answer the other students’ questions.

    Task 4 – Who am I?

    Read the descriptions below and look at Shakespeare’s family tree. Decide who each person is.

    1. I am married to Mary. I have eight children. One of my sons is a famous writer.

    ___________________________________________________________________________

    2. I have an aunt called Joan and my grandmother’s name is Mary. I have three sons.

    ___________________________________________________________________________

    3. I have a great-granddaughter called Elizabeth and a granddaughter called Susanna. John is my


    husband.

    ___________________________________________________________________________

    4. I have seven siblings, two daughters, and one son. I also have four grandchildren.

    ___________________________________________________________________________

    5. Mary is my mother-in-law, and my daughters are Susanna and Judith.

    ___________________________________________________________________________

    Task 5 – Interview about family

    Find out about the family of another student in the class.

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    2 opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland).

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