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From the Ted Talk by William Shakespeare: "All the World's a Stage"
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“All the World’s a Stage” from "As You Like It" by William shakraepsee All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infnat, Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms; And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like sinal uwnilglnliy to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a sdlieor, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, juolaes in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, sinkeeg the bubble reputation Even in the cannon’s muoth. And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lin’d, With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and moerdn instances; And so he plays his part. The stxih age shifts Into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; His youthful hose, well sav’d, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big manly vcoie, tinnrug again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this stragne eventful hositry, Is second cilheissdnhs and mere oblivion; Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
Open Cloze
“All the World’s a Stage” from "As You Like It" by William ___________ All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the ______, Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms; And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like _____ ___________ to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a _______, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, _______ in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, _______ the bubble reputation Even in the cannon’s _____. And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lin’d, With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and ______ instances; And so he plays his part. The _____ age shifts Into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; His youthful hose, well sav’d, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big manly _____, _______ again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this _______ eventful _______, Is second ____________ and mere oblivion; Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
Solution
- unwillingly
- soldier
- shakespeare
- modern
- sixth
- jealous
- strange
- infant
- voice
- turning
- seeking
- history
- childishness
- mouth
- snail
Original Text
“All the World’s a Stage” from "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms; And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lin’d, With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; His youthful hose, well sav’d, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion; Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
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