A Midsummer Night's Dream - Black Cat

Green Apple Step 1William ShakespeareA MidsummerNight’s DreamSummary-based Activitiesby Gina D. B. Clemen

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SChapters 1-21Scrambled word clozeRead the summary of Chapters One and Two below. Choose one of thewords from the box to write in each space. The first one has beendone as an example.their about get and his saidaway very still past becauseHippolyta and Theseus were happy (0) …..............…….. because they were goingto (1) …..............…….. married. Theseus’s friend, Egeus, was angrybecause (2) …..............…….. daughter Hermia didn’t want to marryDemetrius. She loved Lysander (3) …..............…….. not Demetrius.In the (4) …..............…….. Demetrius and Helena were in love. NowDemetrius loved Hermia and poor Helena was (5) …..............…….. sadbecause she (6) …..............…….. loved him. Helena was Hermia’s bestfriend.Hermia and Lysander decided to run (7) …..............…….. together andget married. When they saw Helena she (8) …..............…….. Hermia waslucky because Demetrius loved her. They told Helena about(9) …..............…….. plan. Helena thought (10) …..............…….. Demetriusa lot and decided to tell him about the plan.Demetrius went into the wood to look for Hermia and Lysander, andHelena followed him.2Scrambled word cloze with distracters (i)Read the summary of Chapters One and Two below. Fill each spacewith a word from the box. There are five words you do not need touse. The first one has been done as an example.have their about get nobody and his saiddid away very still there to past becauseHippolyta and Theseus were happy (0) …..............…….. because they were goingto (1) …..............…….. married. Theseus’s friend, Egeus, was angrybecause (2) …..............…….. daughter Hermia didn’t want to marryDemetrius. She loved Lysander (3) …..............…….. not Demetrius.In the (4) …..............…….. Demetrius and Helena were in love. NowDemetrius loved Hermia and poor Helena was (5) …..............…….. sadbecause she (6) …..............…….. loved him. Helena was Hermia’s bestfriend.Hermia and Lysander decided to run (7) …..............…….. together andget married. When they saw Helena she (8) …..............…….. . Hermiawas lucky because Demetrius loved her. They told Helena about(9) …..............…….. plan. Helena thought (10) …..............…….. Demetriusa lot and decided to tell him about the plan.Demetrius went into the wood to look for Hermia and Lysander, andHelena followed him.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing12

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S3Scrambled word cloze with distracters (ii)4Multiple-choice clozeRead the summary of Chapters One and Two below. Fill each spacewith a word from the box. There are ten words you do not need touse. The first one has been done as an example.Read the summary of Chapters One and Two below. Choose the bestword (A, B or C) for each space. The first one has been done as anexample.have their little about get nobodymore and his at said did told away very stillthey there to past becauseHippolyta and Theseus were happy (0) …..............…….. because they were goingto (1) …..............…….. married. Theseus’s friend, Egeus, was angrybecause (2) …..............…….. daughter Hermia didn’t want to marryDemetrius. She loved Lysander (3) …..............…….. not Demetrius.In the (4) …..............…….. Demetrius and Helena were in love. NowDemetrius loved Hermia and poor Helena was (5) …..............…….. sadbecause she (6) …..............…….. loved him. Helena was Hermia’s bestfriend.Hermia and Lysander decided to run (7) …..............…….. together andget married. When they saw Helena she (8) …..............…….. Hermia waslucky because Demetrius loved her. They told Helena about(9) …..............…….. plan. Helena thought (10) …..............…….. Demetriusa lot and decided to tell him about the plan.Demetrius went into the wood to look for Hermia and Lysander, andHelena followed him.Hippolyta and Theseus were happy (0) …..............…….. because they were goingto (1) …..............…….. married. Theseus’s friend, Egeus, was angrybecause (2) …..............…….. daughter Hermia didn’t want to marryDemetrius. She loved Lysander (3) …..............…….. not Demetrius.In the (4) …..............…….. Demetrius and Helena were in love. NowDemetrius loved Hermia and poor Helena was (5) …..............…….. sadbecause she (6) …..............…….. loved him. Helena was Hermia’s bestfriend.Hermia and Lysander decided to run (7) …..............…….. together andget married. When they saw Helena she (8) …..............…….. Hermia waslucky because Demetrius loved her. They told Helena about(9) …..............…….. plan. Helena thought (10) …..............…….. Demetriusa lot and decided to tell him about the plan.Demetrius went into the wood to look for Hermia and Lysander, andHelena followed him.0 Abut B how C because1 Ago B get C got2 Ahis B the C her3 Aalso B or C and4 Apass B past C passed5 Avery B much C lots6 Ayet B again C still7 Aabout B away C around8 Atold B saying C said9 Atheir B they’re C there10 A at B about C to© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing34

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S5Open clozeComplete the summary of Chapters One and Two below. Write ONEword for each space. The first one has been done as an example.6Put the sentences in orderThe sentences A-J of the summary Chapters One and Two below are inthe wrong order. Put them in the right order and number them 1-10.Hippolyta and Theseus were happy (0) …..............…….. because they were goingto (1) …..............…….. married. Theseus’s friend, Egeus, was angrybecause (2) …..............…….. daughter Hermia didn’t want to marryDemetrius. She loved Lysander (3) …..............…….. not Demetrius.In the (4) …..............…….. Demetrius and Helena were in love. NowDemetrius loved Hermia and poor Helena was (5) …..............…….. sadbecause she (6) …..............…….. loved him. Helena was Hermia’s bestfriend.Hermia and Lysander decided to run (7) …..............…….. together andget married. When they saw Helena she (8) …..............…….. Hermia waslucky because Demetrius loved her. They told Helena about(9) …..............…….. plan. Helena thought (10) …..............…….. Demetriusa lot and decided to tell him about the plan.Demetrius went into the wood to look for Hermia and Lysander, andHelena followed him.ABCDEFGHIJHelena thought about Demetrius a lot and decided to tell himabout the plan.Hippolyta and Theseus were happy because they were goingto get married.Hermia and Lysander decided to run away together andget married.She loved Lysander and not Demetrius.Demetrius went into the wood to look for Hermia and Lysander,and Helen followed him.Theseus’s friend, Egeus, was angry because his daughterHermia didn’t want to marry Demetrius.In the past Demetrius and Helena were in love.They told Helena about their plan.Now Demetrius loved Hermia and poor Helena was very sadbecause she still loved him. Helena was Hermia’s best friend.When they saw Helena she said Hermia was lucky becauseDemetrius loved her.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing56

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S78Correct the mistakes!This is an oral activity, so do not give the students any photocopies.Tell them the following instructions (or similar): 'I am going to tellyou a summary of Chapters 1-2 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but Iam going to make some mistakes in the summary. When you hear amistake please call out the right word or words.' As an example, in theversion of the summary below there are 12 mistakes to read out, allwritten in italics. As a quick reminder to you, the correct version isgiven immediately afterwards in brackets.Hippolyta and Theseus were sad (happy) because they were going toget married. Theseus’s grandfather (friend), Egeus, was angry becausehis sister (daughter) Hermia didn’t want to marry Demetrius. Sheloved handsome Lysander and not Demetrius.In the morning (past) Demetrius and Helena were in love. NowDemetrius loved Hermia and poor Helena was very sad because shestill loved him. Helena was Hermia’s worst (best) friend.Hermia and Lysander decided to run away together and fight (getmarried). When they saw Helena she said Hermia was funny (lucky)because Demetrius loved her. They told Helena about their new house(plan). Helena thought about Demetrius a lot and decided to tell himabout her new dress (the plan).Demetrius went into the city (wood) to look for Hermia and Lysander,and Helena kissed (followed) him.Rub outOn the board / the interactive whiteboard, copy a short paragraphfrom the summary. Gradually, rub out individual words and even twoandthree-word phrases. Begin by rubbing out some of the importantcontent words. After each time you rub out some words get the wholeclass to read out the text, supplying the missing words from theirmemory.Eventually, when all the words on the board have been rubbed out, theclass will – amazingly! – remember all the text. The text used for therub out activity need not taken from the summary. You could use adramatic part of the story, for example.9 DictoglossSit the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each studenthas pen and paper. Tell them that you are going to read out asummary of Chapters 1-2 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream twice, andthat they may note down key words or short phrases. Read the textonce at normal speed, pause for a minute, then read it again. Tell thestudents to work together in their groups and use their notes to writea text which is grammatically and lexically correct but which doesn’thave to be the same as the original: the aim of their writing is toproduce a correct text, not to show they have perfect memories!Five minutes should be enough. Then students compare their writtentexts with each others’. This can be done by reading aloud, but it isbetter if the texts are passed around or stuck on a wall (or comparedin electronic form). Groups should try to point out any errors in thetexts of other groups.Finally, show or give the students the original text; ask them toidentify any differences with their own texts, and ask them if theythink the differences are important.10 Cut it downPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen/highlighter or access tocomputer. Tell them that they must cut 15 words from the summary:their shortened version must still be grammatically correct. They canchange punctuation, but they mustn’t add any words. Next, askstudents to cut another 15 words of the summary, and proceed asabove. As a final challenge, ask the students to cut yet another 15words.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing78

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S1112Build it upPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen or access to computer. Tellthem that they must add two details, which they must choosethemselves, to the summary. Tell them that the details they add canbe words, phrases or even sentences. Tell them they shouldn’t writefewer than five words, and that there is no upper limit, but theyprobably won’t need more than about 25 words.When they have finished, they should compare their versions. It isbetter if the texts are stuck on a wall or passed around (or comparedin electronic form). They should decide which are the most interestingadded details, and why.Rewrite itTell the students to rewrite the summary changing some of theinformation. They should use their imagination to add details – whichcan be words, phrases or sentences – and change some of the wordsand phrases that are already there. When they have finished, theyshould compare their shortened versions. It is better if the texts arestuck on a wall or passed around (or compared in electronic form).They should decide which are the best cuts, and why.SUMMARYHippolyta and Theseus were happy because they were going to getmarried. Theseus’s friend, Egeus, was angry because his daughterHermia didn’t want to marry Demetrius. She loved Lysander and notDemetrius.In the past Demetrius and Helena were in love. Now Demetrius lovedHermia and poor Helena was very sad because she still loved him.Helena was Hermia’s best friend.Hermia and Lysander decided to run away together and get married.When they saw Helena she said Hermia was lucky because Demetriusloved her. They told Helena about their plan. Helena thought aboutDemetrius a lot and decided to tell him about the plan.Demetrius went into the wood to look for Hermia and Lysander, andHelena followed him.KEY1, 2, 3, 5: 1 get; 2 his; 3 and; 4 past; 5 very; 6 still; 7 away; 8 said; 9 their;10 about4: 1 B; 2 A; 3 C; 4 B; 5 A; 6 C; 7 B; 8 C; 9 A; 10 B6: 1 B; 2 F; 3 D; 4 G; 5 I; 6 C; 7 J; 8 H; 9 A; 10 E© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing910

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SChapters 3-41Scrambled word clozeRead the summary of Chapters Three and Four below. Choose one ofthe words from the box to write in each space. The first one has beendone as an example.some him followed love made sofirst called another arguing aIn the wood the King and Queen of the fairies were (0) …..............…….. arguingKing Oberon put the juice of (1) …..............…….. magic flower on QueenTitania’s eyes, (2) …..............…….. she will fall in love with the(3) …..............…….. person she sees. Oberon wanted to help Helena andtold Puck to put the juice on Demetrius’s eyes so he will(4) …..............…….. Helena.Puck (5) …..............…….. a mistake and saw Lysander and Hermiasleeping. He put the juice on Lysander’s eyes and when he woke up hesaw Helena and fell in love with her. Lysander (6) …..............……..Helena into the wood.In (7) …..............…….. part of the wood (8) …..............…….. men werepractising a play and Puck was watching. Puck used magic on the hero(9) …..............…….. Bottom, and gave him a donkey’s head. WhenTitania woke up she saw Bottom and fell in love with(10) …..............…….. .2Scrambled word cloze with distracters (i)Read the summary of Chapters Three and Four below. Fill each spacewith a word from the box. There are five words you do not need touse. The first one has been done as an example.some him talking followed love did different madeso calling first called another arguing a fewIn the wood the King and Queen of the fairies were (0) …..............…….. arguingKing Oberon put the juice of (1) …..............…….. magic flower on QueenTitania’s eyes, (2) …..............…….. she will fall in love with the(3) …..............…….. person she sees. Oberon wanted to help Helena andtold Puck to put the juice on Demetrius’s eyes so he will(4) …..............…….. Helena.Puck (5) …..............…….. a mistake and saw Lysander and Hermiasleeping. He put the juice on Lysander’s eyes and when he woke up hesaw Helena and fell in love with her. Lysander (6) …..............……..Helena into the wood.In (7) …..............…….. part of the wood (8) …..............…….. men werepractising a play and Puck was watching. Puck used magic on the hero(9) …..............…….. Bottom, and gave him a donkey’s head. WhenTitania woke up she saw Bottom and fell in love with(10) …..............…….. .© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing1112

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S3Scrambled word cloze with distracters (ii)4Multiple-choice clozeRead the summary of Chapters Three and Four below. Fill each spacewith a word from the box. There are ten words you do not need touse. The first one has been done as an example.Read the summary of Chapters Three and Four below. Choose thebest word (A, B or C) for each space. The first one has been done as anexample.some because him talking followed lovesomeone did her different made one so walkedcalling first called another arguing a fewIn the wood the King and Queen of the fairies were (0) …..............…….. arguingKing Oberon put the juice of (1) …..............…….. magic flower on QueenTitania’s eyes, (2) …..............…….. she will fall in love with the(3) …..............…….. person she sees. Oberon wanted to help Helena andtold Puck to put the juice on Demetrius’s eyes so he will(4) …..............…….. Helena.Puck (5) …..............…….. a mistake and saw Lysander and Hermiasleeping. He put the juice on Lysander’s eyes and when he woke up hesaw Helena and fell in love with her. Lysander (6) …..............……..Helena into the wood.In (7) …..............…….. part of the wood (8) …..............…….. men werepractising a play and Puck was watching. Puck used magic on the hero(9) …..............…….. Bottom, and gave him a donkey’s head. WhenTitania woke up she saw Bottom and fell in love with(10) …..............…….. .In the wood the King and Queen of the fairies were (0) …..............…….. arguingKing Oberon put the juice of (1) …..............…….. magic flower on QueenTitania’s eyes, (2) …..............…….. she will fall in love with the(3) …..............…….. person she sees. Oberon wanted to help Helena andtold Puck to put the juice on Demetrius’s eyes so he will(4) …..............…….. Helena.Puck (5) …..............…….. a mistake and saw Lysander and Hermiasleeping. He put the juice on Lysander’s eyes and when he woke up hesaw Helena and fell in love with her. Lysander (6) …..............……..Helena into the wood.In (7) …..............…….. part of the wood (8) …..............…….. men werepractising a play and Puck was watching. Puck used magic on the hero(9) …..............…….. Bottom, and gave him a donkey’s head. WhenTitania woke up she saw Bottom and fell in love with(10) …..............…….. .0 Aarguing B talking C discussing1 Aa B an C one2 Abut B so C however3 Alast B some C first4 Alove B loves C loving5 Adid B making C made6 Afollow B following C followed7 Aother B another C different8 Asome B few C any9 Acalls B name C called10 A he B him C his© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing1314

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S5Open clozeComplete the summary of Chapters Three and Four below. Write ONEword for each space. The first one has been done as an example.6Put the sentences in orderThe sentences A-I of the summary Chapters Three and Four below arein the wrong order. Put them in the right order and number them 1-9.In the wood the King and Queen of the fairies were (0) …..............…….. arguingKing Oberon put the juice of (1) …..............…….. magic flower on QueenTitania’s eyes, (2) …..............…….. she will fall in love with the(3) …..............…….. person she sees. Oberon wanted to help Helena andtold Puck to put the juice on Demetrius’s eyes so he will(4) …..............…….. Helena.Puck (5) …..............…….. a mistake and saw Lysander and Hermiasleeping. He put the juice on Lysander’s eyes and when he woke up hesaw Helena and fell in love with her. Lysander (6) …..............……..Helena into the wood.In (7) …..............…….. part of the wood (8) …..............…….. men werepractising a play and Puck was watching. Puck used magic on the hero(9) …..............…….. Bottom, and gave him a donkey’s head. WhenTitania woke up she saw Bottom and fell in love with(10) …..............…….. .ABCDEFGHIWhen Titania woke up she saw Bottom and fell in love with him.Oberon wanted to help Helena and told Puck to put the juice onDemetrius’s eyes so he will love Helena.Lysander followed Helena into the wood.In the wood the King and Queen of the fairies were arguing.Puck made a mistake and saw Lysander and Hermia sleeping.In another part of the wood some men were practising a playand Puck was watching.King Oberon put the juice of a magic flower on Queen Titania’seyes, so she will fall in love with the first person she sees.Puck used magic on the hero called Bottom, and gave him adonkey’s head.He put the juice on Lysander’s eyes and when he woke up hesaw Helena and fell in love with her.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing1516

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S78Correct the mistakesThis is an oral activity, so do not give the students any photocopies.Tell them the following instructions (or similar): ‘I am going to tellyou a summary of Chapters 3-4 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but Iam going to make some mistakes in the summary. When you hear amistake please call out the right word or words.’ As an example, inthe version of the summary below there are 14 mistakes to read out,all written in italics. As a quick reminder to you, the correct version isgiven immediately afterwards in brackets.In the castle (wood) the King and Queen of the fairies were dancing(arguing). King Oberon put the leaves (juice) of a magic flower onQueen Titania’s head (eyes), so she will fall in love with the first personshe sees. Oberon wanted to help Helena and told Titania (Puck) to putthe juice on Demetrius’s nose (eyes) so he will love Helena.Puck made a mistake and saw Lysander and Hermia arguing(sleeping). He put the juice on Lysander’s ears (eyes) and when hewoke up he saw Helena and fell in love with her. Lysander followedHelena into the shop (wood).In another part of the playground (wood) some men were practising asport (play) and Puck was watching. Puck used magic on the fairy(hero) called Bottom, and gave him a bird’s (donkey’s) head. WhenTitania woke up she saw Puck (Bottom) and fell in love with him.Rub outOn the board / the interactive whiteboard, copy a short paragraphfrom the summary. Gradually, rub out individual words and even twoandthree-word phrases. Begin by rubbing out some of the importantcontent words. After each time you rub out some words get the wholeclass to read out the text, supplying the missing words from theirmemory.Eventually, when all the words on the board have been rubbed out, theclass will – amazingly! – remember all the text. The text used for therub out activity need not taken from the summary. You could use adramatic part of the story, for example.9DictoglossSit the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each studenthas pen and paper. Tell them that you are going to read out asummary of Chapters 3-4 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream twice, andthat they may note down key words or short phrases. Read the textonce at normal speed, pause for a minute, then read it again. Tell thestudents to work together in their groups and use their notes to writea text which is grammatically and lexically correct but which doesn’thave to be the same as the original: the aim of their writing is toproduce a correct text, not to show they have perfect memories!Five minutes should be enough. Then students compare their writtentexts with each others’. This can be done by reading aloud, but it isbetter if the texts are passed around or stuck on a wall (or comparedin electronic form). Groups should try to point out any errors in thetexts of other groups.Finally, show or give the students the original text; ask them toidentify any differences with their own texts, and ask them if theythink the differences are important.10 Cut it downPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen/highlighter or access tocomputer. Tell them that they must cut 15 words from the summary:their shortened version must still be grammatically correct. They canchange punctuation, but they mustn’t add any words. Next, askstudents to cut another 15 words of the summary, and proceed asabove. As a final challenge, ask the students to cut yet another 15words.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing1718

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S1112Build it upPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen or access to computer. Tellthem that they must add two details, which they must choosethemselves, to the summary. Tell them that the details they add canbe words, phrases or even sentences. Tell them they shouldn’t writefewer than five words, and that there is no upper limit, but theyprobably won’t need more than about 25 words.When they have finished, they should compare their versions. It isbetter if the texts are stuck on a wall or passed around (or comparedin electronic form). They should decide which are the most interestingadded details, and why.Rewrite itTell the students to rewrite the summary changing some of theinformation. They should use their imagination to add details – whichcan be words, phrases or sentences – and change some of the wordsand phrases that are already there. When they have finished, theyshould compare their shortened versions. It is better if the texts arestuck on a wall or passed around (or compared in electronic form).They should decide which are the best cuts, and why.SUMMARYIn the wood the King and Queen of the fairies were arguing. KingOberon put the juice of a magic flower on Queen Titania’s eyes, so shewill fall in love with the first person she sees. Oberon wanted to helpHelena and told Puck to put the juice on Demetrius’s eyes so he willlove Helena.Puck made a mistake and saw Lysander and Hermia sleeping. He putthe juice on Lysander’s eyes and when he woke up he saw Helena andfell in love with her. Lysander followed Helena into the wood.In another part of the wood some men were practising a play and Puckwas watching. Puck used magic on the hero called Bottom, and gavehim a donkey’s head. When Titania woke up she saw Bottom and fellin love with him.KEY1, 2, 3, 5: 1 a; 2 so; 3 first; 4 love; 5 made; 6 followed; 7 another; 8 some;9 called; 10 him4: 1 A; 2 B; 3 C; 4 A; 5 C; 6 C; 7 B; 8 A; 9 C; 10 B6: 1 D; 2 G; 3 B; 4 E; 5 I; 6 C; 7 F; 8 H; 9 A© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing1920

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SChapters 5-81Scrambled word clozeRead the summary of Chapters Five to Eight below. Choose one of thewords from the box to write in each space. The first one has beendone as an example.for again were joke understoodasleep away became had too withHermia was looking (0) …..............…….. for Lysander but found Demetrius.Oberon saw Demetrius and Hermia and (1) …..............…….. Puck’smistake. Hermia was angry and walked (2) …..............…….. fromDemetrius and he fell (3) …..............…….. . Oberon put the magic juiceon Demetrius’s eyes, and Puck brought Helena to Demetrius. WhenDemetrius woke up, he fell in love with Helena. But Helena thought itwas a big (4) …..............…….. .Hermia found Lysander, but Lysander said that he loved Helena.Hermia (5) …..............…….. very angry and wanted to fight Helena.Lysander and Demetrius wanted to fight (6) …..............…….. . Oberonwas very angry (7) …..............…….. Puck, but he (8) …..............…….. aplan. He used magic leaves and everything was right(9) …..............…….. . Everyone was happy and there (10) …..............……..three weddings: Theseus and Hippolyta, Demetrius and Helena andLysander and Hermia.2Scrambled word cloze with distracters (i)Read the summary of Chapters Five to Eight below. Fill each spacewith a word from the box. There are five words you do not need touse. The first one has been done as an example.something for again at out were joke understoodasleep be away became had too with knewHermia was looking (0) …..............…….. for Lysander but found Demetrius.Oberon saw Demetrius and Hermia and (1) …..............…….. Puck’smistake. Hermia was angry and walked (2) …..............…….. fromDemetrius and he fell (3) …..............…….. . Oberon put the magic juiceon Demetrius’s eyes, and Puck brought Helena to Demetrius. WhenDemetrius woke up, he fell in love with Helena. But Helena thought itwas a big (4) …..............…….. .Hermia found Lysander, but Lysander said that he loved Helena.Hermia (5) …..............…….. very angry and wanted to fight Helena.Lysander and Demetrius wanted to fight (6) …..............…….. . Oberonwas very angry (7) …..............…….. Puck, but he (8) …..............…….. aplan. He used magic leaves and everything was right(9) …..............…….. . Everyone was happy and there (10) …..............……..three weddings: Theseus and Hippolyta, Demetrius and Helena andLysander and Hermia.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing2122

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S3Scrambled word cloze with distracters (ii)4Multiple-choice clozeRead the summary of Chapters Five to Eight below. Fill each spacewith a word from the box. There are ten words you do not need touse. The first one has been done as an example.Read the summary of Chapters Five to Eight below. Choose the bestword (A, B or C) for each space. The first one has been done as anexample.something for again at fun off outwere joke now understood asleep is be awaybecame had to too with knewHermia was looking (0) …..............…….. for Lysander but found Demetrius.Oberon saw Demetrius and Hermia and (1) …..............…….. Puck’smistake. Hermia was angry and walked (2) …..............…….. fromDemetrius and he fell (3) …..............…….. . Oberon put the magic juiceon Demetrius’s eyes, and Puck brought Helena to Demetrius. WhenDemetrius woke up, he fell in love with Helena. But Helena thought itwas a big (4) …..............…….. .Hermia found Lysander, but Lysander said that he loved Helena.Hermia (5) …..............…….. very angry and wanted to fight Helena.Lysander and Demetrius wanted to fight (6) …..............…….. . Oberonwas very angry (7) …..............…….. Puck, but he (8) …..............…….. aplan. He used magic leaves and everything was right(9) …..............…….. . Everyone was happy and there (10) …..............……..three weddings: Theseus and Hippolyta, Demetrius and Helena andLysander and Hermia.Hermia was looking (0) …..............…….. for Lysander but found Demetrius.Oberon saw Demetrius and Hermia and (1) …..............…….. Puck’smistake. Hermia was angry and walked (2) …..............…….. fromDemetrius and he fell (3) …..............…….. . Oberon put the magic juiceon Demetrius’s eyes, and Puck brought Helena to Demetrius. WhenDemetrius woke up, he fell in love with Helena. But Helena thought itwas a big (4) …..............…….. .Hermia found Lysander, but Lysander said that he loved Helena.Hermia (5) …..............…….. very angry and wanted to fight Helena.Lysander and Demetrius wanted to fight (6) …..............…….. . Oberonwas very angry (7) …..............…….. Puck, but he (8) …..............…….. aplan. He used magic leaves and everything was right(9) …..............…….. . Everyone was happy and there (10) …..............……..three weddings: Theseus and Hippolyta, Demetrius and Helena andLysander and Hermia.0 Aat B on C for1 Aknew B believed C understood2 Aaway B out C back3 Asleep B asleep C sleeping4 Ajoke B game C mistake5 Abe B became C becoming6 Atoo B yet C still7 Ato B from C with8 Agot B had C did9 Aalso B too C again10 A were B be C was© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing2324

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S5Open clozeComplete the summary of Chapters Five to Eight below. Write ONEword for each space. The first one has been done as an example.6Put the sentences in orderThe sentences A-J of the summary of Chapter Nine and Ten are in thewrong order. Put them in the right order and number them 1-10.Hermia was looking (0) …..............…….. for Lysander but found Demetrius.Oberon saw Demetrius and Hermia and understood Puck’s mistake.Hermia (1) …..............…….. angry and walked away (2) …..............……..Demetrius and he (3) …..............…….. asleep. Oberon put the magicjuice (4) …..............…….. Demetrius’s eyes, and Puck brought Helena toDemetrius. When Demetrius woke (5) …..............…….., he fell in lovewith Helena. But Helena thought it was (6) …..............…….. big joke.Hermia found Lysander, but Lysander said (7) …..............…….. he lovedHelena. Hermia became very angry and wanted to fight Helena.Lysander and Demetrius wanted to fight (8) …..............…….. . Oberonwas very angry with Puck, but he (9) …..............…….. a plan. He usedmagic leaves and everything was right again. Everyone was happy andthere (10) …..............…….. three weddings: Theseus and Hippolyta,Demetrius and Helena and Lysander and Hermia.ABCDEFGHIJHermia was angry and walked away from Demetrius and hefell asleep.Hermia found Lysander, but Lysander said that he lovedHelena.When Demetrius woke up, he fell in love with Helena.Hermia was looking for Lysander but found Demetrius. Oberonsaw Demetrius and Hermia and understood Puck’s mistake.But Helena thought it was a big joke.Everyone was happy and there were three weddings: Theseusand Hippolyta, Demetrius and Helena and Lysander andHermia.Oberon put the magic juice on Demetrius’s eyes, and Puckbrought Helena to Demetrius.Lysander and Demetrius wanted to fight too.Hermia became very angry and wanted to fight Helena.Oberon was very angry with Puck, but he had a plan. He usedmagic leaves and everything was right again.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing2526

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S78Correct the mistakes!This is an oral activity, so do not give the students any photocopies.Tell them the following instructions (or similar): 'I am going to tellyou a summary of Chapters 5-8 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but Iam going to make some mistakes in the summary. When you hear amistake please call out the right word or words.' As an example, in theversion of the summary below there are 10 mistakes to read out, allwritten in italics. As a quick reminder to you, the correct version isgiven immediately afterwards in brackets.Hermia was looking for Lysander but found Bottom (Demetrius).Oberon saw Demetrius and Hermia and understood Puck’s story(mistake). Hermia was happy (angry) and ran to (walked away from)Demetrius and he fell asleep. Oberon put the magic juice onDemetrius’s eyes, and Puck brought Helena to Demetrius. WhenDemetrius fell asleep (woke up), he fell in love with Helena. But Helenathought it was a big joke.Hermia found Lysander, but Lysander said that he loved Helena.Hermia became very angry and wanted to fight Lysander (Helena).Lysander and Bottom (Demetrius) wanted to fight too. Titania(Oberon) was very angry with Puck, but she (he) had a plan. He usedmagic leaves and made everything right again. Everyone was sad(happy) and there were three weddings: Theseus and Hippolyta,Demetrius and Helena and Lysander and Hermia.Rub outOn the board / the interactive whiteboard, copy a short paragraph fromthe summary. Gradually, rub out individual words and even two- andthree-word phrases. Begin by rubbing out some of the important contentwords. After each time you rub out some words get the whole class toread out the text, supplying the missing words from their memory.Eventually, when all the words on the board have been rubbed out, theclass will – amazingly! – remember all the text. The text used for therub out activity need not taken from the summary. You could use adramatic part of the story, for example.9DictoglossSit the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each studenthas pen and paper. Tell them that you are going to read out asummary of Chapters 5-8 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream twice, andthat they may note down key words or short phrases. Read the textonce at normal speed, pause for a minute, then read it again. Tell thestudents to work together in their groups and use their notes to writea text which is grammatically and lexically correct but which doesn’thave to be the same as the original: the aim of their writing is toproduce a correct text, not to show they have perfect memories!Five minutes should be enough. Then students compare their writtentexts with each others’. This can be done by reading aloud, but it isbetter if the texts are passed around or stuck on a wall (or comparedin electronic form). Groups should try to point out any errors in thetexts of other groups.Finally, show or give the students the original text; ask them toidentify any differences with their own texts, and ask them if theythink the differences are important.10 Cut it downPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen/highlighter or access tocomputer. Tell them that they must cut 15 words from the summary:their shortened version must still be grammatically correct. They canchange punctuation, but they mustn’t add any words. Next, askstudents to cut another 15 words of the summary, and proceed asabove. As a final challenge, ask the students to cut yet another 15words.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing2728

S U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y - B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S11Build it upPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen or access to computer. Tellthem that they must add two details, which they must choosethemselves, to the summary. Tell them that the details they add canbe words, phrases or even sentences. Tell them they shouldn’t writefewer than five words, and that there is no upper limit, but theyprobably won’t need more than about 25 words.When they have finished, they should compare their versions. It isbetter if the texts are stuck on a wall or passed around (or comparedin electronic form). They should decide which are the most interestingadded details, and why.KEY1, 2, 3: 1 understood; 2 away; 3 asleep; 4 joke; 5 became; 6 too; 7 with;8 had; 9 again; 10 were4: 1 C; 2 A; 3 B; 4 A; 5 B; 6 A; 7 C; 8 B; 9 C; 10 A5: 1 was; 2 from; 3 fell; 4 on; 5 up; 6 a; 7 that; 8 too; 9 had; 10 were6: 1 D; 2 A; 3 G; 4 C; 5 E; 6 J; 7 B; 8 I; 9 H; 10 F12Rewrite itTell the students to rewrite the summary changing some of theinformation. They should use their imagination to add details – whichcan be words, phrases or sentences – and change some of the wordsand phrases that are already there. When they have finished, theyshould compare their shortened versions. It is better if the texts arestuck on a wall or passed around (or compared in electronic form).They should decide which are the best cuts, and why.SUMMARYHermia was looking for Lysander but found Demetrius. Oberon sawDemetrius and Hermia and understood Puck’s mistake. Hermia wasangry and walked away from Demetrius and he fell asleep. Oberon putthe magic juice on Demetrius’s eyes, and Puck brought Helena toDemetrius. When Demetrius woke up, he fell in love with Helena. ButHelena thought it was a big joke.Hermia found Lysander, but Lysander said that he loved Helena.Hermia became very angry and wanted to fight Helena. Lysander andDemetrius wanted to fight too. Oberon was very angry with Puck, buthe had a plan. He used magic leaves and everything was right again.Everyone was happy and there were three weddings: Theseus andHippolyta, Demetrius and Helena and Lysander and Hermia.Editor: Victoria Bradshaw© 2010 Black Cat Publishing, an imprint of Cideb Editrice,Genoa, CanterburyWe would be happy to receive your comments and suggestions, and give you any otherinformation concerning our material.Internet: www.blackcat-cideb.com – email: info@blackcat-cideb.comAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the previous written permission of thepublisher.The reproduction of this material is only permitted for teaching purposes within therequirements of the syllabus in force and any other use, either commercial or not, is strictlyforbidden. Offenders will be prosecuted.2930