English Rewind - 6 Minute English: Shakespeare in plain English

📻 The language of Shakespeare’s plays can be difficult, but is it a good idea to rewrite his plays in simple English? Listen to experts talking about Shakespeare while you improve your English vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening with this archive episode of 6 Minute English. Are you a fan of Shakespeare? Would you like to watch a Shakespeare play in simple English? Join the conversation in the comments 👇👇👇 Useful vocabulary: ✔️ commission - pay writers for their work ✔️ translations - words that have been changed to another language ✔️ plain - (here) simple, easy ✔️ globe - world ✔️ struck - to have strong feeling or impression ✔️ multifarious - many different types ✔️ the sense - the general meaning ✔️ pace - the speed at which something is done Image: Getty English Rewind is a collection of programmes from the BBC Learning English archive. This episode of 6 Minute English was first published on the BBC Learning English website in October 2015. More programmes: 😊 8 modern Shakespearean expressions 👉 😊 Greek to me - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with ’Shakespeare Speaks’ 👉 😊 I’ll wear my heart on my sleeve - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with ’Shakespeare Speaks’ 👉 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 ✔️ Visit our website 👉 ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 @bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #shakespeare