Find the verbs that: a) can perform the function of the predicate in the sentences:

to have been translating; will have; being asked; having gone; could be answered; to be designing; are coming, ought to do, to stop.

b) can not perform the function of the predicate in the sentence:

was being done; will have gone; to have been asking; being given; are reading; having spoken; could be stopped; to be building; has been answered; ought to come; is giving.

William Shakespeare, the great English poet and (1) _dramatist,_, was born in 1564 in the town of Stradford-on-Avon. There were no theatres in England then. Groups of actors travelled from town to town showing performances in the street. Sometimes actors came to Stradford-on-Avon The boy went to see all their shows and liked them very much. He wanted to become an actor. Sometimes he wrote little plays and (2) __staged__ them with his friends. When he was twenty one. William went to London. There he joined a group of actors. At first he only helped actors and then began (3) __writing plays__ for them. Soon Shakespeare's plays were staged more and more and became famous. Shakespeare had a great ability (4) ___to summarize__ the wide range of human emotions in beautiful and laconic verses. His literary (5) _heritage__ includes about 37 plays, 154 sonnets and some poems. He coined more than 1700 English words and created a lot of common expressions, which are widely used in modern English.
Shakespeare is often called one of the most remarkable (6) __storytellers___ that ever lived. He wrote comedies and tragedies, histories and romances which have become immortal.
He created a lot of great, memorable and (7) _ complex__ characters like Hamlet, Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. Actors love playing Shakespearean characters – these roles are usually really difficult, but very rewarding. The role of Hamlet is often considered to be the top of an actor’s career.

1. There is a variety of music in the film. It range from classical to electronic.
- В фильме целый ряд песен. Они простираются от классики и до электроники.

2. They create instruments from vegetables.
- Они делают инструменты из овощей.

3. The success of a film depends on choosing the right director and cast.
- Успех фильма зависит от правильного выбора режиссёра и актёров.

4. The orchestra produces high quality sounds using vegetables.
- Оркестр воспроизводят высококачественные звуки используя овощи.

5. The audience clapped at the end of the performance.
- Аудитория аплодировала в конце представления.