RENAISSANCE – CLIL WORKSHEET

Exercise 1. Fill in the text with the words from the box below.

The Renaissance was a period from the 14th to the 17th century in Europe. This era bridged

the time between the Middle Ages and modern times. The word "Renaissance" means

"rebirth.” The Middle Ages began with the fall of the ………………... Much of the advances in

science, art, and government that had been made by the ………………… and Romans were

lost during this time. Part of the Middle Ages is actually called the ………………… because

so much of what was learned earlier was lost. The Renaissance was a time of "coming out of

the dark". It was a rebirth of …………………., science, art, literature, music, and a better life

for people in general. A big part of the Renaissance was a cultural ………………….. called

humanism. Humanism was a …………………. that all people should strive to be educated

and learned in the classical arts, literature, and science. It looked for realism and

……………………… emotion in art. It also said that it was okay for people to pursue comfort,

………………………… and beauty.

Dark Ages, Education, Greeks, Human, Movement, Philosophy, Riches,

Roman Empire

Exercise 2: Match the invention with the person:

Galileo

Galilei

Isaac Newton

Johannes Gutenberg

Leonardo da

Vinci

Martin Luther

Michelangelo

Mona Lisa

Printing Press

4 moons

Telescope

Gravity

David

Vitruvian

man

Flying machine

Sistine Chapel –

Creation of Adam

Exercise 3: Fill in the correct tense of each word.

Eyeglasses

There ……………(be) no clear records available as to who

…………………………..(invent eyeglasses. Salvino D'Armato degli

Armati from Italy ………………………... (make) wearable eyeglasses

in 1284. It was not until the 15th century that glasses for

conditions like hyperopia, myopia and presbyopia ………………….

(make). In the 13th century, Roger Bacon, ………………... (create) a

scientific theory on how to make use of corrective eyeglasses.

However, there ……………….… (not be) any documents or records

which speak about his role in the invention of glasses.

Exercise 4: Choose which picture / fact belongs to Middle Ages and which to

Renaissance.

MIDDLE AGES RENAISSANCE

1. CHURCH

2. ART

3. PRINTED

BOOK

4. ART

5. CRUSADES

6. CHURCH

7. CASTLE

8. CASTLE

9. EXPLORERS

10. SCIENCE

12. THEATER

13. PLAGUE