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