Children should start learning Shakespeare at the age of four before they are faced with the difficulty with the language， says a study published recently．
Lessons should begin before pupils start secondary school， because many teenagers begin to dislike the plays， says the report． All pupils should also see at least one performance of a Shakespeare's play． The recommendations have been made in a Royal Shakespeare company（RSC） document， contemplating why school children show less and less interest in drama．
The RSC has warned that children are being turned off Shakespeare because of the way they are taught in schools and a lack of opportunities to see plays performed live． Jacqui O'Hanlon， the head of education at the RSC， said， "We've seen teachers working extremely well in class． There's been a lot of success with 4-year-olds． With primary school kids， there isn't a fear factor because they've never heard of him． What we do with children from the age of 8 is to unfold the story piece by piece and show them the key moments of drama．"
Shakespeare is compulsory in secondary school． Pupils between the ages of 11 and 14 must study at least one play．
An educator who is in charge of England's exams said a review of the primary school courses would be a chance to decide if it should be taught to younger pupils． And as part of the RSC task， more courses will be developed to help teachers lead lessons on plays．
Tamsin Greig， the actress， who won an Olivier Award for her performance in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing last year， said， "Give children the chance to play with words， ideas and stories， and boredom will have no place．"



What can we learn from the first two paragraphs？ ______

A. Secondary schools don't offer lessons on Shakespeare．
B. Children at the age of four have more abilities to do things．
C. Early contact and learning help students better understand Shakespeare's plays．
D. Language is a problem for all children in learning Shakespeare and acting well．

What does the underlined part in the fourth paragraph imply？ ______

A. Proper guidance from school is necessary in learning Shakespeare．
B. Shakespeare was once children's favorite lesson．
C. Shakespeare becomes out of date for children．
D. School children always like new things and popular food．

Which of the following is TRUE？ ______

A. Shakespeare is compulsory in primary school．
B. Children between 11 and 14 must be taught acting．
C. Children aged 8 should be taught to write stories．
D. Tamsin Greig once acted in a Shakespeare's play．

What would be the best title for the passage？ ______

A. Teach Children Shakespeare at an Early Age．
B. A Great Dramatist---Shakespeare
C. A Compulsory Lesson in Secondary School．
D. Teach Children to Read from the Age of Four．