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Module 9 Life history
Unit 2 He decided to be an actor.
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
play; poem; marry; successful; work; build; on; fire; die; rich; language; around the world.
Key sentences:
1. Like many people 400 years ago, Shakespeare’s parents didn’t learn to write or read.
2. At school, he liked plays, so he decided to be an actor when he finished school at fourteen.
3. He’s famous around the world.
To learn to write about a person.
Words & Expressions
Let's read
n. 剧本；戏剧
play
n. 诗歌
poem
v. 结婚
marry
adj. 成功的
successful
work
build
n. 作品；著作
v. 建造
Words & Expressions
Let's read
prep. 在……河边
on
n. 火；火灾
fire
v. 死；死去
die
adj. 富有的
rich
language
around the world
n. 语言
世界各地
Warming-up
Do you know these plays
《Hamlet》
《Romeo and Juliet》
《Othello 》
Do you know these plays
《Macbeth 》
《The Merchant of Venice 》
《Twelfth Night： Or What You Will 》
Who is the writer of these plays
William Shakespeare
Background knowledge
Do you
know
威廉·莎士比亚（WilliamShakespeare，1564－1616）是英国杰出的戏剧家和诗人，他在欧洲文学史上占有特殊的地位，1564年出生在英国中部艾汶河上斯特拉福镇一个富商家庭。少年时代，莎士比亚曾在当地的“文法学校”学习过古典文。”他虽受过良好的基本教育，但是未上过大学。在他13岁的时候，由于家道中落，他中途辍学，走上了独立谋生的道路。1582年，18岁的莎士比亚娶了比自己大8岁的安妮·赫索威。婚后他们生有三个孩子。
三年后，莎士比亚只身离开家乡来到伦敦，在剧场门口给人看马匹，在剧场担任临时演员。大约1592年，莎士比亚开始戏剧创作，并不断获得成功。1599年公司建立了“环球剧院”，他还曾为伦敦环球剧场的股东之一。
大约在1612年，莎士比亚大致完成了38个剧本、两首长诗和154首十四行诗的写作，遂离开伦敦，回到故乡斯特拉福。1616年4月23日，莎士比亚病逝，享年52岁。1995年，联合国教科文组织将4月23日定为“世界读书日”。
虽然莎士比亚只用英文写作，但他却是世界著名作家。他的大部分作品都已被译成多种文字，其剧作也在许多国家上演。代表作品有：《罗密欧与朱丽叶》；四大悲剧《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》、《麦克白》；等。他的作品反映了当时的社会现实，表达了人文主义的社会政治理想。
William Shakespeare was a famous English writer of plays and poems. He wrote about thirty-eight plays, 154 short poems and a few long poems in his life. Two of his famous plays are Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford, England. Like many people 400 years ago, Shakespeare’s parents didn’t learn to read or write. At school he liked plays, so he decided to be an actor when he finished school at fourteen. He married in 1582 and had three children.
The life of William Shakespeare
Shakespeare went to London and joined a theatre company in about 1592. He became a successful actor and began to write plays. Queen Elizabeth I enjoyed his works very much.
In 1599 the company built the Globe Theatre on the River Thames in London. You can visit the theatre today, but it isn’t the same building. There was a fire in the old theatre. They built it again in 1614 and in the 1990s.
William Shakespeare died at the age of fifty-two. He was rich and successful. You can still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He’ famous around the world.
Name Shakespeare
Born in ______ in __________ __________
Works 1. A writer of plays and poems
2. Two famous plays are ________
and __________________
Experiences 1. He __________ __________ at 14.
2. He __________ in 1952.
3. He _______ to London and __________ a theatre company in about 1592.
4. The company _______ the Globe Theatre in 1599.
Die at the age of _______
1564
Stratford
England
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
finished
school
married
went
joined
built
52
Reading and vocabulary
1. Work in pairs. Read the passage and decide what William
Shakespeare wrote.
plays
poems
stories
2. Put the sentences in the correct order.
a) Shakespeare went to London.
b) Shakespeare’s company built the Globe Theatre.
c) Shakespeare married.
d) Shakespeare liked plays at school.
e) Shakespeare died at the age of 52.
f) Shakespeare decided to be an actor.
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2
3
4
5
6
3. Complete the timeline for Shakespeare with the correct form of
the words and expressions from the box.
be born build die finish school go to London marry
1564 1578 1582 About 1592 1599 1616
was born
finished school
married
went to London
built the Globe Theatre
died
4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Shakespeare.
Use the information in Activity 3 to help you.
— Was Shakespeare born in 1564
— Yes, he was.
— Did he leave school in 1582
— No, he didn’t. He finished school in
1578.
5. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.
die fire language marry poem rich successful
Shakespeare (1) ________ in 1582 and had three children. He became famous around the world for his plays and you can see them in many different (2) ________ . Shakespeare also wrote (3)_______ as well. He was also a (4)_____ and (5) ________ actor. You can see his Globe Theatre in London today, but it’s not the same building. There was a (6) ____ in the old theatre and they built it again. He (7)_____ at the age of 52.
married
languages
poems
successful
rich
died
fire
Writing
6. Look at sentences.
Wang Dong was born in Guangzhou.
At the age of three, he went to
Shenzhen with his parents.
At the age of six, he started school.
Now write sentences about events in your life.
I was born…
At the age of…
go to the kindergarten(幼儿园)
start school / learn to ride a bike/
go to school by bike / write words
want to learn piano /listen to music/
become a primary school student
/
12
18
22
26
56
began to study in Sanwei Shuwu
studied in Nanjing
went to Japan
married and started writing
died
The life of Lu Xun
When he was…years old.
At the age of …
In 1564…
and then , so …
Let’s write
Language points
He married in 1582 and had three children. (教材P56)
marry v. 结婚
marry的用法
(1)用作及物动词，构成短语：marry sb. 意为“和某人结婚”；marry sb. to. . . 意为“把某人嫁给……”。
(2)用作不及物动词，一般用副词或介词短语来修饰。常构成短语：get/be married to sb. 意为“和某人结婚”，与_________同义。
marry sb.
2. Shakespeare went to London and joined a theatre company in about 1592. (教材P56)
join意思是“加入，参加”，
e.g. My brother joined the army in 1995 and joined the Party three years later.
注意：join sb. in doing sth. 表示“和某人一起做某事”，如：
Can you join us in playing basketball
= Can you play basketball with us 你能和我们一起打篮球吗？
参加 take part in 参加或参与会议、游行、战争等群众性的活动
join 参加某组织或团体，并成为其中一员
join in 参加竞赛、游戏等活动，后面一般接名词或动词-ing形式
3. He became a successful actor and began to write plays. (教材P56)
successful adj. 成功的
相关词汇：
succeed v. 成功 succeed in doing sth. 成功做成某事
success n. 成功
successfully 成功地
e.g. He succeeded climbed the mountain.
The writer’s new work is a great success.
The man achieved the goal successfully.
Exercises
一、单项选择
1. Steven decided _____ a teacher when he was fifteen.
A. to is B. to being C. being D. to be
2. People like sitting around the _____ in winter.
A. water B. plays C. fire D. theatre
3. — When did you _____ the League (团)？
— Last year.
A. join B. join in C. take part in D. come to
二、按要求完成句子
1. He started to work when he was twelve years old. (同义句)
He started to work ___________ twelve.
2. He used a computer at school.(一般疑问句)
______ use a computer at school
3. He liked the plays when he was a boy. (对划线部分提问)
_________ he ____ the plays
at the age of
Did he
When did like
4. Tony went to London in 1985.(对划线部分提问)
_________ Tony _____ in 1985
5. He had three children. (否定句)
He ____________ three children.
didn’t have
Where did go
Homework
Preview the passage Unit 3.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
