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Life history
Module 9
Mark Twain
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Samuel Clemens
famous American writer
Talk about Mark Twain.
Time Facts
In 1835
At the age of twelve
In the 1860s
was born in Missouri
left school and began work
took the name Mark Twain and became very famous
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare, Shakespeare
Shakespeare was an actor.
Shakespeare, Shakespeare ,
Shakespeare was a writer.
Shakespeare , Shakespeare ,
Shakespeare was a poet.
Unit 2 He decided to be an actor.
an actor
Do you know what he wrote
plays poems stories
剧本 诗歌 故事
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Read Para 1:
How many famous works did he write
Which two are very famous
38 plays, 154 short poems and a few long poems..
Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.
著作
a writer
a poet
《Hamlet》
《Romeo and Juliet》
Four famous tragedies(悲剧)by shakespeare
Hamlet
Othello
King Lear
Macbeth
《哈姆雷特》
《奥赛罗》
《李尔王》
《麦克白》
Four famous comedies(喜剧)by shakespeare
,
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Merchant of Venice
Twelfth night
As you like it
《仲夏夜之梦》
《威尼斯商人》
《第十二夜》
《皆大欢喜》
Read Paragraph 2 carefully and check the following statements.( T or F )
He liked watching plays at school.
He married when he finished school .
He decided to be an actor at the age of eighteen.
结婚
in 1582
毕业
He was born in Stratford, England in 1564.
his hometown
Shakespeare’s old house
Birth time and place
He married a farmer’s daughter called Anne when he was 18 and they had 3 children.
Family
Scan Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks:
He ____ to London and ____ a theatre company
at the age of 28.
2. He became a successful ____ and started ____
plays.
went
joined
actor
to write
成功的
3.________________ enjoyed his works very much.
Queen Elizabeth I
伊丽莎白一世
Read Para 4: What happened in 1599
They built it again in ___________ and ____________.
Why did they build it again
Because there was a ___________ in the old theatre.
1614
in the 1990s
fire
火灾
The company built the Globe
theater on the River Thames
in London.
建造
环球剧场
在......河边
Read Paragraph 5 carefully and answer the question.
Why is he one of the most famous writers
around the world
Because we can still see his plays in English and in many other languages.
1564 1578 1582 1592 1599 1616
was born
finished school
married
went to London
built
the Globe
Theatre
died
Read the whole passage again and complete the timeline for Shakespeare.
14
18
52
28
a Shakespeare moved to London.
b Shakespeare’s company opened the
Globe Theatre.
c Shakespeare married.
d Shakespeare liked watching plays.
e Shakespeare died at the age of fifty-two.
f Shakespeare decided to be an actor.
Put the sentences in the correct order.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Reading time
William Shakespeare _______ in 1564 in England. When he ___ at school he_____ watching plays and he _______ to be an actor. He _______ school when he was 14 years old. When he was 18 he _______ , and they_____ three children. When he was 28 he ______ to London and joined a theatre company. He_______ a successful actor and ______ writing plays. He ______ at the age of 52. He was ______ and successful.
was born
was
liked
decided
finished
married
had
went
became
began
died
rich
The life of
Shakespeare
marry(1582)
go to London
join a theatre company(28)
become a successful
actor
start writing plays
die(52)
be born(1564,England)
decide to be an actor
finish school (14)
According to the following and retell the life
of Shakespeare.
Past forms of the verbs:
write--
marry--
have--
go--
become--
begin--
build--
die--
wrote
married
had
went
became
began
built
died
Write the phrases on your paper:
毕业
20世纪90年代
与某人结婚
用英语
世界各地
Year Age Things
1881 was born
1892
1898
1902
1906
1936
/
12
18
22
26
56
began study in Sanwei Shuwu
studied in Nanjing
moved to Japan
married and started writing
died
Let’s talk!
The life of Lu Xun
in 1892 at the age of 12
Life is a short journey.
人生如短途旅行
Let’s share!
It's no need to care too much.
没有必要在意太多。
Sometimes up, sometimes down.
有高有低,有起有伏。
No matter we are famous or not,
无论我们出名与否,
We should try our best to work hard! Harder! Harder!
我们应该尽最大努力!努力!努力!
So that we can enjoy the journey of our life!
这样我们才能享受这个旅程!