(共34张PPT)
Unit 2
He decided to be an actor.
Module 9
Life history
An actor
William Shakespeare
An English
A famous writer
How much do you know about William Shakespeare
This class we will learn a passage about the life of William Shakespeare.
1. When was he born
2. Where was he born
3. When did he finish school
4. When did he marry
He was born in 1564.
He was born in Stratford, England.
He finished school at the age of fourteen.
He married in 1582.
Task 1
Read the passage and answer the questions about William Shakespeare.
5. What did he decide to do when he
finished school
6. When did he join a theatre company
7. When was the Globe Theatre built
8. When did he die
He decided to be an actor.
He died at the age of fifty-two.
In about 1592.
In 1599.
1&2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Read the passage and decide what William Shakespeare wrote. (P 56)
plays
poems
stories
1
Task 2
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 fifty-two.
f Shakespeare decided to be an actor.
2
Put the sentences in the correct order. (P 56)
Task 3
3
1
5
4
6
2
1564 1578 1582 About
1592 1599 1616
was born
be born build die finish school
go to London marry
finished school
married
went to London
built
the Globe
Theatre
died
3
Complete the timeline for Shakespeare
with the correct form of the words
and expressions from the box. (P 57)
Task 4
4
— Was Shakespeare born in 1564
— Yes, he was.
— Did he leave school in 1582
— No, he didn’t. He finished school in
1578.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Shakespeare. Use the information in Activity 3 to help you. (P 57)
Task 5
—Was Shakespeare born in 1578
—No, he wasn’t. He was born in
1564.
2. —Did he marry in 1582
—Yes, he did.
3. —Did he move to London in 1599
—No, he didn’t. He moved to London
in about 1592.
Possible answers:
Try to find out the past simple verbs in the passage.
And then point out which ones are the past simple irregular verbs.
Task 6
Past simple irregular verbs:
is
write
go
become
begin
build
was
wrote
went
became
began
built
5
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
married
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box. (P 57)
Task 7
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 fifty-two.
languages
poems
successful
rich
died
fire
die fire language marry
poem rich successful
William Shakespeare ________ in 1564 in England. When he ____ at school he _____ plays and he _______ to be an actor. He _______ school when he was 14 years old. When he was 18 he _______ and ____ three children. When he was 28, he _____ to London and ______ a theatre company. He _______ a successful actor and _______ writing plays. William Shakespeare _____ for 52 years. Finally, when he _____, he was rich and successful.
was born
was
liked
decided
finished
married
had
Fill in the blanks to retell the text.
went
joined
became
started
lived
died
Task 8
Try to translate the following phrases.
1. 毕业
2. 用英语
3. 泰晤士河
4. 四百年前
5. 世界各地
6. 在某人的一生中
finish school
in English
River Thames
400 years ago
around the world
in one’s life
Task 9
Language points
我二十岁时决定做一名医生。
I decided to be a doctor when I was 20.
1. …so he decided to be an actor when he finished school at fourteen.
因此在14岁毕业的时候,他决定成为一名演员。
decide后面要求用动词不定式。
Practise
我完成学业以后想要成为一名工程师。
I want to be an engineer when I finish
school.
finish school 意为“完成学业”
Practise
What will you do when you finish school
When I finish school, I'll move to Europe.
2. He married in 1582 and had three
children.
他于1582年结婚,有三个孩子。
Mary and Jack decide to get married next year.
若要表示某人结婚而不涉及结婚对象,可用get married,如:
marry sb. 意为“嫁给某人,与某人结婚”,如:
Bob married a girl from Beijing.
表示“与某人结婚”时,还可用get / be married to sb.,to不能用with替换。如:
Lily got married to a teacher.
上周琳达嫁给了一名医生。
Linda married a doctor last week.
汤姆的妹妹和一位商人结婚了。
Tom’s sister got married to a businessman.
Practise
3. He became a successful actor.
他成为了一名成功的演员。
successful作形容词,意为“成功的”;
名词形式:success 成功
副词形式:successfully 成功地
Lao She was a successful writer.
The party was a big success.
Did you pass the exam successfully
the Collected Works of Shakespeare
莎士比亚全集
My father started work when he was 15.
4. Queen Elizabeth I enjoyed his works very much.
work作名词,意为“著作、作品”,为可数名词。
work作名词时还可意为“工作”,为不可数名词。
—Are you still _________ (work)
—No. I am reading some ________ (work)
of Mark Twain.
Practise
Harry is 78, and he’s still working.
work作动词,意为“做工作、学习”。
working
works
5. You can still see his plays in English and in many other languages.
你现在依然能看到他的戏剧以英文和许多其他语言在演出。
My father went to many other cities besides Beijing.
many other +复数名词
许多其他的……
6. He’s famous around the world.
他举世闻名。
He will receive mails from other volunteers around the world.
= He will receive mails from other volunteers all over world.
around the world 意为“全世界,世界各地”,一般情况下可以与“ all over the world ”通用。
Now write sentences about events in
your life.
I was born…
At the age of…
6
Look at the sentences. (P 57)
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.
I was born in Shanghai.
At the age of six, I went to a primary school in Shanghai.
At the age of nine, I went to London with my parents and studied there.
At the age of twelve, we came back to China and we live in Beijing now.
本课时主要句型和词组
课后回顾
(1) around the world
(2) decide to do sth.
(3) on the River Thames
(4) He wrote…
(5) …the company built…
(6) At the age of six, he started school.
Quiz
Ⅰ. 根据提示写出正确的单词。
Romeo and Juliet is my favourite Shakespeare ______ (戏剧).
2. —When did they ______ (建造) the school
dining hall
—Two years ago.
3. My uncle ________ (结婚) in 2011 and had one child in 2012.
4. Xu Ling saved a little boy in the big ____ (大火).
5. Jane was very sad because her dog _____ (死了) this morning.
play
build
married
fire
died
Ⅱ. 选择方框中适当的单词完成下列小对话。
language
works
1. A: Which ________ is your mother
good at
B: English.
2. A: Li Yuchun is my favourite singer. I
like all her ______.
B: All Oh, no. I just like some.
works poems successful
rich language
3. A: What do you think of Lionel Messi
B: He is a _________ football player, I
think.
4. A: Lily, do you like Chinese ________
B: Yes, especially (尤其是) Li Bai’s
and Du Fu’s.
5. A: Mr Zhang is very ________. He
has many stores and cars.
B: He’s also very kind.
successful
poems
rich
works poems successful
rich language
1. Mrs Wang lived in Beijing ____ her life.
2. Xiao Lei left school ____ 15 and began to
work.
3. The Great Wall is famous _______ the
world.
4. Lily can introduce herself ___ Chinese.
5. They built the Globe Theatre ____ the
River Thames.
in
at
around
in
on
Ⅲ. 选用适当的介词填空。
on in around at
Ⅳ. 下列各句均有一处错误,请指出并改正。
When he was young, he wanted to be an acter.
2. They decided play football after school.
3. I enjoy watching films with English.
actor
to play
in