While-reading:
Task 1: Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. When was he born
2. Where was he born
3. When did he finish school
4. When did he marry
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
Task 2: 见课本56页Activity 1。
Task 3: 见课本56页Activity 2。
Task 4: 见课本57页Activity 3。
Task 5: 见课本57页Activity 4。
Task 6: Try to find out the past simple verbs in the passage. And then point out which ones are the past simple irregular verbs.
Task 7: 见课本57页Activity 5。
Task 8: Fill in the blanks to retell the text.
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.
Task 9: 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
Post-reading:
Ⅰ. 根据提示写出正确的单词。
1. 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.
Ⅱ. 选择方框中适当的单词完成下列小对话。
works poems successful rich language
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.
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.
Ⅲ. 选用适当的介词填空。
on in around at
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.
Ⅳ. 下列各句均有一处错误,请指出并改正。
1. When he was young, he wanted to be an acter.
2. They decided play football after school.
3. I enjoy watching films with English.