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Module 9 Life history
Unit 2 He decided to be an actor.
1. Read to learn about the life of William Shakespeare.
2. To learn to write about a person using the following patterns:
He was born in Guangzhou.
At the age of three, he went to …
3. To learn some past simple irregular verbs.
4. To learn the words and expressions.
Enjoy a video. What story does the video tell
Who is the author of it
plays poems stories
Read the passage and decide what William Shakespeare wrote.
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
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
He was born in 1564.
He was born in Stratford, England.
He finished school at the age of fourteen.
He married in 1582.
He decided to be an actor.
He died at the age of fifty-two.
In about 1592.
In 1599.
Read and answer.
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
Complete the timeline for Shakespeare with the correct form of the words and expressions from the box.
1564 1578 1582 About 1592 1599 1616
was born
finished school
— 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.
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.
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) _________.
married
language
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.
poems
fire
died
rich
successful
Look at the 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.
一、根据提示写出正确的单词。
Romeo and Juliet is my favorite 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
二、选择方框中适当的单词完成下列小对话
1. A: Which ________ is your mother
good at
B: English.
2. A: Li Yuchun is my favorite singer. I
like all her ______.
B: All Oh, no. I just like some.
language
works
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. We have learnt about the life of William Shakespeare.
2. We have learnt some past simple irregular verbs.
2. Finish the exercises in Learning English.
1. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)。
famous, finish school, marry, at the age of, successful, begin, rich
