unit 2 he decided to be an actor.. shakespeare 1.join 2.move 3.play 4.rich go from one place to...

Unit 2He decided to be an actor.

Shakespeare

1.join

2.move

3.play

4.rich

go from one place to another

you watch it at the theatre

having lots of money

become part of

Match the words with their meanings

1.being good at your job

2.a group of people who work at

a theatre

3.take (sb.) as a husband or wife

4.a person who acts in a play,

film

uccessful

ompany

arry

ctor

s

c

m

a

Guess the words according to their

meanings and the first letters.

Put the words and phrases in the

correct order of time.

①②③④

⑤⑥⑦

be born have children

die

move tostart school

finish school

marry

1. When did he finish school?

He finished school at the age of

fourteen.

Listen to the passage and try to find

the answers to the questions.

2. Did he marry in 1582?

Yes, he did.

3. What did he decide to do when he

finished school?

He decided to be an actor.

1.at the age of …… 在……岁时

At the age of seven , he moved to Tian

jin.

七岁时他搬到了天津。

2.get married 结婚

汤姆和艾丽斯将要结婚。

Tom and Alice are going to get married.

3. decide to do sth.

决定干某事

我们决定乘公共汽车去那。

We decide to go there by bus.

1 5 9 2What happened to Shakespeare in

1592?

Shakespeare moved to London.

1 5 8 2

What happened to Shakespeare in

1582?

Shakespeare married.

Shakespeare’s company opened the

Globe Theatre.

What happened in 1599?

1 5 9 9

1 5 7 8

Shakespeare decided to be an actor in 1578.

When did Shakespeare decide to be an

actor?

What happened to Shakespeare in

1616?

Shakespeare died at the age of fifty-two.

1 6 1 6

1 5 6 4

Shakespeare was born in England in

1564.

When was Shakespeare born in

England?

I. William Shakespeare was a_____ of

plays and poems. At school he

liked______ plays. He decided to

be______ actor when he finished

school at the age of fourteen. He_____

a woman called Anne in 1582 and

________three children.

At twenty-eight he________ to London

and joined a theatre________. He_____

a successful actor and

started________ plays. Queen

Elizabeth ____________ ⅠShakespeare’s plays. William

Shakespeare was born and died______

the same day. He was rich

and_______.

You still see his plays______ English

and in many other languages. He is

one of the most_________ writers in

the world.

Ⅱ.William Shakespeare was a writer of

plays and________. At school he

liked watching plays.

He_________ to be an actor when

he__________ school at the__________

of fourteen. He married a woman

______Anne in 1582 and had three

children. At twenty-eight he________

to London and________ a theatre

company. He became a________ actor

and started writing plays.

Queen Elizabeth _______________ Ⅰ Shakespeare’s plays. William

Shakespeare was born and_____ on the

same day. He was______ and successful.

You still see his plays in English

and______ many other______ He is one

of the most famous______ in the world.

Brainstorming

Say as many words as you can which

were used in the text to describe the life

of Shakespeare.

Make several sentences about

Shakespeare with these words.

Write sentences about your past life

At the age of three… _____________

_____________________________

At six,_________________________

At nine,________________________

At twelve,______________________

The meeting was quite_________.successful

Find Friendssucceed

Did Tom________ in passing the

examination?

succeed

He is a great______ as a teacher.success

v. n. adj.

success successful

Homework for today

WB: activity 8