1. Unit 2 He decided to be an actor.

2. Shakespeare

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Put the words and phrases in the correct order of time. ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ be bornhave children die move to start school finish school marry

6. 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.

7. 3. What did he decide to do when he finished school? He decided to be an actor.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 1 5 9 2 What happened to Shakespeare in 1592? Shakespeare moved to London. 1 5 8 2 What happened to Shakespeare in 1582? Shakespeare married.

11. 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?

12. What happened to Shakespeare in 1616? Shakespeare died at the age of fifty-two. 1 6 1 5 6 4 Shakespeare was born in England in 1564. When was Shakespeare born in England?

13. 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.

14. At twenty-eight he________ to London and joined a theatre________. He_____ a successful actor and started________ plays. Queen Elizabeth Ⅰ ____________ Shakespeare’s plays. William Shakespeare was born and died______ the same day. He was rich and_______.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. Write sentences about your past life At the age of three… _____________ _____________________________ At six,_________________________ At nine,________________________ At twelve,______________________

20. The meeting was quite_________. successful Find Friends succeed Did Tom________ in passing the examination? succeed He is a great______ as a teacher. success v. n. adj. success successful

21. Homework for today WB: activity 8