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Module 9 Life history
Unit 2
He decided to be an actor.
Look and say.
Who is this man?
What do you know about him?
Lead-in
Show a photo of Shakespeare and ask Ss:
Who is this man?
What do you know about him?
Let Ss say as much information about Shakespeare as possible.
T: OK. Do you want to know more about Shakespeare?
Ss: Yes.
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William Shakespeare
威廉﹒莎士比亚
An English
An actor
A famous writer
Was born in 1564
Four Great Tragedies （四大悲剧）
Othello
/əu'θeləu/
奥赛罗
Hamlet
/'hæmlɪt/
哈姆雷特
King Lear
/liə/
李尔王
Macbeth
/mək'beθ/
麦克白
“To be or not to be, that is the question.”
-Hamlet
Four great comedies:
四大喜剧
A Midsummer
Night's Dream
Twelfth Night
The Merchant of Venice
As you like it
Let’s learn more about William Shakespeare.
title
What's the passage about?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Part 1Shakespeare and his works.
Part 2 Shakespeare's
experiences.
Part 3 Shakespeare's
influence(影响）.
What did William Shakespeare write?
A. plays B. poems C. stories
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Read and 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 ange of fifty-two.
f) Shakespeare decided to be an actor.
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Fast reading
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Careful reading
Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
1. Who was William Shakespeare?
2. What are two of his famous plays?
He was a famous English writer of plays and poems.
Hamlet and Rmeo and Juliet.
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In 1564
In 1578
In 1582
In 1592
In 1599
Shakespeare _____ _____ in Strarford, _________
He _________ _________.
He _________.
He ______ ___ London and joined a _______ __________
The company ______ ____ _________ ________
Read paragraph 2,3,4 and fill in the blanks.
was born England
finished school
married
went to
theatre
company
built the Globe Theatre
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Read paragraph 5 and choos