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Unit
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Famous people in history
Great storytellers
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1. Who are they?
2. What are they famous for?
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"To be, or not to be, that is the question."
from Hamlet
Quotes
William Shakespeare
(1564 - 1616)
/ˈwɪljəm ˈʃeɪkspɪər/
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a playwright
William Shakespeare
What do you know about William Shakespeare?
four tragedies
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Othello
Macbeth
a poet
an actor
King Lear
Play (s)
poem (n.)
act on the stage
act (v.)
Put paragraphs in the right order
① In 1582, he got married. He went to London to try his luck in the late 1580s. There were many theatres. He took care of horses and acted in plays. Then he tried writing plays. From 1589 to 1600, Shakespeare wrote about 20 plays such as Romeo and Juliet. After that, he wrote the first of his four famous tragedies, Hamlet. The other three were Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. People loved his plays because he created many unique characters and brought them to life on the stage.
② In the early 1610s, he went back to his hometown and kept writing. He died in 1616.
④Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and over 150 poems in all. Today there are still millions of Shakespeare fans in the world. His works make us laugh, cry and think.
③William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Young Shakespeare loved reading plays, poems and stories, and often watched plays in his hometown.
① In 1582, he got married. He went to London to try his luck in the late 1580s. There were many theatres. He took care of horses and acted in plays. Then he tried writing plays. From 1589 to 1600, Shakespeare wrote about 20 plays such as Romeo and Juliet. After that, he wrote the first of his four famous tragedies, Hamlet. The other three were Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. People loved his plays because he created many unique characters and brought them to life on the stage.
② In the early 1610s, he went back to his hometown and kept writing. He died in 1616.
④Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and over 150 poems in all. Today there are still millions of Shakespeare fans in the world. His works make us laugh, cry and think.
③ William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Young Shakespeare loved reading plays, poems and stories, and often watched plays in his hometown.
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The article is about Shakespeare’s___.
□ plays □ jobs □ life
A short biography (传记) is an introduction to a person’s life. It usually tells about the person’s family, education, personal experiences, achievements(成就), and it is written in time order, begins with his birth and ends with his death.
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What is the main idea of Paragraph1, 2, 3 and 4 ?
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What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?
When and where was Shakespeare born?
What interested Shakespeare most as a child?
What did Shakespeare often do when he was young?
① In 1582, he got married. He went to London to try his luck in the late 1580s. There were many theatres. He took care of horses and acted in plays. Then he tried writing plays. From 1589 to 1600, Shakespeare wrote about 20 plays such as Romeo and Juliet. After that, he wrote the first of his four famous tragedies, Hamlet. The other three were Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. People loved his plays because he created many unique characters and brought them to life on the stage.
What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
What did he do in 1582?
Later, where did he go to? Why did he go there?
To try his luck, what did Shakespeare do?
What else did Shakespeare try in London?
What plays did Shakespeare write in London?
① In 1582, he got married. He went to London to try his luck in the late 1580s. There were many theatres. He took care of horses and acted in plays. Then he tried writing plays. From 1589 to 1600, Shakespeare wrote about 20 plays such as Romeo and Juliet. After that, he wrote the first of his four famous tragedies, Hamlet. The other three were Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. People loved his plays because he created many unique characters and brought them to life on the stage.
What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
Which tragedy did Shakespeare write first?
Did people like his plays? Why?
What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
What did he do later in the early 1610s?
When did Shakespeare die?
What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
What kind of achievement did Shakespeare make?
Do people love him today? How do you know that?
Why do we love Shakespeare so much today? Is it because of Shakespeare, the person himself?
Because of his works.
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Read and write the years in the timeline.
in 1582
in the late 1580s
from 1589 to 1600
in the early 1610s
in 1616
in the 1580s
in the late 1580s
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Read and complete the timeline.
He was born.
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He got married.
He went to London.
He wrote about 20 plays.
He went back to his hometown and kept writing.
He died.
Retell Shakespeare’s life
Yiming makes a fact file of Shakespeare. Help him complete it.
Name William Shakespeare
Hometown Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Year of birth 1564
Year of death 1616
Facts He showed interest in plays, stories and 1_______ as a young boy.
He left his hometown for London at about 20 and tried his 2______ there.
He did jobs in theatres. He took care of horses, 3_______ in plays and wrote plays.
He wrote four famous tragedies 4____________ Hamlet.
The 5___________ in his books are unique.
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poems
luck
acted
like/such as
characters
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1. What did Shakespeare enjoy doing when he was young?
2. What did he do when he was in London?
He loved reading plays, poems and stories. He watched plays.
1. What did Shakespeare enjoy doing in when he was young?
2. What did he do when he was in London?
He took care of horses and acted in plays. He also wrote plays.
Young Shakespeare loved reading and watching plays in his hometown and he learned how to act and write plays in London. The experience of reading, watching, acting and writing plays make him successful.
Does his childhood experience have anything to do with his success? How about his life experience in London?
People’s experience is very important to his final success.
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Which part of Shakespeare’s life was the turning point (转折点) for him to become a great writer? Why do you think so?
His life in London.
Because in London, he learned how to write plays. And he also wrote many famous works when he was in London.
Why are Shakespeare’s works so popular today? What make his works well-known to people all over the world?
Because people bring his plays on the stage.
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Think more
What are the differences between William Shakespeare and Edison and Nightingale?
Storyteller
Storyteller: a person who is good at telling stories.
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Think more
What can we learn from William Shakespeare’s life experience?
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