课程内容
七年级英语下册Module 9 Unit 2《He decided to be an actor.》
Look and say
Who's this?
When was she born?
It's Deng Yaping.
She was born in 1973.
Who's this?
When was she born?
It's Martina Hingis.
She was born in 1980.
Who's this?
When did she win an Olympic gold medal?
It's Liu Xuan.
She won it when she was 15 years old.
performer;player      n.(男）演员   actor
one who writes     n.作家  writer
drama;story written to be      acted on a stage
n.戏剧  play
a piece of writing,often with words that rhyme and have a particular rhythm.
n. 诗歌   poem
ending or doing well     adj.成功的  successful
wealthy  adj.富有的  rich
a single fall of snow;to fall as snow    v.下雪
snow  n.  雪
to make up one's mind about sth. 决定做....   decide to do
graduate   毕业  finish school
when someone is a particular age    在...岁时   at the age of
to begin doing sth.   开始做...  start doing
to change position or place    搬到...move to
Shakespeare's famous saying
"All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players."
全世界是一个舞台，所有的男人和女人不过是演员。
Literary Life
There are 4 periods for his literary career.
38 plays
2 narative poems
154 sonnets
Comedies
The Taming of the Shrew  驯悍记
Much Ado About Nothing   庸人自扰
As You Like I   你喜欢我
Twelfth Night    主显节之夜
A Midsummer Night's Dream    仲夏夜之梦
The Merchant of Venice    威尼斯商人
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.When was he born?
2.Where was he born?
3.When did he finish school?
4.Did he marry in 1582?
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 bulit?
8.When did he die?
Read the passage and answer the quesions.
1.When was be born?
He was born in 1564.
2.Where was he born?
He was born in Stratford,England.
3.When did he finish school?
He finished school at the age of fourteen.
4.Did he marry in 1582?
Yes,he did.
5.What did he decide to do when he finished school?
He decided to be an actor.
6.When did he join a theatre company?
In about 1592.
7.When was the Globe Teatre built?
In 1599.
8.When did he die?
He died in 1616.
Read the passage again 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 age of fifty-two.
F.Shakespeare decided to be an actor.
Correct order:D F C A B E
Language points
1.He married in 1582 and had three children.
marry 用作及物动词时，意为“结婚”，常见用法有：marry sb. 意为“嫁给某人；娶某人”。注意marry 后不能再使用介词with.如：
Jane is going to marry John.
简要嫁给约翰了。
He married a beautiful girl.
他娶了一个漂亮的姑娘。
marry sb.to sb.表示父母把女儿嫁给某人或为儿子娶媳妇。如：
Mr.Green married his daughter to a doctor.
格林先生把女儿嫁给了一位医生。
此外marry也可用作不及物动词，如：
She married again six months after his first husband died.
她在第一任丈夫去世六个月后再次嫁人。
She married very early.
她结婚早。
[拓展]
1.be/get married to sb.意为“与某人结婚”。如：
Jenny was/got married to a teacher last year.
去年珍妮和一位教师结婚了。
2.be married 用来表示某人已结婚，而不涉及结婚的对象。如：
Is she married?
她结婚了吗？
2.Shakespeare went to London and joined a theatre company....
join  用作及物动词时，意为“参加；加入”，指参加某个组织、党派或团体，并成为其中的一员。如：
When did your brother join the army?
你哥哥什么时候参军的？
His father joined the Party ten years ago.
他父亲十年前入了党。
[辨析]join/join in
join 指加入某组织或团体，而join in 通常指参加某项活动、游戏等。如：
When did you join the company?
你什么时候进入这家公司的？
They are going to join in the singing.
他们将参加唱歌活动。
[Practice]
从括号中选择单词或短语填空。
1.I want to (join)(join,join in)the English club.
2.Why didn't you (join in)(join,join in)the discussion last night?
3.He became a successful actor and....
successful  是形容词，意思是“成功的”，常用语以下结构：be successful in sth./be successful in doing sth.,表示"成功做某事“。如：
She was a successful writer.
她是一位成功的作家。
Lingling was successful in the competition.
玲玲在比赛中取得了成功。
All of the students were successful in reciting the text.
所有学生都成功地背诵了课文。
[拓展]
successful的名词形式是success;其动词形式是succeed,常用结构是succeed in doing sth.如：
I wish you great success in the exam.
我祝你在考试中大获成功。
We all succeeded in passing the exam.
我们都成功地通过了考试。
Fill in the blanks and retell the text.
William Shakespeare (was born)in 1564 in Englan.When he (was)at school he(liked)watching plays and he (decided)to be an actor.He (finished)school when he was 14 years old.When he was 18 he (married),and they(had)three children.
When he was 28 he (went )to London and (joined)a theatre company.He (became)a successful actor and (started)writing plays.He(worked)at the Globe Theatre.William Shakespeare (lived)for 52years.Finally,when he (died),he was rich and succuessful.
Work in pairs.Ask and answer questions about Shakeapeare.
-Was Shakepere borin in 1564?
-Yes,he was.
-Did he leave school in 1582?
-No,he didn't.He finished school in 1578.
Write sentences about your past life.
At the age of three....
At six,.....
At nine,.....
At twelve......
Possbile answer:
Our family moved to Beijing.
I started school.
I helped my mother with housework.
I finished primary school.
按要求变换下面的句型
1.My mother played the piano.(变为一般疑问句并做肯定回答）
Did your mother play the piano/
Yes,she did.
2.There were many people in village.(变为一般疑问句并做否定回答）
Were there many people in the village?
No,there weren't.
3.They played football on the playground yesterday afternoon.(变为一般疑问句并做否定回答）
Did they play football on the playground yesterday afternoon?
No,they didn't.
4.The new music teacher arrived last night.(变为一般疑问句并做肯定回答）
Did the new music teacher arrive last night?
Yes,he/she did.
5.The money was in one of my pockets.(变为一般疑问句并做肯定回答）
Was the money in one of your pockets?
Yes,it was.