1 Unit Lessons for life Opener 1

 


Now
When his children were born, he was working as a carpet 
salesman.
Past
 
 
 

Now
He has been saying that since he was 35.
Past
 
Now
 
Future
It’s now becoming a national movement.
X 
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Immortal words
Unit 1 Lessons for life
1c
Immortal words
Lesson at a glance
• reading: the language of Shakespeare
• critical thinking: purpose
• word focus: life
• speaking: call my bluff
Reading
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CPT extra! Revision activity [before Ex.1]
• Ask students to discuss the questions. You could do this
open class or in pairs.
• Optional step If you have a class with students
from different countries, take advantage of this fact.
Organize small groups to mix nationalities as much as
you can. Ask students to tell each other about writers
they know well.
ANSWERS
1 Students’ own answers
2 See the Background information notes below.
Background information
William Shakespeare 
/ˈʃeɪkspɪər/ (1564–1616) is widely 
regarded as the greatest writer in the English language 
and the world’s greatest playwright. He’s often called 
England’s national poet. He wrote approximately 38 plays 
as well as 154 sonnets and two long narrative poems.
Here is a short list of his most famous plays (with main 
characters in brackets):
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (a comedy set in a forest 
featuring fairies – Puck, Oberon, Titania – and fools – 
Bottom, Quince)
Antony and Cleopatra (Mark Antony and Cleopatra, the 
Queen of Egypt)
Hamlet (the indecisive Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, and his 
tragic sister, Ophelia)
Henry IV and Henry V (the young king Henry and his 
foolish friend Falstaff)
King Lear (the unwise king, his Fool, and his three 
daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia)
Macbeth (the murderous Scottish king and his scheming 
wife Lady Macbeth)
Othello (Othello, a noble Moor and Iago, who hates Othello)
Romeo and Juliet (the ‘star-crossed’ lovers Romeo and Juliet)
The Merchant of Venice (Antonio, a merchant of Venice, 
and Shylock, a rich jew)