lovely day. ly had to go to school Past tenses and used to Look at the pictures by the painter, Vincent Van Gogh. What do you know about him? Was he happy? Was he successful? Read the notes below about Vincent Van Gogh. Complete the questions about his life Vincent Van Gogh 1853-1890 Vincent Var Gogh war barn in 1853, When he was « youy man he worked in Londen. ana Pais, but he was dismticed, He tied to commit suicide, In Paris, Vincent met mary fomaus artists while he war In 1888 he maved ta Artes in the south of France. Anither fumaus painter came 26 live with im, He wins anol friend. One evening Van Gogh eft the hawse carrying a He cat off part of his ear. ‘After this, he moved indo are asyrn. Many of his most femous paintings were completed kere In 1890, while he was YP, he shot himself inthe chest. Two daye later he died. He was buried. Wher he died, he had no mney Listen and check the questions. 22 Unit3 + Good times, bad times runately game around the class, 0 n B 4 5 Where was he born? What .. job? Why...? Why...? Which ...? What ... when he met them? Who ..? Where What... Why...? first meet? (EE Snel eee cr ceed Which What ...doing...? Why...? Where...? Why didnt...?3. Read the full text about Vincent Van Gogh. With a partner ask and answer the questions from exercise 2 Listen and check. ors bformis...? Past Simple passive Vincent Vincent Van Gogh, the genius unrecognized in his own lifetime Vincent Van Gogh was born in Brabant in the Netherlands in 1853. Asa young man he worked as an art dealer in London, and Paris. He was dismissed from this job because he had argued with customers about art. In 1881 he tried to commit suicide. He was depressed because ‘he had fallen in love with his cousin, but she had rejected him, In 1886 he went to Paris to study art {Eas MRE WS studying that he met Degas, Pissarro, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, ‘Monet, and Renoir. After two years in Paris, Van Gogh went to live in Arles in the south of France. fis friend and fellow painter, Gauguin, who) (Ke|hsd eR in|Pahs, came to join him The two men sexted down in Arles, bur then Was alot of ténsion between them! Vincent used to drink heavily. and they quarrelled fiercely. ‘mainly about the nature of art. One evening in December 1888, GaniGephleietie house carrying a razor blade. I ed been drinking, and he'd had an argument with Gauguin, He cutoff part of his ear. ‘After this, he moved voluntarily into an asylum for the insane at ScRémy-de-Provence. He used to wake up at six in the morning and go out to paint. twas here, in the ast two years of his life, that many of his most famous paintings were completed. These included Starry Night, Inses, and Seif Portrait without a Beard {In 1890 he left the warm south and moved to Auvers-sur-Oise. Here he continued working despite his growing depression. {was while he was painting outside that Vincent shot himself the chest. Dwo days later, he died. He Was buied ia the cemetery in Auvers. When Van Gogh died, he had no money because he'd only SOLA|GHE Of his paintings he Red Vineyard, in his entire life. His sisterin law took his collection to Holland, where his work was Published. He was instantly recognized as a genius ® three verb forms in the text. Pronunciation 4 Listen and repeat the weak forms and contracted forms. ‘woe! waz! What was he doing? He was studying, Awol mud! Ther wereworking... He‘dhadan argument. ‘exd/ fhud bin! They'dmetin Paris. ‘He'd been drinking. 5. Write the verbs from the box in the chart according to the pronunciation of ed. ‘worked dismissed tried rejecte quarrelled moved completed continued died published recognized workedREADING A Shakespearean tragedy 1 What do you know about William Shakespeare? 2 Look at the list of characters in the story of Romeo «and Juliet. What do you know about the story? How did people at that time decide who to marry? Who made the decision? 3. Read 1-6 in the story. Answer the questions. 1 Why did the Montagues and the Capulets hate each other? 2. Why wasr't it a good idea for Romeo to go to the Capulets party? 3. What happened when Romeo and Juliet first met? 4 ‘Wherefore art thou Romeo?” (= Why are ‘you Romeo?) Why was Juliet upset about Romeo's name? 5 How long had they known each other when they decided to get married? 6 Why did Friar Laurence agree to marry them? 7 Why did Romeo try to stop the fight? 8 Why was Juliet desperate? 4 Read 7-12 in the story. Answer the questions. 1 What couldn't Juliet tell her father? 2. What was the Friar’s plan? 3. Which part of the plan worked? 4. What went wrong with the plan? 5 Why did Romeo kill himself? 6 Why did Juliet kill herself? 7 How did their families feel at the end? 5 Listen to actors speaking Shakespeare's Tines, and follow them in the story. Read the lines in more modern English on p148 6 Retell the story using the pictures. What do you think? + Whose fault was the tragedy? + In the play Juliet was just thirteen. Do you think this is too young to fall in love? + Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies, and history plays. What titles do you know? Do you know any of the stories? DP WRITING TELLING A STORY (1) plOs 26 Unit’3 + Good times, bad times Peace Tate he word “As Ube el all Menteues ad the! T_ Many ess agin the ani Tin ci of Verona chee were to very rich bue warring families, che Moneagues and the Capulets. They had hated each other for so long that no one could remember how the feud had started. Fights often used £0 break out inthe streets As dawn broke, Romeo raced to Friar Laurence and begged him to marey chem. The Friar ageeed, hoping this would unice the families. That afternoon, Juliet joined Romeo, and the lovers were wed, They parted, bt planned to spend that night together. Pasi Oy think’ thw all | ar oe f (None wet coro [Next morning the lovers could hardly bear to part ‘When would they meet agin? Mote disaster was co come. Juliet learned that her father had agreed to give her in marviage to a nobleman, Pais. How could she tell her father she had already married Romeo? LQ Be Ramen ee sccved ‘hac his beloved Jaliet had died, he bought poison and went tothe tomb, He saw his heautif lifeless Juliet. He would never leave her side, He kissed her, and drank he poison.and Juliet "sv, The Prince Paris noeman Bent, ‘ur of ait Romeo rusin Friar Laren, pret rear cee 2D Lert Cape as planing clan or his dager, Romeo, Lord Montaguc’s son, went to the party uninvited He sw and fell instantly in love! They touched hands. They talked. They Only chen did they discover their families were enemies! File ie The Capulets yb, Jali Tord Copulet, uli, doug of aoe rs poy manety M ra he Juliet stood on her balcony and declared her love for Romeo, Romeo had climbed wp a wall and was listening, They swore eternal love to cach other, and promised to marry in secret the next day Terai shale with im ence 1 euring to Veron, Ramo ound his end, Berio an Mercutio being attacked by Tybalt, Juliet’ cousin. Romeo tried £0 stop the fight. He failed, and Mercutio was killed. Romeo had to take revenge! He fought Tybale and killed him, — TI find Ronee to [confer yon Ofelia The Prince hearing of the deaths, banished Romeo from Verona Poor Jalict! Her husband had killed her cousin, and now he was exiled. She was desperate. Her nurse brought Romeo to Julie so they could be rogether one las rime ao = ¥ ‘and dis liquor @ Cine ml tei to lest gases rs: Juliet ran to Friar Laurence for help. The Friar gave her a sleeping. potion to make her appear dead for forty-wo hours, s0 she couldnt marry Pars. The Friar would tell Romeo the plan, and he would arive as she was waking up. They could then escape together: see to the marriage. ‘She took the drug. The nexe day, everyone thought she was dead. family tomb, from where, according co the Friar’ She was carried to d plan, Romeo would rescue her What en® A cup coed ny tr low hand? Poison Te. Tl is ty lip. ome poco dt argon tle te wake mes Ty lise wri! Ob hapy dager etme di! T_T Isc rose ose Romeo ing dead si er. She wpe and kissed him again and again, hoping that the poison om his lips would kill her too. Finally she took his dagger and, tabbing herself fell dead upon her husband's body PP Farner ves yf rv | 1th th of Juli ad er Rome. wll, The families of the Montagues and the Capulets arrived at the T2 eine Thay neve ctelmed wih el oa ord sche inh an hae sel Ts thy bere i fea clog with hips he Rome an is eae