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to become a member of a group
intervene 
to come between in a way that changes the outcome
pose 
to stand or sit a particular way, usually for a photographer
land 
to win or get
D.
 
Use the new words
Complete the sentences with verbs from Exercise C. Remember to use correct 
verb form.
1.
He was very excited when he _________________ that high-paying job.
2.
The model _________________ for photographs all day long.
3.
She wanted to work, but her illness _________________.
4.
They _________________ the group of people watching the show.
5.
She was happy when she inally_________________ her friend in the crowd.
V. UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR: INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE
A.
Read about ininitives of purpose
Ininitives of purpose are used to show a reason for doing something.
He left his job
 to join
 the Merchant Marine.
(He left his job with the purpose of joining the Merchant Marine.)
The photographers came 
to film
 women in war work.
(The photographers came with the intention of ilming.)

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B.
Use ininitives of purpose
Combine the sentences by using an infinitive of purpose.
Example:
She left home. She wanted to become a movie star.
She left home to become a movie star.
1.
He took on an extra job. He wanted to earn more money.
2.
She worked day and night. She wanted to be successful.
3.
She joined an acting class. She wanted to improve her skill.
4.
She put off having children. She wanted to focus on her career.
5.
She acted in commercials and in small TV roles. She wanted to gain 
experience.
VI. READ IT AGAIN
Read the paragraphs again. Answer the question.
How did World War II change Norma’s life?
ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE
I. PRE-READING
A.
Background information
Before movies and TV shows, people watched plays with live actors for 
entertainment. And without a doubt, the most famous writer of plays in the 
English language is William Shakespeare, who died in 1616.
The irst two lines of the exerpt in this section are some of Shakespeare’s 
most often–quoted lines.
They come from a speech in his play 
As You Like It
. The speaker is 
comparing life to a play, and he lists seven stages in a man’s life. Included 
below are the irst three stages: infant, schoolboy, and lover, and the last one: 
second childhood.

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B.
Words to know before you read
Read the words and their deinitions.
acts 
the sections of a play
mewling 
crying
woeful 
sad
satchel 
bag
san 
without
ballad 
song; often a song that tells a story
 
C.
Reading strategy
Read the passage. Notice the use of time words to introduce the stages. Write 
each stage in order.
At first: ________________________
And then: _______________________
And then: _______________________
Last: _______________________
II. READ
Read the text. Mark the words you don’t know, but don’t stop reading to look 
them up.
All the world’s a stage, 
And all the men and women merely players: 
They have their exits and their entrances; 
And one man in his time plays many parts, 
His acts being seven ages. At irst the infant, 
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms. 
And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel 
And shining morning face, creeping like snail 
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, 
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad 
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow.
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Last scene of all, 
That ends this strange eventful history, 
Is second childishness and mere oblivion, 
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
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