British Actor Patrick Godfrey Dies at 93

英國演員 Patrick Godfrey 逝世,享壽 93 歲


Introduction

Patrick Godfrey was a famous British actor. He died at home on Thursday, June 4.

Patrick Godfrey 是一位著名的英國演員。他在 6 月 4 日星期四於家中逝世。

Main Body

Patrick was born in London in 1933. He started his job in radio in 1956. He started acting on TV in 1959.

Patrick 於 1933 年出生於倫敦。他於 1956 年開始在電台工作。1959 年,他開始在電視上演出。

He worked for seventy years. He was in movies like Ever After and Les Misérables. He was also in the TV show Doctor Who. He did voices for video games too.

他工作了七十年。他參與過如《Ever After》和《悲慘世界》等電影。他也出演了電視劇《神秘博士》。此外,他還為電子遊戲配音。

Patrick also acted in theaters in London. Other actors say he worked very hard. He had a wife and two children.

Patrick 也在倫敦的劇院演出。其他演員表示他工作非常努力。他有一位妻子和兩個孩子。

Conclusion

Patrick Godfrey died at age 93. He was a great actor in movies, TV, and theater.

Patrick Godfrey 於 93 歲逝世。他是一位在電影、電視與劇場方面都非常出色的演員。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Past' Power-Up

To move to A2, you need to talk about things that already happened. In this text, we see a pattern using the word WAS and words ending in -ED.

1. The State of Being (Was) We use was for one person in the past.

  • Patrick was a famous actor.
  • He was in movies.
  • (Now → He is / Past → He was)

2. Action Words (The -ed ending) Most simple actions in the past just add -ed to the end of the word. This is a shortcut for beginners!

  • Start \rightarrow Started
  • Work \rightarrow Worked

Quick View:

  • He started his job \rightarrow It happened in 1956.
  • He worked very hard \rightarrow It happened during his life.

Key Tip: When you see -ed, your brain should think: Yesterday / Long ago\text{Yesterday / Long ago}.

Vocabulary Learning

famous (adj.)
Known by many people
Example:The actor is very famous in his country.
actor (n.)
A person who acts in a play, movie, or TV show
Example:He wants to be a professional actor.
voices (n.)
The sound a person makes when speaking
Example:She does different voices for the cartoon characters.
theaters (n.)
Places where people go to watch plays or movies
Example:Many people visit theaters in London to see shows.
Practice A2 words in a crossword