内容正文:
Who is he?
He is William Shakespeare.
Was he a writer?
Yes, he was. He was a famous English writer of plays and poems.
Warming up
He was born in…
Two of his famous plays are Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.
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《Hamlet》
《Romeo and Juliet》
Great writer of British literary realm
Shakespeare
莎士比亚四大悲剧包括《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》、《麦克白》,
是其悲剧作品中最著名的四部。故事均取自欧洲的历史传说。《哈》剧写的是丹麦王子哈姆雷特回国奔丧,父王鬼魂诉冤,嘱其报仇。王子装疯,安排“戏中戏”,证实了新王杀兄的罪行。错杀大臣后,王子被打发出国,他洞察新王阴谋,中途折回。新王备下毒酒毒剑,挑唆大臣之子与王子决斗,欲置之于死地,最后三人同归于尽,母后也误饮毒酒而死。《奥》剧写的是威尼斯大将、摩尔人奥赛罗与元老之女苔丝狄蒙娜倾心相爱,冲破家庭阻力结为夫妻并一同出征。旗官伊阿古,因个人私怨而设计诬陷台丝狄蒙娜有私情。奥赛罗轻信中计,亲手将妻子掐死,最后真相大白,奥赛罗悔恨交加,拔剑自刎。《李》剧叙述不列颠王李尔将国土全分给了花言巧语的两个大女儿,而将秉性耿直的小女儿远嫁法国。最终遭到长女次女百般虐待,流落荒野,疯癫而死。《麦》剧写苏格兰大将麦克白受女巫诱惑,在野心和夫人的驱使下,杀君自立,后终日被噩梦纠缠,神思恍惚。其妻也发狂自杀而死。最后王子率兵讨伐,麦克白兵败而死。
Background knowledge
Unit 2 He decided to be actor.
Module 9 Life history
play n. 剧本;
戏剧
on prep. 在......河边
Presentation
poem n. 诗歌
work n. 作品;
著作
fire n. 火;火灾
language n.语言
New words learning
actor
writer
play
poem
marry
move
join
(男)演员
作家
戏剧
诗歌
结婚
搬(家),移动
加入,参加
company
become
successful
age
rich
snow (unit 3)
公司,剧团
成为
成功
年龄
富有
下雪
Fast reading and decide what William Shakespeare wrote.
plays
poems
stories
Task 3: Fast reading
Pre–listening questions:
Who was Shakespeare?
Where was he born?
When was he born?
How old was he when he died?
Shakespeare Globe
Theatre
莎士比亚环球剧场
Careful reading choose the best answer .
( )1. What is the passage(文章) mainly(主要) about?
A. Something about Shakespeare's plays.
B. Something about the life of Shakespeare.
C. Something about how Shakespeare wrote poems.
D. Something about Shakespeare's children.
( )2. Which are two of his famous plays?
A. Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.B. Hamlet and King Lear.
C. King Lear and Romeo and Juliet.
D. Jane Eyre and Hamlet.
A
B
Task2:Careful reading
( )3. How old was he when he died?
A. 50. B. 51. C. 52. D. 53.
C
Careful read and fill in the blanks
William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in England. He was a famous Eng