The Fifth Period Integrating Skills
Teaching goals教学目标
1．Target language目标语言
a．重点词汇和短语
deserve, suicide, summarize, similarity, do someone wrong
b．重点句子
1．I deserve to die for the wrong I’ve done you．
2．Goneril poisons Regan and then kills herself out of shame for what she has done．
3．Take t11em away，gently and with much respect．
2．Ability goals能力目标
Enable the student’s to summarize what has happened to each of the main characters by me end of me play “King Lear” and analyze the moral message with the target language．
3．Learning ability goals学能目标
Teach the students how to summarize what has happened to each of the main characters by me end Of the play “King Lear” and analyze me moral message with the target language．
Teaching impartact and difficult points教学重难点
Teach the students how to summarize what has happened to each of the main characters by me end of the play “King Lear”
Teaching methods教学方法
Elicitation，discussion and pair work．
Teaching aids教具准备
A computer, a tape recorder and a projector．
Teaching procedures and Ways教学过程与方式
Step I Greeting and Revision
T: Good morning / afternoon, everyone!
S: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. / Ms ... !
T: First let's check your homework, Yesterday I asked you to prepare for the role-play after class. Now which groups want to perform the play in front of the class Volunteer
Step Ⅱ Listening
T: First listen to the final part of the play. While listening, pay more attention to the detailed information. Look at the slide. Here are some T or F questions.
1. King Lear recovers his consciousness eventually.
2. The French soldiers lose and only Lear is taken prisoner.
3. Regan poisons Goneril and then killed herself out of shame for what she has done.
4. Cordelia commits suicide in the prison.
5. Caius tells King Lear the truth that he is Kent before the old king dies.
6. Albany becomes the king and united the kingdom in peace once more.
T: First tell me the answer whether it is T or F. If it is false, please correct it. Volunteer
S1: "King Lear recovers his consciousness eventually." is true.
S2: The second sentence is wrong. As a matter of fact Lear and Cordelia are both taken prisoner.
S3: The third sentence is wrong. In fact, Goneril poisons Regan to death.
S4: The fourth sentence is wrong. Actually Goneril ordered the captain of the prison to hang Cordelia and make her death look like suicide.
S5: "Caius tells King Lear the truth that he is Kent before the old king dies." is true.
S6: The last sentence is wrong. It is the Duke of Gloucester's good son who becomes the king virtually.
T: Well done!
Step III Reading
Ask the students to read the text quickly and find the answers to the following questions.
T: Let's go on our reading. Read Part 6 on Page 63 again on your own and answer the following questions. After reading, you should do the exercise individually. After you have finished, you can have a discussion. Five minutes will be OK.
Show the following questions.
1. At the beginning of Part 6 Lear is mad. What makes him come out of his madness
2. When Cordelia and Lear are taken prisoner, why does Lear want to go to prison
3. While they are in prison, Lear goes mad again, what causes this
4. At the end of the play, why does Kent stop Albany from trying to help Lear
5. Why did Albany changed sides and try to save Cordelia
6. What is going to happen to Lear's kingdom now that his family is dead Do you think this will be a. good thing Why
Suggested answers:
1. Cordelia's love makes him come out of his mad ness.
2. They shall never be apart again and Lear will ask for Cordelia's forgiveness.
3. Cordelia's death causes Lear to be mad again.
4. For Lear, at least, death is a mercy.
5. Albany is good at heart, and he eventually discerns the cruelty and evil of Goneril, Regan, and Cornwall.
6. Edgar will take over the kingdom. I think it is a good thing. Because the then social system dies, which can bright about the naissance of the new and advanced social system.
Step IV Speaking
T: Now turn to Page 65. Let's do the Speaking task. You can work in groups to complete the following tasks. You are given 5 minutes. 5 minutes later we will check the answers together.
Then show the suggested answers on the screen:
1. The characters who have appeared in the play King Lear include King Lear, Cordelia, Goneril, Regan, Gloucester, Edgar, Albany, Cornwall, Fool, Edmund, Kent and Oswald. Goneril committed suicide. Moreover, she fatally poisoned Regan and ordered the captain of the prisoner to hang Cordelia before she died. So Lear's three daughters all died. Lear died of grief and regret.
Edgar became the king of the kingdom.
2.
Similarities Difference
Lear believed his two elder daughters and gave his kingdom to them．Lear lived with his first daughter but she reduced his father's soldiers．Cordelia didn’t natter his father as her two elder sisters．Lear died at last．Cordelia went to France．The three sisters did have a fight． In the story Lear didn’t live with his second daughter but left her in the play．In the story Cordelia defeated her two sisters and put Lear back on his throne but in the play she didn’t．In the story Cordelia became the queen but in the play she died．
3. Shakespeare praised devotion, kindness, beauty, virtue and honesty and at the same time lashed the villainy, greedy ambition and evil.
Step V In-depth Analysis of Major Characters
T: After reading the play, we know that King Lear, Cordelia, Goneril and Regan are the major characters in the play. Now let's have an in-depth Analysis of the major characters. You can have a discussion.
Five minutes later, let the students give their answers.
S1: Lear's. basic flaw at the beginning of the play is that he values appearances above reality. He wants to be treated as a king and to enjoy the title, but he doesn't want to fulfill a king's obligations. His test of his daughters demonstrates that he values a flattering public display of love over real love. Lear values Goneril and Regan's fawning over Cordelia's sincere sense of filial duty. So Lear is simply blind to the truth.
S2: Cordelia's chief characteristics are devotion, kindness, beauty, and honesty. Cordelia establishes herself as a symbol of virtue, and the obvious love for Lear makes clear the extent of the king's error in banishing her. Cordelia becomes a literal sacrifice to the heartlessness of an apparently unjust world.
S3: Goneril and Regan are, in a sense, personifications of evil, they have no conscience, only appetite. It is this greedy ambition that enables them. to crush all opposition and make themselves mistresses of Britain. Ultimately, however, this same appetite brings about their undoing. Their desire for power is satisfied, but both sexual desires for Edmund, destroys their alliance and eventually leads them to destroy each other.
Step VI Homework
Surf the Internet or use the library to read the sum-marg of other works of Shakespeare.
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1The Fourth Period Speaking
Teaching goals教学目标
1．Target Language目标语言
a．重点词汇
staff, suspect, scold, scratch, baggage
b．重点句子
1. She encourages her staff to be disrespectful towards Lear and begins complaining about the hundred soldiers Lear has brought with him．
2．She will scratch out your eyes when she hears how you've treated me．
2．Ability goals能力目标
Enable the students to decide how to speak the lines which can express me correct emotion．
Enable the students to predict what will happen in the rest of the play according to the known information of the play．
3．Learning ability goals学能目标
Help the students learn how to speak the lines to express t11e correct emotion．
Teaching important and difficult points教学重难点．
Teach the students how to speak the lines to express the correct emotion．
Teaching methods教学方法
Speaking，elicitation and teamwork．
Teaching aids教具准备
A computer, a tape-recorder and a projector．
Teaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式
Step I Greeting and Revision
T: Good morning / afternoon, everyone!
S: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. / Ms ...!
T: First let's check your homework. Who would like to read the plot of "King Lear" you got from the Internet Volunteer
S1: King Lear decides to step down from the throne and divide his kingdom evenly among his three daughters. First, however, he puts his daughters through a test, asking each to tell him how much she loves him. Goneril and Regan, Lear's older daughters, give their father flattering answers. But Cordelia, Lear's youngest and favorite daughter, remains silent, saying that she has no words to describe how much she loves her father. Lear flies into a rage and disowns Cordelia. The King of France, who has courted Cordelia, says that he still wants to marry her even without her land, and she accompanies him to France without her father's blessing.
S2: Lear quickly learns that he made a bad decision. Goneril and Regan swiftly begin to undermine the little authority that Lear still holds. Unable to believe that his beloved daughters are betraying him, Lear slowly goes insane. He flees his daughters' houses to wander on a heath during a great thunderstorm, accompanied by his Fool and by Kent, a loyal nobleman in disguise. Meanwhile, an elderly nobleman named Gloucester also experiences family problems. His illegitimate son, Edmund, tricks him into believing that his legitimate son, Edgar, is trying to kill him. Fleeing the manhunt that his father has set for him, Edgar disguises himself as a crazy beggar and calls himself "Poor Tom." Like Lear, he heads out on to the heath.
S3: When the loyal Gloucester realizes that Lear's daughters have turned against their father, he decides, to help Lear in spite of the danger. Regan and her husband, Cornwall, discover him helping Lear, accuse him of treason, blind him, and turn him out to wander the countryside. He ends up being led by his disguised son, Edgar, toward the city of Dover, where Lear has also been brought:
S4: In Dover, a French army lands as part of an invasion led by Cordelia in an effort to save her father. Edmund apparently becomes romantically entangled with both Gorieril and Regan, whose husband, Albany, is increasingly sympathetic to Lear's cause. Goneril and Edmund conspire to kill Albany. Meanwhile, the English troops reach Dover, and. the English, led by Edmund, defeat the Cordelia-led French. Lear and Cordelia are captured. In the climactic scene, Edgar duels with and kills Edmund; we learn of the death of Gloucester; Goneril poisons Regan out of jealousy over Edmund and then kills herself when her treachery is revealed to Albany; Edmund's betrayal of Cordelia leads to her needless execution in prison; and Lear finally dies out of grief at Cordelia's passing. Albany, Edgar, and the elderly Kent are left to take care of the country under a cloud of sorrow and regret.
Step Ⅱ Retelling
T: First read Part 3 of King Lear with a partner and make notes together about the
main events in this part of the play. Then you can have a discussion about how to retell this part. I will give you five minutes to prepare for it.
S: While Lear is spending the first portion of his retirement at Goneril's castle. She orders her servants to behave rudely toward Lear and his attendants. Disguised as a simple peasant, Kent appears in Goneril's castle, calling himself Caius. He puts himself in Lear's way, and after an exchange of words in which Caius emphasizes his honesty, Lear accepts him into service. Lear's servants and knights notice that Goneril 's servants no longer obey their commands. When Lear asks Oswald where Goneril is, Oswald rudely leaves the room without replying. Oswald soon returns, but his disrespectful replies to Lear's questions induce Lear to strike him. Kent steps in to aid Lear and trips Oswald. Goneril herself arrives to speak with Lear. She tells him that his servants and knights have been so disorderly that he will have to send some of them away whether he likes it or not. Lear is shocked at Goneril's treasonous betrayal. Nonetheless, Goneril remains adamant in her demand that Lear send away half of his one hundred knights. An enraged Lear repents ever handing his power over to Goneril. He curses his daughter. He calls for his horses. He declares that he will stay with Regan, whom he believes will be a true daughter and give him the respect that he deserves. Lear sends Kent to the castle of Regan to tell her that he will soon be arriving.
T: Well done! Just now you retold this part briefly. Now turn to Page 19, complete this summary of Part 3 of King Lear that is brief and to the point.
Then check the answers.
Step Ill Practice 1
T: With your partner read Part 3 of King Lear again and listen to the tape. This time study each speech and make notes about how the characters speak their lines. For example, which lines are spoken loudly, which softly How do the actors say their lines so they communicate the correct emotion (e.g. anger, sadness, friendliness, unfriendliness) I will give you 5 minutes to have a discussion.5 minutes later.
S1: When the actor who pays the role of King Lear says the lines: "Is he back Your lady's father Is that all I am to you, you dog, you slave! Is this my daughter scolding me ", the lines should be spoken loudly, sonorously and fast to express King Lear's anger.
S2: The lines such as "I will leave immediately, I won't stay where I'm not welcome." should be spoken gravely with a little bit sob express King Lear's sadness.
S3: When the actor who plays the role of King Lear says the lines: "My thanks, Caius. I can see you will be a most valuable servant." These sentences should be spoken softly and gratefully to express King Lear's friendliness.
S4: The lines such as "My lady's father" and "I have had enough of your soldiers." should be spoken chillily and inhospitably to express the emotion of unfriendliness.
T: Well done! You sound just like an experienced stage director.
Step IV Talking
Task 1
T: Turn to Page 59. Look at task 1, in groups, talk about what has happened in the play King Lear so far. What do you think will happen in the rest of the play How do you think it will end You can have a discussion now.
S1: Because Goneril is disobedient, Lear decided to leave Goneril and sent Kent to go to Regan' castle to send the message first.
T: Yes, What do you think will happen, in the rest of the play
S2: Maybe Regan will shelter King Lear unwillingly and ill-treat him to death at last.
S3: I think when King Lear goes to Regan' castle, she also refuses to shelter him But his youngest daughter Cordelia is willing to support him. and then they live a happy life.
S4: I think Cordelia will help King Lear to recapture his power.
T: How do you think it will end
S5: Perhaps Cordelia kills her two elder sisters and she becomes the ruler of the kingdom.
S6: Maybe finally evil Goneril and Regan kill Lear and Cordelia.
T: You all have rich imaginative power.
Task 2
T: Now look at task 2. Discuss the pictures. Here are 3 questions. I give you five minutes to have a discussion.5 minutes later.
T: Time is up, the first one, who do you think the man with the sword is
S1: The man with the sword is Kent who is King Lear's loyal servant.
T: You got it! The second one, why do you think he has been placed in the stock
S2: Outside Gloucester's castle, Kent, still in peasant disguise, meets Oswald, the chief steward of Goneril's household. Kent roundly abuses Oswald, describing him as cowardly, vain, boastful, servile, and groveling and draws his sword and attacks him. Oswald's cries for help bring Cornwall, Regan, and Gloucester. Kent replies rudely to their calls for explanation, and Cornwall orders him to be punished in the stocks.
T: Terrific! What do you think King Lear is saying to his daughter and her husband
S3: Lear starts to tell Regan about Goneril's unkindness and disobedience toward him. At the same time he asked them who placed his servant in the stock. When getting the answer, Lear gets so outraged that he curses his daughters.
T: I agree with you. You all did a good job.
Step V Homework
T: Turn to Page 19, finish off Exercise 4 and prepare for the rote-play after class. Before that, you should read the LEARNING TIPS on Page 20 which can help you a lot with this task.
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1The Second Period Grammar
Teaching goals教学目标
1．Target language目标语言
a．重点词汇和短语
a11ergic，confirm，rewind，cash，cheque，terminal，vacant，make a name， on behalf of, fond of，beyond question，give away，what’s up，bridegroom，demand，suspect，confirm，scold，oppose，forecast，sacrifice，troop，adore，contradict
b．The compound adjectives
1．So young and so hard-hearted．
2．And as I have no third-born daughter…
The adverbial
1．Even though he wrote his plays almost 500 years ago，his plays are still relevant today．
2．Although married with two children, Shakespeare left Stratford—on-Avon at the age of about 30 and went to London alone．
The nonfinite verbs or phrases
1．Disappointed with my result，I sat for the exam again．
2．Having cheated on his exam，he was given zero by the teacher．
3．Quickly making a name for himself as both actor and dramatist，Shakespeare soon earned enough money to buy his own theatre．
2．Ability goals能力目标
Enable the students to use the compound adjectives and the adverbials freely．
3．Learning ability goals学能目标
Help the students learn how to use me compound adjectives and the adverbials freely．
Teaching important and difficult points教学重难点
Teach the students how to use the adverbials properly．
Teaching methods教学方法
Concluding，summarizing and practice．
Teaching aids教具准备
A computer and a projector．
Teaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式
Step I Greeting and Revision
T：Good morning／afternoon，everyone!
S：Good morning，afternoon．Mr．/Ms…!
T：First let’s check your homework，Volunteer
Every student read one sentence to check, then the teacher show the answers on the slide．Make explanation if necessary．
StepⅡ Review the compound adjectives
T：We have learnt some compound adjectives in part l of King Lear．Who can give us some examples
S：Such as hot-headed, hard-hearted and bad-tempered．
T：What kind Of Word-building is it
S: The word-building of these three compound adjectives is that adjective adds noun and -ed.
T: You got it! We have learnt several types of word building of the compound adjectives so far. Now let's have a discussion and then have a conclusion about the types of the word-building of the compound adjectives we have learnt. I will give you four minutes. Look at the slide. Here is a table. Please fill in the forms with as many words as possible according to the example.
Word-building Examples
Adjective + noun +ed Middle-aged, short-sighted，cold-blooded
Four minutes later, collect the students' opinions and then let the students finish the form. At last show the answers on the slide.
Word-building Examples
Adjective + noun+ ed middle-aged, short-sighted, cold-blooded
Adjective + adjective red-hot，dark-blue
Adjective + present participle ordinary-looking, sweet-looking
Adjective + past participle ready-made, clean-washed
Adverb + participle hard-working, well-known, newly-made
Noun + adjective world-famous，snow-white，life-long
Noun + present participle peace-loving，man-eating
Noun +past participle man-made, snow-covered
Numerals +noun +ed three-legged，four-storeyed
Numerals + noun+ adjective five-year-o1d, 600-metre-long
Numerals +noun ten-year，two-man
T: We have learnt so many types of compound adjectives so far, in the future you can use these words in your composition to embellish it.
Step Ⅲ Review the adverbial clauses
T: We have learnt the adverbials. First let us make a conclusion about the types of adverbial clause. I will give you five minutes to do it. OK, look at the table on the slide that gives you an example.
Function Conjunction Example
Cause Because, since, as Because he was working so hard，he was earning a good salary．
Five minutes later, collect the students' opinions. At last the teacher show on the slide.
Function Conjunction Example
Cause because，since，as Because he was working so hard, he was earning a good salary．
P1ace where．wherever Where there is a will-there is a way．
Time when，as，before，after immediately，instantly， When the film ended, the people went back．
Condition if, unless, provided, providing You will fail the exam unless you study hard．
Concession although，though，no matter who，whoever Although he is smart．he does．
Purpose so that，in case，for fear that, lest I will speak slowly so that you can understand me．
Comparison than．as/ so… as I know you better than he studies hard．
Result so…that，such…mat，so that He earned so little money that he couldn’t support his family．
T: You did a great job! I think you are very familiar with the adverbial clause. Now let’s do some exercises. Turn to P61 and finish Exercise 3. Choose an conjunction from the box to complete the sentences. I will give you four minutes, and then we will check the answers.
Step IV Review the nonfinite verbs or phrases as adverbials
T: We know that the nonfinite verbs or phrases can be used as adverbials. Look at the table on the slide. Now please have a discussion to mark the nonfinite verbs or phrases as adverbials. I will live you five minutes.
Function
Form purpose result condition tame causecon cession concomitance mode
to do !
doing
done
Five minutes later, collect the students' opinions. At last the teacher show on the slide.
Function
Form purpose result condition tame causecon cession concomitance mode
to do ! ! !
doing ! ! ! ! ! !
done ! ! ! ! ! !
Step V Practice
T: Now turn to Page 16. Finish Exercises 1 and 2. You can have a discussion. Exercise 1 is a simple introduction about Shakespear. When reading it, you are required to underline and analyze the adverbials in the text. Exercise 2 is a practice about nonfinite verbs or phrases. There is an example. Please follow it. Five minutes later, we will check the answers.
…
T: OK, you did a good job! Let's continue to do some practice about the nonfinite verbs or phrases as adverbials. Please look at the screen.
点击高考
1．(0l全国，35) such heavy pollution already，it may now be too late to clean up the river．
A．Having suffered B．Suffering
C．To suffer D．Suffered
2．(02全国，34)The research is so designed that once nothing Can be done to change it．
A．begins B．having begun
C．beginning D．begun
3．(03北京，28) time，he’ll make a first。class tennis player．
A．Having given B．To give
C．Giving D．Given
4．(04上海，34)The flowers sweet in the botanic garden attract the Visitors to the beauty of nature．
A．to smell B．smelling
C．smelt D．to be smelt
5．(04江苏，31)The o1d man， abroad for twenty years，is on me way back to his motherland．
A．to work B．working
C．to have worked D．having worked
6．(05北京春，34) with a difficult situation．Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice．
A．To face B．Having faced
C．Faced D．Facin2
7．(全国I，32)The storm left, lot of dam．age to tiffs area．
A．caused B．to have caused
C．t0 cause D．having caused
8．(全国Ⅱ，20)“You can't catch me!” Janet shouted， away．
A．run B．running C．t0 run D．ran
9．(上海，33)——int0 use in April 2000,the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and heating supply breakdowns．
A．Put B．Putting
C．Having put D．Being put
10．(上海，36) More and more people are signing up for yoga classes nowadays，______ advantage of me health and relaxation benefits．
A．taking B．taken
C．having taken D．having been taken
11．(广东，31)He hurried to the station only that the t]r￡Lin had left．
A．to find B．find1ing
C．found。 D．to have found
12．(福建，29) —— Can the project be finished as planned
—— Sare， it completed in time．We’ll work two more hours a day，
A. having got B．to get C．getting D．get
13．(福建，33)When help，one often says “Thank you．”or “It’s kind of VOH．”
A．Offering B．to offer
C．to be Offered D．0fiered
14．(湖南，22) in a while uniform，he looks more like a cook man a doctor．
A．Dressed B．To dress
C．Dressing D．Having dressed
15．(湖北，21)The repairs cost a lot，but it’s money well ．
A．to spend B．spent
C．being spent D．spending
16．(湖北，26) from other continents for millions of years，Australia has many plants and animals not found in any other country in the world．
A．Being separated B．Having separated
C．Having been separated D．To be separated
Keys：1—5 ADDBD 6-10 CDBAA 11—15 ABDAB 16 C
详解见附录III
Step Ⅵ Homework
Finish off Exercises l, 2&4 on Page 15 and Exercises l ＆ 2 on Page 61．
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1Unit 2 King Lear
The First Period Reading
Teaching goals教学目标
1．Target language目标语言
a．重点词汇和短语
disrespectful，shorten，modernize，responsibility，allocate，adore，pray，distribute，contradict，flattery，flatter，forecast。，oppose，deceitful，corrupt， greedy，innocent，hear…out，on behalf of beyond question．
b．重点句子
1．For whichever of you has for me the most devotion 1 will give to her t11e best part of every thing I own．
2．Do not come between me and my anger．
3．Do not contradict me．
4．But sir，please hear me out．I speak on behalf of Cordelia．
5．Cordelia’s devotion to Your Majesty is beyond question．
6．Pack up your things and be gone from my kingdom．
2．Ability goals能力目标
Enable the students to-analyze the characters in one of William Shakespeare's play “king Lear” with the target language．
3．Learning ability goals学能目标
Teach the students how to analyze characters in one of William Shakespeare's play “king Lear'’ and how t0 predict what will happen in the next part of me play．
Teaching difficult points教学重难点
Teach the students how to analyze characters in one of William Shakespeare’s play “King Lear"．
Teaching methods教学方法
Elicitation，discussion and pair work．
Teaching aids教具准备
A computer，a tape recorder and a projector．
Teaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式
Step I Warming Up
T: Good morning / afternoon, class!
Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. / Ms ...
T: In China, more and more people like the western festivals, such as Christmas Day, Valentine's Day. What other western festivals do you know
S1: Thanksgiving Day.
S2: Halloween.
T: Good. They are very famous in China now. Anything else
S3: Mother's Day.
S4: Father's Day.
T: Very good. I think these festivals are very necessary. Maybe you are shy to express your love to your parents in your daily life, but these festivals are the suitable chance for you, because parents are the people who love us most in the world. Look at the first 4 questions on Page 11. Please have a discussion with others in your group. I will give you four minutes.
After four minutes.
T: Time is up. The first question: "Is it important to show love and respect for your parents Why Volunteer
S1: It is very important for us to show love and respect for our parents. Because they provide food, clothing, shelter, education, health and other necessities for us.
S2: No one can deny the supreme sacrifice and care that parents render to their child.
T: Wonderful! Showing love and respect for our parents is one of China's good traditions: So who can tell me how the people of some countries in the world show love and respect for their parents
S3: They use Mother's Day and Father's Day that we mentioned just now to show love and respect for the parents.
T: Who can tell me the date of Mother's Day and Father's Day
S4: Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of every May. The third Sunday of June is Father's Day.
T: When we realize how much our parents have done for us, every son / daughter should love and respect his / her parents, be good when they are old and grateful to them.So, how do you show love and respect for them Can you give a good example
S5: To treat our parents politely and gently. We must be gentle and devoted towards our parents. We should not adopt rough and coarse attitude towards them, especially when they are old. We should not utter anything that might upset them, but be always polite to them.
S6: We should be virtuous children who have strong faith and an understanding of submission.
T: Good! If you were married, would you love your parents less than you do now Volunteer
S7: If I were married, maybe I would not have enough time to accompany them. But I would always phone them to communicate. I would try my best to spare time to visit them.
S8: If I were married, I would love my parents more. Because I would understand them more, esp. when I have my own child.
T: Yes. If parents believe their child has been disrespectful, what should they do about it Volunteer
S9: I don't think they should swear at their child. As a matter of fact, they should be more patient, use love to reclaim them and help them to remedy the bad behavior.
T: A good idea! What was the traditional attitude towards the emperor
S10: The traditional attitude towards the emperor is loyalty. .
T: Yes! What did the emperor do to keep his servants loyal to him What happened to the servants who were not loyal
S11: The emperor constituted laws to keep his servants loyal to him. If the servants were not loyal the emperor would kill them.
T: Yes! Who decided whom the emperor's children would marry For what reasons were marriages arranged
S12: The emperor decided the persons who the emperor's children would marry. The marriages were arranged just for protecting the emperor's ruling rights. For example, just like the picture on the right, the Princess Wencheng married Songtsen Gampo.
T: You all did a good job! The play you are going to read in this unit is about an emperor of ancient Great Britain. Can you guess what it is
Ss: King Lear.
Step II Pre-reading
T: The play you are going to read in this unit is based on William Shakespeare's King Lear, but it has been shortened and simplified. The language has been modernized and it is no longer written as poetry. Now glance quickly through Part 1 of the play and answer the following questions. I will give you 3 minutes.
T: Time is up. List the characters who appear in this part of the play. Volunteer
Sl :The characters are King Lear; the king's three daughters: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia; the Duke of Albany and Cornwal Goneril' s and Regan ' s husbands; and the Duke of Kent, a loyal friend of the king.
T: Exactly! Which of the characters do you think are shown in the picture on the right Volunteer
S2 :King Lear, the king's three daughters: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia are shown in the picture on the right The two daughters around the king are Goneril and Regan, the daughter in pink is Cordelitz
T: You got it! Use the pictures that illustrate Part 1 of the play to predict what was going to happen Volunteer
S3 :Gonerii and Regan would get the best part of their father's kingdom. Cordelia would get nothing because she couldn't describe her feelings with such fancy words as her two elder sisters'.
T: You guessed it! Look at the words below. Make sure you understand the meaning of each one. Use a dictionary if necessary. I will give you two minutes. Then look at the slide and fill in the blanks using the proper words.
Show the exercises on the slide.
1.The_ _ of too much time to sports leaves too little time for studying.
2. We _ _ our teachers greatly.
3. The government was sure of the people's __.
4. What do we call a man who is about to be married or has recently been married 5. It's difficult to someone politely.
6. Many members of the council the building of the luxury houses in the center of the city.
7. There is some _ _among the family members.
Answers:
1.devotion 2.honour .3.loyalty 4.bridegroom 5.contradidt 6.opposed 7.friction
T: The words in the box above all appear in Part 1 of the play. Discuss with a partner what you think the play that contains these words will be about. I will give you five minutes to do it.
Five minutes later.
T: Time is up. Volunteer
S1: Cordelia's devotion to her father is true and is not described by flattering.
S2: Kent has always honored King Lear as his king.
S3: Kent showed a great loyalty to his emperor.
S4: King Lear thought that no bridegroom wanted to marry his youngest daughter.
S5: Kent contradicted King Lear in order to protect the justice.
S6: Kent opposed King Lear bravely.
S7: King Lear's decision would cause friction between himself and his daughters.
T: Is your prediction right or wrong Check it after reading the Part 1 of the play.
Step III Reading
T: Now let's read the passage quickly and check your prediction. I will give you three minutes to do it. I am sure you can find all the words in the play and check your prediction. Now let's read the text again carefully. Before that, look at the questions in Exercise 1 on Page 14. While reading, try your best to find the answers to these questions. I will give you five minutes to do it.
Five minutes later.
T: Time is up. The first one, why does King Lear want to give away his kingdom Volunteer
S1: Because he is growing old and tired, and he wants to retire.
T: You got it! The second one, how is he going to decide whom to give the best part of his kingdom to Volunteer
S2: King Lear has divided the kingdom into three parts. For whichever of his daughters has for him the most devotion he will give to her the best part of everything he owns.
T: Correct! The third one, at the beginning of the play, of which daughter is King Lear most fond Volunteer
S3: At the beginning of the play, King Lear is fond. of Cordelia most. Because he said " Now my darling, my favourite , my Cordelia."
T: Yes! The next one, which daughters are already married and which is not
S4: Goneril and Regan are already married and Cordelia is not.
T: Good! The next one, what are the names of the men who want to marry King Lear's youngest daughter
S5: The men's names who want to marry King Lear' youngest daughter are the king of the France and the Duke of Burgundy.
T: You got it! Who tried to defend Cordelia What happens to him when he speaks out
S6: Kent tried to defend Cordelia. As a result, King Lear drove him away from the kingdom.
T: You all did a good job.
Step III Comprehending
T: We have known that there are seven characters mentioned in part 1 of the play. Look at Exercise 2 on Page 14. Here are some adjectives to describe these seven characters. Choose words from the box to complete the table below. Some words belong to more than one character. I will give you three minutes to do it.
Three minutes later.
T: Time is up. Volunteer
S: King Lear is a hard-hearted, corrupt, hotheaded, bad-tempered and foolish king.
T: Got it! What about King Lear's three daughters
S: Goneriland and Regan are deceitful greedy, hardhearted and cunning ladies. While Cordelia is an honest, truthful respeciful innocent and lovely girl.
T: Terrific! How about Duke of Albany and Duke of Cornwall
S: Duke of Cornwall is a hard-hearted, deceitful and bad-tempered man, while Duke of Albany is an honest, truthful, loving and loyal gentleman.
T: Exactly! What about Duke of Kent
S: Duke of Kent is an honest, respectful, loving, truthful and loyal nobleman.
T: Well done! You all did a good job! Last unit, we've learned many words to describe someone's character. Now, you can also use them to describe the main characters in the play. Thus, the audience may understand them more clearly.
If there were enough time for the class, the students could prepare a role-play.
T: You have known the story after reading Part 1, let's do a role-play. One plays the king, one plays Regan, and another one plays Cordelia. The fourth plays the Duke of Kent and will interview the three characters to find out what they really think. Here are some questions to consider. I will give you 5 minutes to prepare.
5 minutes later.
Suggested answers:
To King Lear: I divide my kingdom according to how much my daughters said they loved me because I am old and tired; the burden of government sits heavily on my shoulders; I don't have much time to enjoy the life. I want to give my daughters my kingdom as presents. I don't know who love me the most, so I will give to them the best part of everything I own according to their words. I believe them. I am sure their words represent their love to me.
To Regan: I am not honest in answer to the king. But I must say like this, I want to get the kingdom of my father. When I saw what happened to Cordelia, I did not show sympathy for her. Thus, I can get more from my father. The king behaved fairly.
To Cordelia: I didn't answer my father's question the same way as my sisters because I think I couldn't describe my feelings with such fancy words. I love my father as it is right and proper for a daughter to love her father. I love him in my heart. I don't need anything, but my father's love. Now, I really don't know what to do. I just want to make my father understand the truth
T: After the role-play discuss the questions on Page 15 in your group.
Suggested answers:
1. These characters are true to life. The people in the "constitutional monarchy (君主制国家) would behave in a similar way to any of these characters. And in some big companies, the staff members would behave in a similar way to their leaders like the daughters.
2. If I were King Lear, I would divide my kingdom according to their daily behavior but not their words.
Step IV Analyze
T: Let's analyze the text. Look at the slide. Here is a table including some questions about the play of King Lear. I will give you four minutes to have a discussion and then fill in the blanks.
AUTHOR
TYPE 0F WORK
PROTAGONIST
SETTING(TIME)
FORESHADOWING
TONE
THEMES
MOTIFS
After the students answer the questions, show the answers on the slide.
AUTHOR William Shakespeare
TYPE OF WORK Play
PROTAGONIST Lear，king of Britain
SETTING(TIME) Eighth century B．C．
FORESHADOWING Goneril and Regan’s plotting in Part I foreshadows their later cruel treatment Of Lear．
TONE Serious and tragic
THEMES Justice，authority versus chaos， reconciliation，love and forgiveness，redemption
MOTIFS Madness，betrayal，death
Step Ⅴ Homework
" Finish off Exx. 1 & 2 on Page 60.
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1The Third Period Listening
Teaching goals教学目标
1．Target language目标语言
a．重点词汇和短语
sword，stock，summarize，respond，demand，in the stocks，get into an argument
b．重点句子
Why do you think he has been placed in me stocks
Kent gets into all argument with Oswald and is put in the stocks．
Kent demands that Regan apologize to him for putting him in the stocks．
Kent tells the king he is disguised as Caius, his servant．
2．Ability goals 能力目标
Through listening, enable the students to number the things in order．
3．Learning ability goals学能目标
Enable me students know how to decide to number me things in order according to the listening material．
Teaching important and difficult points教学重难点
Help the students how to get some useful information to number the things in order from the listening material．
Teaching methods教学方法
Listening-and-answering，discussion and cooperative learning
Teaching aids教具准备
A tape recorder and a multimedium．
Teaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式
Step I Greeting and Revision
T: Good morning / afternoon, everyone!
S: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. / Ms...!
T: During the last period I asked you to do Exercises 1,2 &4 on Page 16 and Exercises 1 & 2 on Page 61. Now let's check your homework and see if you have done well, volunteer
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Step II Listening 1
Warming-up
T: Now open your books at Page 7. The listening material is about the content of Part 2 of the play. First look at Exercise 1. King Lear asks the Duke of Burgundy and the King of France whether they still want to marry Cordelia. What do you think the two men will say
S1: Maybe they both don't want to marry Cordelia. I think they will say that Cordelia is not a lovely girl as they have expected.
S2: Maybe the Duke of Burgundy is a noble man. He will say that Cordelia is such a pure girl that he will marry her. Maybe the King of France will say Cordelia doesn't respect her father and she is so simple-minded a girl that he will not marry her.
S3: I don't agree with you. Maybe the Duke of Burgundy says that Cordelia no longer has any title or land. So he withdraws his offer of marriage. But the King of France is impressed by Cordelia's honesty and decides to make her his queen.
T: You all have rich imagination. But who has the right answers You will know the result after listening to this passage.
Listening
T: First you should look through the questions quickly which can help understand the passage easily. Now let's listen to the tape. While listening, please pay more attention to the related information in the questions.
After a few minutes.
T: Who would like to answer the first question What does King Lear tell the two men Volunteer
S1: King Lear tells the two men that Goneril is such a disobedient, impertinent and wicked girl that I will not admit that she is my daughter. She will be under a curse. No man wants to marry this kind of immoral girl.
T: Wonderful! The next one, how does the Duke of Burgundy respond when he hears the news Volunteer
S2: When he hears the news that Lear disinherited the honest daughter GoneriL He refused to marry her immediately.
T: You got it! The third one, what does the King of France want to know when he first hears the news What does Goneril tell him Volunteer
S3: When he first hears the news, he feels surprised. So he wants to know why King Lear denounces his youngest daughter while he loved her best before. Goneril tells him the reason why his father hates her very much now. Because she cannot describe her feelings with such fancy words as her two elder sisters can. That is the very reason why her father cursed her.
T: Excellent! The last one, what does the King of France decide to do Volunteer
S4: The King of France decides to marry Goneril.
T: There are some questions for you to have further discussions. First look through the questions. Now let's listen again.
After listening, ask the students to say something.
T: You all have a heated discussion. Please give me your opinion freely. Now the first one, what do you think of the Duke of Burgundy's decision Volunteer
S1: I think the Duke of Burgundy's decision is very practical.
S2: I think the Duke of Burgundy's decision is very rash and he will regret for it.
T: Good! The next one, what is your opinion of the King of France Volunteer
S3: I think he is a wise and sane man who will have the best wife in the world.
S4: Maybe he is so childish and impractical, for he can get nothing from King Lear if he marries Goneril.
T: Good! The third one, how do Goneril and Regan act towards their sister after the-king has left What does this tell you about the character of the two elder sisters
S5: They curse and laugh at Goneril. Their attitude shows they are greedy, ambitious and cunning.
T: Wonderful!- The last question, what do you think will happen next Volunteer
S6: Goneril will treat King Lear rudely and later Goneril and Regan conspire to destroy and elim inate Lear's remaining power.
T: You are just like a seer. You guessed it.
Step III Listening 2
T: Now turn to Page 59. First look at the questions. Then listen to Part 4 of the play. After that you can have a discussion. A few minutes later.
T: Time is up. The first question, why was the Duke of Kent put into the stocks
S1: Outside Gloucester's castle, Kent, still in peasant disguise, meets Oswald, the chief steward of Goneril's household. He roundly abuses Oswald and draws his sword to attack him. Cornwall or ders him to be punished in the stocks,
T: You are a good listener. The next one, what happens when Lear asks to see his daughter
S2: Regan and Cornwall refuse to speak with Lear, however, excusing themselves that they are sick and weary from traveling.
T: Good! The third one, what does Regan tell-the king to do
S3: Regan thinks that Lear is growing old and unreasonable and tells him that he should return to Goneril and beg her forgiveness.
T: Wonderful! The fourth one, when Goneril arrives what do the sisters tell King Lear to do
S4: The sisters tell King Lear to reduce his soldiers.
T: Good! The last one, what happens to King Lear next
S5: Lear wanders around in the storm, cursing the weather and challenging it to do its worst against him.
T: I think you all did a good job! Now turn to Page 60. Here are some notes about the plot of Part 4. They are out of order and two of the incidents didn't happen. Listen again and cross out the ones that didn't happen and number the others in order. While listening, you should pay more attention to the sequence of the incidents. After listening, you can have a discussion.
Check the answers in class.
T: Listen again and answer these questions in groups. You should first skim through the questions. Then listen to this passage with the questions. After listening.
T: Stop here. Who would answer the first question How does King Lear feel when he finds Kent ! Caius in the stock
S1: King Lear feels indignant when he finds Kent Caius in the stock.
T: Yes, Why do you think being put in the stocks is a terrible punishment
S2: The stocks were a punishment used on common criminals, and their use on Lear's man could easily be interpreted as highly disrespectful to Lear's royal status.
T: Good! Cornwall and Regan's decision to put Kent in the stocks reinforces what we have already seen of their disrespect for their father. Next one, why do Regan and her husband finally come out of the castle to meet Lear
S3: Lear insists and loses his temper.
T: What does Regan say that shows the audience she has no sympathy for Lear
S4: Regan says that Goneril may have been justified in her actions, that Lear is growing old and un reasonable, and that he should return to Goneril and beg her forgiveness.
T: Good! Why do you think it is so important for King Lear to keep his troop of one hundred, soldiers
S5: Clearly, That Lear keeps his troop of one hundred soldiers represents his authority and his importance and his identity that he has built for himself.
T: Exactly Regan and Goneril, in denying Lear his servants, deny their father what he needs the most: not that he needs to be a king, but that he needs to be a human being.
Step IV Listening 3
T: Now turn to Page 62. First study these pictures and discuss with a partner what is happening in each picture. Try to work out who each person is I will give you 3 minutes to do it.
Check the answers in class.
T: Listen to Part 5 of the play, and then number pictures A-E to show the order of the events. You can have a discussion with your partners.
Check the answers in class.
注：该参考答案源于原著。
T :Listen again and then answer the questions. While listening, pay attention to the related information about the questions. You can have a discussion. Check the answers in class.
Step V Homework
Surf the Internet and get information about the plot of "King Lear".
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1The Six Period Writing
Teaching goals教学目标
l. Target Language目标语言
a．重点词汇和短语
flatter，dishonest，ungrateful，unnatural，demand throne，audience，prop，backwards and forwards
b．重点句子
1．The third daughter chose not to flatter her father with dishonest claims and instead told him she loved him only as much as her duty as a daughter required．
2．But the eldest daughter demanded that he reduce the number of his soldiers．
3．The youngest daughter，hearing what had happened to her father，gathered together an army and defeated her two sisters．
2．Ability goals能力目标
Enable the students to write a summary of a favorite story and turn the story into a play．
3．Learning ability goals学能目标
Help me students how to write a summary of a favorite story and turn the story into a play．
Teaching important and difficult points教学重难点
Teach the students how to write a summary of a favorite story．
Teaching methods教学方法
Elicitation, discussion and pair work．
Teaching aids教具准备
A computer, a tape recorder and a projector．
Teaching procedure and ways教学过程与方式
Step I Greeting and Revision
T: Good morning / afternoon, class!
Ss: Good morning/afternoon, Mr./Ms ...!
T: First let's check your homework. Have you read some summary, works of Shakespeare
Ss: Yes/
S1: I read "Hamlet" and "The Merchant of Venice".
S2: I read "Macbeth" and "Othello".
S3: I read "A Mid-summer Night's Dream" and "Romeo and Juliet".
T: Terrific! You are all well prepared for today's writing.
Step II Reading
T: The play King Lear is based on a very old story. Shakespeare, used the story but changed it a little to suit his own purpose. Read this summary of the old story. While reading, please pay more attention to conclude the characteristic of a summary. You can have a discussion.
Three minutes later, collect the students' answers.
S1: We should use third person to write a summary.
S2: A summary should be brief and to the point.
S3: We should write a summary that bases on the original text.
T: Well done! So when you write a summary, you should remember these requirements.
Step III Writing 1
T: Now work in groups. Choose a story you have enjoyed reading and tell it to the people in the group. You are given 5 minutes to do it. During this period, the teacher can join some of the groups be a listener. If necessary, the teacher can give the students some guidance.
T: You have told some of your favorite stories. Please discuss which of these stories would make a good play and then choose one of them to work on. You are given 3 minutes to do it.
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T: Now that you have chosen your favorite stories. Using the summary of THE THREE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING as a model. Work together to write a summary of the story. You are given 15 minutes to do it.
Sample writing:
Bassanio is desperately in need of money to court Portia, a wealthy heiress who lives in the city of Belmont. So he asks Antonio, a merchant of Venice, for a loan in order to court Portia. Antonio agrees, but his own money is all invested in a number of trade ships that are still at sea. To aid Bassanio in his courtship, he borrows money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, who has been insulted by Antonio. Shylock lends the money on condition that, if the loan is not paid in three months, he may cut a pound of flesh from Antonio's body. With this money, Bassanio goes to Belmont and accepted by Portia in marriage. But news comes that Antonio's ship doesn't return on time and cannot pay the money. Shylock demands Antonio's pound of flesh. The case is brought before the court. At the critical moment, a young doctor of law arrives at the court. She appeals to the Shylock for mercy, but in vain. So she warns him that he must fulfill the very letter of his bond, taking no more and no less than one pound of flesh, and spilling no drop of blood. Seeing him thus cornered, Shy lock has to obey the verdict of the court. Portia reveals her identity to Bassanio. At the same time, the joyful news arrives that Antonio's ships have in fact made it back safely. The group celebrates its good fortune.
Step IV Writing 2
T: Turn to Page 65. Find the summary of the story that your group wrote on Page 20. Now, follow the steps to turn your story into a play. You are given 15 minutes to have a discussion and then write it down.
The teacher shows the requirements on the slide or read the book.
15 minutes later, the teacher asks some students to read their plan in class.
T: Time is up. Which group would like to read you play project.
S1: We choose Shakespeare ' s 'The Merchant of Venice" as the playbook.
S2: The characters in outplay project include Shylock, Portia, Antonio, Bassanio, Nerissa, and Balthasar.
S3: Here is a table listing the brief descriptions of the main characters.
Character Description
Shylock A greedy moneylender
Portia A beautiful，cultured，courteous，and capable of rising to an emergency
Antonio A merciful, warmhearted, generous and helpful merchant
Bassanio A pure-hearted, brave, sincere and handsome gentleman
Nerissa Portia’s lady-in-waiting and confidante．
Balthasar Portia’s servant
S4: As we all know "The Merchant of Venice" is a "grave comedy". We want the audience to feel joy, excitement and romance with a little bit sorrow.
S1: We want to have a moral message in it. The moral message is that as a man, we should be merciful, warmhearted and generous and that a friend in need is a friend indeed.
S2: We divide the story into 3 parts. The first part is Antonio lends money from Shylock in order to help Bassanio. The second part is Bassanio courts Portia to marry him. The third part is that Antonio cannot return the money on time, so the case is brought before the court.
S3: We choose the third part of the story. The lines of main parts are as follows.
Shylock:
"I've promised to take my pound of flesh, if: you do not let me have it, that will be a" sign of weakness and no one will trust your laws any more. Antonio is my enemy, and I hate him."
"If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh. Give me my pound of flesh! "
"I have done nothing wrong and I fear no judgment. I desire my pound of flesh."
"Why must I have mercy on him Tell me that! "
"Good sir. I beg for mercy and beg your pardon."
"Take my life too! My money and goods are as dear to me as life itself. They are my only comfort. When you take those away from me, you also take my life."
"I promise. Let me go home now. I am not well."
Portia:
"Then Shylock must be merciful. He must have mercy on Antonio."
"Use your head a little, sir! We cannot change a law. If one law is changed, then people will later want to change other laws."
"I see. According to the law, Shylock may have a pound of flesh to be cut off by him nearest to Antonio's heart. Be merciful! Let me destroy this paper."
"Take your pound of flesh! I declare the court allows it and the law gives it to you."
"Wait! There is something else. Antonio has promised to give you a pound of his flesh. But he has not promised to give you any of his blood. If you let one drop of his blood fall, you will lose all your land and all your money."
"You must cut off one pound of flesh, no more, no less. And not one drop of blood must fall. Shylock turns and starts to leave the court."
"Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if any one tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him. One half of his money and his goods shall be given to the city of Venice and the other half shall be given to the person he has tried to kill. His life shall be at the mercy of the Duke. Therefore, go down on your knees and beg the Duke for mercy,"
The duke of Venice:
"Have mercy on Antonio, Shylock. Do not be so bitter."
"Let us be calm, gentlemen. Shylock, how can you hope for mercy yourself when you show none "
"Greetings, learned judge! I do not envy you your job. This is a most troublesome case. "
"I shall not have you killed. But as your punishment, half of your money is now Antonio's. You must give the other half to the city of Venice."
Step V Homework
1. Review the whole unit and learn the important points by heart.
2. Preview the next unit.
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