(共15张PPT)
Unit 2 KING LEAR
Warming Up
1. Do you love your father
Yes. No.
2. How much do you love him
A. Very much B. So-so
C. Very little D. Not at all
Love Test
3. Which of the following best describes your feeling towards your father
A. I love him more than my life.
B. I love him as much as I love my eyes.
C. I love him as much as I should, no more and no less.
D. I don't know how much I love him.
I have never thought about the question.
1 Is it important to show love and respect for your parents Why
Questions discussed
Yes. There is no doubt about it, because we have been brought up with love and care by our parents. We must show love and respect for them in return.
2 How do you show love and respect for
them Can you give a good example
saying love to parents;
sharing the housework;
studying hard;
preparing presents on parents’
birthdays, etc.
3 If you were married, would you love
your parents less than you do now
4 If parents believe their child has
been disrespectful, what should they
do about it
Questions discussed about ancient China
1 What was the traditional attitude
towards the emperor
Who succeeded him when the
emperor died
Absolutely respectful and obedient to the emperor. His first-born son would normally succeed him.
2 What did the emperor do to keep his
servants loyal to him What happened
to the servants who were not loyal
Severe laws, rules and traditional education made his servants loyal to him. They would be killed or get severe punishments for their betrayal or disrespect.
3 Who decided who the emperor's children would marry For what reasons were marriages arranged
The emperor himself and his court officials. The emperor's children, especially the princesses, didn't have a say in their marriages. Their marriages were arranged for various political reasons.
1 List the characters who appear in this part of the play.
King Lear, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, the Duke of Albany, the Duke of Cornwall, Kent.
Pre-reading
2 Which of the
characters do you
think are shown in
the picture on the
right
King Lear and his three daughters.
3 Important words checked and understood:
devotion
honour
loyalty
bridegroom
contradict
oppose
friction
与…矛盾，抵触
奉献，献身，投入
反对，抗战
摩擦
忠诚，忠心
新郎
荣誉，尊敬(共28张PPT)
Writing
How to write a play
READING TASK
1 Read or listen to the final part of the play in groups with each person taking the part of a different character. If there's anything you don't understand, ask the group to help you.
Part 6 concludes the play. In this part, Cordelia and Lear are reconciled, but then the French army loses and Cordelia and Lear are taken prisoner. Goneril poisons Regan and then kills herself out of shame. Meanwhile Goneril's husband, the Duke of Albany,
故事梗概
finds out that the sisters have ordered that Cordelia be hanged. He tries to prevent it but is too late. After her death, Lear once more goes mad and then dies. Albany then declares that the kingdom will be ruled by the son of Lear's friend, the Duke of Gloucester.
2 Read Part 6 again and answer the questions.
1 At the beginning of Part 6 Lear is mad. What happens to make 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 change 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
1 Lear is given medicine by the doctors and his daughter talks to him.
2 Lear wants to live away from the rest of the world with only Cordelia for company. He wants to spend the rest of his life asking for her forgiveness.
3 Cordelia is hanged and Lear once more goes mad.
4 Kent believes Lear no hinger wants to live ("he hates this world and cannot bear to live in it any longer") and should be allowed to die.
5 Because he hates the cruel way his wife is behaving.
6 The Duke of Gloucester's son will become king. Shakespeare intends us to think this is a good thing because the kingdom will have only one ruler and there will be no more fighting.
Steps to complete a play:
1. 小组讨论，确定剧本题材和类型；
2. 确定故事中的人物，商定故事情节；
3. 完成下表；
4. 编剧；
5. 演出。
故事情节各构成部分(A Plot Diagram) 内容描述
(Description)
背景(setting) 有关故事人物、时间和地点等方面的信息
矛盾冲突(conflict) 人物之间、个人内部存在的正反两种力量的较量
发展(rising action) 引发故事达到高潮的事件
高潮(climax) 故事中人物直接面对矛盾
降势(falling action) 行动逐渐停止
结局(resolution) 冲突结束
How King Lear is organized (in Part I):
TITLE: King Lear
MAIN POINTS: He gave away his land to his daughters according to how much they loved him.
1. King Lear wants to retire and decides to give his land to three daughters.
2. He wants to know how much they love him.
3. Goneril and Regan make the king happy by saying they love him very much. They get the land.
4. Cordelia makes the king angry by being honest and not flattering him. She gets nothing.
5. Kent, the servant, makes the king angry by defending Cordelia and begging the king to listen to the truth.
How King Lear is organized (in Part II):
TITLE: King Lear
MAIN POINTS: He arranged Cordelia's marriage.
1. Two suitors: the King of France and the Duke of Burgundy
2. The Duke of Burgundy refuses to marry Cordelia after knowing she has no riches to bring.
3.The King of France decides to take Cordelia his queen because he loves her, not her fiches.
4.Cordelia agrees to marry the King of France, the man who truly loves her.
How King Lear is organized (in Part III):
TITLE: King Lear
MAIN POINTS: King Lear was disrespectfully treated by Goneril.
1. Kent will not abandon his king and disguises himself as a servant.
2. Soldiers tell the King that he is not being treated well.
3. Kent beats Oswald for his disrespectful behaviour.
4. Gonefil is angry with her father.
5. King Lear decides to leave.
A Plot Diagram Description
Setting
King Lear has three daughters. He is old and wants to divide his kingdom among his three daughters; He is going to do this through a "love test".
How King Lear is organized:
conflict
rising
action
flattery vs honesty; words vs action
His first two daughters flatter him with nice words, but the youngest daughter insists on telling the truth.
Climax
Hearing the truth, the king gets very angry. He gives all his land to the first two daughters and leaves nothing to the youngest one.
falling
Action
The youngest daughter becomes Queen of France. After getting what they want, the two daughters treat King Lear disrespectfully.
Resolution
King Lear realizes that money cannot buy true love and true love is expressed by action not words.
Homework
1.Read the whole play of King Lear and try to understand how Shakespeare compose the play;
2.Try to find an old story from our Chinese history and culture and compose a play, into a tragedy or comedy as you like, in group.(共53张PPT)
Language points
1. The burden of government sits heavily on my shoulders.
burden n. 负担,重载 v. 使负重,装载,烦扰
Don’t burden yourself with unnecessary problems. 勿为不必要的问题所累。
2. I have decided to retire and hand over the heavy load of responsibility to you three.
hand over 交出,移交
Having lied that I still had the money, I was in rather a corner when they asked me to hand it over.因我谎称钱仍在我处, 所以他们要我交出时, 我很尴尬.
The case was handed over to Charles Elwell for investigation.这个案件转给了查尔斯.埃尔韦尔去调查。
3. responsibility n. 责任
It’s my responsibility to lock the
doors.
I’ll bear full responsibility for the consequences.
我将对后果承担全部责任。
4. See, here is a map of my kingdom with all the boundaries drawn on it.
boundary n. 分界线,边界
They marked the boundaries of the football fields. 他们画出了足球场地的边界。
5. I have divided the kingdom into three parts, and allocated one part to each of you.
allocate v. 分派,分配
I’d like to suggest that the money be equally allocated between these two areas. 我倒想建议把这笔款平均用在这两方面。
That space has already been allocated for building a new hospital. 那块空地已经拨出用来建造一座新医院。
6. I love you more than all the riches in the world, more than my freedom, more even than my own eyesight. In fact, I love you more than life itself.
我爱您胜于爱世上所有的财富，胜于爱我的自由，甚至还胜于爱我的眼睛。事实上，我爱您胜于爱自己的生命。
这个句子是省略句，完整的表达应该是“I love you more than I love all the riches in the world, more than I love my freedom, more even than I love my own eyesight. In fact, I love you more than I love life itself.”
这个句子采用排比的修辞手法，一连用了四个more than，从不同层次和不同角度陈述同一内容，以加强I love you的语气。
rich是形容词，它的名词形式为richness。而riches是名词，意思是“财富；财宝；金钱”等，它只有复数形式。
1.Riches have wings．[谚]钱财易散。
2.Content is better than riches.
[谚]知足胜于财富。
7. I adore you more than anything else in the whole world.
adore v. 崇拜,爱慕,喜爱(=love intensely )
The boys adore their mothers.
男孩们敬慕他们的母亲。
He adores his wife and children.
他深爱妻儿。
8. I pray you, speak.
pray v. 祈祷,祈求,请求,恳求
They went to the mosque to pray. 他们去清真寺做祷告。
They prayed that their enemies might be defeated.
他们祈求上苍让敌人失败。
9. Try harder, Cordelia, or you may lose your share of the kingdom.
[分析] “祈使句 + or ...”是一个常用句型，意思是“……，否则……”；另一个与其相对的句型是“祈使句 + and ...”，意思是“……，就会……”。这两个句型均可以与由if引导条件句的句子互换。如：
Take care of what you say, or you may regret it. = If you don’t take care of what you say, you may regret it.
Do that again and I’ll call the police. = If you do that again, I’ll call the police.
[小试]用or或and填空。
1. Hurry up, ___ you’ll be late for school.
2. Work hard, ___ you’ll succeed.
or
and
10. My dear father, you brought me into this world, you cared for me and loved me.
He doesn’t care for fish.
他不喜欢吃鱼。
He likes pop; he doesn't care for classic music.
他喜欢流行歌曲，不喜欢古典音乐。
care for 喜欢，爱好，照顾
比较：care about喜欢，在乎，介意(通常用于否定句)
The children behave badly, but the guilt lies with the parents, who don’t care about their behaviour. 孩子们行为不端，但是这应归罪于他们的父母，他们不关心子女的行为。
11. Gonefil, Regan, I shall distribute my kingdom between the two of you.
distribute v. 分配,散布
Mother distributed candy among children. 母亲给孩子们发糖果。
12. Do not contradict me. It is done.别来顶撞我。一切就这么定了。
contradict v. 反驳,顶触,矛盾
The two statements contradict each other. 两种说法相互抵触。
The report contradicts what we heard yesterday. 这个报道与我们昨天听到的有矛盾。
That is true, and don't you dare contradict (me).
这是事实, 你还敢（跟我）强嘴。
13. But sir, please hear me out. I speak on behalf of Cordelia.
但是，先生，请听我说完。让我代表科迪莉亚说几句话。
hear sb out听某人说完。如：
Don't interrupt, just hear me out.
14. on behalf of代表；为了……的利益。如：I am writing this letter on behalf of my mother, who wants to thank you for your nice gift. 我代表我妈妈写这封信，她要感谢你送的美好礼物。
They are collecting on behalf of charity.他们以慈善的名义集资。
15. Cordelia's devotion to Your Majesty is beyond question.科迪莉亚对陛下您的热爱是毋庸置疑的。
beyond question(= without question =cannot be doubted)不用怀疑的，毋庸置疑的。
His honesty is beyond question.他的诚实是不容置疑的。
比较：out of the question不可能(根本谈不上)
16. I have to speak out, my Lord.
speak out vt. 大声讲(毫无顾虑地说出)
The teacher asked her to speak out. 教师要她说得响一些。
The newspapers are afraid to speak out against the government. 报界不敢大胆地讲出反对政府的话。
Just speak out. 你尽管直说。
17. You do wrong to cause friction between yourself and your daughter.
friction n. 摩擦,摩擦
Friction against the rock, combined with the weight of the climber, caused his rope to break. 与岩石之间的摩擦加上攀登者的重量,使绳子断了。
My daughter and son always have frictions. 我女儿和儿子总发生矛盾。
Friction between two sticks can create a fire.两个棍棒相互摩擦能起火.
There is a great deal of friction between the management and the work force.
劳资双方之间存在大量矛盾.
18. I forecast that such actions will cause great conflict throughout your kingdom.
forecast 预测,预报
According to the weather forecast it will rain tomorrow. 天气预报说明天有雨。
They tried to forecast the result of the football match. 他们试图预测这场足球比赛的结果。
The weather forecast says it will be sunny tomorrow. 天气预报说明天是晴天。
19. How dare you oppose me. Get out of my sight.
oppose v. 反对,以...对抗,抗争
They opposed the government’s new policies. 他们反对政府的新政策。
Don’t oppose your will against mine.
不要把你的意志同我的对立起来。
Unit 1 & Unit 2
知识点测试
suffer from, hand over, dream of, hear ... out, inspire ... to, waste time on, lie ahead of, die down, persevere in ..., give away, be fond of, block out
I.用方框内所给词组的适当形式完成下列句子（其中有两个词组是多余的）。
1. I tried my best not to think about the tests that ____________ me.
2. The unnecessary noises can be _____
____ by using this kind of earphones.
lay ahead of
blocked
out
3. Last night, she __________________ a handsome young prince coming to rescue her from her suffering.
4. It is reported that more than half of Chinese cities are ______________ air pollution.
suffer from, hand over, dream of, hear ... out, inspire ... to, waste time on, lie ahead of, die down, persevere in ..., give away, be fond of, block out
dreamed / dreamt of
suffering from
5. Don’t judge me before I have finished what I have to say; _____ me ___ .
6. The Lake District scenery _______ the famous poet Wordsworth ___
write his greatest poetry.
suffer from, hand over, dream of, hear ... out, inspire ... to, waste time on, lie ahead of, die down, persevere in ..., give away, be fond of, block out
out
inspired
to
hear
7. Teachers and parents always tell us not to ____________ computer games.
8. Despite the failure of his early experiments, he _______________ going on with his research.
suffer from, hand over, dream of, hear ... out, inspire ... to, waste time on, lie ahead of, die down, persevere in ..., give away, be fond of, block out
waste time on
persevered in
9. She would rather __________ all her modern possessions and return to nature.
10. He resigned and __________ his business to one of his younger colleagues.
suffer from, hand over, dream of, hear ... out, inspire ... to, waste time on, lie ahead of, die down, persevere in ..., give away, be fond of, block out
give away
handed over
II. 用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。
1. He treated his friends ________ (freeze) for some time，which made them puzzled.
2. They stood there ________ (mourn) the death of their chief.
3. The letter was ______ (delay) three days by the heavy snow.
4. He regretted having been so ____________ (respect) to his mother and decided to apologize to her.
freezingly
mourning
delayed
disrespectful
5. He was so hungry that he began to eat the food _______ (greed) as soon as he sat at the table.
6. The company has improved the efficiency and ________ (short) working hours.
7. That cat ________ (scratch) me with its claws when I played with it.
8. Every thing should be _________ (confirm) before it is accepted as true.
greedily
shortened
scratched
confirmed
根据括号中的提示翻译下列句子。
消防员们在努力扑救化工厂大火时表现出令人钦佩的勇气。(admirable)
2. 难道你不认为这些惩罚对孩子们来说过于严厉吗？(punishment; severe)
Don’t you think these punishments are too severe for children
The firefighters showed admirable
courage when they tried to put out the big fire in the chemistry factory.
3. 政府提倡在市中心禁止摩托车通行。(advocate; ban)
4. 我肯定她会通过考试。我对她很有信心。(have faith in)
I’m sure she’ll pass the test. I have great faith in her.
The government advocates banning motorcycles in the city centre.
5. 你的支持对我的计划的成功是至关重要的。(vital)
6. 大雪过后，每个司机都非常小心谨慎地驾驶。（caution）
After the heavy snow, every driver drove with great caution.
Your support is vital to the success of my plan.
7. 这就是我加入这次去南极探险的原因。（定语从句）
8. 我没有足够的机会练习我的英语口语。（不定式作定语）
I haven’t got enough opportunity to practise my oral English.
This is the reason why I join the expedition to Antarctica.
9. 我要求马上派人去请医生。（demand）
10. 他又一次因懒惰受到了斥责。(scold)
He was scolded again for being lazy.
I demand that a doctor should be sent for at once.
11. 为了出名，他不在乎他得付出什么。（make a name）
12. 这些领带在质量和样式上都很好，无论你选哪一条都与你丈夫很相配。(whichever)
The ties are good both in quality and style, so whichever you choose will match your husband.
In order to make a name, he doesn’t care what he will have to devote.
1. —Would you rather watch TV or go for a walk
—_____ the TV programme is good this afternoon, I think I need the exercise more.
A. Even though B. No matter
C. No matter how D. Whether
语法练习 I
2. It was _____ everyone went to the beach.
A. so hot a weather that
B. such hot weather that
C. a hot enough weather so that
D. a very hot weather so that
3. _____ he will not accept the offer, I have to find somebody else.
A. Until B. Though
C. As soon as D. Seeing that
4. We must improve the farming methods _____ we may produce more crops.
A. therefore B. as
C. in order that D. if
5. We left the manager a note _____ he wanted to know where we were.
A. in order to B. unless
C. so that D. in case
6. _____, work songs often exhibit the culture of a people.
A. Occurring where
B. They occur where they are
C. Where they occur
D. Where do they occur
II. 根据括号内的提示完成下列句子。
1. Seeing the snake, Fang Mei stood still, ______________ (说不出话来).
2. The meeting lasted _________ yesterday (两个小时).
3. ________________________ (无论是生病还是健康), she is always cheerful.
4. Unless you keep trying, ______________ (否则就不会成功).
unable to speak
two hours
Whether (she is) sick or well
you won’t succeed
5. ____________________________________
_______ (不管她读了多少遍课文), she still can’t understand it completely.
6. ______________________ (他一旦许下诺言), he will never break it.
7. You may use my bike ________________ ___________________ (只要周五之前归还).
8. Ms. Green hasn’t been well _____________
________ (近来).
No matter how many times she has read
the text
Once he makes a promise
as / so long as you
return it before Friday
lately / recently
/ of late(共11张PPT)
GRAMMAR
-Adverbial
状 语 的 构 成
副
词
副词词组
介词词组
非限定性动词词组
从 句
GRAMMAR
状 语 的 分 类
方 式 状 语- adv. of manners
地 点 状 语-adv. of place
时 间 状 语-adv.of time
频 率 状 语-adv.of frequency
可 能 性 状 语-adv.of probability
持 续 性 状 语-adv.of duration
程 度 状 语-adv.of degree
GRAMMAR
常用副词和副词词组：
Adverbial of manners: quietly, quickly, beautifully, truly, fully, fast, well, suddenly, in the right way, like a baby
Adverbial of place: in the car, at the meeting, in the kitchen, near the door, on the table, out of the room
GRAMMAR
Adverbial of time: today, next week, the day after tomorrow, last night, the other day, at the weekend, in summer
Adverbial of frequency: always, ever, never, usually,seldom occasionally, sometimes, often, rarely
GRAMMAR
Adverbial of probability: perhaps, probably, possibly, definitely, certainly, absolutely
Adverbial of duration:already, still,m yet, no longer, any longer, no more, any more
Adverbial of degree:nearly,totally, greatly, badly, strongly, completely, seriously,entirely, largely, mainly,partly
GRAMMAR
状 语 的 位 置 与 排 列 顺 序
时间状语、地点状语和方式状语一般出现在动词后面，如果动词带宾语，则出现在宾语后面。
He did not play well enough to win.
I did learn to play a few tunes very badly.
She sat there quietly.
They made the decision immediately.
Nowadays, his plays are read and performed throughout the world.
GRAMMAR
2. 如果同时出现多个状语，则一般按照方式状语、地点状语、时间状语的顺序排列。
They were sitting quite happily on the floor.
She spoke very well at the conference last night.
GRAMMAR
3.如果是频率状语、可能性状语、持续性状语，则一般放在动词前面。
She often goes downtown.
You have probably heard the news by now.
They are still waiting for an answer from me.
GRAMMAR
4.如果想强调状语，可以放在句首。
Slowly, he opened his eyes.
In September, I will go to college.
GRAMMAR
5.状语从句有分类：时间、条件、目的、让步、方式、原因状语从句等。(共34张PPT)
Unit 2 KING LEAR
Reading
取自莎士比亚四大悲剧之一——《李尔王》。该剧首演于1606年。统治英国的李尔王想把国土分给三个女儿。他试探三个女儿的孝心，大女和次女极尽阿谀之辞骗得了李尔王的信任，各得到二分之一的国土。
故事简介
而幼女却因直言不讳而惹怒父亲，一无所有，幸被法兰西国王娶为王后。李尔退位后遭到两个女儿的冷眼和遗弃，她们甚至密谋要除掉他。幸亏忠臣相救，李尔才幸免于难。后来小女儿挂帅领兵为父复国。这时，另两个女儿之间已出现矛盾，她们尔虞我诈
要除去对方，但面对法军，她们又联合起来。此战英军获胜，囚禁了李尔与其小女儿，但却招来朝野上下一致不满。李尔的小女儿被害死，他的另两个女儿也没有得到好下场。李尔抱住小女儿尸体痛哭，自己也伤心而死。“阅读”部分节取的是该剧的第一幕，其中李尔王与女儿的对白堪称莎翁作品中最为经典的篇章之一。
1.What had Lear expected to happen in his old age
2.Why has Lear called for the King of
France and the Duke of Burgundy
Read the play quickly with the following questions:
3.What has Lear decided to do with his kingdom
4.What is he going to do when he retires
5.Why does Lear become angry with Kent
6.How does he punish Kent
1 Why does King Lear want to give away his kingdom
Comprehending
Because Lear is old and tired and wants to retire.
2 How is he going to decide who to give the best part of his kingdom to
He is going to ask his three daughters to tell him how much they love him and divide up the kingdom according to their answers.
Cordelia.
3 At the beginning of the play, of which daughter is King Lear most fond
4 Which daughters are already married and which is not
Regan and Goneril are married and Cordelia is not.
The Duke of Burgundy and the King of France.
5 What are the names of the men who want to marry King Lear's youngest daughter
Kent tries to defend Cordelia but Lear sends him away from the kingdom (He banishes him).
6 Who tries to defend Cordelia What happens to him when he speaks out
While-reading
Read the play and complete theplot
diagram.
A plot diagram Description
Setting
Conflict
King Lear has 3 daughters. He is old and wants to divide his kingdom among his daughters. He is going to do this through a “love test”.
Flattery vs honesty;
Words vs action
A plot diagram Description
Rising action
His first two daughters flatter him with nice words, but the youngest daughter insists on telling the truth.
Climax
Hearing the truth,the king gets very angry.he gives all his land to the first two daughters and leaves nothing to the youngest one.
Read the play again, and complete the following main points.
MAIN POINTS: King Lear gave away his land to his daughters according to how much they ________him.
1 .King Lear wants to ______ and decides to ______ his land to three daughters.
loved
retire
give
2. He wants to know ____ ________ they love him.
3. Goneril and Regan make the king _________by saying they love him very much. They ______ the land.
how much
happy
get
4. Cordelia makes the king angry by being _________ and not _________ him. She gets ________.
5. Kent, the servant, makes the king _________ by defending Cordelia and begging the king to listen to the _______.
honest
flattering
nothing
angry
truth
Characters Relationship to King Lear Words to describe personality
King Lear
Goneril
Regan
daughter
daughter
hot-headed, hard-hearted, foolish, bad-tempered
deceitful, corrupt, greedy, cunning
deceitful, corrupt, greedy, cunning
Cordelia
Duke of Albany
Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Kent
daughter
son-in-law
son-in-law
friend
honest, truthful, loving, innocent
(not known yet)
(not known yet)
loyal respectful, honest, truthful
Learning about language
1.Before I travelled abroad I _____ _____ all my furniture and put it in storage.
packed up
1 Complete the following sentences with the correct form of phrasal verbs from the play.
2.He _____ _____ at the meeting to tell them he did not like their decision.
3.She _____ ___ her sister's children as well as her own.
4.Don't say no until you have _____ me_____.
spoke out
cared for
heard
out
5.They won't _____ ____ the keys until we pay the rent.
6.He _____ _____ all his money and went to live alone on an island.
hand over
gave away
1.I am always _____________ in the morning until I've had my coffee.
2.He won't help you, he's too
____________.
2 Complete the following sentences with compound adjectives from the unit so far.
bad-tempered
hard-hearted
3.The _____-_______ boy ran into the road and pushed the child out of the way of a speeding car.
4.The_____-_____ son was the tallest of the brothers.
5.You're so ___-______, you never stop to think before you act.
warm-hearted
third-born
hot headed
More compound adjectives to learn:
warm-blooded; cold-blooded; warm-hearted; man-made; mid-field; mouth-to-mouth;
eight-year-old; one-way; part-time;
post-impressionist; simple-minded;
so-called; so-so; sun-blind;
well-done; well-behaved; well-bred;
well-chosen; well-fed; well-informed;
well-known; well-made; well-off; well-paid;
well-to-do; well-written;
good-looking; worn-out, ...
1 I have decided to retire and hand over the heavy load of responsibility to you three.
2 I have divided the kingdom into three
parts, and will allocate one part to each of you.
Avoid repetition with similar meaning:
burden
distribute
3 I beg you, speak.
4 Here is a map of my kingdom with all the boundaries drawn on it.
5 I forecast that such actions will cause
great conflict throughout your kingdom.
pray
frontiers
friction
1 Complete with phrases from the box P.60
1 __________ with you You look really angry about something.
2 A: What are you doing
B: _______________________.
What's up
Mind your own business
3 _____________ the whole school, I would like to thank you for coming to talk to us.
4 You are _________________ , the most annoying person I have ever met.
On behalf of
beyond question
5 She ___________ for herself as the smartest girl in the class.
6 I ____________________ all your jokes. Can't
you be serious for a little while
7 I have grown very ________ little Timmy since he came to stay with us.
made a nam
have had enough of
fond of
8 It was very generous of him to _________ his old car when he bought a new one.
give away(共62张PPT)
Unit 2 KING LEAR
Now this is Part 3 of the play, read and make some notes with the questions.
1.How will Regan treat the king
2.What will Cordelia do when hearing that her father is being treated disrespectfully
Speaking
3.What lesson will the king learn in the end
4.How do you want the story to end
1 Goneril treats her father badly.
2 Her servant, Oswald, is rude to Lear.
3 Lear leaves to visit Regan with Kent.
The main events of this part:
Read the narrator's part and try to make a chart to summarize this part:
Lear
Goneril
Kent
living with Goneril
complains about 100 soldiers,
encourages servants to be rude, refuses to see her father
disguises himself as a servant so he can stay with Lear
Fill in the blankets to omplete this summary of Part 3 of the play:
Although the king orders him to________________, the Duke of Kent remains loyal and will not leave his king, so he _________________________________________.
leave the kingdom
disguises himself as a servant named Caius
When Goneril's servant, Oswald, is rude to Lear. Kent _________________________________. When Goneril hears what happens to Oswald she uses it as an excuse to ___________________________.
kicks Oswald's feet out from under him
complain about Lear's soldiers
Lear is angry and decides to______________________ ___________________
go and live with his other daughter, Regan
Discussion:
How Cordelia is described in the play.
What the character says and does
●loves her father as a daughter, no
less and no more
●young and truthful
●does not lie in order to get the
kingdom
●agrees to marry the King of France,
who loves her instead of her riches
How the character looks and feels
●young, pretty, honest, innocent,
stubborn
●sad because she is wronged
●calm when the Duke refuses to
marry her
What others feel about the character
●King Lear thinks she is hard-hearted.
●Her two sisters think she is stupid.
●Kent thinks she is right.
●The King of France thinks she is lovely.
How you feel about the character
Form groups of six and give each person a different character to play. Practise the play, paying particular attention to pronunciation and intonation. When you are ready, perform your play for others in your class or your school.
Groups work:
1. She encourages her staff to be disrespectful towards Lear…(P.17)
staff n. 全体人员, 同事, 配套物品
vt. 配备员工
Language points
Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.在我们大多数办公室任职的是志愿人员。
If the fire-alarm goes, staff should assemble outside the building. 火警警报响时全体人员应到楼外集合。
2. OK Caius. I'll give you a trial. And if you prove to be good at your job, I'll keep you on as my servant. 好的，凯厄斯，我将考验你一下。如果你能证明你擅长你的差使，我会留你作我的仆人。
1) give sb a trial 试用(某人)
I did well in the job interview and they decided to give me a trial．由于我在求职面试中发挥出色，他们决定试用我。
He is a capable man. It would be a mistake not to give him a trial．
他是个精明能干的人。不给他试用机会是不对的。
2) keep sb on的意思是“继续留用”(continue to employ someone)。
How many people will be kept on by the company 有多少人会被公司留用
You're not fit for the job. We can't keep you on.你不适合这个工作，我们不能继续留用你。
3. Sir, I am sorry, to tell you this, but it seems to me that you are not being treated with the respect due to a king.
先生, 我很遗憾地告诉你, 我觉得你没有受到像一个国王应该受到的尊敬和礼遇。
due在此句中的意思为“应给的，应得的”。此外，due还可以表示“应支付的；适当的，预定的；到期的”等意思。
A great deal of money is due to you. 应当付你一大笔钱。
After due consideration, they decided to retreat.他们经过适当考虑后决定撤退。
When is your baby due 你的孩子预计什么时候出生
These library books are due next month.这些图书馆的图书下个月到期应还。
4. I suspected the same, but I keep telling myself it was my imagination.我曾这样怀疑过，但我不断告诉自己说，这只是我的想象罢了。
suspect“怀疑；猜想”，后面既可以接从句，也可以直接接名词。
本句中的I suspected the same相当于I suspected that my daughter was behaving very coldly towards me.如：
He seems poor, but I suspect that he has quite a lot of money. 他看上去很穷，可是我怀疑他很有钱。
5. What's up, daughter 出什么事情了，女儿
What's up (口)什么事 发生了什么事了
Debra, what’s up You are looking very miserable. 怎么了，你看起来很难过。
6. Is it any wonder that I frown when your soldiers are continually drinking and fighting 我皱眉有什么好奇怪的 你的卫兵老是酗酒斗殴。
Is it any wonder (that)… 是一个固定搭配, 表示“不奇怪，不足为奇”。
Is it any wonder that he speaks good English after living in the US for many years 他在美国生活丁很多年，英语说得很好，这难道有什么好奇怪的吗
With such careful preparation, is it any wonder that he won first prize 他做了如此精心的准备，获得一等奖一点也不奇怪。
7. continually和continuously都可以表示 “连续的，不间断地”，但continually表示“—段时间内多次发生”、“时断时续”或“中断时间很短而又接连发生”，而continuously指“连续不断地，不停歇地”。
The telephone has been ringing continually in the office all morning. 整个早上办公室的电话铃声不断。
They are continually arguing: I have had enough. 他们老是争吵不休，我烦透了。
The telephone rang continuously for five minutes. 电话铃声连续响了五分钟。
It rained continuously for five days. 连续下了五天雨了。
8. Is this my daughter scolding me
scold v. 责骂,训斥
The child was scolded by his mother. 这个孩子受到母亲的责骂。
If I walk in with muddy boots, Dad always scolds (me). 我靴子上要是有泥,一进屋爸爸就骂(我).
9. I have had enough of your soldiers.我烦透了你的士兵。
have had enough of 对(某人或某事)感到腻烦而无法再容忍。
I have had enough of your gossiping．
Please keep quiet．
我厌倦了你的闲言碎语。请保持安静。
I have had quite enough of your impudence.我受够了你的厚颜无耻。
10. She'll scratch out your eyes when she hears how you've treated me. 她若知道你是如何待我的，她一定会把你的眼珠子抠出来。
scratch的意思是“抓;搔,挠,抠,刮擦,划”等.短语还有：
scratch one's head挠头(形容不知所措的样子)
The test has left many students scratching their heads．
这次考试难倒了一大片学生。
scratch to a living勉强糊口
The farmer somehow managed to scratch a living from the poor land.
农夫凭着这片贫瘠的土地勉强度日。
scratch the surface
浮光掠影；浅尝辄止
They had only scratched the surface of the problem．
他们对这个问题仅做了一下简单处理。
11. Get my horses ready and collect my baggage.
baggage n 行李，是不可数名词（=luggage)
The baggage will be delivered to you at the station. 行李将在车站交给你。
He attached a label to his baggage.
他往行李上贴了一个标签。
The railroad gives free transportation for a certain amount of baggage.
铁路对一定数量行李免费运送。
Our baggage has cleared customs.
我们的行李已通过海关检查。
SPEAKING TASK
Make a list of all the characters who have appeared in the play. Summarize what has happened to each of the main characters by the end of the play.
King Lear
Cordelia
Goneril
Regan
Duke of Kent
Duke of Albany
King Lear: He decides to retire and divide his kingdom between his daughters. He banishes Cordelia when she refuses to flatter him. The two older sisters do all they can to relieve him of what little power he has and he runs away. The stress turns him mad.
He is then found by the faithful Duke of Kent and taken to the Duke of Gloucester's caste. Upon hearing of a plot to kill him, Kent takes him to the French army where he is reconciled with Cordelia and is cured of his madness.
Regal and Goneril's army defeats the French and Lear and Cordelia are taken prisoner. Cordelia is murdered and Lear goes mad once more and then dies.
Cordelia: She is unable to flatter her father by saying that she loves him more than life itself, and hi his anger Lear banishes her from the kingdom. She goes to France with the King of France, who agrees to marry her even though she is now poor.
Later Cordelia and France return to England to fight against Goneril and Regan. Cordelia is reconciled with her father but later they are both captured and Cordelia is hanged.
Goneril: The oldest of Lear's three daughters, she is the first to flatter Lear by saying she loves him more than anything in the world. Lear gives her a third of his kindom. Later, when Cordelia is banished, Lear divides the kingdom and she is given half.
King Lear goes to stay with her but she is disrespectful towards him and eventually tells him he cannot stay with him if he is going to keep his 100 soldiers with him. Lear leaves to visit Regan, his second daughter, and Goneril quickly follows to put her side of the story to her sister.
They both make fun of Lear who rushes away from them both. Later Goneril and Regan raise an army and defeat the French army. Gooeril poisons Regan out of jealousy and later kills herself out of shame.
Regan: Like her sister, Regan tells Lear how much she loves him and is given half his kingdom. When Lear comes to her castle to complain about Goneril, she at first refuses to see him, and then when they do meet she agrees with Goneril that Lear should get rid of his soldiers.
Her husband is killed in a fight. After Goneril and Regan's army defeat the French, Goneril poisons her out of jealousy.
Duke of Kent: When Lear behaves so foolishly and banishes his daughter Cordelia, Kent speaks up for her and is also banished. Unable to leave Lear to his fate, he disguises himself as a servant and returns to Lear. When Lear decides to go to stay with Regan, he sends Kent on ahead with a
message. However, Kent becomes involved in a fight with one of Regan's servants and he is put into the stocks for punishment. Later, when Lear runs out into the storm Kent follows him to protect him, eventually travelling him to the French army camp.
At the end of the play when the Duke of Albany tries to revive Lear, Kent tells him to let the old man die because he has suffered enough.
Duke of Albany: The Duke of Albany, Goneril's husband leaves Goneril and Regan's army when he realizes how evil his wife is. After the French army is defeated he hears that Cordelia is going to be killed. He tries to stop it but he is too late.
After Lear's death, Albany announces that the Duke of Gloucester's son will be king and that he will once more unite the kingdom.
Quickly re-read "The three daughters of the king" on page 19. Discuss the similarities and differences between the story and the play.
The main difference between the old story and Shakespeare's play is the ending. In the story, the third daughter hears that Lear is being treated badly so she raises an army, defeats her sisters and then puts the King back on his throne.
When he dies she becomes Queen. At the end of the play both Lear and Cordelia die. Other differences include the daughters having names in the play but not the story. No mention in the story of Cordelia marrying the King of France and no mention of Lear going mad.
In the story, the King goes backwards and forwards between the two daughters until all his soldiers have gone. In the play he travels only once and then he runs away from his daughters.
3 What moral messages do you think Shakespeare wants the audience to understand by the end of the play
There are several morals in the play. One is that being disrespectful to your parents leads or causes bad things to happen.
Another is that it is unwise to believe people who flatter you (like Regan and Goneril) and equally unwise to give no value to honest plain-speaking people (like Cordelia and Kent). Another possible moral could be that dividing your possessions between members of
your family, while you are still alive, may lead to arguments. A moral that people in Shakespeare's time would have understood is that it is unwise to divide a kingdom as this would only lead to war and misery.(共78张PPT)
Unit 2 KING LEAR
In this part of the play, 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 Can you make some predictions
Listening
King Lear tells them that
Cordelia is no longer going to have part of his kingdom and She will be a poor woman when she marries.
the Duke of Burgundy (DB)’s response:
he cannot marry her after all.
Listen and try to catch these ideas:
the King of France (KF)’s response:
he decides to marry Cordelia even without her part of the kingdom.
Who will Cordelia marry
The King of France.
1. What does King Lear tell the two men
2. How does the Duke of Burgundy respond when he hears the news
Listen again carefully and then answer the questions:
3. What does the King of France want to
know when he first hears the news
What does Cordelia tell him
4. What does the King of France decide
to do
1 Lear tells them that Cordelia is
no longer going to have part of
his kingdom. She will be a poor
woman when she marries.
Answers
2.Burgundy says he cannot marry
her after all.
3 The king of France asks Lear what Cordelia has done to turn him against her. Cordelia explains she has done nothing bad, just hasn't found the words to tell her father how much she loves him.
4. The king of France decides to
marry Cordelia even without her
part of the kingdom.
1 What do you think of the Duke of Burgundy's decision
2 What is your opinion of the King of France
Questions left for you to discuss:
3 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
4 What do you think will happen next
3 The two sisters are rude to their
younger sister. They refuse to take
Cordelia's advice and ask her to
mind her own business. All these
give a hint of their rudeness and
cruelty.
4. According to what they said,
probably they will do something
bad to their father --- King Lear.
Listening text
N =Narrator B=Burgundy C=Cordelia
L=Lear F=King of France R=Regan
G=Gaoneril
N: After the king’s harsh words to him, Kent sadly leaves the room. Just as he goes, the King of France and the
Duke of Burgundy enter. Both these gentlemen want to marry Cordelia.
L: Ah, come here Burgundy. I have something to tell you. I no longer care for my daughter and she is to leave my castle a poor woman. She
will have none of my riches when she marries you.
B: That was not our agreement, sir.
L: Well, it is now.
B: I am sorry but I cannot marry her under these circumstances.
L: Fine, then don’t. And you, France. Are you willing to marry this daughter whom I hate
F: I don’t understand. Yesterday Cordelia was your favorite. She was the child of your old age, the
best, the dearest of your daughters. She must have done something most terrible to turn you against her.
C: Your Majesty. I have committed no murder or any other dishonorable act. It is simply that I could not find
the words to tell my father how much I love him.
L: It would have been better if you had never been born than you had displeased me so much.
F: Is this her only fault Why, then I shall marry her and take her to
France where she will be my queen.
L: Take her, for she is no daughter of e Burgundy. I do not want to look any longer at her face.
N: The King and Burgundy leave together with the Dukes o Albany and Cornwall.
C: Sisters, goodbye. I pray that your grand speeches have some truth in
them and that you will be kind to my father.
R: Don’t tell us what to do.
G: Yes, mind your own business and look after your husband.
N: Cordelia and the King of France
leave.
G: Sister, our father is much changed. He always loved Cordelia best yet see how quickly he threw her out.
R: Yes, I think he is becoming unwise in his old age.
G: Well, he was always quick-tempered but now he is becoming far worse. I think we had better find some way of making sure he can’t cause us any problems.
R: Yes, Let’s think about it.
N: Regan and Goneril leave.
Discuss the pictures.
Listening Ex. on P.59
1 Who do you think the man with the sword is
Kent disguised as Caius.
2 Why do you think he has been placed in the stocks
For hitting the other man (Regan's servant) with a sword.
3 What do you think King Lear is
saying to his daughter and her husband
Listen to the tape with these questions and try to answer them:
1 Why was the Duke of Kent put into the stocks
He had an argument with Regan's servant, and hit him with the flat side of his sword.
2 What happens when Lear asks to see his daughter
Regan at first pretends she is too tired to see Lear.
Regan tells Lear he should return to Goneril and apologize.
3 What does Regan tell the king to do When Goneril arrives what do the sisters tell King Lear to do What happens to King Lear next
Goneril and Regan tell Lear that he is selfish and that he should dismiss all his soldiers except for a few old men. Lear becomes angry and says he will not live with either of his daughters. Then he rushes away from the castle into an approaching storm.
( ) A Kent gets into an argument with Oswald and is put in the stocks.
( ) B At first Regan and her husband refuse to see Lear.
Listen again and cross out the ones that didn't happen and number the others in order.
2
4
( ) C Lear runs out into the storm.
( ) D Kent demands that Regan apologize to him for putting him in the stocks.
( ) E Kent goes to Regan's castle to tell her Lear is coming.
7
1
( ) F Goneril arrives at the castle and she and Regan tell their father he's a silly old man.
( ) G When Lear arrives and finds Kent in the stocks he is very angry.
6
3
( ) H When she finally comes to see Lear, Regan tells Lear to return to Goneril and apologize.
( ) I Kent tells the king he is Kent disguised as Caius, his servant.
5
1 How does King Lear feel when he finds Kent / Caius in the stocks
He is angry and sees the punishment of his personal servant as an insult to himself.
3 Listen again and answer these
questions:
2 Why do you think being put in the stocks is a terrible punishment
Being put in stocks and left on public display would be shameful. Passersby could laugh, call out insults or even throw things like rotten food at him.
3 What does Regan say that shows the
audience she has no sympathy for Lear
She says that Goneril is not that bad and then she suggests Lear return to Goneril and apologize to her.
4 Why do you think it is so important for King Lear to keep his troop of one hundred soldiers
The hundred soldiers act as an "bonour guard" to show that be is still an important person. Without his troop he would be just an ordinary person of no importance.
KING LEAR
Part 4
(N=Narrator L=Lear K=Kent KN=KnightR=Regan)
LISTENING TEXT
N: The Duke of Kent, disguised as Lear's servant, Caius, travels to Regan's castle before King Lear to tell his second daughter that he will soon be arriving. Unfortunately, Kent meets Regan's
servant outside the gates of the castle. They argue and Kent beats him with the fiat side of his sword.
Regan's husband, the Duke of Cornwall punishes Kent by.placing him in the
stocks. When Lear arrives, he finds Kent in the stocks, outside the castle gates. Lear enters with one of his knights.
L: I wonder why my servant Caius didn't return after he delivered my message to Regan
KN: I don't know. We should have met up with him by now.
K: Welcome, Your Majesty.
L: Caius Are you playing a joke on me
K: No, my Lord.
L: Then what man has done this to you
K: Man and woman, my Lord. It was your daughter and son-in-law who had me put in these stocks.
L: No, no, they wouldn't dare do such a thing!
K: Yes, my Lord.
L: Never!
K: I swear it's true.
L: This is terrible! They cannot do this to my personal servantl Where's this daughter
K: Within the castle with her husband.
N: At first Regan and her husband refuse to speak to Lear. They say they have been travelling all night and are too tired. However, when King Lear tells their servant that he will go into their bedroom to talk to them, Regan and Cornwall come to the entrance of the castle. Regan and Cornwall enter with some soldiers.
R: It's good to seeyou, Your Majesty.
L: Oh, Regan, you won't believe how unkind your sister is. I can hardly talk about it.
R: I'm sure she's notas bad as all that.
L: She's a monster.
R: Father, I really think you should return to Goneril and apologize.
L: Never! She told me to get rid of half my troops. She's an unnatural daughter. Let her go to hell!
R: I advise you to do as Goneril requests, and return to her castle. You can't stay here, I don't have enough food for even fifty soldiers.
I don't know whyyou need so many, anyway.
Even twenty-five are too many.
N: Before long Goneril arrives at the castle too and the sisters call Lear a silly old man and tell him he is selfish to keep so many soldiers with him. They tell him he should keep just a few old men with him and tell all the rest to go home. Lear angrily tells his daughters he will live in neither of their houses.
He rushes away from the castle into the countryside just as a storm is beginning. Regan locks the doors of the castle behind him. (the sound of an approaching storm)
Listening on P62 (WB)
1 Study the pictures and discuss with a partner what is happening in each picture. Try to work out who each person is.
Caius and another man are taking the King somewhere. It is raining.
Picture A:
Gonefil's husband, the Duke of Albany, is leaving the castle on his horse.
Picture B:
Lear seems to be mad. He is pointing at a chair and seems to be talking to it
Picture C:
Caius is leading Lear to some place (probably the French army). Lear does not look well.
Picture D:
King Lear has probably just left Regan's castle and is walking around alone in the rain.
Picture E:
2 Listen to Part 5 of the play and number pictures A-E to show the order of the events.
1E 2A 3C 4D 5B
3 Listen again and answer the questions.
1 Where do the Duke of Gloucester and Kent take Lear
To the Duke of Gloucester's castle.
2 What strange thing does Lear do that shows he is mad What reason do they give for his madness
Lear thinks the chair and the stool are his daughters. They say he has gone mad because he has lost everything.
3 What news does the servant give Gloucester
What do they decide to do
There is a plan to kill the king. They decide to take Lear to Cordelia and the King of France.
4 Summarize what has happened to each of the following characters.
A Goneril and Regan
Goneril, Regan and their husbands get ready to go to Dover in order to fight the French army.
B Regan's husband
Regan's husband is killed in a fight.
C Gonefil's husband, the Duke of Albany
Goneril's husband, the Duke of Albany, leaves his wife and goes to join the French army.
KING LEAR
Part 5
(N=Narrator G=Gloucester K=Kent L=Lear)
LISTENING TEXT
N: Kent is taken out of the stocks and allowed to go free. He finds Lear walking around the countryside in a storm. He tries to get Lear to go into an old hut to shelter from the storm, but Lear has become mad after all that has
happened to him.
An old friend, the Duke of Gloucester finds the King, and he and Kent take him to Gloucester's home. Now they are in Gloucester's bedroom.
G: You'll be much warmer in here.
K: I thank you for your e, Your Majesty, would you like to lie down and rest
L: No, no, not yet. First I must see Goneril in prison.
N: Lear points at a stool.
L: Here she is. This is the daughter who kicked the king, her poor father.
N: He now points at a chair.
L: And here's another. She has a heat of stone. Quick, quick, don't let her escape.
K: He thinks the furniture is his daughters! The king grows mad.
G: It's no wonder with all that's happened to him. He was once a great king and now he has nothing --- no home, no friends, no daughters, no soldiers.
N: A servant rushes into the room, bows to everyone and then whispers in Gloucester's ear. (Scene: Hurried footsteps come into the room and stop. )
G: Excuse me. (Sound of whispering) The devils! I've just been told that there is a plan to kim the king. He's not safe here. Quickly, take the King to Dover where the Queen of France, Cordelia, his daughter, has just arrived with an army. He will be safe with her.
N: They leave, holding Lear between them. Goneril, Regan and their husbands prepare to march to Dover to fight the French.
However, Regan's husband is killed in a fight and Goneril's husband, the Duke of Albany, hating the cruel way his wife is behaving, decides to leave her and go to fight with Cordelia and the French army.
