人教高中英语选修10 U2 Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending 课件 (共27张PPT).ppt

1、Unit 2 King Lear Reading Unit 2 King LearUnit 2 King LearUnit 2 King LearUnit 2 King Lear What are the famous four tragedies(悲剧)of Shakespeare?Hamlet(哈姆雷特)Othello(奥瑟罗)King Lear(李尔王)Macbeth(麦克白)B.Just be myself.C.The empty vessels make the greatest sound.D.A light heart lives longA.I cannot choose th

2、e best.B.The best chooses me.Which of the following is not said by William Shakespeare?B 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，大女儿和二女儿极尽阿谀之辞骗得了李尔的信任，各得到二分之一的国土。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。故事简介幸亏忠臣相救,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

3、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。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New wordsGlance quickly through Part 1 of the play and answer the q

4、uestions.1.List the characters who appear in 2.this part of the play.King Lear,Goneril,Regan,Cordelia,the Dukes of Albany and Cornwall,the Duke of KentPre-reading2.Which of the characters do you think are shown in the picture on Page 11?King Lear and his three daughters:Goneril,Regan,CordeliaSkimmin

5、g:Complete the plot diagram.A plot diagramDescriptionSetting ConflictKing 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 actionA plot diagramDescription Rising actionClimax His first two daug

6、hters flatter him with nice words,but the youngest daughter insists on telling the truth.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.A plot diagramDescription falling actionresolution The youngest daughter becomes

7、 Queen of France.After getting what they want the two daughters treat King Lear disrespectfully.King Lear realized that money cannot buy love and true love is expressed by action not words.Fill the blanks with proper words.MAIN POINTS:King Lear gave away his land to his daughters according to how mu

8、ch they _ him.1.King Lear wants to _ and decides to _ his land to three daughters.lovedretiregiveCarefulreading2.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 muchhappyget4.Cordelia makes the king angry by being _ and not

9、 _ him.She gets _.5.Kent,the servant,makes the king _ by defending Cordelia and begging the king to listen to the _.honestflatteringnothingangrytruth1.Why does King Lear want to give 2.away his kingdom?Because Lear is old and tired and wants to retire.Answer the questions.2.How is he going to decide

10、 who to give the best part of his kingdom to?3.At the beginning of the play,of which daughter is King Lear most fond?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.4.Which daughters are already married and which

11、 is not?5.What are the names of the men who want to marry King Lears youngest daughter?Regan and Goneril are married and Cordelia is not.The Duke of Burgundy and the King of France.6.Who tries to defend Cordelia?What happens to him when he speaks out?Kent tries to defend Cordelia but Lear sends him

12、away from the kingdom(He banishes him).Choose words from the box to complete the table below.Some words belong to more than one character.honest loyal hot-headed truthful deceitful hard-hearted respectful corrupt greedy innocent foolish cunning bad-tempered lovingCharactersRelation-ship to King Lear

13、Words to describe personalityKing LearGoneril Regan daughterdaughterhot-headed,hard-hearted,foolish,bad-tempereddeceitful,corrupt,greedy,cunningdeceitful,corrupt,greedy,cunning CordeliaDuke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Duke of Kent daughterson-in-lawson-in-lawfriendhonest,truthful,loving,innocent(not

14、known yet)(not known yet)loyal respectful,honest,truthfulOne plays the king,one plays Regan,and another one plays Cordelia.The fourth person plays the duke of Kent and will interview the three characters to find out what they really think.Here are some questions to consider:Role-play1.Why did you de

15、cide to divide your 2.kingdom according to how much your 3.daughters said they loved you?2.How can you be sure how much your daughters really love you?3.What could you have done instead?To King Lear:1.Were you honest in your answer 2.to the king?2.How did you feel when you saw what happened to Corde

16、lia?3.Do you think the king behaved fairly?To Regan:1.Why did you not answer your fathers 2.question the same way as your sisters?2.Do you think what happened to you is fair?3.What will you do now?To Cordelia:Discussions1.Do you think these characters are 2.true to life?Do you know anyone in 3.the r

17、eal world who would behave in a 4.similar way to any of these characters?2.If you were King Lear,what would you do to divide up your kingdom among your children?Why do you think King Lear did this while he was still alive and not after his death?Homework1、阅读课文，完成课后第3题。2、小组活动：利用网络或图书查找了解Shakespeare 的名著。