Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)

1、Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享) 作者：作者：Dr.FengDr.Feng Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件 分享) Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)2 Thought Questions: 4. Is Shakespeare diligent in his studies? 5. Is he pleased with Stratford, his native place, as a working environment? 6. Whats the main ide

2、a of this text? Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)3 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)4 Shakespeares grave Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)5 Shakespeares funerary monument in Stratford-upon-Avon Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)6 Shakespeares birthplace Unit 3 Young William Shakes

3、peare(课件分享)7 Halls Croft Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)8 Stratford-upon-Avons clock tower Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)9 The Royal Shakespeare Theatre alongside the River Avon Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)10 Anne Hathaways cottage Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)11 A

4、class discussion about William Shakespeare: His life and play writing 围绕课文和平时的阅读积累到的知识 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)12 1.1 Retelling Shakespeare lived in the late 1500s and early 1600s. So little is known about his personal life. But many scholars attempt to unearth the details of his life.

5、 Jennifer Bassett, the writer of this text, tries to tell the world more imaginary anecdotes about Shakespeare, through the mouth of Toby, a fictional character, in her book The Life and Times of William Shakespeare. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)13 1.1 Retelling Young Shakespeare, who lived

6、 in Stratford in a rural area in England, was a naughty boy like many other children. He liked to play tricks on his neighbors. But he showed a great interest in reading from his early childhood. He was always diligent in his studies. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)14 1.1 Retelling Although h

7、e was not reconciled to the prospect of living in the countryside all his life, he had to get married at a young age, as arranged by his parents. This marriage brought him a couple of children, including two twins. He was temporarily bathed in the enjoyments of family life. Unit 3 Young William Shak

8、espeare(课件分享)15 1.1 Retelling Occasionally companies of players would come to put on plays at Stratford. Shakespeare went to see the plays with great interest with his close friend Toby. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)16 1.1 Retelling But he was not readily content with such a mediocre life.

9、He wanted to leave away from home and try his destiny in London. However, his wife, Anne Hathaway, did not agree. They even quarreled about it. Shakespeare determined to leave without his family. He hoped Toby would go together with him. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)17 1.1 Retelling So they

10、 went to seek a new life in London. As they were both strangers to the big city without having much money with them, they had to quickly find a job to support themselves. Shakespeare had a single-minded will to become an actor. So he started to work for the Queens Men at a small theatre called the C

11、urtain. His friend Toby had to work with him, as he temporarily had no other means of living. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)18 1.1 Retelling At first, Shakespeare played small parts in the plays. But he acted wholeheartedly. He buried himself in his work. In the meantime, he started to write

12、 plays. He made great efforts to train himself, acting devotedly, reading widely, meeting other writers, and making friends. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)19 1.1 Retelling Later, he was invited to work for Lord Stranges Men at the Rose theatre. In that theatre troupe, he got more chance of d

13、eveloping his career as an actor and playwright. Soon he became fairly famous in the profession and among the audience. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)20 1.2 Structure of this text This passage can be roughly divided into three parts: Part 1 (ll. 1-43) Part 2 (ll. 44-87) Part 3 (ll. 88-120) U

14、nit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)21 1.3 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences (l. 12) ran like the wind飞快跑走；迅速逃走；风驰电 掣般逃走 More examples: sleep like a log (sleep like a baby) 睡得香 drink like a fish 大量饮酒 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)22 1.3 Possible difficult words, phrases and se

15、ntences (l. 21) He lay back and put his hands behind his head. 他躺了下去，用双手垫着后脑 勺。 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)23 1.3 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences (ll. 36-37) We made lots of plans, but nothing ever came of them. come of: to happen as a result of sth 作为某个事物的结果发生 （或产生） 我们有过很

16、多打算，但都一无 所成。 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)24 1.3 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences (l. 56) I didnt see much of Wills wife. much: a large amount or to a large degree 我不常见到威尔的妻子。 Have you seen/heard much of Polly (= often seen or heard about her) recently? Much of the city was d

17、estroyed in the attack. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)25 1.3 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences (l. 58) Soon there was another baby on the way. on the way: to be born 很快有一个婴儿要出生了。 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)26 1.3 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences (ll. 5

18、9-60) and then Will came running down the stairs. 参见前面提到的解释。 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)27 1.3 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences (ll. 75-76) Will said it was a stupid play, with not a word of poetry in it. 威尔说那个剧本非常拙劣，没 有一点儿诗意。 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)28 Though

19、t Questions: What do you know about Shakespeare? What amusing anecdotes did you learn about Shakespeare? Does the world really know much about his personal life? Whats the main idea of this text? Does Shakespeare show his talent in his early years? Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)29 Thought Qu

20、estions: 5. Is Shakespeare diligent in his studies? 6. Is he pleased with Stratford, his native place, as a working environment? Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)30 1.4 概括课文大意 用自己的35句话，概括课文大意 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)31 1.5 朗读环节 朗读段落：ll. 90-99 要求： 声音响亮 发音地道 连贯流利 声情适切 Unit 3 Young W

21、illiam Shakespeare(课件分享)32 1.6 笔头练习和课堂讨论 pp. 37-40 D. Discussing topics (pp. 40-41) Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)33 1.7 答疑环节 Any (good) questions? Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)34 2. Fast reading 2.1 Passage 1 2.1.1 Summary This passage tells about the writers visit to Stratford, a

22、small town in England where Shakespeare was born. The writer visits many spots of historical interest in relation to Shakespeare. The writer spends a tiring but wonderful day. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)35 More about Stratford (from Wikipedia) Stratford-upon-Avon (known locally as Stratfo

23、rd) is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, 22 miles (35km) south east of Birmingham and 8 miles (13km) south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on- Avon, which uses the term on to indicate that

24、it covers a much larger area than the town itself. The estimated total population for those wards in 2007 was 25,505. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)36 2.1.2 Exercise (pp. 41-42) Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)37 2.2 Passage 2 2.2.1 Summary The writer was a medical student. But he was

25、more interested in writing. So when he worked as an intern（实习生）at St. Thomass Hospital, he was immersed in writing novels and got his first novel published during his last year in the hospital. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)38 2.2.1 Summary After he graduated, he chose to make writing his pr

26、ofession. He went to Spain to put his mind to writing another book. In the following ten years, he experienced successes and failures. One of his successes was that his four plays were put on in London at the same time. He thus was not regretful about his choice. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分

27、享)39 2.2.2 Possible difficult words (l. 3) high teaan English meal that includes light food and tea 包括清淡饭 食和茶的晚餐 （以前通常包 含肉食，多为体力劳动者食用） Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)40 2.2.3 Exercise (p. 43) Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)41 2.3 Passage 3 2.3.1 Summary The writer and his girlfriend we

28、re drinking in a bar when they saw the well known writer Ernest Hemingway making a phone call at the end of the bar. Holding Hemingway in awe, they wanted to strike up a conversation with him. So the writer screwed up his courage to go up to Hemingway and invite him to join them for a drink at their

29、 table. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)42 2.3.1 Summary Hemingway, being an extinguished novelist, was unassuming（不摆架子的） and accepted their invitation joyfully. After making the phone call, he came over to join them happily. Sitting together around the table, Hemingway and the pair of lovers

30、had an amiable talk. After talking with them for a while, Hemingway had to leave because he had an engagement. To their surprise, Hemingway paid for all the drinks. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)43 Gene Eliza Tierney (from Wikipedia) Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 November 6, 1991) wa

31、s an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed as one of the great beauties of her day, she is best remembered for her performance in the title role of Laura (1944) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Actress in Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)44 G

32、ene Tierney Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)45 Audrey Hepburn（奥黛丽（奥黛丽赫本）赫本） (from Wikipedia) Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywoods Golden

33、Age. She has since been ranked as the third greatest female screen legend in the history of American cinema and been placed in the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)46 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)47 2.3.2 Possible difficult words and senten

34、ces (l. 26) Triumph TR2A sports car which was produced by the Standard Motor Company in the United Kingdom between 1953 and 1955, during which time 8,636 cars were produced. Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)48 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)49 2.3.2 Possible difficult words and sentences

35、 (ll. 27-28) “Get us the manifold pressure in one of those and you can really role.” 这个句子好难理解。 给我们车里注入几倍的压力， 你就能真正地飞跑起来（？）。 Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)50 2.3.3 Exercise (pp. 44-45) Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare(课件分享)51 3. Home reading The Best Playwright in England 3.1 Summary This pas

36、sage, also written by Jennifer Bassett, continues to tell about Shakespeares play writing activities in London. By means of hard work and his talent, he became a successful playwright. He wrote many wonderful plays, such as The Merchant of Venice, Henry IV, and Romeo and Juliet. They were popular with the populace as well as the Queen. Unit 3 Young William Shak