英语：Unit 2King LearReading课件新人教版选修10

1、unit 2 king lear reading 取自莎士比亚四大悲剧之一取自莎士比亚四大悲剧之一李李 尔王尔王。该剧首演于。该剧首演于1606年。统治英年。统治英 国的李尔王想把国土分给三个女儿。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，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。各得到二分之一的国土。 故事简介故事简介 而幼女却因直言不讳而惹怒父亲，一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。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李尔退位

2、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。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

3、儿尸也没有得到好下场。李尔抱住小女儿尸 体痛哭，自己也伤心而死。体痛哭，自己也伤心而死。“阅读阅读”部部 分节取的是该剧的第一幕，其中李尔王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与女儿的对白堪称莎翁作品中最为经典 的篇章之一。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 q

4、uestions: 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 goi

5、ng 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

6、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 lears youngest daughter? kent tries to defend cordelia but lear sends him away from the kingdom (he banishes him). 6 who tr

7、ies 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”

8、. flattery vs honesty; words vs action a plot diagramdescription 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 no

9、thing 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 lov

10、e 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 flatte

11、ring nothing angry truth charact ers relations hip to king lear words to describe personality king lear goneril regan daughter daughter deceitful, corrupt, greedy, cunning deceitful, corrupt, greedy, cunning cordelia duke of albany duke of cornwal l duke of kent daughter son-in-law son-in-law friend

12、 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.

13、2.he _ _ at the meeting to tell them he did not like their decision. 3.she _ _ her sisters children as well as her own. 4.dont say no until you have _ me_. spoke out cared for heard out 5.they wont _ _ the keys until we pay the rent. 6.he _ _ all his money and went to live alone on an island. hand o

14、ver gave away 1.i am always _ in the morning until ive had my coffee. 2.he wont help you, hes 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.th

15、e_-_ son was the tallest of the brothers. 5.youre 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-impressioni

16、st; 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 t

17、hree. 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 thr

18、oughout 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: _. whats 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 her