《基础英语》Book 3 Unit 3电子教案

1、Unit 3PAGE PAGE 31Unit ThreeI. ObjectivesTo listen to or read some related materials about William Shakespeare.Text I of this unit is a form of narration, which is designed to help the students to gain some knowledge of narrative writings and to get some information about William Shakespeare. The ma

2、jor grammar point in this text is the use of double negation. On completing this unit, the students are expected to get some information about Shakespeare, have a firm grasp of the use of double negation, and know how to use the important phrases and expressions in the text appropriately.II. Teachin

3、g Emphases: 1. The comprehension and appreciation of Text I;2. New words and expressions:legacy, estate, genius, baptize, in a flash, influential, sufficiently, conviction, apprentice, set foot on the road to, presume, tempest, brilliantIII. Teaching Procedures: (7 hours)Lead-inMovie ClipQuotesMovie

4、 ClipWatch the movie clip and answer the following questions. Where was Romeo? Why did he go there?Romeo was in the garden of Juliets home. He climbed into the garden because he wanted to meet Juliet.What would happen to Romeo if he was found in the garden? Why?He would be killed because his and Jul

5、iets families are enemies.Discussion: What will you do if you fall in love with the man/women whose parents happen to be the enemy of your family? This is an open question.Script- But soft. What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the

6、envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief that thou, her maid, art far more fair than she. Be not her maid, since she is envious. Her vestal livery is but sick and green, and none but fools do wear it. Oh, cast it off! It is my lady, it is my love. Oh that she knew she were. - Ay, me.- S

7、he speaks. Speak again, bright angel.- Romeo, oh Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name, or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and Ill no longer be a Capulet.- Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?- Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though

8、 not a Montague. Whats Montague? It is not hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face, nor any other part belonging to a man. Oh, please be some other name! Whats in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called, retain that dear perfection

9、 which he owes without that title. Romeo, doff thy name; and for thy name, which is no part of thee, take all myself.- I take thee at thy word.- Art thou not Romeo, and a Montague?- Neither, fair maid, if either thee dislike.- How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore? The garden walls are high

10、 and hard to climb, and the place death, considering who thou art.- With loves light wings did I oerperch these walls, for stony limits cannot hold love out, and what love can do, that dares love attempt. Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me!- If they do see thee, they will murder thee.- I have n

11、ights cloak to hide me from their eyes, but thou love me, let them find me here. My life were better ended by their hate than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.(From the movie Romeo and Juliet, 1996)2. QuotesRead the following proverbs and tell your classmates which one is your favorite. State yo

12、ur reasons.A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight. P. B. ShelleyGood painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained. Maurice de vlaminckLiterature is a kind of intellectual light which, like the light of the sun, may sometimes enable

13、us to see what we do not like. Samuse JohnsonThe poets voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props , the pillars to help him endure and prevail. William FaulknerA truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building shoul

14、d be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight. Robertson DaviesWithout libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. Kay BradburySpeech was given to man to express his thought. Molire Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history. Plato A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a sta

15、r and climbs it while playing a violin. E. de GoncourtListening In and Speaking OutNotesListeningSpeaking PracticeNotesTitus Andronicus a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is often seen as Shakespeares attempt to emulate the violent and bloody revenge plays of his contemporaries, which were extreme

16、ly popular with audiences throughout the sixteenth century.epic a poem, book or film which is long and contains a lot of action, usually dealing with a historical subject 史诗myth an ancient story or set of stories, esp. explaining in a literary way the early history of a group of people or about natu

17、ral events or facts 神话sublime extremely good, beautiful or enjoyableAristotle ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, one of the greatest intellectual figures of Western history. He was the author of a philosophical and scientific system that became the framework for both Christian Scholasticism an

18、d medieval Islamic philosophy.purgatory an extremely unpleasant experience which causes sufferinghalo a ring of light around the head of a holy person in a religious drawing or paintingRenaissance literally “rebirth,” the period in European civilization immediately following the Middle Ages and conv

19、entionally held to have been characterized by a surge of interest in Classical learning and valuesengulf surround and cover completelyJ. W. Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (17491832), was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, and theoretical physicist. He is considered the supreme genius o

20、f modern German literature.overweening (fml, disapproving) very great, or showing too much confidence in oneselfListeningListen to the recording and answer the following questions.When did Shakespeare begin to write tragedies?He began to write tragedies from the beginning of his career.When were Sha

21、kespeares most admired tragedies created?They were written in a seven-year period between 1601 and 1608.Can you name Shakespeares four major tragedies?Yes, Shakespeares four major tragedies are Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth.What makes Shakespeare a giant in drama?What makes Shakespeare a gi

22、ant in drama is not how he inherited from the Greek tragedy but how he further developed it.Who are the heroes of Shakespeares tragedy?They are the men with high social status, kings, princes and generals.ScriptShakespeares TragedyShakespeare wrote tragedies from the beginning of his career. One of

23、his earliest plays was the Roman tragedy Titus Andronicus, which he followed a few years later with Romeo and Juliet. However, his most admired tragedies were written in a seven-year period between 1601 and 1608. These include his four major tragedies Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth.As one of

24、 the most remarkable playwrights in the world, William Shakespeare was greatly influenced by British traditional literature and culture, which partly originated from ancient Greek and Roman culture. He got inspiration from the European legends and historical stories. And the epics, myths of ancient

25、Greece and Roman, the worship of heroes in the tragedy and even the sublime aesthetic style functioned as significant elements which affected Shakespeares dramatic creation. In Aristotles theory, a tragedy aims at purgatory through arousing pity and fear. Pity is aroused by unmerited misfortune of p

26、eople like ourselves. As for Shakespeare, it is no doubt that he successfully aroused the readers pity and fear through the miserable lives of the characters in his tragedies and he presented “pity and fear” to the extreme limit.However, what makes Shakespeare a great giant in drama is not how he in

27、herited from the Greek tragedy but how he further developed it.The Greek tragedy creates a series of gods and mankind who have lofty ideals of self-sacrifice for mankind and justice, but at last they are overwhelmed by the irresistible fate. These heroes, shining with the halo of “god”, are out of o

28、ur reach. Shakespeare shifted the heroes from gods to the men with high social status, kings, princes and generals. These men are noble, aristocratic, but live in the real life. Although different from ordinary people, their ideas and actions can be understood and accepted more easily. This may be r

29、egarded as the reflection of Renaissance.In Greek tragedy, fate is the central cause of tragedy. The heroes fail to defeat the powerful fate and are engulfed by it. J. W. Goethe pointed out that the ancient tragedies were based on the inevitable fate. However, Shakespeares tragedy can be described a

30、s stories of exceptional suffering and calamity, leading to the death of a dominant figure of high social standing. Every hero or heroine in Shakespeares tragedy has an imperfect character which his or her fall from honor and happiness is due to. Once the weakness takes the dominant place, it shows

31、the irresistible and destructive power, under the control of which the hero is pulled down from high status and he is destined to fail. For example, the excessive pride of Faustus, the overweening ambition of Macbeth, and the uncontrolled jealousy of Othello all attest that fate is determined by cha

32、racter. In this sense, Greek tragedy is the tragedy of fate, whereas Shakespeares is the tragedy of flawed character.Speaking PracticeGive an oral presentation on the summary of the main points of the listening passage.For your referenceThe key points: Shakespeare and his writing of tragediesinfluen

33、ce to Shakespeares writingwhat makes Shakespeare a great giant in dramadifference between Greek tragedy and Shakespeares tragedyDiscuss and comment on the effectiveness of each others oral presentation.Work in pairs and take turns to ask and give answers about the following topics:a. Do you know any

34、thing about the origin of tragedy and its development?b. What is your understanding of the main difference between Greek tragedy and Shakespeares tragedy?c. Can you name and introduce to your classmates one or two plays of Shakespeare which you like best?TextText I Pre-Reading QuestionsGeneral Readi

35、ngBackgroundTextComments on the TextExercisesText IIText IPre-Reading QuestionsThink about the following questions before you read the text.1. How is Shakespeare related to Stratford? Is Stratford the place where he wrote most of his plays?Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.2. Is the text a

36、bout Shakespeares life and career? If so, what do you expect to be told?Yes, but nothing seems to be certain about the dramatists life and career.3. Is the text about Shakespeares personality? If so, what kind of person do you expect Shakespeare to have been?4. Is the text about Shakespeares works?

37、If so, which of Shakespeares plays would you like to see commented on and analyzed? This is an open question.General ReadingGo over the text rapidly and pick out the words or the sentence in each paragraph which best sums up the main idea of the paragraph.Para. 1 the last sentencePara. 2 the first s

38、entencePara. 3 the first sentencePara. 4 travelled abroadPara. 5 the last sentencePara. 6 the first sentencePara. 7 Nothing remains of the writers own handwriting but his signature.BackgroundWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare (26 April, 1564 ( HYPERLINK /wiki/Baptism o Baptism baptised) 23 April

39、, 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the worlds pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called Englands HYPERLINK /wiki/National_poet o National poet national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His surviving works, including some HYPERLI

40、NK /wiki/Shakespeare%27s_collaborations o Shakespeares collaborations collaborations, consist of about 38 HYPERLINK /wiki/Shakespeare%27s_plays o Shakespeares plays plays, 154 HYPERLINK /wiki/Shakespeare%27s_sonnets o Shakespeares sonnets sonnets, two long HYPERLINK /wiki/Narrative_poem o Narrative

41、poem narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.Stratford-upon-AvonIt is a HYPERLINK /wiki/Market_town o Market town market town and HYPERLINK /wiki/Civil_parishes_in_Englan

42、d o Civil parishes in England civil parish in south HYPERLINK /wiki/Warwickshire o Warwickshire Warwickshire, England. It lies on the HYPERLINK /wiki/River_Avon,_Warwickshire o River Avon, Warwickshire River Avon, 22 miles (35km) southeast of HYPERLINK /wiki/Birmingham o Birmingham Birmingham and 8

43、miles (13km) southwest of HYPERLINK /wiki/Warwick o Warwick Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the HYPERLINK /wiki/Stratford-on-Avon_(district) o Stratford-on-Avon (district) District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term “on” to indicate that it covers a much larger area than

44、the town itself. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet HYPERLINK /wiki/William_Shakespeare o William Shakespeare William Shakespeare.Elizabethan EnglishElizabethan English refers to the English used during the reign of HYPERLINK /wiki/

45、Queen_Elizabeth_I o Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I (15581603). It belongs to Early Modern English (sometimes abbreviated to EModE), the stage of the HYPERLINK /wiki/English_language o English language English language used from the beginning of the HYPERLINK /wiki/Tudor_period o Tudor period Tu

46、dor period until the English HYPERLINK /wiki/Interregnum_(England) o Interregnum (England) Interregnum and HYPERLINK /wiki/Restoration_(England) o Restoration (England) Restoration, or from the transition from HYPERLINK /wiki/Middle_English o Middle English Middle English in the late 15th century to

47、 the transition to HYPERLINK /wiki/Modern_English o Modern English Modern English during the mid to late 17th century. grammar schoolA grammar school is one of several different types of HYPERLINK /wiki/School o School school in the history of education in the HYPERLINK /wiki/United_Kingdom o United

48、 Kingdom United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented HYPERLINK /wiki/Secondary_school o Secondary school secondary school.The original purpose of HYPERLINK /wiki/Mediaeval o Mediaeval mediaeval

49、grammar schools was the teaching of HYPERLINK /wiki/Latin_language o Latin language Latin. Over time the HYPERLINK /wiki/Curriculum o Curriculum curriculum was broadened, first to include HYPERLINK /wiki/Ancient_Greek o Ancient Greek Ancient Greek, and later HYPERLINK /wiki/English_language o Englis

50、h language English and other HYPERLINK /wiki/European_language o European language European languages, HYPERLINK /wiki/Natural_sciences o Natural sciences natural sciences, HYPERLINK /wiki/Mathematics o Mathematics mathematics, HYPERLINK /wiki/History o History history, HYPERLINK /wiki/Geography o G

51、eography geography, and other subjects. In the late HYPERLINK /wiki/Victorian_era o Victorian era Victorian era grammar schools were reorganized to provide secondary education throughout England and Wales; Scotland had developed a different system. Grammar schools of these types were also establishe

52、d in British territories overseas, where they have evolved in different ways.Richard IIIRichard III is a HYPERLINK /wiki/Shakespearean_history o Shakespearean history history play by HYPERLINK /wiki/William_Shakespeare o William Shakespeare William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in appro

53、ximately 1591. It depicts the HYPERLINK /wiki/Machiavellian o Machiavellian Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of HYPERLINK /wiki/Richard_III_of_England o Richard III of England RichardIII of England.6. The Taming of the ShrewThe Taming of the Shrew is a HYPERLINK /wiki/Shakespea

54、rean_comedy o Shakespearean comedy comedy by HYPERLINK /wiki/William_Shakespeare o William Shakespeare William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591. The main plot depicts the HYPERLINK /wiki/Courtship o Courtship courtship of HYPERLINK /wiki/Petruchio o Petruchio Petruchi

55、o, a gentleman of HYPERLINK /wiki/Verona o Verona Verona, and HYPERLINK /wiki/Kate_(The_Taming_of_the_Shrew) o Kate (The Taming of the Shrew) Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate HYPERLINK /wiki/Shrew_(archetype) o Shrew (archetype) shrew. Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relat

56、ionship, but Petruchio tempers her with various psychological torments the “taming” until she becomes a compliant and obedient bride.TextA Man from Stratford William ShakespeareOn March 25th, 1616, fifty-two-year-old Master William Shakespeare signed his will leaving the famous legacy of his “second

57、 best bed and furniture” to his wife and the greater part of his estate to his married daughter, Susanna Hall. It was the will of a comfortably off man, for the income from the estate probably amounted to about 200 a year, which was a lot of money over three hundred and sixty years ago. For historia

58、ns, the most interesting part of the will was that signature, because it and other signatures are all we have left of the handwriting of the worlds literary genius. There is no country where Shakespeares work is not read with something very like awe because there is something fascinating about a man

59、 whose work was so much better than that of anyone else. Yet in spite of the thousands of books that have been written about this amazing writer, almost every detail of his personal life is supposition rather than fact. Historically speaking, Shakespeare lived only yesterday but his activities, like

60、 those of nearly every playwright of his day, are so vague that he could have been born in Roman times.Shakespeares birthplace, the little town of Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, had made a thriving business out of its most famous citizen for a long time. It is a popular place for tourists fro