Цели и задачи:
выявление и развитие творческих способностей
учащихся;
План урока. (См. Приложение 1)
Teacher: Dear guests! We are glad to see you at our lesson. Today we are going to speak about the most famous English poet and playwright, great William Shakespeare. We hope you will enjoy our lesson.
Pupil 1: William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father, John Shakespeare, was a glove-maker and a dealer in wood and other farm products. He was a respected figure in Stratford. In his childhood William went to the Grammar School where, besides reading and writing, he was taught Latin and Greek. They say that when he had free time he liked to go to the forest and to the river.
Shakespeare’s life in Stratford-upon-Avon was quiet but not very comfortable and happy. Do you know when and why William decided to leave his hometown and to become an actor?
Pupil 2: When actors visited Stratford William liked to watch them. He was interested in that profession and decided to become an actor himself.
But it was not so quick. In 1582 at the age of 18 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, a farmer’s daughter. In 1583 Susanna, their first child, was born and twins Hamnet and Judith followed in 1585.
Pupil 3: We know absolutely nothing about his life for the next 7 years. Maybe, he wrote his sonnets and poems, but we know for certain that in 1592 a playwright, Robert Greene, wrote an angry pamphlet on Shakespeare from which we may conclude that by that year Shakespeare had become a dramatist. Later, he became a member of the company known as “Chamberlain’s Men”. He wrote most of his plays for the Globe Theatre. Now we’ll tell you what the theatre of the 16-th century was like.
Pupil 4: The stage projected far out into the pit where the spectators stood. Round the pit there were tiers of galleries, one over the other. The galleries were roofed, while the pit was open to the sky. Those spectators who could not pay much for their tickets stood in the pit. Rich men sat in the galleries, and noblemen were allowed to sit on the stage.
Pupil 5: Since the pit of the theatre was open to the sky the performance depended entirely upon the weather. Flags were raised when a play was to be given, but if the weather suddenly changed for the worse, the flags were pulled down and the performance did not take place.
Pupil 1: Performances always began in broad daylight and the entertainment lasted for three hours. There was no scenery in the modern sense. There were merely a few tables, chairs and so on to give some indication of the setting. Sometimes an actor would come on the stage and say: “You shall have Asia on one side and Africa on the other” or “We must believe the stage to be a garden.” Actresses were unknown on the stage and all women’s parts were played by boys or young men.
Pupil 2: At the same time, Shakespeare was an actor, a poet and a writer of drama. He wrote 2 long poems and 37 plays where he showed his creative genius. William Shakespeare also wrote some of very good poetry, especially the sonnets. A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem. Sonnets are marked by Roman figures. There are 154 sonnets written by Shakespeare.
Для проведения урока разбить класс на группы по 4 человека.
Let’s do some tasks
How Well Do You Know Shakespeare?
1. In what year was Shakespeare born?
- 1564
- 1616
- 1558
- 1592
2. Shakespeare was born in what town or city?
- London
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Snitterfield
- Oxford
3. The names of Shakespeare’s mother and father were:
- Abraham and Sara
- William and Anne
- John and Mary
4. Shakespeare attended the Stratford Grammar School, also known as the King’s New School:
- From 1569 to 1579
- He did not attend the school
- There are no records of his school attendance, but it is highly likely he attended that school
5. Who did Shakespeare marry?
- Judith Sadler
- Susanna Hall
- Anne Hathaway
- Mary Queen of Scots
6. The London theaters were closed on account of a virulent outbreak of the plague in 1593 and part of 1594. Specifically, what disease was this?
- Tuberculosis
- The Plague of Frogs
- Bubonic Plague
- The pox
7. Translate several of Shakespeare's plays:
- Two Gentlemen of Verona
- The Comedy of Errors
- As You Like It
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- The Merchant of Venice
- The Taming of The Shrew
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Twelfth Night
- King Lear
8. The Most Famous Shakespeare’s Sayings
- To be or not to be: that is the question?
- All world’s a stage, and all the men & women merely players.
- Every inch a king.
- Get thee to a nunnery.
- Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
- All is well that ends well.
- The beginning of the end.
- Much ado about nothing.
- To win golden opinions.
9. In 1594 Shakespeare became one of the founding members of what acting company?
- The Lord Chamberlain’s Men
- The King’s Men
- The Royal Shakespeare Company
10. In what year was the Globe Theater built?
- 1594
- 1599
- 1608
- 1613
11. Some time after 1599-1600 Shakespeare turned from writing predominantly romantic comedies and history plays to tragedies. Which five plays are known as his “great tragedies”?
- Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra.
- The Merchant of Venice, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, Twelfth Night.
- King John, Henry IV Part 1, Richard II, Richard III, Henry VIII.
- Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, Coriolanus, Timon of Athens, Cymbeline.
12. In 1603 Shakespeare’s acting company , The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, became the King’s. Which king was their patron?
- A. George lll
- B. James l
- C. Edward lll
- D. Henry Vlll
13. In what year was the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays, called the First Folio, published?
- A. 1599
- B. 1616
- C. 1623
- D. 1685
14. In what year did Shakespeare die?
- A.1599
- B.1616
- C.1623
- D.1642
15. What do these figures mean?
1564, 23, 18, 9, 3, 37,154, 2,1587,1592,1613,1616
Keys
- 1 – 1564
- 2 – Stratford-upon-Avon
- 3 – John and Mary
- 4 – There are no records of his school attendance, but it is highly likely he attended that school
- 5 – Anne Hathaway
- 6 – Bubonic Plague
- 7-
- 8 –
- 9-The Lord Chamberlain’s Men
- 10– 1599
- 11 – Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra
- 12 – James I
- 13 – 1623
- 14 – 1616
Творческое задание на развитие воображения
Here is a chance to use your imagination. Picture yourself in a London street during Shakespeare time. Relax and use your imagination to experience what it would be like. Pay attention to all 5 senses.
What do you see?
hear?
smell?
feel?
Think of positive and negative things. Now share your feelings with the class.
Teacher: I thank you very much. I am sure everybody has learned something new today. Our lesson is over.