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William Shakespeare. Оne of the greatest and the most famous writers of the world

Objectives: to motivate students’ speaking skills based on learnt material;

to systematize students’ knowledge of Shakespeare’s life;

to broaden students’ knowledge about English literature.

PROCEDURE

1. INTRODUCTION

(VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VwlXXhUSCY)

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.

Ті очей до сонця не рівняли,

Корал ніжніший за її уста,

Не білосніжні плеч її овали,

Мов, з дроту чорного коса густа,

Троянд багато зустрічав я всюди,

Та на її обличчя не стрічав,

І дише так вона, як дишуть люди,

А не конвалії між: диких трав.

І голосу її рівнять не треба

До, музики, милішої мені.

Не знаю про ходу богинь із неба,

А кроки милої - цілком земні.

І все ж вона – найкраща поміж: тими,

Що славлені  похвалами пустими.

                              Переклав Д. Паламарчук

Teacher: As you have noticed today we are going to talk about one of the greatest and the most famous writers of the world W. Shakespeare. So, Welcome to our party devoted to W. Shakespeare.

2. MAIN PART

Pupil 1: W.Shakespeare was born in the family of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in a well-built house of stone which was two stories high with small windows, cut in the roof. The house is still standing.

 It is a museum. William was the eldest son and third child in the family. Very little is known about his life, especially about his early years. For several years he went to school in Stratford. He studied there for six years and besides reading and writing he was taught Latin and Greek. He left school because his father fell into debts and William had to help him in the trade. It is known that his father was a man of some importance in Stratford. He was one of the town officers and a dealer in products of the farm.

Pupil 2: When William was little more than eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a respectable family. It is said that his marriage was not a happy one. Anne was eight years older than her husband. They had a daughter Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith. Without friends and money William became known as a writer only in 1593. In all he was the author of over thirty plays, two poems and 154 sonnets.

Pupil 4: Although Shakespeare made London his home, he probably often visited Stratford, where his family continued to live. Shakespeare bought the largest house in his native town in 1597, paid his father’s debts, but he didn’t spend much time in Stratford. In 1611, at the height of his fame, he returned to Stratdord. He died at the age of 52 and was buried in a fine old Parish Church at Stratford. It was Shakespear’s own request to bury him in Stratford. His body was buried in Stratford, not in Westminster Abbey where there are tombs of many famous English writers and poets.

Pupil 5Among the most famous of his plays are the tragedies of Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, the comedies of Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, and the historical plays Richard III and Henry V. Many well-known expressions come from Shakespeare, and his work is famous for its sensitive view of human nature and for the richness of its language. Shakespeare also wrote some very good poetry, especially the Sonnets.

3. QUIZE

Teacher: We are sure that you know a lot about W. Shakespeare. Now we are going to continue to talk about Shakespeare in unusual way. We want you to  answer some questions. But before that you have to find them, looking for around the school, decrypt the code using your devices and write the answers on your sheets. The first group with right answers will be the winner.

Good luck!!!

GROUP 1 (pink)

1. Where was William Shakespeare born?(  Stratford-upon-Avon)

2. Tell the name of the island where the main events of   the  tragedy by  Shakespeare “Othello” take place?(Cyprus)

3. What is the color of the eyes of jealousy according to Iago’s opinion (“Othello”)? (green)

4. Who was throttled by the lover in one of the Shakespeare’s tragedy? (Desdemona)

5. What play was the basis of the plot of musical “The West Side Story” ("Romeo and Juliet")

6. How old was Shakespeare when he died?(52)

7. In which play would you find the following quote? ....."What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?” (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

8. What was the first name of the playing company King's Men that William Shakespeare partly-owned? (Lord Chamberlain's Men)

9. Iago is the villain in which Shakespearean play?( Othello)

GROUP 2 (yellow)

1. Which question couldn’t leave Hamlet in peace? (to be or not to be?)

2. Name the town where Romeo and Juliet lived. (Verona)

3. When is Shakespeare's birthday traditionally celebrated? (April 23rd)

4. How old was Shakespeare when he got married? (18)

5. What was the theatre in London that Shakespeare was associated with?( The Globe)

6. How much did Shakespeare write?( 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 epic narrative poems)

7. "A man can die but once" is a line from which of Shakespeare's plays? (Henry IV)

8. How many siblings did Shakespeare have?( 7 - John and Mary had eight children. Many of the children did not live to adulthood.)

9. Which of the terms is often called for the England's national poet, William Shakespeare? (Bard of Avon)

GROUP 3 (green)

1. Which play has the characters Cordelia, Goneril and Regan? (King Lear)

2.  In which play would you find the quote ? ....."A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life."( Romeo and Juliet)

3.  In which play would you find a character called Starveling? ( A Midsummer Night's Dream)

4. In which play would you find a character called Lady Capulet? ( Romeo and Juliet)

5. When was William Shakespeare baptized?( 26 April 1564 )

6. What did Shakespeare's father do? (A glover)

7. The line "Nothing will come of nothing," is from which Shakespearean play? (King Lear)

8. What was the name of Shakespeare's wife? (Anne)

9. To which category that two works of William Shakespeare Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece belong to?( Narrative Poems)

Teacher:

So, the winner is …

  Our party is over. And try to be more patient towards others and let’s learn to forgive because only those will be forgiven who know how to forgive themselves.

LESSON OUTCOME

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