Конспект уроку для 7 класу на тему: "English literature and William Shakespeare"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Form 7

“English literature and William Shakespeare”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Truba Valentyna

Secondary School of Shklo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T: Good morning, pupils!

     I'm glad to see you. How are you today?

     What is your mood?

Let's start our lesson. Today we are going to talk about English literature and William Shakespeare.

Are you ready to start the lesson?

 

I.   Warming-up.

T:  Match the halves of the sentences to make famous quotations from Shakespeare's plays and try to give literary translation of these quotations into Ukrainian.

1 .All's well    that ends well. (Усе добре, що добре закінчується.)

2.А11 that glisters    is not gold. (He все те золото, що блищить.)

3.Brevity     is the soul of wit. (Стислість - душа таланту.)

4. Much ado      about nothing. (Багато галасу даремно.)

5.To be or not to be,       that is the questions. (Бути чи не бути – ось

         У чому питання.)

6.All the world's        a stage,   (Життя наше - гра, а люди в ньому

All the men and women       are merely players.    Лише актори.)

 

II.   Group work. Speaking.

T: Let's speak about Shakespeare's life.

 

PI: Shakespeare was born on April, 23, 1564. His father, John Shakespeare, moved to Stratford-on-Avon about 1550. The writer's mother, Mary Arden, was the daughter of a rich farmer. John Shakespeare and his wife lived in a two-storey house. This house is one of the most famous places in the world now. There is a small room on the second floor, where Shakespeare was born.

 

P2: William went to the grammar school in Stratford, but he was educated more by the people and nature about him than by school. When William was only 18 he married Anna Hathaway, the daughter of a farmer from a village not far from Stratford. Three years later the young Shakespeare who had three children, went to London theatre called "The Globe", which was opened in 1599.

 

P3: Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets and2 poems. He is known as a writer of comedies, historical dramas and tragedies. Among his comedies are "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Comedy of Errors". His tragedies are "Othello", "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet".

 

T: Now look at these pictures, which describe the places connected with Shakespeare's life. What places can you see in these pictures?

 

P1: This is Mary Arden's house, three miles north-west of Stratford. Here lived Shakespeare's mother. This is a typical farm house of the period.

 

P2: Shakespeare's birthplace in Henley Street. John Shakespeare lived and kept his shop in this house. His eight children were born here. Two of them died young.

 

P3: This is the classroom where Shakespeare was educated.

 

P4: Anna Hathaway's cottage, a mile from Stratford, where she was born in 1556, and lived until she married William Shakespeare in 1582.

 

P5: This is the place where Shakespeare died. It was a big house brought by Shakespeare for his family when he was still in London. Here he spent the last years of his life. Unfortunately, the house was destroyed.

 

P6: This is the Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare was buried. Visitors coming to Stratford admire the beauty of the church and honour his memory.

 

P7: Another memorial to Shakespeare is the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The first building was opened on Shakespeare's birthday in 1879 and destroyed by fire in 1926.

 

P8: The bronze statue of Shakespeare, presented to Stratford by Lord Ronald Gower in 1888. Shakespeare's figure is high above the ground and on the ground there are small figures of Shakespeare's famous characters.

 

T: What other interesting facts did you find about Shakespeare's life?

 

P1: Shakespeare's father was engaged in the wool industry and some documents of that time indicate that John Shakespeare was illiterate; he marked his name with a cross, because he was unable to write.

 

P2: William was a very good pupil. He was still a boy when he began to produce plays.

 

P3: From 1594 to 1608, Shakespeare was fully involved in London theatre life. He wrote two plays a year. And as we know Shakespeare wrote 2 long poems "Venus and Adonis" and "Lucrece".

 

P4: There is a garden behind the Shakespeare's house in Stratford-on-Avon. All the flowers trees and plants that are mentioned in Shakespeare's plays are growing in this garden.

 

P5: Every year, since 1879, Shakespeare Festival has been celebrated in Stratford-on-Avon, where Shakespeare was born. On this day thousands of people go to the church where they put flowers on the poet's grave.

P6: In the last 35 years all the plays by Shakespeare have been filmed.

 

III. Reading.

T: We can't speak about Shakespeare without speaking about theatre. I'll give you text for reading "Development of Drama in England" and you should say what theatre was in ancient times.

 

IV. Writing activity.

T: I give you some activity "Do you know Shakespeare's theatre well?" Choose the correct variant.

 

T: What is theatre?

 

P: It is a special building or place for the performance of plays.

 

T: Now I want to speak about one of the brilliant play "Romeo and Juliet". So, what is this play about?

 

PI: "Romeo and Juliet" is a tale of true love that is stronger than death. The young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are of two rich Italian families: Juliet was a Capulet, Romeo - a Montague. These families had quarreled with each other.

 

P2: Romeo saw Juliet for the first time at a ball in the Capulet's house. For Romeo to enter the house of a Capulet meant mortal danger. Romeo put on a mask and went to the Capulet's ball. At this ball that Romeo and Juliet met for the first time, and fell in love with each other.

 

P3: After that ball Romeo wanted to see her again, to learn if she loved him too. So at night he climbed a high wall and got into the orchard, which was under Juliet's window. Romeo calls Juliet to her window. Juliet answers that she has also fallen in love with him.

T: So, let's enjoy the balcony scene. (There is sound of ballet "Romeo and Juliet").

 

Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo: It is my lady; O, it is my love.

   O, that she knew she were.-

   She speaks, yet she says nothing; what of that?

   Her eye discourses, I will answer it.-

   I am too bold; this not to me she speaks.  

   See, yow she leans her cheek upon her hand.

   O, if I were a glove upon that hand,

   That I might tougch her cheek.

 

Juliet: Ah, me.

Romeo: O, speak again, bright angel.

 

Juliet: O, Romeo, Romeo. Wherefore art thou Romeo?

            Or, if I'll no longer be a Capulet.

 

Romeo: Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?

 

Juliet: T'is but thy name that is my enemy:-

            O, be some other name.

  What's in a name? That which we call a rose

   By any other name would smell as sweet;

   Romeo, doff thy name;

  And for that name, which is not part of thee,

  Take all myself

 

Romeo: I take thee at thy word:

   Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized:

   I never will be Romeo.

 

Juliet: How earnest thou higher, tell me, and wherefore?

 The orchard walls are high and hard to climb.

 

Romeo: With love's light wings did I over fly these walls;

 

Juliet: If they do see you here, they will murder you.

 

Romeo: I have night's cloak to hide me from their sight;

   And but thou love me, let them find me here.

 

Juliet: О gentle Romeo,

 If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully.

 

Romeo: What shall I swear by?

 

Juliet: Do not swear at all.

   Good-night, good-night, as sweet repose and rest

   Come to my heart as that within my breast.

   My love as deep; the more I give to thee,

   I hear some noise within; dear love, adieu.

 

Romeo: О blessed, blessed night. I am afeard,

    Being in night, all this is but a dream.

 

T: It's one of the best-known love story off all centuries.

    What music have you just heard?

P: It was music for famous Ballet "Romeo and Juliet' by Serhiy Prokofyev.

 

T: What are the main characters of this tragedy?

P: The main characters are Romeo and Juliet.

 

P1: Juliet is a very young girl. But her deep feeling for Romeo is fast turning her into a woman. And she was very courageous. True love has taught her to look upon Romeo as the man to whom she is ready to give her heart. His name and his family are of no importance to her.

 

P2: Romeo, on his side, is not only ready to overstep the rule his class, but the first real feeling makes him understand that love for woman is higher.

 

T: Listen to me and say is it True or False?

1.  In the town of Verona, in England, there where two rich families, the Capulets and the Montagues. (False, ...in Italy).

2.  There was a deep friendship between those two families. (False, ...a quarrel.)

3.  Juliet belonged to the Montaques family. (False, .. .to the Capulets family.)

4.  Juliet was 15 years old. (False, she was 14 years old.)

5.  One day old Capulet made a great birthday party. (False, a great supper.)

6.  Juliet's father invited Romeo to his house. (False, he didn't invite him.)

7.  Romeo saw Juliet and fell in love with her. (True).

8.  They decided to marry. (True).

9.  Romeo and Juliet met in the centre of the town. (False, in the garden.)

 

T: Look at the board and find synonyms for the following words:

a)  disagreement -

b) to struggle -

c)  pretty –

 

T: Find antonyms:

a)  poor -

b) to end -                    

c) to love -

 

T: Our last writing work will be writing the question in which the sentence would be the answer.

1.  Romeo and Juliet killed themselves. (Who killed themselves?)

2.  Romeo and Juliet lived in Verona, Italy. (Where did Romeo and Juliet live?)

3.  Juliet is 14 years old. (How old is Juliet?)

4.  Juliet killed herself with a dagger. (How did Juliet kill herself?)

5.  Juliet would wake up from her sleep after 42 hours, (when would Juliet wake up?)

 

VI. Reciting sonnets.

T: Many outstanding poets wrote about love. They created most of them masterpieces. Shakespeare's sonnets about the endless connection of Love and Death. Did anybody learn any sonnets by heart?

 

P1: What is the youth? Infatuated fire.

      What is the maid? Ice and desire.

      The world works on,

      A rose will bloom, It then will fade.

     So does the youth,

     So does the fairest maid.

     Comes the time

     When one sweet smile

     Has its season for a while,

     Then love's in love with me.

     Some may think only to merry

     Others with tears and terry,

     Mine is the very best fairy,

     Cupid he rules us all.

(A song from the film "Romeo and Juliet")

 

P2:            LIV

O, how much more doth beauty beauteous seem

By that sweet ornament which truth doth give!

The rose looks fair, but fairer it we deem

For that sweet odour which doth in it live.

The canker-blooms have full as deep a dye

As the perfumed tincture of the roses,

Hang on such thorns, and play as wantonly

When summer's breath their masked buds discloses:

But, for their virtue only is their show,

They live unwoo'd, and unrespected fade;

Die to themthelves. Sweet roses do not so;

Of their sweet deaths are sweetest odours made.

And so of you, beauteous and lovely youth,

When that shall fade, my verse distills your truth.

 

 

VII. Summing-up.

T: Since our lesson is going to the end. I'd like to summarize. I think all of you felt the atmosphere of Shakespeare's times. And we have to say "Thank you, William Shakespeare!"

And at the end I want to hear your letter to Shakespeare that we wrote at our last lesson.

(Pupils had to imagine that Shakespeare lives nowadays and write him a letter.)

 

P:     Dear Mr Shakespeare!

A book of your sonnets had just come at hand. Great! I had a magical evening and I felt that I just had to write and tell you wonderful your sonnets are.

I hope you don't mind my writing to you. I'm sure you get thousands of letters.

And I would be very grateful if you could write me back but I understand if you are too busy.

Thank you again for a wonderful evening. Good luck in your future career.

 

T: Your marks are excellent and good. I want to say thank you Romeo and Juliet. Though their acting was not so perfect, but they are courageous pupils.