Lesson "William Shakespeare"

Тема: Вільям Шекспір.

Мета: Ознайомити учнів з життям і творчістю видатного письменника.                    

           Ввести нові слова. Удосконалювати навички читання. Вчити ставити

           питання про життя та творчість людей, відповідати на них згідно

           вивченого мовного матеріалу. Розвивати мислення. Викликати

           інтерес до творчості письменника.   

Хід уроку

     І.   Підготовка до сприйняття іншомовного мовлення

1. Greeting. Привітання

-Good morning , pupils! I’m very glad to see you today. How are you? Do you like watching films in your lessons? Very well.

Now you have an opportunity to watch a film clip of a famous play. The author is а distinguished English writer. Your task is to name the play and the author.

You are right. It’s “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare.

2. Warming up. Введення в іншомовну атмосферу

     (Робота з плакатом з висловами відомих людей про Шекспіра)

     Завдання:

1. Read the quotations and guess whom these quotations are devoted to.
2. In pairs discuss which of these quotations you like most and which of them are not bright enough.

Плакат з висловами

1. «He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul.» John Dryden.
2. «But Shakespeare`s magic could not copied be; within that circle none durst walk but he.» John Dryden.
3. «He was not of an age, but for all time.» Ben Johnson.
4. «The stream of time, which is continually washing the dissoluble fabrics of other poets, passes without injury by the adamant of Shakespeare.» Samuel Johnson.
5. «We know what we are, but we know not; what we may be.»

3. Повідомлення теми та мети уроку.

«Whom is this lesson devoted to?»

«Today we are going to speak about one of the greatest English poet William Shakespeare. It is impossible to speak about the English literature without speaking about this author. He was the man who had the largest and most comprehensive soul. People all over the world can`t help admiring his great talent. William Shakespeare… The brilliant poet, the marvelous dramatist, the greatest of the great. He was not of an age, but for all time.»

«What do you know about this writer?»

«You should write the information about  William Shakespeare in the cards you have»

  II. Основна частина уроку

1. Reading. Розвиток навичок читання
   1.        Vocabulary. Опрацювання лексичних одиниць

Famous                                          відомий

Writer                                            письменник

To be born                                    бути народженим

To be published                           бути опублікованим

Sonnet                                           сонет

Play                                                п`єса

To set up                                      засновувати

To be buried                                бути похованим

Church                                          церква

2.        Reading. Етап читання

«After reading try to answer the following question. Why did William Shakespeare become famous?»

Кожен абзац читає окремий учень, інші слідкують.

2. Listening. Розвиток навичок аудіювання

Сприйняття розповіді вчителя на слух з опорою на малюнки та фото.

                The name of William Shakespeare is known all over the world. The last half of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th centuries are known as the Golden Age of English literature. It was the time of the English Renaissance and sometimes it is called "The Age of Shakespeare".

                 People often call Shakespeare “Our National Bard", "The Immortal Poet of Nature" or "The Great Unknown". We really know   few facts of his life and many of them are doubtful. But some facts are known to us and are  proved by documents.

                   The first facts of Shakespeare's biography are that he was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father, John Shakespeare, was a dealer in corn, meat, wool and leather. William's mother, Mary Arden, was the daughter of a rich farmer in the village of Wilmcote.

                 We also know that being 18 years old William married Anne Hathaway, who was 9 years older than himself. They had a daughter Susanna and twins - a son Hamnet and a daughter Judith.

                 It is known that in 1567 Shakespeare went to work to London, where he began writing plays staged at the Globe Theatre. By 1592 he had been an important member of a well-known acting company.

                 It is known that only in 1611, at the height of his fame, Shakespeare returned to Stratford, where in April 23,1616 he died. He was buried in a fine old church in Stratford. He wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets and 2 poems.

Teacher: You have mentioned the main facts in Shakespeare's biography. Now I'd like you to agree or disagree with some facts from William Shakespeare's life:

1.               Shakespeare was born in the 17th century. Is it true? (No, it's not true. He was born in the 16th century, in 1564.)
2.               William got a good education in London. (It's not true. He got his education in the local grammar school in Stratford.)
3.               William married late; his wife was younger than him. (It's false. He married when he was 18, his wife was 9 years older than himself.)
4.               William Shakespeare had three children: a daughter Susanna and twin sons. (He really had three children: a daughter Susanna and twins, but they were a daughter Judith and a son Hamnet.)
5.               His wife Anne Hathaway loved theatre very much. (It's not true.)

6.               Shakespeare never acted on the stage. (It's not true.)
7.               Shakespeare died in London and was buried in Westminster abbey. (It's false. He died in Stratford-on-Avon and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.)
8.               Shakespeare wrote 47 plays, 154 sonnets and 2 poems. (He wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets and 2 poems.)

3.               Закріплення ЛО теми
   1.       Читання назв творів Шекспіра

The comedy of Errors

 Romeo and Juliet

A Midsummer Night`s Dream

The Merchant of Venice

Julius Caesar

As You Like It

Twelfth Night

Hamlet

Othello

King Lear

Завдання: розділити твори на трагедії та комедії.

Comedies:

1.               "The Comedy of Errors"
2.               "The Taming of the Shrew"
3.               "All's Well that Ends Well"
4.               "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
5.               "Much Ado about Nothing"
6.               "Twelfth Night"
7.               "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Tragedies:

1.         "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark"
2.         "Othello"
3.         "King Lear"
4.         "Macbeth"
5.         "Romeo and Juliet"
6.         "Julius Caesar"

      7.'"Anhtony and Cleopatra"

«Guess which of the plays are comedies, which of the plays are tragedies?»

2.        Speaking. Розвиток новичок говоріння

Учні відповідають на запитання про Шекспіра.

1. When and where was William Shakespeare born?
2. What was the name of his theatre?
3. How many plays did he write?
4. What plays of William Shakespeare do you know?

5. Where and when was he buried?
   3.       Writing. Розвиток навичок письма. Робота в парах

Завдання: закінчити речення (письмово).

Complete the next sentences.

1.  William Shakespeare is…
2. William Shakespeare was…
3. His father John Shakespeare lived in…
4. William was the third child…
5. Shakespeare`s great plays…
6. He stopped writing in…
7. He was buried in the…

III. Заключна частина уроку

1. Summarizing. Підсумок

1. Мозковий штурм «Повертаючись назад»

Shakespeare wrote 37 plays …

… and 154 sonnets …

… and an unknown number of long epic poems

2.Homework. Домашнє завдання

Try to do your literary translation of Shakespeare’s sonnet.

 102

My love is strengthened, though more weak in seeming’

I love not less, though less the show appear;

That love is merchandized, whose rich esteeming

The owner’s tongue doth publish every where.

Our love was new, and then but in the spring,

When I was wont to greet it with my lays’

As Philomel in summer’s front doth sing,

And stops his pipe in growth of riper days.

«Dear friends, thank you for the lesson. You have learnt a lot of things about Shakespeare`s family, about his native town, about his place and his sonnets. You have seen the film «Romeo and Juliet». I think it was very interesting you will remember our lesson for a long time. Shakespeare was a great poet. He was «for all time».

The lesson is over. See you later.