Урок "Відомі письменники та поети"

 

 

Тема уроку:

Famous writers and poets:

T. Shevchenko and

 W. Shakespeare

(8 клас)

 

 

                                                                       Підготувала:

                                                                       Вчитель англійської мови 

                                                                       Назарова Ольга Юріївна

 

 

 н.р.

 

Тема  уроку: Famous writers and poets: Taras Shevchenko and William Shakespeare.

Мета уроку:

• Практична: активізувати вивчений лексичний та граматичний матеріал, практикувати його у вживанні; тренувати учнів в аудіюванні; практикувати у читанні та писемному мовленні з теми; вдосконалювати навички роботи з текстом; навички діалогічного та монологічного мовлення, драматизації, удосконалювати вміння групового спілкування;
• Розвивальна: розвивати увагу, пам’ять, уяву; швидку мовленнєву реакцію, комунікативність;
• Освітня: розширити знання учнів про літературу;
• Виховна: виховувати моральні якості учнів, повагу до культури нашого народу та народу країни, мову якої вивчаємо, виховувати почуття прекрасного.

Тип уроку: комбінований.

Обладнання: мультимедійний комплекс, ноутбук, презентації до уроку, ілюстрації, портрети письменників, роздавальний матеріал (картки, кросворди, міні-зошити), демонстраційний матеріал, книги, музичний супровідTextbook:

PROCEDURE OF THE LESSON

      І.   INTRODUCTION. 

1.  Greeting.  Teacher's introduction into the topic.

Teacher. Good  morning, pupils! I`m glad to see you, too!

                Let`s begin our lesson with the reciting of the following poem.

                Dear pupils, you are welcome!

( Звучить мелодія. На фоні мелодії учні читають вірш Т.Г.Шевченка «Реве та стогне Дніпр широкий» англійською мовою).

                                              The Mighty Dnieper

The mighty Dnieper roars and bellows,

The wind in anger howls and raves,

Down to the ground it bends the willows,

And mountain-high lifts up the waves.

 

The pale-faced moon picked out this moment

To peek out from behind a cloud,

Like a canoe upon the ocean

It first tips up, and then dips down.

 

The cocks don't crow to wake the morning,

There's not as yet a sound of man,

The owls in glades call out their warnings,

And ash trees creak and creak again.

 

Teacher: The topic of  our lesson is really interesting to everyone. Today we shall speak about literature, famous writers and poets, their life, work and their influence on the literature.

2.Warming up activities.

1) Teacher: So, as we speak about literature, let`s revise some proverbs concerning our topic. Read them after me and then translate.

Proverbs:

1. The more you read the more you know.

2. A good book is a source of  wisdom.

3 A room without books is a body without a soul.

4. Wear an old coat and buy a new book.

5. Choose an author as you choose a friend.

6. Don`t judge a book by it`s cover.

 

 2) Teacher: Let`s speak about books a little. Answer my questions, please!

1. Do you read books?

2. Is reading important in your life?

3. What kinds of books do know?

4. What kinds of books do you like to read?

5. Who is your favourite author?

6. Is reading your hobby or necessity?

7. How often do you read?

8. Can you live a day without reading?

9. Have you a library at home?

10. Who taught you to read?

11. How old were you when you started to read?

12. What or who influences the choice of books you read?

13. What is your favourite book?

14. What Ukrainian / English writers do you know?

15. How often do you go to the library?

16. Who is your favourite character from literature?

17. Do you give books to your friends as a present?

3) Teacher: And now, please, look at the board. These are the portraits of poets. Look at this one and tell me who is Taras Shevchenko? (Учні приклеюють «стікери» з надписами жовтого і блакитного кольору біля портрету)

Taras Shevchenko  is a famous poet.

 Taras Shevchenko is a  well-known artist.

Taras Shevchenko is a prominent writer.

Taras Shevchenko  is an outstanding  literary researcher.

Taras Shevchenko is a noted  playwright.

Taras Shevchenko is a glorious  public  figure.

II. MAIN PART.       

1. Listening

Teacher: Now, it`s time to listen to the text about T. Shevchenko`s life. But first, let`s get aquainted with the new vocabulary units. Repeat them after me.

a) Pre- listening activity

Introduction of new vocabulary units:

Serf( кріпак) – A member of the lowest feudal class, attached to the land owned by a lord and required to perform labor in return for certain legal or customary rights; an agricultural laborer under various similar systems, especially in 18th- and 19th-century Russia and eastern Europe.

a workshop (майстерня) – a room or a building in which the work of craftsperson is carried on

to grant (надати) –  to give or accord; to agree or to accede

an exile (заслання )– to be away from one's home (i.e. city, state or country), while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return. It can be a form of punishment and solitude.

to be orphaned (бути сиротою)– to cause to become an orphan

a precentor (регент)– a person who leads a congregation or choir in the sung parts of church service.

A peasant – селянин.

b) While- listening activity.   Listen to the text.

   Taras Hryhorovych  Shevchenko was born in a serf family in the village of Moryntsi of Kyiv Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Cherkasy region) March 9, 1814. Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko was a Ukrainian poet, artist and humanist. His literary heritage is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and, to a large extent, the modern Ukrainian language. Shevchenko also wrote in Russian and left many masterpieces as a painter and an illustrator.

      Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven. He was taught to read by a village precentor, and loved to draw at every opportunity. Shevchenko went with his Russian aristocrat landlord Pavel Engelhardt to Vilna, 1828–31, and then to Saint Petersburg. There he met the Ukrainian artist Ivan Soshenko, who introduced him to other compatriots such as Yevhen Hrebinka and Vasyl Hryhorovych, and to the Russian painter Alexey Venetsianov. Through these men Shevchenko also met the famous painter and professor Karl Briullov, who donated his portrait of the Russian poet Vasily Zhukovsky as a lottery prize, whose proceeds were used to buy Shevchenko's freedom on May 5, 1838. In the same year Shevchenko was accepted as a student into the Academy of Arts in the workshop of Karl Briullov.

   He began writing poetry while he was a serf and in 1840 his first collection of poetry, «Kobzar», was published. Shevchenko also wrote plays. In 1842, he released a part of the tragedy «Mykyta Hayday» and in 1843 he completed the drama «Nazar Stodolya». While residing in Saint Petersburg, Shevchenko made three trips to the regions of modern Ukraine, in 1843, 1845, and 1846.

    In 1844, distressed by the condition of Ukrainian regions in the Russian Empire, Shevchenko decided to capture some of his homeland's historical ruins and cultural monuments in an album of etchings, which he called «Picturesque Ukraine».

   Shevchenko was sent to prison in Saint Petersburg. He was exiled as a private with the Russian military Orenburg garrison at Orsk, near Orenburg, near the Ural Mountains.

   Taras Shevchenko spent the last years of his life working on new poetry, paintings, and engravings, as well as editing his older works. But after his difficult years in exile his final illness proved too much. Shevchenko died in Saint Petersburg on March 10, 1861, the day after his 47th birthday.

c) Post-reading activity

Teacher: Now, do the following tasks to the text.

(Робота в парах, завдання на картках)

1) Teacher: In the 1^st Task you`ve got the list of dates connected with the life and heritage of T. Shevchenko. Your task is to write the events connected with the dates.

May  5, 1838 –

1840 –

1814 –

1845 –

1861 –

1847- 1857 –

a) Shevchenko also met the famous painter and professor Karl Briullov, who donated his portrait of the Russian poet Vasily Zhukovsky as a lottery prize, whose proceeds were used to buy Shevchenko's freedom.

b) Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko was born in a serf family in the village of Moryntsi of Kyiv Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Cherkasy region).

c) His first collection of poetry, «Kobzar», was published.

d)  The Council of the Academy of Arts granted Shevchenko the title of an artist.

e) Shevchenko was arrested along with other members.

f) Shevchenko died in Saint Petersburg, the day after his 47th birthday.

(Key: 1- a; 2- c; 3- b; 4- d; 5- f; 6- e.)

2) Teacher:

Task 2. Complete the sentences using words from the box:

was born, Saint Petersburg, «Kobzar», Ukrainian literature, an official member, died

1.Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko __________in a serf family in the village of Moryntsi.

2. He began writing poetry while he was a serf and in 1840 his first collection of poetry, ___________, was published.

3. Although he probably was not _______________of the Brotherhood, during the search his poem «The Dream» («Son») was found.

4. Shevchenko was sent to prison in___________.

5. Shevchenko_______ in Saint Petersburg on March 10, 1861, the day after his 47th birthday.

6. His works and life are revered by Ukrainians and his impact on_____________ is immense.

( Key: 1 - was born; 2 - «Kobzar»; 3 - an official member; 4 - Saint Petersburg; 5 – died; 6 - Ukrainian literature.)

3) Teacher:

Task 3: Read and say if the statements are true or false.

1. Taras Hryhorovych  Shevchenko was born in a serf family in the village of Moryntsi.

2. Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko was a Russian poet, artist and humanist.

3. He began writing poetry while he was a serf and in 1870 his first collection of poetry, «Kobzar», was published.

4. While residing in Saint Petersburg, Shevchenko made three trips to the regions of modern Ukraine, in 1843, 1845, and 1846.

5. Shevchenko was sent to prison in Saint Petersburg.

6. Shevchenko died in Orenburg on March 10, 1861, the day after his 47th birthday.

(Key: 1-T; 2-F; 3-F; 4-T; 5-T; 6-F)

4) Teacher:

Task 4: Complete the sentences with  a), b), c) to speak about Taras Shevchenko.

1. Taras Hryhorovych  Shevchenko was born in the family of ___________.

       a)  serf peasants;         b) workers;               c) artists.

2. His first teacher  was __________ who lived in this village.

       a) the artist;                 b) the deacon;          c) the priest.

3. ___________, a Russian artist, noticed Shevchenko’s talent and bought him out of serfdom.

      a) Pavel Engelhardt;    b) Karl Bryullov;      c) Vasyl’  Zhukovsky.

4. In 1844 the poet wrote his satirical poem ___________.

     a) «Nazar Stodolya»;    b) «Haidamaky»;      c) «A Dream».

5. His friends helped  Shevchenko to return from exile in ________.

     a) 1857                            b) 1840                       c) 1860

(Key: 1-a; 2-a; 3-b; 4-c; 5-а)

5) Teacher:

Task 5:  Answer the following questions.

1. Who is Taras Shevchenko?

2. In what family was he born?

3. Where was he exiled?

4. When did he publish his first poems?

5. Who is the main character of his works?

6. What Shevchenko’s poems can you name?

7. What problems did he touch in his works?

 

6) Teacher: Now look at the multimedia board and read and match the names  of the famous  writers to the paragraphs about them.

      

     T.H.Shevchenko                  I.Ya.Franko                 Lesia Ukrainka

1.A Ukrainian writer, poet, fiction writer,, journalist, and revolutionary leader of the Socialist movement in the Kingdom of Galicia. He was  born in August 27, 1856, died: May 28, 1916, burial place of Lviv: Lviv's lychakiv cemetery.

2.In 1842, he released a part of the tragedy «Mykyta Hayday» and in 1843 he completed the drama «Nazar Stodolya». While residing in Saint Petersburg, he made three trips to the regions of modern Ukraine.

3. She was born  on the 25th of  February 1871 in the town of  Novohrad-Volynskyi, Zhytomyr region in an intellectual, "literary" family. Нer father was a lawyer.

2. Work in pairs.

    Teacher: Put the dialogue in the right order and act it out.

       ----  I like to read  poems  and dramas.

      ----  Who is your favourite poets?

      ----  What kind of books do you like to read?

      ----  Of course, I am.

      ----  Are you fond of reading?

      ---- I like many Ukrainian poets. T.H.Shevchenko,  I.Ya.Franko, Lesia Ukrainka are among them.

3. Reciting.

 Teacher. And now, let`s listen to the poems by Taras Shevchenko translated into English.

(звучить мелодія гри на кобзі).

     MY TESTAMENT

When I die, let me be buried

In my beloved Ukraine,

My tomb upon a grave-mound high,

Amid the wide-spread plain,

That the fields, the steppe unbounded,

The Dnieper’s plunging shore

My eye could see, my ear could hear

The mighty river roar,

When from Ukraine the Dnieper bears

Into the deep blue sea

The blood of foes… then will I leave

These hills and fertile fields –

I’ll leave them all behind and fly

To the abode of God

To sing His praise… But till that day –

I nothing know of God.

On bury me, then rise ye up

And break your heavy chains

And water with the tyrants’ blood

The freedom you have gained.

And in the great new family,

The family of the free,

With softly-spoken kindly word

Remember also me.                                                                                

 Translated by John Weir

Teacher: Now I offer you to listen to “My Thoughts”

My Thoughts

My thorny thoughts, my thorny thoughts,

You bring me only woe!

Why do you on the paper stand

So sadly row on row?...

Why did the winds not scatter you

Like dust across the steppes?

Why did ill-luck not cradle you

To sleep upon its breast?...

 

My thoughts, my melancholy thoughts,

My children, tender shoots!

I nursed you, brought you up -- and now

What shall I do with you?...

Go to Ukraine, my homeless waifs!

Your way make to Ukraine

Along back roads like vagabonds,

But I'm doomed here to stay.

 

There you will find a heart that's true

And words of welcome kind,

There honesty, unvarnished truth

And, maybe, fame you'll find...

So welcome them, my Motherland,

Ukraine, into your home!

Accept my guileless, simple brood

And take them for your own!

 St. Petersburg, 1839.           Translated by John Weir

4. Reading.

Teacher: Now, it`s time for reading. Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian with the help of a dictionary.

                 TARAS SHEVCHENKO LIVED HERE

There is a small building on Shevchenko  by-Street in Kyiv.

The building has a memorial plaque which reads: “In 1846 Taras Shevchenko, the great Ukrainian poet, painter and revolutionary democrat, lived in this house”.

Exploring one room after another, visitor feels that he has travelled back into the 19th century. The walls are covered with drawings and paintings.

Collections of works by T. Shevchenko, which were printed 100 years ago, reviews on his creations, reproductions of his pictures and several lifetime editions of his works are exhibited here. The drawings show us the views of the 19th century Kyiv: the old part of Kyiv with Khreschatyk Street and Podil, the way they looked from the Hills of Pechersk.

We can see here a miniature room with a single small window and a stove in the corner.

“Taras Shevchenko lived here,” says the guide.

A few modest armchairs and a sofa make up nearly all the furniture in the room. There are framed pages of the hand-written “Lileia”, “Mermaid” and other poems which were created here, the early 19th century works by Shakespeare, “Russkaia Starina” almanakh, stories by P. Kulish and others.

The display of the poet’s personal effects includes: the easel, brushes, chisels, rulers, pencils, chalk, an inkpot, a box of drawing instruments, a simple cotton suit and several shirts of rough linen.

People are coming here to pay homage to the immortal poet.

plaque [pla:k] — меморіальна дошка; exploring— оглядаючи; exhibited— експоновані; miniature— мініатюра; effects— речі; easel— мольберт; chisels— різці; to pay homage— віддати належне

Find out in the text “Taras Shevchenko Lived Here” the sentences or parts of them which correspond to the Ukrainian ones given below.

1. На будинку є меморіальна дошка. 2. Тарас Шевченко жив у цьому будинку. 3. Відвідувач відчуває, що він помандрував у 19 століття. 4. Ми можемо бачити єдине маленьке  вікно, а в кутку — грубу. 5. Тут ми бачимо збірки творів Т. Шевченка, які були видані 100 років тому. 6. Люди приходять сюди, щоб віддати шану безсмертному поетові.

5. SREAKING.

Teacher: Tell your classmates what you know about Taras Shevchenko. Use the following questions as a plan.

1.Where is the building situated?

2.What does the plaque read?

3.What does the visitor feel when he visits one room after another?

4.The walls are covered with drawings and paintings, aren’t they? 5.When were the collections of works printed?

6.What do the drawings show?

7.What is the furniture in the room?

8.What does the display of the poet’s personal effects include? 9.Why are people coming here?

6. Watching presentation.

Teacher: And now we are moving to a great English writer William Shakespeare.

Let`s watch the presentation about his life and creative way. (Перегляд презентації)

William Shakespeare

1). W. Shakespeare ( April 23, 1564 – April 23, 1616) – was the greatest English poet and dramatist of the 16^th  century. Shakespeare is an author of 17 comedies, 10 chronicles, 11 tragedies, 5 poems and a cycle of 154 sonnets.

2). His first biography was written by Nicaise Rowe and it was published in 1709 (100 years after his death).

3) The era in which he lived and worked is called Renaissance. It amazes wiyh the rise of the spirit, great faith in human creativity. The art did not play such a significant role in society and it never has been so beautiful as in Shakespeare`s era.

4). Intelligence, experience, knowledge in people was praised during the Renaissance.

5). Shakespeare began to perform as a playwright, dramatist in the end of 80s of the 16^th century. His plays enjoyed great popularity, but only a few viewers knew his name at that time because viewers get attention to the actor`s work for the first time.

  Usually Shakespeare`s dramas divided into four periods, but sometimes the first and the second unite into one.

6). The first period – from 1590 to 1601 – when he wrote histories, comedies and sonnets.

The best compositions of that period are:

1) The Comedy of Errors – 1591.

2) The two Gentlemen of Verona – 1592.

3) Much ado about Nothing – 1599.

4) The Passionate Pilgrim – 1599.

5) King Henry VI – 1592.

The second period – from 1601 to 1608 – was the period of tragedies. The best tragedies of that period are:

1) Hamlet, Prince of Denmark – 1602.

2) Troilus and Cressida – 1603.

3) Othello, the Moor of Venice – 1604.

4) King Lear – 1605.

5) Antony and Cleopatra – 1607.

The third period from 1608 to 1612 – when he wrote mostly tragi-comedies. The best plays of that period are:

1) Cymberline – 1610.

2) The Winter`s Tale – 1610

3) The Tempest – 1611.

4) Henry VIII – 1613.

These three periods are sometimes called optimistic, pessimistic and romantic.

7). In his work “The Passionate Pilgrim” William Shakespeare shows how to distinguish “… faithful friend from flattering foe.”

7. Relaxation.

Teacher: Now, have a minute of relaxation and listen to the following melody. (Guess from what film is it?) (Звучить мелодія з фільму «Ромео та Джульєта»)

8. Acting out.

Teacher: Let`s watch a little part from Shakespeare`s tragedy.

 Scene from the tragedy  “Romeo and Juliet”

Juliet: Romeo!

Romeo: My dear!

J: At what o`clock tomorrow shall I send to you?

R: At hour of nine.

J: I will not fail; `tis twenty years till then, I have forgot why did I call you back.

R: Let me stand here till you remember it.

J: I shall forget, to have you still stand there, remembering how I love my company.

R: And I`ll still stay,

    to have you still forget,

    forgetting any other home but this.

J: It is almost morning;

   I would gave you gone;

   And yet no further than a wanton`s bird

   Who lets it hope a little from her hand

   Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gives,

   And with a silk thread pluckes it back again,

   So loving-jealous of his liberty.

R: I would I were your bird.

J: Sweet, so would I:

   Yet I should kill you with much cherishing

   Good-night, good-night parting in such sweet sorrow

   That I shall say

   Good- night till it be morrow.

9. Work with the quotations.

Teacher: Now, let`s work with some well-known quotations from Shakespeare`s tragedies and comedies. Look at the multimedia board and choose the best translation to them using your cards.

Quotations:

1. To be or not to be? That is the question.

2. All is well that ends well.

3. What is our life? A game.

4. All that glitters is not gold.

5. A horse! A horse!  Half kingdom for a horse!

6. The beginning of the end.

7. The whirling of time.

8. Much ado about nothing.

9 Brevity is a soul of wit.

10. Delays have dangerous ends.

11. All the world is a stage. All the men and women are merely players.

1. Життя наше гра, а люди в ньому лише актори.

2. Зволікання смерті подібне.

3. Стислість – сестра таланту.

4. Багато галасу даремно.

5. Перепони долі.

6. Початок кінця.

7. Коня! Коня! Пів-королівства за коня!

8. Не все то золото, що блищить.

9. Що наше життя? Гра.

10. Все добре, що добре закінчується.

11. Бути чи не бути? Ось запитання…

10. Writing.

Teacher: As you often go to the library you should follow some rules.

Think of and write some Library Rules for our school library.

Put the words in a right order and  you`ll have the library rules.

1) make,  in,   noise,  don`t,  library,  the.

2) pages,  don`t,  the,  tear.

3) library,  be,  in,  polite,  the.

4) notes,  pages,  on,  don`t,  make,  the.

5) dog`s,  make,  don`t,  ears,  the,  book,  in.

6) necessary,  use,  catalogue,  the,  the,  to,  book,  find.

7) time,  in,  books,  return.

8) lose,  books,  your,  don`t.

9) read,  to,  before,  begin,  you,  hands,  your,  wash.

11. Solving the crossword puzzle.

Teacher: Now, solve the crossword puzzle. Find out 12 words concerning  our today`s theme.

Solve the crossword puzzle and find out 12 words connected with books.

m	w	f	e	g	z	h	v	s	m
w	r	i	t	e	r	s	e	t	e
p	k	c	s	n	y	b	r	o	l
l	i	t	e	r	a	t	u	r	e
i	n	i	t	e	u	i	d	y	g
b	o	o	k	y	t	t	x	u	e
r	v	n	o	w	h	l	p	r	n
a	e	s	u	p	o	e	m	o	d
r	l	l	k	d	r	a	m	a	k
y	c	h	a	r	a	c	t	e	r

(writer, literature, book, poem, drama, character, library, novel, fiction, genre, author,title, story, legend)

ІII. Summary.

1.  Homework: To write a letter  to your favourite writer..

2. Conclusion: Now, dear pupils, let`s sum up the information about William Shakespeare and tell who William Shakespeare is.

William Shakespeare is the greatest writer in England.

William Shakespeare is an actor and playwright.

William Shakespeare is an author of 37 plays.

William Shakespeare is a famous poet.

William Shakespeare wrote tragedies and comedies.

William Shakespeare is an author of 154 sonnets.

Teacher: Our lesson is coming to the end. Well done. I think you have worked a lot. All the pupils were very active at the lesson and deserve good marks.