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Unit4,TextIAManfromStratfordWilliamShakespeare,TextIIWilliamShakespeare,TextITextIIOralWorkGuidedWritingListening,Pre-readingActivityStructureVocabularyAcquisitionIntensiveReadingQuestions,Text1:AManfromStratfordWilliamShakespeare,Inyouropinion,whatisShakespearefamousfor?CouldyougivemesomenamesofShakespearesfamouswork/play?,TextI,Pre-readingActivity,Pre-readingquestions:,Pictures,vedios,TextI,VocabularyAcquisition,ReadthetextonceandTrytowritedownthemeaningoffollowingwordsthatbestfitsthecontext.,legacy(L.2)_estate(L.3)_genius(L.7)_awe(L.8)_thriving(L.14)_plot(L.20)_clue(L.21)_conviction(L.30)_,moneyorpropertylefttosomeonebyawill,privatelyownedlandwithahouseonit,talentedman,amixedfeelingofrespect,fearandwonder,prosperous,successful,workoutanoutlinefor,somethingthathelpstofindananswertoaquestion,veryfirmbelief,skimming,Skimthetextandfindoutthewordsorsentencesineachparagraphwhichbestsumsupthemainideaoftheparagraph.,AManfromStratfordWilliamShakespeare,TextI,1OnMarch25th,1616,fifty-two-year-oldMasterWilliamShakespearesignedhiswillleavingthefamouslegacyofhis“secondbestbedandfurniture”tohiswifeandthegreaterpartofhisestatetohismarrieddaughter,SusannaHall.Itwasthewillofacomfortablyoffman,fortheincomefromtheestateprobablyamountedtoabout$200ayear,whichwasalotofmoneyoverthreehundredandsixtyyearsago.Forhistorians,themostinterestingpartofthewillwasthatsignature,becauseitandothersignaturesareallwehaveleftofthehandwritingoftheworldsliterarygenius.ThereisnocountrywhereShakespearesworkisnotreadwithsomethingverylikeawebecausethereissomethingfascinatingaboutamanwhoseworkwassomuchbetterthanthatofanyoneelse.,Yetinspiteofthethousandsofbooksthathavebeenwrittenaboutthisamazingwriter,almosteverydetailofhispersonallifeissuppositionratherthanfact.Historicallyspeaking,Shakespearelivedonlyyesterdaybuthisactivities,likethoseofnearlyeveryplaywrightofhisday,aresovaguethathecouldhavebeenborninRomantimes.2Shakespearesbirthplace,thelittletownofStratford-upon-Avon,inWarwickshire,hadmadeathrivingbusinessoutofitsmostfamouscitizenforalongtime.Itisapopularplacefortouristsfromallovertheworld,eventhoughmanyofthemwouldhavethegreatestofdifficultyinunderstandingShakespearesElizabethanEnglish.However,hehassuchafinereputationthatitiswellworththejourneyjusttobeabletolookattheswansthatswimonhisriver,andgazeatthecottagewhereAnne,hiswife,livedbeforetheirmarriage,andthentoseehisplaysattheRoyalShakespeareTheatre.,TextI,3ToplotShakespeareslifeistobecomeinvolvedinakindofdetectivestorywherethereareplentyofcluesbutverylittleelse.Nobodyevenknowstheexactdateofhisbirth,althoughtheregisteroftheParishChurchconfirmsthatWilliamShakespearewasbaptizedthereonApril26th,1564.Norcanitbeprovedthathewenttotheexcellentlocalgrammarschool,althoughheprobablydidastherewasnowhereelseforhimtogo.Attheageof18hemarriedAnneHathaway,awomaneightyearsolderthanhimself,andtheyhadthreechildren.Thenin1585thisyoungmarriedmanapparentlyleftStratfordandhisfamily,forthereisabsolutelynorecordofhimforsevenlongyears.,TextI,4ExactlywhathappenedtoWilliamShakespeareduringthosesevenyearshaspuzzledscholarseversince.Therearedifferenttheories,butofalltheprobabilitiesthemostlikelyoneisthathetravelledabroad,spendingagooddealoftimeatsea.Shakespearewrotewithgreatconvictionaboutstormsandshipwrecksandeatingthehardshipsbiscuitswithachingteeth.,TextI,5Whatisquitecertainisthat,duringthetimeShakespearelivedthere,Stratford-upon-Avonwasvisitedbyagreatnumberoftheatricalcompanies.Itcanneverbeproved,butitseemsquitepossiblethattheyoungShakespearesawsomeoftheseperformances,realizedinaflashthatthiswasthelifeforhimandtalkedoneofthemanagersintogivinghimajob.Atleastnobodyquestionsthefactthathecannextbetracedin1592inLondon,earninghislivingasadramatistandgenerallygettingwellknowninthetheatre.Whateverelsehadhappenedduringthelostyears,playsthatfollowed,suchasRichardIIIandTheTamingoftheShrew,wereproofthatthegreatestliterarycareerofalltimehadbegun.Shakespearesoonbecamesufficientlywellknownformanagersandotherinfluentialpeopletorefertohiminwriting.Weknowthataswellasworkingonoldplaysherapidlymadeanameforhimselfasanauthorofentirelynewonesandalsoperformedasanactoratcourt.Duringhisfifteenyearsasaworkingmanofthetheatre,Shakespearewrotemorethanthirtyplaysaswellasmarvellousverse.,TextI,6AfterhisdeathonApril23rd,1616,Shakespeareleftbehindamassofquestionsthatexpertshavebeentryingtoanswereversince.WhatwasthesourceofShakespearesamazinglydetailedknowledgeofsomanydifferentsubjects?Whowasthebeautifulbutapparentlyheartlessdarkladywhoseemedtohavefirstinspiredhimandthencausedhimalotofsadness?Sofarwedonotknow.TherehaveevenbeenfoolishattemptstoprovethatWilliamShakespearesplayswereinfactwrittenbysomeoneelse.,TextI,7Whenoneremembersthathelivedinanagewhenprintingwasstillveryexpensiveandthatitwasrareforanythingwrittentobethrownaway,itseemsastonishingthatnothingremainsofthebusywritersownhandwritingbutthesignature.Soonerorlatersomeonemaydiscoverabundleoflettersthatwillanswerthequestionthathavepuzzledsomanypeopleforsolong.,TextI,FromanarticleinthemagazineLookandLearn,(1564-1616)anEnglishwriterofplaysandpoems,borninStratford-on-AvoninEngland,whomostpeopleregardasthegreatestofallEnglishwriters.HismanyfamousplaysincludethetragediesRomeoandJuliet,JuliusCaesar,Hamlet,Macbeth,Othello,andKingLear;thecomediesAMidsummerNightsDream,TwelfthNight,andAsYouLikeIt;andthehistoricalplaysRichardIIIandHenryV.Manywell-knownEnglishsayingscomefromShakespeareswork,andhehadagreatinfluenceontheEnglishlanguageandEnglishliterature.Shakespearealsowrotepoetry,includingtheSonnets,andworkedasanactorattheGlobeTheatreinLondon.,ThereisnocountrywhereShakespearesworkisnotreadwithsomethingverylikeawebecausethereissomethingfascinatingaboutaman,Task:Paraphrasethesentence,PeopleallovertheworldreadShakespearesworkwithafeelingofprofoundrespectandwondermentbecausethereissomethingabouthimwhichmadepeoplecharmed.,Task:Paraphrasethesentence,Wedonotbaseeveryminuteandparticulardetailofhispersonallifesomuchonfactsasonguesswork.,Task：Translate这扇门这么低，那个高个子进屋时无法挺直身子，只能低头猫腰进入.,Itwassuchalowdoorwaythatthetallmanhadtobendhisheadratherthankeepuprightwhenenteringtheroom.,everydetailofhispersonallifeissuppositionratherthanfact,ratherthanherehasthemeaningof“insteadof”,buthisactivities,likethoseofnearlyeveryplaywrightofhisday,aresovaguethathecouldhavebeenborninRomantimes,Task:Paraphrasethesentence,Thesameaseveryplaywrightatthattime,wearesouncertainabouthisactivitiesthatwemightaswellsaythathewasbornintheancientRomantimes.,莎士比亚的父亲当年买下这座2层楼房，一半作住宅，一半作手工作坊。1564年4月23日，莎士比亚出生在这座楼上。他的童年和青少年时代都是在这里度过的。14岁时，家道中落，他只得中断学业，外出谋生。18岁时，他与比他大8岁的当地姑娘安妮结婚。几年后，莎士比亚步行来到伦敦，开始了他作为演员、剧作家和诗人的生涯。1592年，他以自己的剧本爱的徒劳、错误的喜剧、亨利六世等开始驰名伦敦。30岁到35岁是莎士比亚创作的鼎盛时期。他一生共写了154首14行诗、37部剧本。功成名就的莎士比亚曾是伦敦“环球”、“天鹅”、“玫瑰”、“幸福”等几家大剧院的股东。莎士比亚48岁后搁笔，从伦敦回到斯特拉特福镇，退隐故里。1616年4月23日，即他52岁生日那天逝世。在他逝世7年后，他的生前好友将他的剧作汇订出版，因为印在对折的纸张上，称为“第一对折本”，这就是第一部莎士比亚全集。莎士比亚的故居于1847年由“斯特拉特福旧居委员会”接收后进行了修缮。1891年，又由“莎士比亚旧居托管和保护委员会”负责管理和保护，开始接待世界各地的来访者。,BecauseofitsmostfamouscitizenShakespeare,Stratford-upon-Avonhasmadealotofmoneyforalongtime.,hadmadeathrivingbusinessoutofitsmostfamouscitizenforalongtime,Task:Paraphrasethesentence,Task：Translate令人难以置信的是他在两年内竟然把这些普通的女孩子训练成了世界一流的长跑运动员.,Itsunbelievable/incrediblethathemadeworld-classlongdistancerunnersoutoftheseordinarygirls.,conviction,Task：Translate这位年轻学者专心致志地开发新型的电脑翻译软件，他深信在不久的将来自己会成名。,Thisyoungscholardevotedallhisattentiontothedevelopmentofanewtypeofcomputertranslationsoftwareinthefullconvictionthathewouldmakeanameinthenearfuture.,averystrongbelieforopinion,inaflash,in/likeaflash/quickasaflashveryquicklye.g.Justwaithere.Illbebackinaflash,Task：Translate他在餐厅享用美味的晚餐时，听到车子的警报声，猛然间他想起自己停在外面马路上的车子未上锁.,Whileenjoyinghisdeliciousdinnerinarestaurant,heheardthecaralarmandrealizedinaflashthathelefthiscarunlockedinthestreet.,talkinto/outofdoing.,Task：Translate他们竭力说服她放弃诉讼，但都无济于事。,Theytriedtheirbesttotalkherintogivingupthelawsuit,butinvain.,E.g.Theytalkintotakingpartinthespeechcontest.Judytalkedherhusbandoutofinvestingtheirmoneyinstocksandshares.,talkedoneofthemanagersintogivinghimajob,Task：Paraphrasethesentence,afterthatweknowhewasinLondonin1592.,Hecannextbetracedin1592inLondon,Shakespearesoonbecamesufficientlywell-knownformanagersandotherinfluentialpeopletorefertohiminwriting.,SoonShakespearebecamesofamousthatmanagersandotherpowerfulpeopleoftenmentionedhimintheirwritings.,Task:Paraphrasethesentence,eversince,fromthentillnow,e.g.ShewenttothecountryinJunetospendhersummerholidaysandhasremainedthereeversince.Tomwasdownwithahighfeverafortnightagoandhasbeenkeepingtohisbedeversince.,TextI,QuestionsP43,Trytoanswerthequestionsorally.,2.Howwouldyoudefinealiterarygenius?Heisonewhohasanexceptionalgreatcreativeandinventivecapacityinwriting4.Whatismeantby“ToplotShakespeareslifeistobecomeinvolvedinakindofdetectivestorywherethereareplentyofcluesbutverylittleelse.”AnyonewhowantstomakeanoutlineofShakespeareslifefindshimselfinadifficultsituation.Heislikeadetectivetryingtosolveacase.Hehasonlyalotofcluesbuthardlyanyfactsorevidence.,TextI,QuestionsP43,Trytoanswerthequestionsorally.,5.Whatismeantby“herealizedinaflashthatthiswasthelifeforhimandtalkedoneofthemanagersintogivinghimajob”?AfterShakespearehadseensomeoftheperformancesputonbysomeofthetheatricalcompanies,hecometoseeinstantlythatheoughttotakeuptheatreashiscareer,andhepersuadedoneofthemanagerstogivehimajob.,TextI,QuestionsP43,Trytoanswerthequestionsorally.,6.Whatistheimpliedmeaningofthesentence“weknowthataswellasworkingonoldplaysherapidlymakeanameforhimselfasanauthorofentirelynewonesandalsoperformedasanactoratcourt”?Hesoonbecamefamousbynotonlyimprovingorrevisingtheoldplaysbutalsowritingcompletelynewplaysandactingintheplaysforthequeen.theimpliedmeaningis“Shakespearewasgiftedbothincreativewritingandinactinginthetheatre”,TextI,Structure,1.Mysteriouslife,2.birthplace,3.Whymysterious?-evidence,6.Questionsafterdeath,4.Sevenlostyears,5.Certain:greatestplaywright,7.Nothingremainsbutthesignature,Structuretechniques,TextI,techniques,flashbacktechnique,cyclicreturn,Tonetechniques,Specificwords,Sentencepatterns,superlatives,Necessarytemporalreferences,1.WhatwasknownaboutShakespearesearlyschooling?2.WhatarethetwolegendsaboutShakespeareslifebetweenthetimeheleftschoolandhisdepartureforLondon?3.WhyistheworldgratefulthatShakespeareleftthetownofhisbirth?4.WhatwasknownaboutShakespearetowardstheendofthesixteenthcentury?5.Whataresomeofthebest-knownplaysShakespearewroteintheearlypartoftheseventeenthcentury?6.WhatcursewasengravedonShakespearesgravestone?Whowasitthatwantedtohaveitengraved?Whydidhewanttohavethisdone?Whatisthewriterscommentonthiscurse?,TextII,ExtensiveReadingQuestions,WilliamShakespeare,TextII,Practice,Workbook,Page50,Comprehension,WordsandExpressions,WilliamShakespearesWorks,OralWork,Groupwork:Discussthebestfilmorplayyouhaveeverseenwithyourgroupmembers.Followinginformationshouldbeincluded:Thenameofthefilm/playThemostimpressivepartWhydoyouthinkitsthebestfilm/play?DifferentfeaturesofWesternmovies/Hongkongmovies/mainlandmovies,TheBestFilm/PlayIHaveSeen,PrcisWritingParagraphWritingLetterWriting,GuidedWriting,ListeningComprehensionDictationADictationB,Listening,Key,Key,Listening,LucentiowentoPaduato_.A.findawifeB.goonatripC.visitBaptistaD.Study2.Whichofthefollowingwasnotsuggestedinthetext?_A.KatharinawaswealthyandbeautifulB.katharinawasshrewdC.Katharinawassharp-tonguedD.Katharinawasbad-tempered3.WhohadneverbeeninlovewithBianca?A.LucentioB.PetruchioC.GremioD.Hortensio,WorkbookPage56,Multiplechoicequestions,D,B,B,Listening,4.Baptistainsistedthat_.A.katharinashouldgetmarriedbeforeBiancaB.BiancashouldgetmarriedbeforeKatharinaC.BiancaandKatharinashouldgetmarriedatthesametimeD.Katharinashouldnevergetmarried5.Lucentiodisguisedhimselfas_.A.aservantB.amerchantC.atutorD.Tranio6.Whichofthefollowingisnotsuggestedinthetext?PetruchioscourtshiptoBaptistaselderdaughteris_.A.anunusualoneB.asecretoneC.abattleofwitsD.abattleofwordsandwills,WorkbookPage56,Multiplechoicequestions,A,C,B,Listening,7.Lucentiohadhisweddingin_.A.hiscountryhomeB.BaptistashouseC.thechurchD.Hortensioshouse8.Lucentiodisguisedhimselfas_.A.indifferentB.surprisedC.gladD.angry,WorkbookPage56,Multiplechoicequestions,C,D,Listening,DictationA,AlbertEinsteinAlbertEinsteinWasborninGermanyin1879.Hisfatherownedafactorythatmadeelectricaldevices.Hismotherenjoyedmusicandbooks.HisparentswereJewis