1、Using Language,Unit 2,Words,staff suspectscoldscratchbaggage,n. 职员; 员工 vt. 怀疑 vt. 责骂; 斥责 n. 刮 n. 行李,Listening,1. In Part 2 of the play, King Lear asks the Duke of Burgundy and the King of France whether they still want to marry Cordelia. What do you think the two men will say?,Listen to the tape to
2、check your predictions with your partners.,Main event; 1 Goneril treats her father badly. 2 Her servant, Oswald, is rude to Lear. 3 Lear leaves to visit Regan with Kent.,1: What does Lear tell the two men?,2. Listen the to Part 2 of the play and then answer the following questions.,Lear tells them t
3、hat Cordelia is no longer going to have part of his kingdom. Shewill be a poor woman when she marries.,Burgundy says he cannot marry her after all.,2 How does the Duke of Burgundy respond when he hears the news?,France asks Lear what Cordelia has done to turn him against her. Cordelia explains she h
4、as done nothing bad, just hasnt found the words to tell her father how much she loves him.,3 What does the King of France want to know when he first hears the news? What does Cordelia tell him?,France decides to marry Cordelia even without her part of the kingdom.,4 What does the Kinbg of France dec
5、ide to do?,Listen again and discuss these questions in your group. There are no right or wrong answers.,1 What do you think of the Duke of Burgundys decision? 2 What is your opinion of the King of France?,3 How do Goneril and Regan act towards their sister after the king has left? What does this tel
6、l you about the character of the two elder sisters?,The two sisters are rude to their younger sister. They refuse to take Cordelias advice and ask her to mind her own business. All these give a hint of their rudeness and cruelty.,4 What do you think will happen next?,According to what they said, pro
7、bably they will do something bad to their father- King Lear.,Listening text,N =Narrator B=Burgundy C=Cordelia L=Lear F=King of France R=Regan G=Gaoneril N: After the kings harsh words to him, Kent sadly leaves the room. Just as he goes, the King of France and theDuke of Burgundy enter. Both these ge
8、ntlemen want to marry Cordelia.,L: Ah, come here Burgundy. I have something to tell you. I no longer care for my daughter and she is to leave my castle a poor woman. Shewill have none of my riches when she marries you.,B: That was not our agreement, sir. L: Well, it is now. B: I am sorry but I canno
9、t marry her under these circumstances. L: Fine, then dont. And you, France. Are you willing to marry this daughter whom I hate?,F: I dont understand. Yesterday Cordelia was your favorite. She was the child of your old age, the best, the dearest of your daughters. She must have done something most te
10、rrible to turn you against her.,C: Your Majesty. I have committed no murder or any other dishonorable act. It is simply that I could not findthe words to tell my father how much I love him. L: It would have been better if you had never been born than you had displeased me so much.,F: Is this her onl
11、y fault? Why, then I shall marry her and take her to France where she will be my queen. L: Take her, for she is no daughter of e Burgundy. I do not want to look any longer at her face.,N: The King and Burgundy leave together with the Dukes o Albany and Cornwall. C: Sisters, goodbye. I pray that your
12、 grand speeches have some truth inthem and that you will be kind to my father.,R: Dont tell us what to do. G: Yes, mind your own business and look after your husband. N: Cordelia and the King of Franceleave. G: Sister, our father is much changed. He always loved Cordelia best yet see how quickly he
13、threw her out.,R: Yes, I think he is becoming unwise in his old age. G: Well, he was always quick-tempered but now he is becoming far worse. I think we had better find some way of making sure he cant cause us any problems. R: Yes, Lets think about it. N: Regan and Goneril leave.,1. Predict what will
14、 happen when Lear begins living with his daughter, Goneril? 2. Read the 3rd part and check your prediction.,KING LEARPart 3,Reading,3. Read the play again and complete the Information Card.,Living with Goneril,Complains about the hundred soldiers, encourages servants to be rude, refuses to see her f
15、ather,Disguises himself as a servant so he can stay with Lear,4. Try to find the proper adverbials to describe Gonerils treating Lear.,Goneril,Lear,disrespectfully rudely coldly,1. Ok, Caius, Ill give you a trial. And if you prove to be good at your job, Ill keep you on as my servant.,Language point
16、s,give sb a trial 试用某人,如:I did well in the job interview and they decided to give me a trial. 由于我在求职面试中发挥出色, 他们决定试用我。 He is a capable man. It would be a mistake not to give him a trial. 他是个精明能干的人，不给他试用机会是不对的。,keep sb on = continue to employ someone 继续留用如：How many people will be kept on by the compan
17、y? 有多少人会被公司留用？ Youre not fit for the job. We cant keep you on. 你不适合这个工作, 我们不能继续留用你。,2. Sir, I am sorry, to tell you this, but it seems to me that you are not being treated with the respect due to a king. 先生,我很遗憾地告诉你,我觉得你没有受到像一个国王应该受到的尊敬和礼遇。due 在句中之意是: 应得的,应给的 。 还可表示: 应支付的, 适当的, 预定的, 到期的.,These libra
18、ry books are due next month. 这些图书馆的图书下个月到期应还。 3. I suspect the same, but I keep telling myself it was my imagination. 我曾这样怀疑过, 但我不断告诉自己说, 这只是我的想象罢了。suspect 怀疑, 猜想, 后接名词或从句,如：A great deal of money is due to you. 应当付你一大笔钱。 After the due consideration, they decided to retreat. 他们经过适当考虑后决定撤退。 When is yo
19、ur baby due? 你的孩子预计什么时候出生。,如：He seems poor, but I suspect that he has quite a lot of money. 他看上去很穷, 可是我怀疑他很有钱。 Dont suspect my loyalty. 不要怀疑我的忠诚。,4. Is it any wonder that I frown when your soldiers are continually drinking and fighting? 我皱眉有什么好奇怪的？你的卫兵老是酗酒斗殴。 Is it any wonder (that)? = It is no/litt
20、le wonder (that) “不奇怪, 不足为奇”。,如：With such talented players, is it any wonder they won？ 他们捅有如此优秀的运动员，获胜就不足为奇了。 Is it any wonder that he speaks good English after living in the US for many years. 他在美国生活了很多年, 英语说得很好, 这难道有什么好奇怪的吗？,Continually 和continuously 的区别 两者均可表示“连续的, 不间断地”, 但前者表示“一段时间内多次发生”、“时断时续”或
21、“中断时间很短而以接连发生”; 而后者指“连续不断地, 不停歇地”,如：The telephone has be ringing continually in the office all morning. 整个早上办公室的电话铃声不断。 The telephone rang continuously for five minutes. 电话铃声连续响了五分钟。,5. I suggest you teach them how to behave properly. 我建议你还是教教他们怎样守规矩。 behave (vi) 举动, 举止, 行为表现。可以用副词修饰。The boy behaved
22、 very well last night.这个男孩昨天晚上的表现挺好。,The child behaved badly at the party.那孩子在聚会上的表现很差。 behave 还可作及物动词, 但它只能接反身代词, behave oneself. 如：Please behave yourself. 举止要得体。 The children behaved themselves at the party. Im proud of them. 孩子们在聚会上举止得体, 我为他们而感到骄傲。,I suggest 后接的宾语从句, 谓语动词用should + 动词原形, should可省略
23、. 在动词suggest, order, demand, propose, request, command, insist等后的宾语从句中, 用虚拟语气(即Should+动词原形或只用动词原形)来表示愿望、建议、命令、请求等。,如:I suggest that we(should)hold a meeting tonight. 我建议我们今晚开个会。 They insisted that he(should) begin the work at once 他们坚持让他立刻开始工作。 He ordered that all (should) take part in the work 他下令所
24、有的人都要参加这项工作。,6. I wont stay here only to be insulted. 我不会呆在这里受辱。不定式在句末多作结果状语, 表示预料之外的结果, 且常与only连用。He lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet. 他搬起了石头, 结果砸了自己的脚。,Homework,1 Act the play out with your partners. 2 Read the summary of the King Lear on page19 and then write your own summary of a favorite story.,