1、Unit 2 KING LEAR,Reading,取自莎士比亚四大悲剧之一李尔王。该剧首演于1606年。统治英国的李尔王想把国土分给三个女儿。他试探三个女儿的孝心，大女和次女极尽阿谀之辞骗得了李尔王的信任，各得到二分之一的国土。,故事简介,而幼女却因直言不讳而惹怒父亲，一无所有，幸被法兰西国王娶为王后。李尔退位后遭到两个女儿的冷眼和遗弃，她们甚至密谋要除掉他。幸亏忠臣相救，李尔才幸免于难。后来小女儿挂帅领兵为父复国。这时，另两个女儿之间已出现矛盾，她们尔虞我诈,要除去对方，但面对法军，她们又联合起来。此战英军获胜，囚禁了李尔与其小女儿，但却招来朝野上下一致不满。李尔的小女儿被害死，他的另两个女
2、儿也没有得到好下场。李尔抱住小女儿尸体痛哭，自己也伤心而死。“阅读”部分节取的是该剧的第一幕，其中李尔王与女儿的对白堪称莎翁作品中最为经典的篇章之一。,1.What had Lear expected to happen in his old age? 2.Why has Lear called for the King of France and the Duke of Burgundy?,Read the play quickly with the following questions:,3.What has Lear decided to do with his kingdom? 4.
3、What is he going to do when he retires ? 5.Why does Lear become angry with Kent? 6.How does he punish Kent?,1 Why does King Lear want to give away his kingdom?,Comprehending,Because Lear is old and tired and wants to retire.,2 How is he going to decide who to give the best part of his kingdom to?,He
4、 is going to ask his three daughters to tell him how much they love him and divide up the kingdom according to their answers.,Cordelia.,3 At the beginning of the play, of which daughter is King Lear most fond?,4 Which daughters are already married and which is not?,Regan and Goneril are married and
5、Cordelia is not.,The Duke of Burgundy and the King of France.,5 What are the names of the men who want to marry King Lears youngest daughter?,Kent tries to defend Cordelia but Lear sends him away from the kingdom (He banishes him).,6 Who tries to defend Cordelia? What happens to him when he speaks o
6、ut?,While-reading,Read the play and complete theplotdiagram.,King Lear has 3 daughters. He is old and wants to divide his kingdom among his daughters. He is going to do this through a “love test”.,Flattery vs honesty; Words vs action,His first two daughters flatter him with nice words, but the young
7、est daughter insists on telling the truth.,Hearing the truth,the king gets very angry.he gives all his land to the first two daughters and leaves nothing to the youngest one.,Read the play again, and complete the following main points.,loved,retire,give,how much,happy,get,honest,flattering,nothing,a
8、ngry,truth,daughter,daughter,hot-headed, hard-hearted, foolish, bad-tempered,deceitful, corrupt, greedy, cunning,deceitful, corrupt, greedy, cunning,daughter,son-in-law,son-in-law,friend,honest, truthful, loving, innocent,(not known yet),(not known yet),loyal respectful, honest, truthful,Learning ab
9、out language,1.Before I travelled abroad I _ _ all my furniture and put it in storage.,packed up,1 Complete the following sentences with the correct form of phrasal verbs from the play.,2.He _ _ at the meeting to tell them he did not like their decision. 3.She _ _ her sisters children as well as her
10、 own. 4.Dont say no until you have _ me_.,spoke out,cared for,5.They wont _ _ the keys until we pay the rent. 6.He _ _ all his money and went to live alone on an island.,hand over,gave away,1.I am always _ in the morning until Ive had my coffee. 2.He wont help you, hes too _.,2 Complete the followin
11、g sentences with compound adjectives from the unit so far.,bad-tempered,hard-hearted,3.The _-_ boy ran into the road and pushed the child out of the way of a speeding car. 4.The_-_ son was the tallest of the brothers. 5.Youre so _-_, you never stop to think before you act.,warm-hearted,third-born,ho
12、t headed,More compound adjectives to learn:,warm-blooded; cold-blooded; warm-hearted; man-made; mid-field; mouth-to-mouth; eight-year-old; one-way; part-time; post-impressionist; simple-minded; so-called; so-so; sun-blind;,well-done; well-behaved; well-bred; well-chosen; well-fed; well-informed; wel
13、l-known; well-made; well-off; well-paid; well-to-do; well-written; good-looking; worn-out, .,1 I have decided to retire and hand over the heavy load of responsibility to you three. 2 I have divided the kingdom into three parts, and will allocate one part to each of you.,Avoid repetition with similar
14、 meaning:,burden,distribute,3 I beg you, speak. 4 Here is a map of my kingdom with all the boundaries drawn on it. 5 I forecast that such actions will cause great conflict throughout your kingdom.,pray,frontiers,friction,1 Complete with phrases from the box P.60,1 _ with you? You look really angry a
15、bout something. 2 A: What are you doing? B: _.,Whats up,Mind your own business,3 _ the whole school, I would like to thank you for coming to talk to us. 4 You are _ , the most annoying person I have ever met.,On behalf of,beyond question,5 She _ for herself as the smartest girl in the class. 6 I _ all your jokes. Cant you be serious for a little while? 7 I have grown very _ little Timmy since he came to stay with us.,made a nam,have had enough of,fond of,8 It was very generous of him to _ his old car when he bought a new one.,give away,