1、Unit 2 KING LEARReading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，他的另两个女儿也没有得
2、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.What is he
3、 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?ComprehendingBecause 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 is going to ask h
4、is 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 Cordelia is not.The Duk
5、e 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 todefend Cordelia?What happens to him when he speaks out?While-reading Read the play
6、 and complete theplot diagram.A plot diagramDescriptionSetting ConflictKing 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 actionA plot diagramDescriptionRising actionHis first two daughters
7、flatter him with nice words,but the youngest daughter insists on telling the truth.Climax 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.MAIN POINTS:King Lea
8、r gave away his land to his daughters according to how much they _him.1.King Lear wants to _ and decides to _ his land to three daughters.lovedretiregive2.He wants to know _ _ they love him.3.Goneril and Regan make the king _by saying they love him very much.They _ the land.how muchhappyget4.Cordeli
9、a makes the king angry by being _ and not _ him.She gets _.5.Kent,the servant,makes the king _ by defending Cordelia and begging the king to listen to the _.honestflatteringnothingangrytruthCharactersRelationship to King LearWords to describe personalityKing LearGonerilRegan daughterdaughterhot-head
10、ed,hard-hearted,foolish,bad-tempereddeceitful,corrupt,greedy,cunningdeceitful,corrupt,greedy,cunningCordeliaDuke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Duke of Kent daughterson-in-lawson-in-lawfriendhonest,truthful,loving,innocent(not known yet)(not known yet)loyal respectful,honest,truthfulLearning about langu
11、age1.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 own.4.Dont s
12、ay no until you have _ me_.spoke out cared for heardout 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 following sentences
13、 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 hot headed More co
14、mpound 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;well-known;well-made;well-off;well-paid;
15、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 meaning:burden distribute 3 I beg you,speak.4 He
16、re 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.prayfrontiers friction1 Complete with phrases from the box P.601 _ with you?You look really angry about something.2 A:What are you doing?B:_.Whats up Mind yo
17、ur 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 namhave had enough of fond of 8 It was very generous of him to _ his old car when he bought a new one.give away
