1、人教课标人教课标高三高三 选修选修 1010 Unit 2 Unit 2Warming UpPre-readingReadingComprehending1.Do you love your father?Yes.No.2.How much do you love him?A.Very much B.So-so C.Very little D.Not at allLove Test3.Which of the following best describes your feeling towards your father?A.I love him more than my life.B.I
2、love him as much as I love my eyes.C.I love him as much as I should,no more and no less.D.I dont know how much I love him.I have never thought about the question.1.Discuss these questions with others in your group.Is it important to show love and respect for your parents?Why?Yes.There is no doubt ab
3、out it,because we have been brought up with love and care by our parents.We must show love and respect for them in return.saying love to parents;sharing the housework;studying hard;preparing presents on parentsbirthdays,etc.How do you show love and respect for them?Can you give a good example?If you
4、 were married,would you love your parents less than you do now?If parents believe their child has been disrespectful,what should they do about it?2.Discuss these questions about ancient China.What was the traditional attitude towards the emperor?Who succeeded him when the emperor died?Absolutely res
5、pectful and obedient to the emperor.His first-born son would normally succeed him.What did the emperor do to keep his servants loyal to him?What happened to the servants who were not loyal?Severe law,rules and traditional education made his servants loyal to him.They would be killed or get severe pu
6、nishments for their betrayal or disrespect.Who decided who the emperors children would marry?For what reasons were marriages arranged?The emperor himself and his court officials.The emperors children,especially the princesses,didnt have a say in their marriages.Their marriages were arranged for vari
7、ous political reasons.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到
8、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 List the characters who appear in this part of the play.King Lear,Goneril,Regan,Cordelia,the Duke of Albany,the Duke of Cornwall,Kent.2 Which of the characters do you think are shown in the picture on the right?King Lear and his
9、three daughters.3.Make sure you understand the meaning of each word.devotion honour loyalty bridegroomcontradictopposefrictionn.献身,奉献;忠诚;热爱n.荣誉;尊敬n.忠心n.新郎v.同矛盾或抵触;反驳v.反对;反抗;抵制n.摩擦;矛盾;冲突Read the play and complete the plot diagram according to the play.A plot diagramDescriptionSetting ConflictKing Lea
10、r has three 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 flatter him with nice words,but the youngest daughter insists on telling th
11、e 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.MAIN POINTS:King Lear gave away his land to his daughters according to how much they _ him.1.King Lear
12、 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.Cordelia makes the king angry by being _ and not _ him.She gets _.5.Kent,the servant,ma
13、kes the king _ by defending Cordelia and begging the king to listen to the _.honestflatteringnothingangrytruth Why does King Lear want to give away his kingdom?Because Lear is old and tired and wants to retire.I.Read the play carefully and get answers to the questions.How is he going to decide who t
14、o give the best part of his kingdom to?He 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.At the beginning of the play,of which daughter is King Lear most fond?Which daughters are already married and which is not?Re
15、gan and Goneril are married and Cordelia is not.The Duke of Burgundy and the King of France.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).Who tries to defend Cordelia?What happens t
16、o him when he speaks out?Choose the following words to complete the table below.honest loyal hot-headed truthful deceitful hard-hearted respectfulcorrupt greedy innocent foolish cunning bad-tempered lovingNotedeceitful 欺诈的,不诚实的corrupt 腐败的,贪污的,堕落的cunning 狡猾的,奸诈的CharactersRelationship to King LearWord
17、s to describe personalityKing LearGoneril Regan daughterdaughterhot-headed,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,truthful