英语：Unit2KingLear-Reading课件

Regan daughter deceitful, corrupt, greedy, cunning
Cordelia daughter honest, truthful, loving, innocent
Duke of son-in-law (not known yet) Albany
Duke of Cornwal son-in-law (not known yet)
Flattery vs honesty; Words vs action
A plot diagram
Description
Rising action
His first two daughters flatter him with nice words, but the youngest daughter insists on telling the truth.
Kent tries to defend Cordelia but Lear sends him away from the kingdom (He banishes him).
While-reading
Read the play and complete theplot diagram.
A plot diagram
parts, and will allocate one part to
each of you. distribute
3 I beg you, speak. pray 4 Here is a map of my kingdom with all the boundaries drawn on it. frontiers 5 I forecast that such actions will cause great conflict throughout your kingdom. friction
4. Cordelia makes the king angry by being __h_o_n_e_s_t__ and not _f_la_t_te_r_i_n_g_ him. She getsn_o_t_h_in__g__.
5. Kent, the servant, makes the king __a_n_g_r_y___ by defending Cordelia and begging the king to listen to the _t_r_u_t_h__.
l
Duke of friend loyal respectful, honest,
Kent
truthful
Learning about language
1 Complete the following sentences with the correct form of phrasal verbs from the play.
Charact Relations Words to describe
ers
hip to personality
King Lear
King Lear
hot-headed, hardhearted, foolish, badtempered
Goneril daughter
deceitful, corrupt, greedy, cunning
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.
3 At the beginning of the play, of which daughter is King Lear most fond? Cordelia. 4 Which daughters are already married and which is not? Regan and Goneril are married and Cordelia is not.
1.Before I travelled abroad I _p_a_c_k_ed__u_p__ all my furniture and put it in storage.
2.He _s_p_o_k_e_o_u_t__ at the meeting to tell them he did not like their decision. 3.She c_a_r_e_d_f_o_r_ her sister's children as well as her own. 4.Don't say no until you have _h_e_a_r_d me_o_u_t__.
Avoid repetition with similar meaning:
I have decided to retire and hand over
the heavy load of responsibility to you
three.
burden
2 I have divided the kingdom into three
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3.What has Lear decided to do with his kingdom? 4.What is he going to do when he retires ? 5.Why does Lear become angry with Kent? 6.How does he punish Kent?
1.I am always _b_a_d_-_te_m__p_e_r_e_d_ in the morning until I've had my coffee. 2.He won't help you, he's too _h_a_r_d_-_h_e_a_r_te_d_.
3.The _w_a_r_m_-_h_e_a_rt_e_d_ boy ran into the road and pushed the child out of the way of a speeding car. 4.The_t_h_i_r_d-_b_o_r_n_ son was the tallest of the brothers. 5.You're so _h_o_t-_h_e_a_d_e_d, you never stop to think before you act.
5 What are the names of the men who want to marry King Lear's youngest daughter?
The Duke of Burgundy and the King of France.
6 Who tries to defend Cordelia? What happens to him when he speaks out?
Description
Setting Conflict
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”.
More compound adjectives to learn:
warm-blooded; cold-blooded; warmhearted; 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; well-to-do; well-written; good-looking; worn-out, ...
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 Lear gave away his land to his daughters according to how much they _l_o_v_e_d___him. 1 .King Lear wants to _r_et_i_re__ and decides to _g_i_v_e__ his land to three daughters.
2. He wants to know _h_o_w_ _m__u_c_h___ they love him.
3. Goneril and Regan make the king __h_a_p_p_y___by saying they love him very much. They __g_et___ the land.
Read the play quickly with the following questions:
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?
Unit 2 KING LEAR
Reading
故事简介
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。
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
5.They won't _h_a_n_d_o_v_e_r_ the keys until we pay the rent. 6.He _g_a_v_e_a_w_a_y__ all his money and went to live alone on an island.
2 Complete the following sentences with compound adjectives from the unit so far.
Comprehending
1 Why does King Lear want to give away his kingdom?
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?
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。