План открытого мероприятия “Life and Works of William Shakespeare”
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (10 класс) на тему

Teacher: Shaturnaya L. V.

Lesson plan.

Theme of the lesson: “Life and Works of William Shakespeare”

Aims:                         

1.  To make Shakespeare accessible, relevant and enjoyable for students.

2. To create cross-curricular links e.g. literature, geography (organising a trip to Stratford-Upon-Avon) and history (research into life in the medieval period in England).
3. To develop communicative skills and abilities using various kinds of activities and the                                                       following grammar material: all grammar tenses, general and special questions.

Audience: a group of 16 year old students

Approximate time: 45 minutes.

Equipment: a computer, Power Point presentation, a selection of pictures connected with William Shakespeare’s biography, works and characters.

План урока

I.  Topic introduction.

Teacher: Today we are going to have a talk about a very famous Briton. Can you guess his name? Look at the screen please and unscramble the letters. You are right, this is William Shakespeare.

It is impossible to speak about English literature without speaking about this author who still speaks to all people and nations over 400 years on.

His stories are timeless. Not only are the storylines exciting, they are still relevant today. Shakespeare’s plays are dramatic and full of conflict. People all over the world can’t help admiring his great talent.

Small Talk.

Teacher: Would you mind answering some questions:

What famous Russian writers do you know?

What famous English-speaking writers do you know?

Who is this? – This is William Shakespeare.

What was he? – He was a poet, a writer, a playwright.

What language did William Shakespeare speak? – He spoke English.

Was he an English or an American poet? – He was an English poet.

Very good of you! As we have established, Shakespeare is going to be the topic for our lesson today, let’s find out what facts you know about this person and what comes to your minds when you think about this great man.

II. Vocabulary introduction

Match the word to the picture

III.  Video Activity

Now let’s watch an animation telling us the story of his life. You’ll have to get the main idea of the story and be ready to answer some questions after watching.

IV. Qizz.

V. Sheakspeare’s Works

Teacher: When people mention Shakespeare’s name they do not usually think about his biography, they think about a great number of his works that are known to many people all over the world. What things did Shakespeare write? We know that he wrote comedies and tragedies. And now have a look at the list of his plays and group them into two columns “comedies” and “tragedies”.

Comedies:

1. “The Comedy of Errors”

2. “The Taming of the Shrew”

3. “All’s Well that Ends Well”

4. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

5. “Much Ado about Nothing”

6. “Twelfth Night”

7. “The Merry Wives of Windsor”

Tragedies:

1. “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”

2. “Othello”

3. “King Lear”

4. “Macbeth”

5. “Romeo and Juliet”

6. “Julius Caesar”

7. “Antony and Cleopatra”

VII. Poetic Contest.

Teacher: You are going to listen to an extract from  famous Sheakspeare’s plays and you’ll have to guess the name of the play they belong to.

VIII. Well-known Quotations.

Teacher: An estimated 3000 words and expressions that we use today originated in Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets. His words are influential . “To be, or not to be; that is the question”. This quotation  is known to everybody, but there are a lot of other famous quotations and interesting expressions from Shakespeare’s plays.

Let us match them with Russian equivalents.

1. The beginning of the end. – Начало конца.

2. The whirling of time. – Превратности судьбы.

3. There’s the rub. – Вот в чем загвоздка.

4. All is well that ends well. – Все хорошо, что хорошо кончается.

5. Life is not all cakes and ale. – Жизнь прожить – не поле перейти.

6. Brevity is the soul of wit. – Краткость – сестра таланта.

7. Much ado about nothing. – Много шума из ничего.

8. Sweets to the sweet. – Прекрасное – прекрасной.

9. To win golden opinions. – Заслужить благоприятное мнение.

The next task will be the following: you’ll have to complete each famous line from a Shakespeare play with the right word.

IX. Reflection of the Lesson

Teacher:  Shakespeare is without a doubt the most famous British poet and playwright that has ever lived.

 Shakespeare played a huge role as part of the history of English Literature. He is a VIP in British culture. He is an icon of English Literature.

He is inspirational. We can find references to his work all the time. He has influenced not only other literary giants such as John Keats, Milton and Dickens but also how fiction and drama is approached. According to Jill Levinson ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was the first time romance had been used as a context for tragedy.

Dear friends, thank you for the lesson. You have learnt a lot of things about Shakespeare’s family, about his native town, about his place and his sonnets. You have seen the film “”. I think it was very interesting and you will remember our lesson for a long time. Shakespeare was a great poet. He was “for all time”.

The lesson is over.

Good-bye.

Let me give you  papers with well-known quotes from Shakespeare’s works, I hope that they’ll enrich and beautify your speech.

ShakespeareQUOTATIONS

1) “To be or not to be: that is the question.”

Быть или не быть: вот в чем вопрос.

2) “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

Весь мир театр. В нем женщины, мужчины – все актеры.

3) “Have more than you show. Speak less than you know.”

Имей больше, чем показываешь. Говори меньше, чем знаешь.

4) “There is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow.”

…и в гибели воробья есть особый промысел.

5) “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child.”

Острей зубов змеиных неблагодарность детища.

6) “If music be a play of love, play on!”

О, музыка, ты пища для любви! Играйте же.

7) “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”

В долг не давай иВЗАЙМЫ не бери.

8) “Life is not all cakes and ale.”

Жизнь прожить – не поле перейти.

9) “Much ado about nothing.”

Много шума из ничего.

10) “Brevity is the soul of wit.”

Краткость – сестра таланта.

11) “Sweets to the sweet”

Прекрасное – прекрасной.

12) “All is well that ends well.”

Все хорошо, что хорошо кончается.