1 Work in pairs. Look at the photos and discuss the questions. 1 What kind of building is shown in the photos ? 2 What is unusual about the roof ? >>>

1 Work in pairs. Look at the photos and discuss the questions.

1 What kind of building is shown in the photos?2 What is unusual about the roof?

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3 What do you know about Shakespeare?4 What might be the building’s connection with Shakespeare?5 What might the people be doing?

Example answers

1 It seems to be round and people watch something in the middle. Could it be for some old sport? Or a musical performance?

2 Is it one of those old ones made from driedgrass?

3 He wrote plays such as Romeo and Juliet. He lived about 400 years ago. His first name was William.

4 OK, now I understand – that must be an old-style theatre.

5 They are waiting to watch or watching a play.

Brainstorm everything you know about him.

Brief introduction >>>

Language and Culture (1)

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Do the exercise on the next page to check how much you remember. >>>

( )Shakespeare got married to Ann 8 years his senior.

( )His father was a rich glovemaker in Stratford.

( ) Shakespeare wrote many plays and poems.

( ) He was away for 20 years.

( ) In 1599 his theatre was opened.

( ) Shakespeare went back to Stradford and died in 1616.

( ) They had three children.

( ) Shakespeare was born in 1564.

( ) But life got hard in London, a plague hit the city and the theater was closed.

( ) Shakespeare left his family and went to London.

Rearrange the events of Shakespeare’s lifetime.

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Top ViewEntrance

The Original Theaters

Language and Culture (2)

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The New Theaters rebuilt on September 19, 1999.

The New Globe Theater

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The GlobeAn example of an Elizabethan

black and white building. (The main wooden beams are painted black and the areas in between painted white.)

The roof of the Globe is made from thatch consisting of dried straw and reeds.

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Shakespeare’s plays are still done in globe theaters around the world.

thatch

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Vocabulary learning (1)

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roof tile

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Irish playwright Oscar Wilde

British playwright George Bernald Shaw

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Verona’s ( 意大利北部城市罗维纳 ) Statue of Juliet draws for tourists who love William Shakespeare‘s play about star-crossed （ unlucky ） lovers.

Conversation 12 Watch Conversation 1 and answer the

questions.

1 Does Janet think the Globe Theatre is new or old?

2 What are the walls made of?

3 What type of roof does the Globe have?

4 What is the Globe’s roof made of?

She thinks it’s old.

Wood.

A thatched roof.

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5 How does the audience watch the play?

6 What report did Andy tell Janet they were going to write?

7 Where is the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company?

They stand.

A report on the summer season at the Globe. (As schools have terms, theatres have seasons.)

Stratford-upon-Avon.

3 Watch Conversation 1 again and make notes about:

1 the year the present Globe Theatre was built: _____________.

2 the year of the Great Fire of London:_________.

3 the availability of seats: ___________________________________________________

4 the month Globe Theatre summer season starts: ________________________________5 the distance of Stratford-upon-Avon from London: _______________________________

1997

1666

some seats but most people stand.

There are

May.

About 130 kilometers.

4 Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

Answers1 (d) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (a) 5 (c)

Can you name some of Shakespeare’s plays? What are they about?

Language and Culture (3)

the story of events on a magic island where past wrongs are put right.

the story of the Prince of Denmark’s efforts towards and worries about revenging the murder of his father by his uncle.

the story of a strange agreement to give a pound’s weight of flesh if a debt is not paid on time, and the love story of Bassanio and Portia.

The Merchant of Venice

The Tempest

Hamlet

Match the names of Shakespeare’s works with their stories.

Read the short summaries of three of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Which is a comedy, which is a history and which is a tragedy?

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This play takes place in Venice where a young man of 18 falls in love with a girl of 14. But, there is a problem - their families are enemies. The man is not allowed to meet the girl, but he does in secret. Then he sees the girl on the ground and he thinks she is dead. He is so upset that he kills himself. When the girl wakes up and seeshim dead, she kills herself.

Tragedy: Romeo and Juliet>>>

A brother (Sebastian) and sister (Viola) are shipwrecked, but they both think the other one has died. Viola arrives at the palace of Count Orsino dressed as a boy. The Count is in love with Olivia, the daughter of a local lord, but she doesn’t love him. He asks Viola to take a letter to Olivia telling her how much he loves her. When Viola arrives Olivia falls in love with her because she looks like a man (she is still dressedin boy’s clothes). Then Sebastian is found alive and in the end Olivia marries Viola’s brother, Sebastian, and the Count marries Viola!

Comedy: Twelfth Night

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This play takes place in ancient Rome. A group of men decide to kill the Emperor.They kill him on March 15th. Then the Emperor’s nephew comes to Rome to try and find the men who killed his uncle and kill them. One of these men – Brutus – is so unhappy about what he has done that he wants to kill himself.

History: Julius Caesar

Shakespeare wrote it. It's a love story. The main characters are very

young. There is a family feud. It ends tragically. The language is hard to

understand.

What comes into your mind when hearing about it?

Language and Culture (4)

Activity 1

5 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.

1 Why are Shakespeare’s plays still popular today?

Example answers1 He told some good stories in beautiful

words.

Vocabulary learning (2)

Do you know Liu Qian, the magician

from Taiwan? I love him.

He’s one of my favorite magicians.

You reckon you could

answer a few questions?

Gladly, Sir!

6 Watch Conversation 2 and check (✓) the true statements according to the conversation.

AnswersThe true statements are: 1, 3, 4, 5 and 9.

Conversation 2

7 Watch Conversation 2 again and complete the sentences.

Janet So (1)_____________________________?Joe In 1564.Janet And (2) ___________________________?Joe In 1616.Janet And (3) _____________________________?Joe We (4) ____________________________, but some time between 1585 and 1592.Janet And what did he do in London?Joe He joined a group of actors, and wrote some of his most famous plays, such as, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, and Romeo and Juliet.

when was Shakespeare born

when did he die

when did he come to Londondon’t know exactly

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Janet So (5) _______________________________ in his life?Joe Well, in 1603, Queen Elizabeth died, and theatre became less popular. And then the Globe Theatre burned down …Janet And what was the last play he wrote?Joe It was The Tempest – it’s often thought that the character of Prospero, the magician was based on himself.Janet And does the Royal Shakespeare Company still perform plays in London?Joe Both in Stratford and London, and they

also tour all over the country. (6) ____

what happened to him later

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________________________ seven or eight Shakespeare plays on in the West End at the moment.Janet Why do you think he’s still so popular?Joe (7) ________________________ great about Shakespeare is that the plays make audiences think. And that makes the audience feel good.Janet And is it the same in the States?Joe Maybe not so much. But there’s huge respect for Shakespeare’s plays on Broadway. (8) ________________________ he’s still very relevant to audiences today.

I reckon there are about

What I think is

I suppose it’s because

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Janet Joe, you know so much about Shakespeare! (9) __________________!Joe Well, (10) __________ I’ve seen most of them at one time or another.Andy Sorry I’m late.Joe Better once than never, for never too late.Andy What?Joe Taming of the Shrew, Act 5 Scene 1. Better late than never.Andy Have you finished the edit? Let’s upload it onto the website.

I’m really stunnedI guess

8 Work in pairs and answer the questions about Everyday English.

Everyday English So they get soaking wet. (It) blows me away. I sure do. at one time or another>>

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1 So they get soaking wet. Do they get (a) a little wet, or (b) very wet?

2 (It) blows me away. Does this mean I find itreally (a) incredible, or (b) worrying?

3 I sure do. Is this an expression meaning (a) I definitely do, or (b) I admit it’s true?

4 at one time or another Does this mean (a) once or twice, or (b) at some time in the past?

Answers1 (b) 2 (a) 3 (a) 4 (b)

Practice >>>

Use Everyday English to finish the sentences.

1.A: Do you wanna go hang out with me and my friends? B: ___________!

2.On a rainy and blustery day it is not unusual to ________________ when wrestling with a troublesome brolly ( 伞 ).

3.I am really _______________ by Yaoming’s three pointers.

4.Do all men cheat _______________________ whilst being in a relationship?

I sure do

get soaking wet

blown away

at one time or another

9 Work in pairs and act out the conversation.

Student A Ask Student B to tell you about their personal heroes.Student B Tell Student A one or two people who you really admire.Student A Express surprise and ask a question

about one of the heroes.Student B Reply and tell Student A another

interesting fact about your hero.Student A Express surprise. Ask why Student B

sees this person as a hero.Student B Reply.Student A Make a comment and ask about the hero’s popularity.Student B Speculate about your hero’s popularity.

Top 10 List of Favorite Shakespeare Quotations:

Quotation No. 2

If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me.

Quotation No. 1

All the world's a stage. And all the men and women merely players.

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Quotation No. 3

No profit grows where there is no pleasure ta'en. (taken)

Quotation No. 4

The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.

Quotation No. 5

The little foolery that wise men have makes a great show. >>>

Quotation No. 6

Come what come may, Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.

Quotation No. 7

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Quotation No. 8

The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. >>>

Quotation No. 9

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

Quotation No. 10

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.