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1、Unit 10Text) With many tragedies, comedies and tragicomedies, he is considered to bethe greatest dramatist of all time.William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare is the greatest playwright in the world and thefinest poet who has written in the English language. He is also the mostpopular writer. No othe
2、r writer has been read so widely in so manycountries. Shakespeare understood people more than other writers. He could create characters that have meaning beyondthe time and places of his plays. His characters are individual human beings. They struggle justas people do in real life, sometimessuccessf
3、ully and sometimes with painful andtragic results. Shakespeare wrote at leastthirty-seven plays, which showed hisknowledge on various subjects. These subjectsinclude music, law, the Bible, militaryscience, the stage, art, politics, the sea,history, hunting, and sports. Shakespeare wasborn to middle-
4、class parents in a small town, shortly after he married at theage of 18, he left his hometown and went to London. Within a few years,he became one of the citys leading actors and playwrights. By 1612, he wasEnglands most popular playwright.William Shakespeare was the greatest literary genius of the
5、Englishlanguage. Although principally remembered today as the premier Englishdramatist, he early attained widespread popularity in the 1590s as a lyricand narrative poet with the publication of Venus and Adonis and The Rapeof Lucrece. He first attained success as a playwright after the production of
6、Henry , Part . Over the next two decades he wrote a succession ofwidely acclaimed plays which may be categorized roughly into three groups?histories, comedies, and tragedies or tragicomedies. Both his histories andcomedies are of great success. But undoubtedly Shakespeares worldwidereputation as a d
7、ramatist rests on the profound exploration of the humancondition portrayed in his great tragedies Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Hamlet, etc. After having dominated the London theatrical scene for sometwenty years, Shakespeare retired to his hometown, where he lived inrelative ease and comfort until his
8、 death in 1616.Study and PracticeComprehension of the TextI. Answer the following questions.1.Where was Shakespeare born?2.According to the text, why could Shakespeare create characters that havemeaning beyond the time and places of his play?3.On what subjects did Shakespeares plays show his knowled
9、ge?4.Was Shakespeare only a playwright? What else did he do?5.How many groups may Shakespeares plays be categorized into? What are they?Summary Writing. Use no more than 85 words to write a summary of the text.Vocabulary.Match the items in column A to the phrases describing them in column B.A B.Fill
10、 in the blanks with the words or expressions given below. Change the formwhere necessary.1.It is well-known that lung cancer ispartly caused by smoking toomuch.2._After from work, my parents moved to the countryside where theyhad spent a few years after marriage.3._Success in management ultimately g
11、ood judgment.4._Miss Tan is one of the most teachers in our school.5._In the past few , there has been a great increase in the amount ofresearch done on human brain.6.Albert Einsteins Special Theory of Relativity was so that only a fewscientists could understand.7._The old man his masters degree at
12、the age of 72.8._Young people shouldnt seekand shirkhardship.9._I dont feel at in front of camera.10. Romeo and Juliet is a story of love in medieval Europe.StructureV. Use “just as“ to rewrite the following sentences after the model.Model: The characters in Shakespeares plays struggle. People strug
13、gle in real life.1.1. shortlya. ten years2.2. popularb. freedom from work and discomfort3.3. playwrightc. get through effort4.4. tragicd. soon5.5. principallye. mainly6.6. attainf. dramatist7.7. decadeg. liked and admired8.8. easeh. sadrest onpopulardecadeattainretireprincipallypremiereasetragicprof
14、oundat leastcomfortThe characters in Shakespeares plays struggle just as people do in real life.1. The Americans spend Christmas Day.The Chinese spend the Spring Festival.2. English is taught in your country.Spanish is taught in their country.3. Animals feel pain.We feel pain.4. He is keen on disco.
15、I am fond of classical music.“. Rewrite the following sentences after the model.Model: Shakespeare wrote at least thirty-seven plays. This showed his knowledgeon various subjects.Shakespeare wrote at least thirty-seven plays, which showed his knowledge onvarious subjects.1. He was ill for about one month. This set him back a lot in his studies.2. It was raining hard, and this kept us indoors. 3. He said he had lost the book, but this was
