Organization moment Teacher’s activity | Pupil’s activity |
-Good morning, children -How are you? I am fine. Thanks, sit down! -Who is on duty today? -Who is absent? -What date is it today? | -Good morning, teacher -We are fine. And you? -I am on duty today. -All are present. -The 30th of April. |
Checking home task | |
-What was your home task? -So, let’s check it. 1845 He composed about many melodies. 20 He opened embarked on his poetic career Abai started translating Krylov, Pushkin and Lermontov into Kazakh. 1904 The greatest poet Abai Kunanbaev was died when he was 59. 1886 The great Kazakh poet was born in the Chinghis Mountains. | -Our home task was: ex.2 We must match the dates with the facts of Abai. 1845 -The great Kazakh poet was born in the Chinghis Mountains. 1904- The greatest poet Abai Kunanbaev was died when he was 59. 20- He composed about many melodies. 1886- He opened embarked on his poetic career Abai started translating Krylov, Pushkin and Lermontov into Kazakh. |
Practicing knowledge | |
-Look at the blackboard. You can see a portrait of a famous man. Do you know who he is? -You are right. Today we’ll speak about W. Shakespeare, his life and work, his role in English literature. I hope you’ll learn many interesting things about this poet. I hope you will help me to do it. The aim of our today’s lesson is to learn more about this great man and we shall begin with the words you see on the screen “All world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts…” (As You Like It Act II, Scene 7) -He really thought so, but why ? We shall try to find the answer to this question today. Before to start our lesson let’s divided in 3 groups. Now it’s time to enjoy our knowledge and skills and discuss this new material. Good luck! | P. He is W. Shakespeare. |
Associations | |
-And now, will you give some attributes or, may be, some nouns to describe him. What associations have you got looking at this portrait?
| P-s: A famous poet, dramatist, lived many years ago, a writer, clever, looked with proud, sad, an actor, happy, |
The main part | |
-So, today we’ll take a theme about William Shakespeare. First of all let’s read the text to get some information about this poet. The last half of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th centuries are known as the golden age of English literature. It was the time of the English Renaissance and sometimes it is even called ‘’ the age of Shakespeare”. William Shakespeare is the world’s greatest poet and dramatist. Every educated person knows the works of the greatest poet. T. Do you want to know more about W. Shakespeare? Ask questions in chain to get more information.
T. To get the answers to these questions you will work in groups and find them in your texts. Each group will get the text, read it attentively and find the answers to the questions. Then we discuss them. | P1. Was he married? What were his father and mother? P2. Where did he study? P3. How many children did he have? P4. Did he write only sonnets? P5. What were his famous works? P6. How many sonnets did he write? P7.When did he die? |
Presentation a new words | |
Dramatist-One who writes plays; a playwright. glove – maker is a person who makes gloves (we put them on our hands when it is very cold) Sonnet – fourteen – line poem. | |
Work with text | |
-And now let’s answer the questions, written on the blackboard. To sum up the information speak on the topic according to the plan, which is written on the blackboard. I. Shakespeare’s childhood and youth. II. His life and work in London. III. His famous works. Let us summarize the information about the biography of this great man. How much do we know about the life of this great man? Here is the text. But it is mixed up. Your task is to put the text in the right logical order in this table, discuss all points in groups. You are given 3 minutes : A. But the actors didn`t have their own theatre, that is why they built a theatre and called it “Globe”. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets. B. He studied at a grammar school and lived in a small town, Stratford – upon – Avon. There he learned to love reading. After finishing the school he was a teacher at the same school. C. William Shakespeare died on the 23rd of April, 1616. He was buried in the Holy Trinity Church. But Shakespeare`s plays are still popular not only in Britain, but in the whole world. D. When he was 21 he left for London ; there he made friends with many actors. Soon he began to write plays. Sometimes he worked as an actor. E. William Shakespeare was born on the 23rd of April, 1564. His mother was a daughter of a farmer. His father was a glove – maker. There were 8 children in their family. William was the third child. What do these words tell you about? Make your suggestions. 1564, a teacher, 21 years old, an actor, in the whole world, 1616. Well, let`s go back to our suggestions and see which come true, which don`t. Now give the details of his life. Look at these True/False statements and give me right answers: Shakespeare was born in the 16th of April. Shakespeare`s father was a clock – maker. William was the first child. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets. After finishing the school he was a teacher at the same school. | Pupils’ speak about W. Shakespeare’s life, work in London… Pupils’ answers…. 1564 – William was born; a teacher – he worked as a teacher 21 years old – he left for London; an actor – he used to work as an actor; he made friends with a lots of actors; in the whole world – his plays are popular; 1616 – he died. F F F T T |
Relaxation | |
-Are you tired so let’s show a dialogue about William, his wife Ann and Toby.. Music is off. Scene: William is sitting at the table. He is rather sad. His wife is cooking something. She is looking very angry. Toby: It was November, 1587. I came to William. (Knocks at the door.) Good evening! William: Hi! Anne (crying): How can you do this to me? And what about our children? William: I’ve told Anne that I’m going to live in London. I want to be an actor and to write plays, if I can. Anne: Plays! Acting! Actors are dirty, wicked people! They’re all thieves and criminals! They drink all day and they never go to church! William: Stratford’s too small, Toby. Too slow. Too quiet. Too boring. I’ve got to get away. Toby: Yes, but how? You’ve got a family – three young children, remember. Anne: I’ve never listened anything good about actors and their life. And you will become a thief and a criminal too! William: Don’t be stupid, Anne. You know that’s not true. Listen. I’ll come home when I can but I must go to London. I can’t do anything in Stratford. Are you going with me, Toby? Toby: Of course, I am. How soon shall we start? | |
Presentation W. Shakespeare’s sonnets | |
T: William Shakespeare was not only a great playwright; he was a great poet too. If you read he biography of Shakespeare well I think you have learnt something about his sonnets. Will you share this information with us? T: Now let us listen to one of his sonnets .It is sonnet 130. | P: Published in 1609, the Sonnets were the last of Shakespeare's non-dramatic works to be printed. Scholars are not certain when each of the 154 sonnets was composed, but evidence suggests that Shakespeare wrote sonnets throughout his career for a private readership. |
Making a dialogue | |
-I think it’s time to speak about Shakespeare’s works. I’ll give you the cards. You must make a dialogue. You are given 3min. 1 card “ At the Library”. 2 card “At the Library’s Counter” 3 card “Speaking About Books at School” | |
Conclusion | |
Now you know many interesting facts about Shakespeare`s life. I`ll give you a little test on “William Shakespeare”. Choose the right answer. Test 1) W. Shakespeare was born in ... a) 1564 b) 1565 c) 1546 2) Shakespeare began to write when he... a) married. b) went to London. c) was a schoolboy. 3) At the age of 21 he... a) entered the University. b) left to London. c) began to work. 4) His plays are popular ... a) only in England. b) only in the UK. c) in the whole world. You`ve done the quiz very well. Thanks. Look here. It is the beginning of W.Shakespeare`s phrase: “All the world is the stage and people are...” Please, continue. T: Our lesson comes to its end, so let us say a few words about Shakespeare, his work and his influence on theatre and literature.and genre. | P:“All the world is the stage and people in it are actors” P1: Shakespeare was a great humanist. He believed in man and wished people of his country to be wiser and happier. Four hundred years later his plays are still acted – not only in England but in the whole world. P2: Shakespeare's work has made a lasting impression on later theatre and literature. In particular, he expanded the dramatic potential of characterization, plot, language, P3: In Shakespeare's day, English grammar, spelling and pronunciation were less standardized than they are now, and his use of language helped shape modern English. |
Giving home task | |
-Your home task will be… | -Pupils’ write down their home task |
Evaluation | |
-You`ve done a hard work. Your marks for today... | |
The End of the lesson | |
-The lesson is over -Good bye, children | -Good bye, teacher. |