Lesson Plan
Topic: Shakespeare or not Shakespeare?
Aim:
- to learn about Shakespeare and his contemporaries
- to practice reading and auding skills
- to develop speaking skills
Age: 12-13 year-old students
Time: 40 minutes
Material:
Reading texts.
Internet resources:
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And now answer my questions:
When was the globe theatre opened?
What shape did the theatre have?
How many people could watch the performance?
Could the audience shout, clap or laugh during the performance?
Who created special noises to make the plays more exciting?
Did women act in Shakespeare’s time?
Who played all the parts?
Answers:
In 1599.
A round shape.
3 000.
Yes, they could.
Musicians.
No, they didn’t.
Men and boys.
At the beginning of our lesson you were told that he introduced dozens of well-known phrases.
Task 4. Let us see how well you know them. Look at this table. You are to match the beginning of the phrase with its end. (Worksheet 1)
Answers: 1-f; 2-a; 3-h; 4-b; 5-g; 6-c; 7-e; 8-d; 9-j;10-i.
Task 5. Besides all these phrases there are some idioms that belong to Shakespeare. Look through these idioms and choose the best one for the following situation: (Worksheet 1)
Answers: 1-a; 2-e; 3-f; 4-b; 5-g; 6-c; 7-d.
Well done, pupils. Thanks for cooperation.
Reflection
Now I want you to finish these sentences:
Well, in conclusion I would like to say that there have been and will always be people who doubt “Shakespeare or not Shakespeare”, but I want to say that the crucial thing is that it was a HUMAN BEING who created all these goddess works of arts.
