Литературная карта Великобритании

Литературная карта Великобритании

Открытый урок в 8 классе

Учитель английского языка МБОУ СОШ № 25 г.о. Химки

We have Literature travel. And we start our journey from 1564

to 1908.

Stratford

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Choose the correct answer and answer the questions:

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare wrote………….plays during his life

• 38 B. 54 C. 154

When was William Shakespeare born?

What did his father make?

When was the original Globe Theatre built?

Let’s check your answers

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare wrote 38 plays during his life

When was William Shakespeare born? 23 April 1564

What did his father make? Gloves

When was the original Globe Theatre built? 1599

Hampshire

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Choose the correct answer and answer the questions:

Jane Austen

Jane Austen’s father died in

a. Bath b. Chawton c. Winchester

When was Jane Austen born?

How old was Jane when she moved to Bath?

How many people visit her old house in Chawton every year?

Let’s check your answers

Jane Austen

Jane Austen’s father died in Bath

When was Jane Austen born? 16 December 1775

How old was Jane when she moved to Bath? 21

How many people visit her old house in Chawton every year? 40000

London

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Choose the correct answer and answer the questions:

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming wrote Casino Royale ……….the Second World War

a. Before b. During c. After

What was Ian Fleming good at in school?

Who did he work for during the war?

When did Ian Fleming die?

Let’s check your answers

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming wrote Casino Royale After the Second World War

What was Ian Fleming good at in school? Sport

Who did he work for during the war? The British Government

When did Ian Fleming die? 1964

Work in pairs. Answer the questions.

1. Why do you think that Shakespeare spent most of his life away from home?

2. In what ways do you think that life was difficult for women in the eighteenth century?

3. Why do you think that Ian Fleming wanted to write a spy novel?

Complete the summary. Write a word or a number in each gap.

Although William Shakespeare was born in Stratford, he spent his later life in 1………. .

As a result, he didn’t often see his wife and their 2……….. children. As well as writing plays,

Shakespeare was also an 3………. , and he often performed in the Globe Theatre.

When Jane Austen was born, life was very difficult for women. Jane spent most of her life

living with her mother and her 4………. . She only wrote 5 novels, because she became ill in 6…….. ,

when she was still quite young, and she died soon after. Ian Fleming was born in 7……… in London.

He went to 8………… College, a famous school in Windsor. Later, he started writing novels and he

created the character James Bond. He sold 9………… of books about the British secret agent

during his lifetime.

Let’s check:

Although William Shakespeare was born in Stratford, he spent his later life in 1 LONDON .

As a result, he didn’t often see his wife and their 2 THREE . children. As well as writing plays,

Shakespeare was also an 3 ACTOR , and he often performed in the Globe Theatre.

When Jane Austen was born, life was very difficult for women. Jane spent most of her life

living with her mother and her 4 SISTER . She only wrote 5 FIVE novels, because she became ill in 6 1816 ,

when she was still quite young, and she died soon after. Ian Fleming was born in 7 1908 in London.

He went to 8 ETON College, a famous school in Windsor. Later, he started writing novels and he

created the character James Bond. He sold 9 MILLIONS of books about the British secret agent

during his lifetime.

Work in groups. You are going to research a Shakespeare play and then tell the class

about it.

1 Make a list of all the Shakespeare plays you can think of.

2 Choose one of the plays for your group. Research the story and the characters in the play.

3 In groups, tell each other what you found out about the play.

4 Decide which part of the play each person in the group is going to talk about.

5 Write down a summary of the play. Use the expressions in the box to help you.

6 Present the play to the class. Then have a class vote to choose the most popular play.

Useful language: Talking about a play

The action takes place in … (time and place)

There are … main characters in the play.

At the beginning of the play, …

Then, …

Next, …

After that, …

At the end of the play …

The end!