William Shakespeare Lives
Lesson plan
Aims
To develop Russian students’ interest in the English language and literature
To get the students to know more about William Shakespeare and his works
To foster the students’ awareness of various art genres by means of the Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”
To help the Russian students establish ties between British and Russian culture.
Age group
Teenagers (12 – 14)
Time
45 minutes
Task 1. Warm-up
The teacher recites a William Shakespeare’s sonnet:
The teacher asks the following questions and arranges a short discussion trying to find out how much the students know about William Shakespeare.
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Do you know who the author is? What is this poem about? Is the language of the sonnet different from the modern one? What do you know about Shakespeare? Where was he born? Do you want to learn more about him?
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Before talking about Shakespeare’s biography in more detail, the teacher asks the students to do an exercise that will help them understand it better.
Task 2. Matching the words in English with their equivalents in Russian:
| playwright | богат чем-либо |
| bard | собственная сцена |
| Elizabethan era | простые сюжеты |
| start career | драматург |
| own stage | воплощаться |
| simple plots | начинать карьеру |
| confusion | недоразумение |
| create words | Елизаветинская эпоха |
| rich in | создавать слова |
| find way into | поэт |
Task 3. Watching and understanding
The teacher shows a short video about Shakespeare’s biography.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFce1LPm8PI
The teacher asks children to be ready to answer the following questions about William Shakespeare’s life.
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Who was William Shakespeare? Who was the queen at that time? What did Shakespeare do at the start of his career? What was the Globe? Why are Shakespeare’s plays so popular? How can you describe the Shakespeare’s language? What words did he create? Where did Shakespeare’s plays find their way into?
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A screenshot of the presented film
Task 4. Listening comprehension
The teacher says:
“As you know Shakespeare’s plays found their way into a lot of movies, books and music. In my opinion, one of the most exciting versions of Romeo and Juliet is a film by an Italian director, Franco Zeffirelli (1968). There is a wonderful love ballad “What Is A Youth”. Listen and fill in the missing words”
A screenshot of the presented episode
| What is a youth? Impetuous 1) ----------.
What is a maid? 2) --------- and desire.
The world wags on.
A 3) ---------- will bloom
It then will fade
So 4) --------- a youth.
So do-o-o-oes the fairest maid.
Comes a 5) -------- when one sweet 6) ------------
Has its season for a while...Then love's in love with me.
Some they think only to 7 ) --------, Others will tease and tarry,
Mine is the very best parry. Cupid he rules us all.
Caper the cape, but sing me the 8) ---------,
Death will come soon to hush us along.
Sweeter than 9 ) --------- and bitter as gall.
10) --------- is a task and it never will pall.
Sweeter than honey...and bitter as gall
Cupid he rules us all." |
Photo 1. Getting ready for the watching anf filing the gaps task.
Task 5. Listening and ordering.
The teacher asks the following questions:
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“Have you ever seen any of Shakespeare’s plays? What was that? “Romeo and Juliet”? Did you enjoy it?
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The teacher says:
“Now let’s revise the plot of the play. Watch a short film and then do the following task”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7daty_pV_5o
A screenshot of the presented film
The students are given the task to put the events of “Romeo and Juliet” in the right order. (The teacher provides the students with shuffled strips of paper each containing one event from the play).
There is a lot of antagonism between the Montague and the Capulet living in Verona.
Romeo and his friends get into the Capulets party without permission.
Romeo sees Juliette and falls in love with her.
After the party they decide to get married.
Friar Laurence marries them.
Romeo kills Tybald and has to leave Verona.
Juliet is told by her family that she has to marry Paris.
Juliette doesn’t want to marry Paris.
Juliette is given a drink that can make her looking “dead”.
Juliette drinks it and everybody thinks that she is dead.
Romeo wasn’t warned about that.
Romeo’s friend tells him that Juliette is dead.
Romeo comes and sees “dead” Juliette and kills himself.
Juliette sees dead Romeo and also kills herself.
The Montague and the Capulet decide to make peace
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Photo 2. My students are doing the ordering task.
Photo 2. They seem to have fun!
Task 6. Watching and expressing opinion.
The teacher asks the students if they know any of other art genres inspired by William Shakespeare’s works.
The teacher says: “ Do you know that a great Russian composer created his ballet “Romeo and Juliet” with Galina Ulanova in his mind. Even though she was near her retiring, she convinced everybody of teenage youthfulness. The famous British ballerina Margot Fonteyne said about Ulanova: “I cannot even begin to talk about Ulanova’s dancing, it is so marvelous, I am left speechless…”
Let’s watch the episode and enjoy a divine ballet .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDV3qcw4Lac
After watching the episode the teacher elicits the following phrases that are written on the board. (The students have already learnt these ones in the previous lessons and the teacher asks to use them every time when it is necessary to express opinions.).
| Expressing opinions | Explaining a reason |
| In my opinion… | It’s heavenly |
| I believe… | It’s not in my line |
| I guess… | It’s awesome |
| It seems to me that… | It’s all right |
The students express their opinions.
Task 7. Reflexion.
The teacher asks the students to finish the following sentences.
| Today I have learned… It was difficult… I understood that… Now I can… I was surprised that… After this lesson I want… |
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