Slide 1 WELCOME TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ATTENDING AN ENGLISH LESSON ANSWER THE QUESTIONS Reading Before you read a Shakespeare b Charlie Chaplin c J B P Moliere d Audrey Hepburn e Bernard Shaw f Tom Han[.]
WELCOME TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ATTENDING AN ENGLISH LESSON ANSWER THE QUESTIONS Reading Before you read a Shakespeare d Audrey Hepburn b Charlie Chaplin e Bernard Shaw c J.B.P Moliere f Tom Hanks EXERCISE: Work with a partner to put the names of the people in the pictures into two groups a Shakespeare d Audrey Hepburn b Charlie Chaplin e Bernard Shaw c J.B.P Moliere f Tom Hanks Playwrights Actors / Actresses a Shakespeare b Charlie Chaplin b Charlie Chaplin c J.B.P Moliere c J.B.P Moliere d Audrey Hepburn e Bernard Shaw f Tom Hanks EXERCISE: List several well-known works written by one of the playwrights above Playwrights Shakespeare ( 1564 – 1616 ) Charlie Chaplin ( 1889 – 1977 ) J.B.P Moliere ( 1622 – 1673 ) Bernard Shaw ( 1856 – 1950 ) Works Hamlet, Othello King Lear, Romeo and Juliet Modern Times, City Lights Limelight Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Tartuffe, Scapin’s Instrigues Pygmalion, Fanny’s First Play Reading Text Read the following text and the tasks that follow NEW WORDS - Source [sɔ:s] (n) = cause [kɔ:z] (n) - Dramatic [drə'mætik] (adj) : -> Drama ['dræmə] (n) = play (n) -> Dramatist ['dræmətist] (n) = playwright ['pleirait] (n) - Perception [pə'sep∫n] (n) : - To extend [iks'tend] (v) : -> extension [iks'ten∫n] (n) Ex: He extended his visit from one week to three weeks - Spiritual ['spirit∫uəl] (adj) : -> spirit ['spirit] (n) - Character ['kæriktə] (n) : EXERCISE: Answer the following questions 1 What are the causes of the appeal of the theater ? Did ancient people use to enjoy hearing stories ? What did Aristotle think the greatest pleasure of human beings is in ? In what way is the theater an excellent way to extend people beyond the narrow circle of everyday life ? What about the theater may be amazing to theatergoers ? What, according to Aristotle, is the difference between tragedy and comedy ? What are the causes of the appeal of the theater ? -> A It offers an effective means of telling a story B The audience finds pleasure in the skill of execution C It offers an opportunity for us to gain fresh perceptions D It can give us a spiritual experience Did ancient people use to enjoy hearing stories ? -> Yes, they did 3 What did Aristotle think the greatest pleasure of human beings is in ? -> He thought it is in learning In what way is the theater an excellent way to extend people beyond the narrow circle of everyday life ? -> It gets us acquainted with people and cultures quite foreign to us 5 What about the theater may be amazing to theatergoers ? -> They may be amazed at the painter’s brushwork, the musician’s control of a voice or instrument, the dancer’s use of space, and the director’s management of the creative aspects of the play What, according to Aristotle, is the difference between tragedy and comedy ? -> Tragedy shows us to be better than we are, but comedy shows us to be worse Read the text again and learn the new words by heart Prepare the exercises B, C and D of the text for the next period