1、英语简易原著阅读英语简易原著阅读 Reading Original Works in Simplified English徐兴岭徐兴岭Final marks will be given through:l10%:Attendancel10%:Performance l10%:Assignments l70%:Written PaperAssessment MethodsWhy to Read?a)to motivate our interest to study languageb)to expand vocabulary and improve skills of readingc)to p
2、rovide us with materials for writing/speakingd)to enrich our western culturee)to lay a foundation for future literature-studyWhat to Read this termI.More Tales from Shakespeare(6)莎士比亚故事集II.Tales of Mystery and Imagination(9)神秘与妄想故事集III.Sherlock Holmes Short Stories(6)福尔摩斯短篇故事 IV.Stories of Detection
3、 and Mystery(8)侦探推理故事集What to Read next term?lOliver Twist雾都孤儿lGreat Expectations远大前程lPride and Prejudice傲慢与偏见lJane Eyre简爱lWuthering Heights呼啸山庄What to Read next termMore Tales from ShakespeareWhat is play?la piece of writing performed in a theatre,consisting of speeches and conversations between se
4、veral characters.lcomedy,tragedy and tragicomedy About the authorslShakespearelCharles and Mary LamblDifferences between the two versionsShakespeare(1564-1616)lBorn in StratfordlSeven brothers and sisterslGrammar School from age 7 to 13 lMarried at 18,three childrenlJoined a company of actors at 28
5、as a playwright and actor lBuilt Globe Theatre in 1598 lDied at age 52lRegarded as the greatest writer in the English language.Shakespeare(1564-1616)Shakespeares Birth place:StratfordThe Globe Theatre莎士比亚环球剧院莎士比亚环球剧院Hamlet哈姆雷特Othello奥赛罗King Lear李尔王Macbeth麦克白The Four TragediesA Midsummer Nights Dream
6、仲夏夜之梦The Merchant of VeniceAs You Like It.皆大欢喜Much Ado About Nothing无事生非The Four ComediesCharles Lamb(17751834)lBorn in LondonlWent to a well-known Christ Hospital SchoollWorked at East India Company for 30 yearslRewrote the stories of Shakespeares famous plays with his sisterMary Lamb(1764-1847)lBo
7、rn,EnglandlSuffered mental diseaselTales from Shakespeare for childrenlMrs Leicesters School lDied at age 82Charles and Mary LambDifferences between them1.Lambs rewrote Shakespeares play in narrative form.2.Lambs version is simple in terms of language,themes and characters.The winters Tale1.Characte
8、rs2.Word-studyCharacters of the playLeontes 里昂提斯 Hermione赫米温妮 Mamillius迈密勒斯 Perdita潘狄塔 Paulina宝丽娜 Emilia爱米丽娅Antigonus安提哥纳斯 Dion狄温 Cleomenes克里奥米尼斯Camillo卡密罗 Polixenes波力克尼斯 Florizel弗罗利泽 Word studyl feast l heirl kingdoml noblel miseryl oraclel shepherdl statueAssignmentslRead The Winters Tale before next classlFinish the exercises 1.3.4 on pp 82-83
