Unit 19 Integrating skills.pptVIP

Unit 19 Integrating skills Shakespeare’s Heroines Listen and read the passage on page 142 1 What are the names of the three women characters in Shakespeare’s plays mentioned in the text? In which plays do they appear and what roles do they play? 2. According to the writer, each of them represents a different quality of character. Which quality marks each of the three women characters in the text? Answer: Juliet is brave, Portia is intelligent and Cordelia is honest. 3. Which of the three women do you admire most? Explain why. l admire Juliet because she is brave and of the spirit of self-sacrifice in seeking the true love. I admire Portia because she values friendship, is loyal to love and clever at handling things. I admire Cordelia so much because she has the true love for her father and fear no misunderstanding and doesnt care for losing wealth. 4. Why can we call Juliet brave in her love for Romeo? Because in order to seek her own true love she breaks away from her family, takes a poisonous drug and kills herself in the end. 5. What test does King Lear give his daughters? King Lears test is asking each of his daughters how much she loves him and then dividing his kingdom among them according to their answers. 6. In what way can you compare King Lears test with the game of the gold, silver and iron boxes of Portias father? They both test true love but they are much too cruel and unreasonable... Some Language points 1 Portia stands out for her intelligence. 引人注目的，清晰地显出 distinctive The old man stood out for his wisdom. 2 tear up= 1)To tear to pieces. 撕成碎片 2) to make an opening in: 挖开： …tore up the sidewalk to add a drain.挖开人行道以加入排水管 tear at = to pull at or attack violently: 撕扯：猛裂地撕扯或进攻： The dog tore at the meat. 狗撕扯肉 tear down=to demolish: 拆毁： tear down old tenements. 拆毁旧住房 3 complex: 复杂的；错综的 a complex idea 一个复杂的观念 A computer is certainly a complex machine. 电脑当然是一种结构复杂的机器。 His political ideas were too complex. 他的政见太令人费