电子课文 Unit 2 King Lear Part 1.docVIP

Unit 2 King Lear Pre-reading The play that you are going to read in this unit is based on William Shakespeares King Lear, but it has been shortened and simplified. The language has been modernized and it is no longer written as poetry. Glance quickly through Part 1 of the play and answer the following questions. 1 List the characters who appear in this part of the play. 2 Which of the characters do you think are shown in the picture on the right? 3 Use the pictures that illustrate Part 1 of the play to predict what is going to happen. 4 Now look at the words below. Make sure you understand the