Unit 1 I was pleased to see it.,Module 8 On the town,Shakespeare,悲剧（Tragedy）： 罗密欧与朱莉叶(Romeo and Juliet) 悲剧（Tragedy）： 汉姆雷特 ( Hamlet ) 喜剧 （Comedy）： 威尼斯商人 （The Merchant of Venice ) 历史剧 （Historical）：亨利五世(Henry V ),He was a great writer and poet in Britain.,Romeo and Juliet,The story takes place in Verona, Italy. Two noble families, the Montagues and Capulets, hate each other and are feuding. The prince of the city tells the two families that they must stop fighting or he will execute them! A nobleman, Paris, wants to marry Juliet Capulet, the beautiful daughter of the family. Her father tells him to come to a party he is planning that night so he can meet her. Romeo, the son of the Montague family, also goes to the party. He is in disguise so none of his enemies will recognize him. At the party, he meets Juliet. It is love at first sight, and they spend the night dancing and talking.,The two young lovers decide to marry in secret, which they do the very next day. However, there is a fight between one of the Montagues, Tybalt, and Romeos best friend, Mercutio. Tybalt kills Mercutio. Romeo is very angry. He goes looking for Tybalt and kills him to get revenge for his friend. Romeo has to leave the city, and Juliets father tells her she must marry Paris. Juliet asks a friend to help her. He gives her a potion that will make everyone think she is dead. In fact, she will just be sleeping. Then, when she wakes up, she can escape and be with Romeo.,However, Romeo returns to the city in secret. He sees Juliet lying there and thinks she is dead. He is so heartbroken that he takes poison and kills himself. When Juliet wakes up she sees Romeo is dead, and takes his dagger and kills herself too. Although both lovers are dead, something good comes out of the tragedy. The two families agree to stop fighting and live in peace. Unfortunately it is too late for Romeo and his young love, Juliet.,Listen and fill in the blanks using the words in the box.,Tony: Whats Romeo and Juliet about, Betty? Betty: Its a love story. “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore are thou, Romeo?” Tony: Thats funny! Shakespeare in an American_ ! Can you _ any more _?,Accent dialogue guess line nurse recite role row seat servant voice,accent,recite,lines,Betty: No, thats the only one I know. Its from the _between Romeo and Juliet on the balcony. Tony: Apart from Romeo and Juliet, who are the other characters? Betty: Well, I remember Juliets _-shes a kind _. And Mercutio, Romeos friend. And thats about it! Tony: Well, Ill just have to guess who they all are. Where are we sitting? Betty: Our seats are in the back_. Tony: I hope theyve got loud_.,dialogue,servant,row,voices,nurse,Listen again and answer the questions.,She tells him that its a love story.,Betty is speaking lines from Shakespeare in an American accent., How does Betty answer Tonys question about the story of Romeo and Juliet? What does Tony find funny?,Mercutio (Romeos friend) and Juliets nurse.,In the back row.,He hopes that the actors have loud voices., Who else is in Romeo and Juliet? Where are they sitting? What does Tony hope?,Look at the video and answer the questions.,Look at the video and answer the questions.,1. How long is Romeo and Juliet play?,Three hours.,2. Where are they sitting, in the front or at the back？,At the back,3. Did they hear the line clearly?,4.What does Tony need now？,No,Food,Listen again and choose the best answer., Tony thought the play _. a) wasnt enjoyable b) was quite funny c) was good Remeo and Juliet decide to kill themselves _. a) because Juliet has to marry someone else b) when the two families and the servants fight each other c) because Juliet has married someone else,c,a, The “star- crossed lovers ” refer to _. a) the actors b) Romeo and Juliets families c) Romeo and Juliet Daming and Lingling couldnt understand everything because _. a) their seats were at the back b) of the way the actors spoke c) they didnt read the play before they saw it,c,c, They didnt have time to eat anything before the play _. a) but they werent hungry b) so Tony was very hungry c) because it was too long,b,was pleased to see it,the fight between the two families,they couldnt get married,they didnt have enough time,didnt know any more,Complete the sentences in your own words., Although the play lasted a long time, Tony _. The part of the play Tony liked best was _. Romeo and Juliet both decide to kill themselves because_. Tony and the others tried to read the play. However, _. Tonys mum recited a line from the play, but she _.,Language points,1. but three hours is a long time to stay still. 这里的three hours 作主语，我们把它看成一个整体，所以后面的be动词是单数形式。此外，表示“一段距离”，“一笔钱”等表示抽象意义的短语作主语，谓语动词也用单数。如： Five years is needed to finish this ta