Современная британская драматургия в элективном курсе по британской литературе для старших классов школ с углубленным изучением английского языка

2. a) Hector; b) Irwin; c) Hector; d) Irwin; e) Hector; f) Irwin.

3. Thoughtful (adj.) - c; smart (adj.) - b; civil (adj.) - e; syllabus (n.) - f; curriculum (n.) - f; inappropriate (adj.) - a; demean (v.) - g; decorum (n.) - d.

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Раздел “Testing the Echo by David Edgar”

1. ESOL - abbreviation for English for Speakers of Other Languages:

used, especially in the UK to refer to the teaching of English to students whose first language is not English, but who are living in an English-speaking country.

Life in the United Kingdom - a computer-based test that is meant to prove that the applicant has a sufficient knowledge of British life and sufficient proficiency in the English language.

3.Chong - c; Tetyana - d; Emma - b; Mahmood - a.

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Конспект урока по британской литературе для 11 класса

Тема урока: The History Boys by Alan Bennett

Тип урока: урок открытия новых знаний

Продолжительность урока: 45 минут

Цель урока: знакомство с современной британской драмой Алана Беннетта “The History Boys”

Задачи:

Практические: совершенствование умений аудирования посредством просмотра видео и прослушивания сообщений, совершенствование умений чтения путём поиска необходимой информации в тексте и чтения вслух, введение новой лексики.

Развивающие: развитие памяти, мышления, языковой догадки.

Воспитательные: формирование толерантного отношения к другой культуре и понимание её особенностей.

Общеобразовательные: углубление и расширение знания английского языка, развитие умений сопоставления, структурирования информации.

Ход урока:

Организационный момент:

Учитель: Good afternoon, everybody! Today we are going to start speaking about contemporary English drama.

Постановка целей:

Учитель: So what are our objectives for today?

Ученики: We are going to learn some information about contemporary playwrights. We are going to read some plays. We are going to discuss the problems raised in these plays.

Учитель: That's right.

Речевая зарядка:

Учитель: The play we are going to get acquainted with today is called The History Boys. Before we move on to discussing the plot I'd like to hear your suggestions on what the play is about judging by its heading.

Ответы учеников.

Знакомство с автором:

Учитель: Wow, you have so many interesting ideas! We will find out if you are right a bit later. Now it's time to learn some information about the author of this play, Alan Bennett. There are the sheets of paper with the tasks on your desks. Masha will tell us something about the author, and while listening to her, please, choose the correct answers in ex. 1.

1. Choose the correct answer on Alan Bennett's biography:

I. Alan Bennett was born in:

a) 1944

b) 1934

c) 1955

II. His native city is:

a) Leeds

b) London

c) Birmingham

III. He attended:

a) University of Leeds

b) Oxford University

c) Cambridge University

IV. He graduated with a first-class degree in:

a) Physics

b) Literature

c) History

V. After graduating he:

a) Started writing

b) Taught history

c) Started acting

VI. He achieved fame by:

a) Acting in a TV show, the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe

b) Writing The Madness of George III

c) Producing a series of monologues for TV

VII. Bennett's first stage play is:

a) The History Boys

b) The Madness of George III

c) Forty years on

VIII. Distinctive features of his works are:

a) Expressive voice and sharp humour

b) Gentle irony and satire

c) Deep thoughtfulness and exaggeration

IX. His most famous screen work is:

a) A film version of The History Boys

b) First play for the medium, A Day Out

c) A sextet of comic monologues for TV, Talking Heads

X. His 2005 prose collection is called:

a) Unknown words

b) Untold Stories

c) Unpublished

XI. Bennett's critically acclaimed The History Boys premiered at the Royal National Theatre in London in:

a) 2002

b) 2004

c) 2006

XII. The play won multiple awards, including: (choose 2 answers)

a) the 2005 Nobel Prize

b) the 2005 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

c) the 2006 Tony Award for Best Play

d) the 2006 Man Booker Prize

XIII. The film version of The History boysappeared in:

a) 2006

b) 2007

c) 2008

XIV. Alan Bennett donated his entire archive of working papers, unpublished manuscripts, diaries and books to

a) The British Library

b) The Manchester Central Library

c) The Bodleian Library

Учитель: Thank you, Masha, well done! Children, let's check what you've done.

Ученики по очереди зачитывают ответ, другие подтверждают правильность/неправильность ответа одноклассника.

Переход к обсуждению проблематики пьесы:

Учитель: Well, I see that you've listened to Masha carefully. Now let's find out if your suggestions about the plot were correct. We will watch the trailer of the 2006 movie with the same name. After watching be also ready to answer the following questions: Who are the main characters? What can you say about the teachers?

Смотрят трейлер фильма. Отвечают на поставленные вопросы.

Переход к обсуждению персонажей пьесы:

Учитель: I believe now you have the general impression of the plot of the play. But let's discuss it in more detail and speak about the issues raised in this literary work. Please, move on to ex. 2. Your task is to say whose words these are and to express your opinion on the following statements:

a) “If, heaven forfend, I was ever entrusted with the timetable, I would call these lessons A Waste of Time.” (Hector)

b) “Education isn't something for when they're old and grey and sitting by the fire. It's for now. The exam is next month.” (Irwin)

c) “So I'll thank you if nobody mentions Oxford or Cambridge in my lessons. There is a world elsewhere.” (Hector)

d) “The wrong end of the stick is the right one. A question has a front door and a back door. Go in the back, or better still, the side.” (Irwin)

e) “Nothing that happens here has anything to do with getting on, but remember, open quotation marks, `All knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use,' close quotation marks.” (Hector)

f) “I was too … dispassionate, I suppose. The Holocaust is not yet an abstract question. Though in time, of course, it will be.” (Irwin)

Liza, please read the statement under letter A. Whose words are these?

Ученики по очереди зачитывают цитаты об образовании из обсуждаемого произведения и делятся своими мыслями по поводу каждого из высказываний, соглашаясь с представленной в них точкой зрения или нет.

Учитель: OK. To sum up the information about Hector and Irwin let's fill in the following chart (таблица 3) (таблица на доске, ученики переносят её в тетрадь):

Таблица 3 - Сравнение учителей в пьесе “The History Boys”

	Hector	Irwin
Age
Experience
Subject
Opinion about Oxbridge
Opinion about education

Подготовка к чтению отрывка для драматизации:

Учитель: Now the difference between these two teachers is clear. But I want you to feel it and, in fact, we are going to act out a scene when Hector and Irwin had the first lesson together. It clearly demonstrates everything we have just discussed. However, before moving on to the scene itself we have to do one lexical exercise for you to fully understand the dialogue between the teachers and the boys.

Move on to ex. 3 please. You are to match the words with their definition. You have one minute to look through the task.

Thoughtful (adj.) Smart (adj.) Civil (adj.) Syllabus (n.) Curriculum (n.) Inappropriate (adj.) Demean (v.) Decorum (n.)	h) Not suitable in the circumstances i) Having or showing a quick-witted intelligence j) Showing careful consideration or attention k) Etiquette l) Polite, respectful, or considerate in manner m) The subjects in a course of study or teaching n) To lower in honour and respect

Ученики выполняют упражнение.

Учитель: OK, now let's check it. … Thank you! Very good! Please, find in the dialogue (ex.4) examples of using these words. (Ученики зачитывают примеры из текста) OK. Now let's have a slight pause and compete a bit. You should work in pairs and find the words above in the wordsearch (рис. 1) as fast as possible.

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Рис. 1 - Wordsearch

Oh! Lera and Vera are the first, so they are the fastest. My congratulations! Children, let's clap for the girls.

Чтение сцены для драматизации:

Учитель: I believe now you can easily understand everything in the scene we are going to talk about. So it's high time to move on to reading this dialogue. One character is for one child. Those, who don't read, listen to your classmates!

Дети читают полилог по ролям.

Thank you for your reading. Answer my questions please. Does this scene prove that the teachers were different? Does it underline the difference? How do the boys behave in the situation? What is their attitude to the teachers? What do you personally think of the question they are discussing (if Holocaust can be a subject)?

Ученики отвечают на вопросы

Завершение дискуссии о взглядах на образование:

Учитель: Thank you for your answers. They were sufficient and interesting to hear. Well, we've read the scene showing the way the boys were preparing for their exams. Now let's move on to the moment when the boys have passed the exam and watch one more video. Be ready to answer the questions in ex. 5:

1. Why is the headmaster happy?

2. Who is not satisfied with the results of the exams? Why?

3. Why did he want to enter the college? Express your opinion on his idea.

4. What does he want to do? Express your opinion on his idea.

Ученики отвечают на поставленные вопросы.

Подведение итогов урока и рефлексия:

Учитель: It's high time to sum up everything we have done today. What was the most important and most interesting for you today?

Ученики: We have discussed one of the contemporary British plays, The History Boys by Alan Bennett. We have learned some factors from the author's biography. We have read an extract from the play. The most interesting part was…The most important part was…

Домашнее задание и завершение урока:

Учитель: Great! At home you need to work together and act out the scene we have read. You will present it in two lessons. And the home task for the next lesson for one of you is to prepare a report on David Edgar's biography. That is all for today. Goodbye!

Ученики: Goodbye!

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Конспект урока по британской литературе для 11 класса

Тема урока: Testing the Echo by David Edgar

Тип урока: урок открытия новых знаний

Продолжительность урока: 45 минут

Цель урока: знакомство с современной британской драмой Дэвида Эдгара “Testing the Echo”

Задачи:

Практические: совершенствование умений аудирования посредством просмотра видео и прослушивания сообщений, совершенствование умений чтения путём поиска необходимой информации в тексте и чтения вслух, введение новой лексики.

Развивающие: развитие памяти, мышления, языковой догадки.

Воспитательные: формирование толерантного отношения к другой культуре и понимание её особенностей.

Общеобразовательные: углубление и расширение знания английского языка, развитие умений сопоставления, структурирования информации, развитие умения видеть и исправлять ошибки.

Ход урока:

Организационный момент:

Учитель: Good afternoon, everybody! Today we are going to continue speaking about contemporary English drama.

Постановка целей:

Учитель: So what are our objectives for today?

Ученики: We are going to learn the biography of one more contemporary playwright. We are going to read an extract from a new play. We are going to discuss the problems raised in this play.

Учитель: That's right.

Речевая зарядка:

Учитель: The play we are going to get acquainted with today is called Testing the Echo and an important term for our discussion is the abbreviation ESOL. What do you think it means? What does each letter stand for? I'd like to hear your suggestions.

Ответы учеников.

Работа с текстом:

Учитель: Wow! You have so many interesting ideas! Let's find out what this abbreviation means in fact. We are going to look through the text about two issues that are very important for understanding the play. While your first reading fill in the gaps in the text in ex. 1:

ESOL - abbreviation for:_____________________________________

used, especially in the ____________ to refer to the of English to students whose __________ language is not English, but who are_____________in an English-speaking country

Life in the United Kingdom - a computer-based _________ that is meant to prove that the applicant has a sufficient ________________ of British ___________ and sufficient proficiency in the ______________ language.

Text for reading:

Becoming British

To become a British citizen, you must prove that you have sufficient knowledge of English and of life in the UK. The application process provides two waysof gaining British citizenship:

1) “Life in the UK” test:

- a computer-based test that is meant to prove that the applicant has a sufficient knowledge of British life and sufficient proficiency in the English language;

- studying and taking the test is designed to give applicants the practical knowledge they need to live and work in the UK and be an active member of society;

- to pass the test applicants must learn the information contained in chapters 2 - 6 of “Life in the United Kingdom: A Journey to Citizenship”;

- applicants take the test on a computer at an official test centre. There are 20 questions and the test can take up to 45 minutes; the pass mark is 75%. You can take the test as many times as you like, but it costs Ј34 each time.

2) ESOL course with Citizenship content:

- ESOL means English for Speakers of Other Languages; used, especially in the UK, to refer to the teaching of English to students whose first language is not English, but who are living in an English-speaking country;

- The objectives of these classes are the following:

1) To give students sufficient knowledge of life in the UK;

2) To develop students' knowledge of the English language.

- Teachers are expected to pick and mix from the 12 topics which cover ideas of citizenship, politics, society, human rights, work and public service.

The Citizenship Ceremony

The Citizenship Ceremony is the final step in getting British Citizenship. All people who have passed the test have to take part in a ceremony within 90 days of their official notification. It is usually a group ceremony and includes speeches by local officials encouraging new citizens to play an active role in their community.

During the ceremony all new citizens have to swear their allegiance to the Queen. They then receive a certificate, a welcome pack and a commemorative gift. Finally, everyone stands to sing the national anthem.

Ученики читают текст с целью поиска необходимой информации и заполняют пропуски в упражнении.

Учитель: OK. Let's check the exercise. … Well done! Now read the text more carefully and be ready to answer some questions.

Ученики читают текст еще раз более внимательно.

Учитель: I am sorry. Your time is up, so answer my questions. How can you get the British citizenship? What do the tests consist of? What is the Citizenship Ceremony?

Ученики отвечают на поставленные вопросы.

Знакомство с автором:

Учитель: Now you are ready to move on to discussing the play and first of all let's learn some information about the author of this play, David Edgar. There are the sheets of paper with the tasks on your desks. Dennis will tell us something about the author, and while listening to him, please, fill in the chart in ex. 2 (таблица 4).

Таблица 4 - Информация об авторе “Testing the Echo”

Date of birth
Place of birth
Family
Education
Career
Number of plays
The first work for theatre
Greatest success
Issue of original plays
Testing the Echo issue

Учитель: Thank you, Dennis, it was wonderful. Children, let's check what you've written down.

Ученики по очереди зачитывают то, что они записали, дополняя друг друга.

Переход к обсуждению проблематики пьесы:

Учитель: Well, I see that you've listened to Dennis carefully. Now let's make some suggestions about the plot of the play judging by its heading, Testing the Echo, and the information you've learned so far. What is the play going to be about?

Ученики делают предположения.

Переход к обсуждению персонажей пьесы:

Учитель: I believe now you have the general impression of the plot of the play and it is quite right. But let's discuss it in more detail and speak about the main characters of this literary work. Please, move on to ex. 3. Your task is to match the description of the characters with their names and to express your opinion on them:

Chong Tetyana Emma Mahmood	a) He is kidnapped by Jamal who wants to get him off drugs and bring him back to the Islamic way of life. His girlfriend, Bernie, arrives to see him and he tells her he is studying to gain his British citizenship because his dad thinks he is already a British citizen. Jamal is sceptical but helps him revise for the test. b) She is an ESOL teacher at a college in London. She is trying to teach the Citizenship curriculum to her class of students from all over the world. c) He is Korean by birth and works for an unidentified company in London. He is studying to take the Life in the UK test and is trying to revise during his breaks in the workplace canteen. d) She is Ukrainian by birth but she is now married to Aziz, a Pakistani man, and living in Birmingham with Aziz and his 11 year old daughter, Muna. She is studying to take the Life in the UK test so that she can become a British citizen and divorce her husband and stay in the UK.

Ученики выполняют упражнение и делятся своим впечатлением о главных героях пьесы.

Подготовка к чтению отрывка для драматизации:

Учитель: Now let's move closer to reading a couple of scenes from Testing the Echo and learn some new words for you to fully understand the dialogues. Move on to ex. 4 please. Your task is to fill in the crossword, you can discuss it in pairs. Let's have a competition. Try to be the first.

Fill in the crossword (рис. 5.1) with the following words:

Faith, orthodox, terrific, spare wheel, indulge (in), bizarre, forbidden.

Across:

1) not allowed; prohibited

5) extremely good; wonderful

7) belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion

Down:

2) conforming to the Christian faith

3) markedly unusual in appearance, style, or general character and often involving unexpected elements

4) you keep it in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels

6) allow oneself to have or do something that you know you will enjoy

Рис. 2 - Crossword

Ученики решают кроссворд.

Учитель: OK, Vanya and Sonya are the first. My congratulations! Let's check the crossword all together. (проверяют кроссворд)

Чтение сцены для драматизации:

Учитель: I believe now you can easily understand everything in the scenes we are going to talk about. So it's high time to move on to reading these dialogues. Be careful, the characters are not the native speakers so they make some lexical and grammar mistakes. Don't correct them while reading because they create the characters' images. You can even try to read with the appropriate accent. Those, who don't read, listen to your classmates!

Дети читают диалоги по ролям.

Thank you for your reading. Answer my questions please. How do these scenes characterize Tetyana, Emma and other participants of the dialogue? What problems are raised in the scenes? What would you do if you were Emma?

Ученики отвечают на вопросы

Работа над исправлением ошибок в диалогах:

Учитель: Thank you for your answers. They were sufficient and extraordinary. Well, now let's correct the mistakes you've noticed in the dialogues while reading.

Ученики исправляют ошибки. (Если времени осталось мало, можно вынести это упражнение на домашнее задание)

Подведение итогов урока и рефлексия:

Учитель: It's high time to sum up everything we have done today. What was the most important and most interesting for you today?

Ученики: We have discussed one more contemporary British play, Testing the Echo by David Edgar. We have learned some factors from the author's biography. We have learned how you can become a British citizen and what are ESOL and Life in the UK tests. We have read two extracts from the play and discussed the problems raised in them. The most interesting part was…The most important part was…

Домашнее задание и завершение урока:

Учитель: Great! At home you need to work together and act out the scenes we have read. You will present it in a lesson. Don't forget about the scene from The History Boys. That is all for today. Goodbye!

Ученики: Goodbye!

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