Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧与茱丽叶 A Famous Love Story 驰名的爱情故事 Although he died almost 400 years ago, William Shakespeare is still one of the most popular English writers in the world. His 38 plays have been translated into every major language. One of his most famous is ‘Romeo and Juliet’, a love story and a tragedy. 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 Romeo’s 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 Juliet’s 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, 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.
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Glossary 词汇表 plays translated tragedy takes place noble feuding execute nobleman disguise love at first sight fight revenge potion escape in secret heartbroken poison kills himself dagger unfortunately 戏剧 翻译 悲剧 发生 贵族的 不和, 争执 处死 贵族 伪装 一见钟情 争斗 报仇 饮剂 逃脱 秘密地 心碎 毒药 杀死他自己 短剑, 匕首 不幸地
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1. Reading Quiz 1 阅读测验1 Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer. 以下句子哪句是真?哪句是假？请圈出正确答案。 1. 2. The Montagues and Capulets do not like each other. True / False Romeo and Juliet do not like each other at first. True / False
3. Romeo and Juliet tell their parents they are getting married. True / False 4. 5. Romeo kills himself because he thinks Juliet is dead. True / False Nothing good comes out of the tragedy. True / False
2. Reading Quiz 2 阅读测验2 Answer the following questions about the text. You should write a short answer (1 to 6 words). 熟读了上文后, 请用1-6个词简单地回答下列问题.
1. Where does the story take place? ______________________________ 2. Who are the Montagues and the Capulets? ______________________________ 3. Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet? ______________________________ 4. Who kills Mercutio, Romeo’s friend? ______________________________ 5. Why does Romeo kill Tybalt? ______________________________
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Now choose the correct answer, a, b or c. 从a, b, c中选择最佳答案. 6. Who does Juliet’s father want her to marry? a. Romeo b. Paris c. London
7. What does Juliet’s friend give her? a. a potion b. poison c. a dagger
8. How does Romeo kill himself? a. a potion b. poison c. a dagger
9. How does Juliet kill herself? a. a potion b. poison c. a dagger
10.What do the two families decide to do in the end? a. kill themselves b. keep fighting c. live in peace
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3. Summary Completion完成短文 Complete the summary with words from the box. 从下列词表中选出正确单 词, 完成以下语句.
dagger noble
escape in secret
feuding poison
in peace potion
love at first sight takes place
The story 1.___________in Verona, Italy. The Montagues and Capulets are 2.___________families. They are 3.___________. Juliet Montague and Romeo Capulet fall in 4.___________. They get married 5.___________. Romeo kills a Montague and has to leave the city. Juliet takes a 6.___________that will make people think she is dead. She wants to 7.___________ and be with Romeo. Romeo sees her sleeping and takes 8.___________. He dies. Juliet wakes up. When she sees Romeo is dead, she kills herself with his 9.___________. Something good comes out of the story. The two families agree to live 10.___________.
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4. Wordsearch 单词搜索 Try to find the words associated with ROMEO AND JULIET in the puzzle below. There are ten words to find. Words can be written horizontally (g), vertically (i) or diagonally (m) 请在下面的字谜游戏中，找出与罗密欧与茱丽叶有关的英语单词来。 共有10个单词，其组成方式可能以水平的 (g) 垂直的 (i) 或对角的 (m) 形式出现。
L A F I G H T S D X G B
K T P O I U Y T P R L H
J S R I M B S M E E O G
H D Y A T G E E A W V F
P F H K G R D N C Q E D
O G N J A E C B E R V P
I G B L D V D V Y Z E O
S H G H H E A Y U X B T
O J R G N N S R I C N I
N O B L E G D T O V M O
O B F C F E U D I N G N
L N F G F D E S Z C J M
LOVE TRAGEDY
FEUDING SECRET
POISON NOBLE
POTION REVENGE
FIGHT PEACE
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Answers 答案
1. Reading Quiz 1 阅读测验 Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer. 以下句子哪句是真?哪句是假？请圈出正确答案。 1. The Montagues and Capulets do not like each other. True 2. 3. 4. 5. Romeo and Juliet do not like each other at first. False Romeo and Juliet tell their parents they are getting married. False Romeo kills himself because he thinks Juliet is dead. True Nothing good comes out of the tragedy. False 4. Wordsearch 单词搜索 3.Summary Completion The story 1.takes place in Verona, Italy. The Montagues and Capulets are 2.noble_families. They are 3.feuding. Juliet Montague and Romeo Capulet fall in 4.love at first sight. They get married 5. in secret. Romeo kills a Montague and has to leave the city. Juliet takes a 6.potion that will make people think she is dead. She wants to 7.escape and be with Romeo. Romeo sees her sleeping and takes 8.poison. He dies. Juliet wakes up. When she sees Romeo is dead, she kills herself with his 9.dagger. Something good comes out of the story. The two families agree to live 10.in peace. 2. Reading Quiz 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Verona, Italy two noble families at a party Tybalt in revenge b a b c c
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