Romeo and Juliet 1
A Famous Love Story 驰 名 的 爱 情 故 事 Romeo and Juliet 罗 密 欧 与 茱 丽 叶 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. 2
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 3
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. The Montagues and Capulets do not like each other. True / False 2. 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. Romeo kills himself because he thinks Juliet is dead. True / False 5. 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? 4
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 5
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 escape feuding in peace love at first sight noble in secret poison potion 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.. 6
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 K J H P O I S O N O L A T S D F G G H J O B N F P R Y H N B G R B F F I O I A K J L H G L C G G I M T G A D H N E F F H U B G R E V E N G E D T Y S E D C D A S D U E S T M E N B V Y R T D S D P E A C E Y U I O I Z X R E W Q R Z X C V N C G L O V E V E B N M G J B H G F D P O T I O N M LOVE FEUDING POISON POTION FIGHT TRAGEDY SECRET NOBLE REVENGE PEACE 7
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. Romeo and Juliet do not like each other at first. False 3. Romeo and Juliet tell their parents they are getting married. False 2. Reading Quiz 2 1. Verona, Italy 2. two noble families 3. at a party 4. Tybalt 5. in revenge 6. b 7. a 8. b 9. c 10. c 4. Romeo kills himself because he thinks Juliet is dead. True 5. Nothing good comes out of the tragedy. False 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. 4. Wordsearch 单 词 搜 索 P O I S O N T O F R B I A L G G E F H R E V E N G E T S D U E Y D P E A C E I R N L O V E E G P O T I O N Something good comes out of the story. The two families agree to live 10.in peace. 8