(高三英语教案)英语教案-unin11 The merchant of Venice Lesson4

英语教案－unin11 The merchant of Venice Lesson42—43－教学教案
-------The Merchant of Venice
Teaching Procedures:
Step I. Oragainzing
Greetings and make a duty report.
Step II. Introduction:
Find out how much the students know about the writer William Shakespeare and ask some questions like this:
What do you know about Shakespeare What is his nationality
When was he born and when did he die
Do you know the titles of any of his plays Suggested answers:
1 The King Henry VI 亨利六世
2 The Comedy of Errors 错中错
3 The Taming of the Shrew 驯悍妇
4 Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧与朱丽叶
5 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 仲夏夜之梦
6 The Merchant of Venice 威尼斯商人
7 As You Like It 如愿
8 Twelfth Night(What You Will) 第十二夜
9 Hamlet 哈姆莱特10 All’s Well ends Well 皆大快活
11 Measure for measure 恶有恶报12 Othello 奥塞罗
13 King Lear 李尔王14 Macbeth 麦克白
15 The Winter’s Tale 冬天的故事16 The Tempest 暴风雨Write the key words and phrases raised by the Ss during the discussion on the Bb.
Step III. Presentation
Ask questions about the picture, and get the students to tell you what they think is happening.
Step IV. Reading comprehension.
Ask students to read the introduction silently and find out the answers to followimg questions.
1.The text mainly talks about_______________.
A.Antonio’s charities(善行)and Shylock’s cruelty
B.Portia’s cleverness and Antonio’s charities
C.Shylock’s cruelty and Portia’s cleverness
D.The three colorful characters of Antonio, Portia and Shylock
2.Antonio did business with _______________.
A. people in Venice
B. people in Italy
C. People in other countries
D. people in the world
3.Antonio was a(n) ________________ person.
A. warm-hearted
B. strong-willed
C. open-minded
D. hot-tempered
4.What kind of person was Shylock He was ___________.
A. greedy and hypocritical
B. hypocritical(虚伪) and cruel
C. cruel and lazy
D. greedy and cruel
5.What did the Duke mean by saying “Don’t be so bitter〞
He wanted Shylock to be _________________.
A. warm-hearted
B. calm
C. kind-hearted
D. reasonable
6.In writing style, this text is a _____________.
A. drama
B. story
C. fable
D. fairy tale
7.The word “scold〞in the text means to ______________.
A. fool with
B. laugh at
C. criticize
D. quarrel with
8.It seems that the Duke at the court supported ___________.
A. Portia
B. Antonio
C. Shylock
D. none of them
9.That Portia was able to defend Antonio was due to _________.
A. her cleverness
B. her husband’s support
C. her husband’s help
D. her cleverness and her husband’s support
10.Which happened last in Part 2
A.Shylock insisted on having one pound of Antonio’s flesh.
B.Portia declared that the law allowed Shylock to take Antonio’s
flesh.
C.Antonio said his last words to Bassanio.
D.Portia warned Bassanio of the impossibility of changing the law.
Allow the students enough time to read the play and find the answers. Get them to check their answers in pairs, then check the answers with the class.
Answers:1C .2. C 3. A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B
nguage points:
mercy,bitter
Have mercy on Antonio,Shylock.Do not be so bitter.(Line1 of page62)
One half of his money and his goods shall be given to the city of Venice and the othe r half shall be given to the peson he hs tried to
kill.His life shall be at he mercy of the Duke.Therefore, go down on you knees and beg the duke for mercy.(page64)
bitter在本课是“厉害的〞，“怀恨的〞的意思，这个词还作“苦味的〞，“严酷的〞，“猛烈的〞等等讲。

例如: bitter pills 苦药片；bitter memories辛酸的记忆；bitter winter寒冷的冬天；
bitter argument猛烈的争辩。

2.desire:page 62,Line11
Let us be calm,gentlemen. Shylck, how can you hope for mercy
yourself when you show none
I havedone nothing wrong and I fear no judg3ment. I desire my pound of flesh.
desire可以用作名词,也可以当及物动词用, 作及物动词时,它后面可以接名词、不定式、从句等等。

例如: Of course, they all desire happiness and health. 当然他们都渴望幸福与健康。

We desire to see the result. 我们期望看到结果。

I desire that you should come on time. 我期望你准时到。

3.seat: page62, part2,Line 1
D:Greetings, learned judge! I do not envy you your job. This is a most troublesome case.
P:Greetings! Please be seated. Are you Antonio, and is this your agreenent with Shylock
be seated
[说明] seat是及物动词,主语是地點或地方,人作宾语,因此人作主语時,常用be seated结构; seat还可以作名词用,意思是“座位〞;要分清seat与sit, 后者是不及物动词,人作主语,地点作状语。

例如:Please be seated. 请坐。

He sat there, looking very calm. 他坐在那儿,看起来很安静。

4.upon: page62,page64
P:Mercy brings good. Mercy falls like the gentle rain from the shy upon the earth.It blesses those who give it,and those who receive it.We
should learn toshow mercy to others.Do you still sdk for this pound of flesh
5 fort:Page64
take my life too! My money andgoods are as dear to me as life itself.They are my only comfort.When you take those away from me, you also take my life.
comfort可以用作名词,也可以当及物动词用,意思是“抚慰〞,后面接某人。

例如: The sudden thought greatly comforted her. 这个突然的想法,
极大地抚慰了她。

She lives there in comfort. 她舒适地生活在那里。

［练习题］
1.They were so excited that they had ____ to sleep.
A. much desire
B. little desire
C. many thoughts
D. few moments
2. As he opened the door, he saw ____ young a boy ____ in a wheelchair some 20feet away.
A. so, seat
B. so, seated
C. such, sitting
D. such, sat
3.The teacher ____ him and made a promise to help him.
A. desired
B. greeted
C. punished
D. comforted
4.They talked about the leading role the headmaster ____ in the event.
A. finished
B. did
C. played
D. prepared
5.The two brothers quarreled whenever they met as if they were ____ enemies.
A. bitter
B. merciful
C. greedy
D. troublesome
参考答案：1. B (依据句意so excited ,他们是不想睡觉, 确定形式是不对的, few moments 表示时间多少,与他们的心情无关,也不对。

) 2. B (第一个空紧接一个形容词，只能用so，第2个空是修饰名词boy的，只能用seated形式。

) 3. D 〔依据句意只能选“抚慰〞。

〕4.C 〔名词role在前面,后面消灭的是定语从句,修饰此名词，played与它搭配构成词组，是“起主要作用〞的意思。

〕5.A (依据句子意思,应当选bitter, bitter enemy是“死敌〞的意思。

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2.句法:读句子，做练习：〔不作任何讲解，要求同学依据语感完成习题，培育同学对英语的悟性。

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(1)It is useless trying to argue with Shylock. 试图跟夏洛克讲理是没有用的。

(2)If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh.
即使你情愿给我六倍于你刚刚提出的钱数，我仍旧要拿我应得的那一磅肉。

(3)He is young, but I never knew so young a body with so wise a head.
他很年轻，但我从来不知道有这么年轻又这么聪慧的人。

［练习题。