高中英语Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice 2人教版第二册(下)

Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice
Period Two 2-3 Reading & Integrating skills & writing
II. Teaching procedures.
Activity 1. Check the assignment.
Activity 2. Pre-reading
Review the relationship between the characters.
Shylock Antonio
hate
punish help
Portia Bassanio
love
Activity 3. Reading comprehension
1. Fast reading
Read the passage quickly and then choose the best answers.
(A)1) In writing style, this text is a _________.
A. drama
B. story
C. fable
D. fiction
(D)2) The text mainly talk 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. While reading
Read the play carefully and answer the following questions.
1) What was Antonio accused of?
2) Why did Shylock refuse to have mercy on Antonio?
3) What did the Duke mean by saying “ Don' t be so bitter."?
4) What did the Duke' s words “ How can you hope for mercy yourself when you show none?" mean?
5) Who did the Duke at the count support?
6) What was Portia' s opinion of mercy?(Mercy brings good. Mercy falls like the gentle rain from the sky upon the earth. It is twice blessed. It blessed those who give it, and those who receive it. It is the highest of the highest. We should learn to show mercy on others.)
7) What are the two meanings of “ I will pay him back with all my heart."?
8) What did the Venice law say if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice?
9) What was Shylock accused of?
10) What was the result of the trial?
3 Post- reading
Analyze the characteristics of the characters and find out some sentences in the play to support your idea.(Group work)
Antonio:always ready to help others, kind-hearted, was devoted to his friends, upright, dare to point out others’ wrong deeds
Shylock: cruel, greedy, selfish, cold-blooded, hate Antonio
Portia: clever, calm, full of mercy, well-educated
Activity 4. Discussion (Group work)
1)Suppose you are Shylock, when you learn Antonio can’t pay back the money, what
will you do?
2) Suppose you are Bassanio, when you learn Antonio can’t pay back the money and he has to give a pound of flesh to Shylock, what will you do?
3) Suppose you are Antonio, will you borrow money for Bassanio from Shylock? Why and why not?
Activity 4. Writing practice
Discuss how to write a short story:
高考链接：
请你根据提示用英语写一篇短文（选自05广东卷书面表达）：
Michael是一名美国中学生，在学校里选修汉语。

他利用暑假到中国进修，希望进一步了解中国文化。

有一天，他看到下面有关成语的漫画，不大明白其中的意思。

请你用英语把漫画所表达的故事和寓意写成一段短文，向他解释。

注意：1．词数：在80—120词之间；
2．参考词汇：bump into (撞上)，hoe (锄头)
Words and expressions may be helpful:
1.farmer; plough ; rabbit; trump; hoe; realize; foolishness; crops
2. Once upon a time; a bumping sound; pick … up; thro w … away; unexpected gains; by chance and luck; No pains, no gains!
Possible Versions :
1
Once upon a time there was a farmer who worked hard in the fields every day. One day, while he was ploughing the field, he heard a bumping sound. He saw a rabbit lying by the trump. He picked it up and found that it was a fat rabbit. He thought to himself, “Since it is so easy to get a rabbit like that, why should I work so hard all day long?” He threw his hoe away and lay by the tree every day, dreaming for more rabbit to come.
When he finally realized his foolishness and returned to his field, he found that all his crops were dead. This story tells us that we should not wait for unexpected gains by chance and luck. Or, we should not hope to get rewards without hard work.
2
There was once a farmer who worked very hard every day. One day when he was hoeing in the sunshine, he suddenly heard a low sound “Peng!”. He turned and hurried to the tree. He found a rabbit dying. He took hold of the rabbit and was excited. “What a rabbit! I’ll have it for dinner!” Then he had a good idea, “Why can’t I wait for more rabbits here? It’s cool under the tree.” So he dropped off his hoe and waited there. But day after day, there were no more rabbits coming. What was worse, all his crops were dead.
The story tells us that if you want to get something, you must work hard for it. Remember, “No pains, no gains!”
Homework:
1. Finish LANGUAGE STUDY on P69
2. Read the text again after class
3. Preview Grammar----- Direct and Indirect Speech。