Unit19TheMerchantofVenicePeriodOneListeningandspeakingI.Teachingaims1.Practiserecountingdetailinconversationtotrainthestudents’speakingability2.TalkaboutShakespeareandhisplaysKeywordsandphrases1.merchant;duke;masterpiece;mercy;revenge;enemy2.payback;aswellas;afterallUsefulexpressions1.CorrectmeifI’mwrong,but…2.Youshouldn’tforgetthat…3.Whatshouldn’tbeforgottenis…4.Oneofthemostimportantfactsis…5.Youcould,forexample,…6.ThewayIwouldgoaboutitis…7.AsfarasIknow…8.Afterall…9.Butinthisparticularcase…10.InnocaseshouldIdo…II.TeachingproceduresActivity1.AbriefintroductiontoWilliamShakespeare1).WhatdoyouknowaboutWilliamShakespeare?2).Whenandwherewasheborn?Whenandwheredidhedie?3).Whatarehisgreatcontributionstotheworld?4).Doyouknowaboutanyofhisworks?5)Whatarethey?6).WhatdotheworldthinkofWilliamShakespeare?Activity2.Matchthemeaningwiththequotationsandtheplaysonp65andseewhetherthestudentscanguesstheanswers.e.g.Meaning:Thatisaquestionwhethertoliveinthisworldortodie,thatis,totakeactionortodonothing.Quotation:“Tobeornottobe:thatisthequestion.”Play:HamletActivity3.Pre-listeningHaveyouwatchedTheMerchantofVenice?Hereisanintroductiontotheplay,which用心爱心专心isthemostoutstandingromanticcomedy.Itwilltellushowthestorytakesplaceandhelpsuslearnaboutthemaincharactersinit.Activity4.ListeningpracticeFinishExercises1&2onp66Activity5.PairworkWorkinpairsandtalkabouttheplayTheMerchantofVenice.1)What’stherelationshipbetweenthesecharacters?2)CanPortiasaveAntonio?3)WhatwillPortiadotosaveAntonio?Activity6.DiscussionWhatmakesWilliamShakespeare’splayamasterpiece?Somehintsfoereference:Theideasbehindtheplayareaboutproblemswhicharestillimportanttopeopleofdifferentagesinmoderntimes.Literature,whetherwearetalkingaboutnovels,playsorpoems,isbasedonthemes,thatformthebasisofthestoryandtheactionsofthecharacters.InmostofShakespeare’splays,wecandistinguishseveralthemes.ThemesthatcanbedistinguishedinTheMerchantofVenicearemercyversusrevengeandloveversusmoney.InTheMerchantofVenice,Bassaniocan’tmarryPortiabecausehedoesn’thaveenoughmoney.Whatapity!Andthishappenseverywherearoundtheworld.Loveismoreimportantthatmoney.Ifmoneyislost,wecanearnitbyourhands.However,ifloveislost,itcanneverbebackagain.Moneyisnecessary,butnotthemostimportant.Moneybringsyoumanythings,butitcannotbuyyouhappiness.Homework:1.Previewwordsandexpressionsinthisunit.2.PreviewREADING&INTEGRATINGSKILLSonp67-p71.用心爱心专心
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