unit 19 the merchant of venice all that glitters is not gold.i. 单元教学目标
技能目标goalstalk about shakespeare and his playslearn to recount detail in conversationreview direct and indirect speechwrite a short play
ii. 目标语言
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stating one’s views
correct me if i’m wrong, but...
one of the most important facts is...
as far as i know...
you shouldn’t forget that...
you could, for example, ...
after all, ...
what shouldn’t be forgotten is...
the way i would go about it...
but in this particular case...
词 汇
四会词汇
merchant, crown, deny, mercy, enemy, reasonable, weakness, judgement, gentleman, greeting, envy, troublesome, declare, merciful, bless, legal, deed, surgeon, requirement, court, justice, therefore, kindness, punish, punishment, order, sword, complex
认读词汇
venice, hamlet, romeo, juliet, troilus, cressida, uneasy, bassanio, antonio, portia, shylock, duke, masterpiece, revenge, ducat, fate, scale, bellario, tragedy
词组
pay back, have mercy on, go about, as far as i know, tear up, at the mercy of, go down on one’s knees
重点词汇
merchant, mercy, accuse, declare, fortune, bargain, worthy, consequence
结构review direct and indirect speech
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you might as well go stand upon the beach and argue with the sea. p67
if you offered me six times what you have just offered, i would still take my pound of flesh. p67
shylock, how can you hope for mercy for yourself when you show none? p67
to do a great right, do a little wrong and in that way we can save antonio. p68
if shylock cuts deep enough, i’ll pay him back with all my heart. p68
all he wanted was justice. p71ⅰ.brief statements based on the unitthe merchant of venice is the most outstanding “romantic” comedy written by william shakespeare, the greatest british playwright and poet of renaissance. this play is mainly about the process of a story that shylock, a cruel and greedy moneylender, is punished by antonio, a merchant of venice, with the help of his friends—portia and bassanio. the central theme of the play is the triumph of love(between portia and bassanio)and friendship(between antonio and bassanio)over insatiable greed and brutality(as presented by shylock).a happy ending is brought about when shylock is punished. here we can see the true progressive significance of the merchant of venice and of its author :consistent hatred for the oppressors and sympathy for the oppressed. meanwhile,it provides us an opportunity to learn some language points as well as revising direct and indirect speech.
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ⅱ.teaching goals1. talk about shakespeare and his plays.2. learn to recount detail in conversation.3. review direct and indirect speech.4. write a short play.the first periodteaching aims:1.learn and master the following:(1)words and phrases:merchant, duke, masterpiece, mercy, enemy, pay back, as well as, after all(2)everyday english:correct me if i’m wrong, but…one of the most important facts is…as far as i know,…you shouldn’t forget that…you could, for example, say…after all,…what shouldn’t be forgotten is…the way i would go about it…but in this particular case…2.train the students’ listening and speaking abilities.teaching important points:1.improve the students’ listening ability.2.improve the students’ speaking ability and learn some useful phrases as well as everyday english.teaching difficult points:1.how to help the students get the general idea of the listening material and find the answers to the listening exercises.2.how to get the students to finish the task of speaking.teaching methods:1.talking,speaking and listening to improve the students’ ability to use english.2.individual,pair or group work to make the students finish each task.teaching aids:1.the multimedia2.the blackboardteaching procedures:step ⅰ greetings and lead-int: good morning/afternoon, everyone.ss: good morning/afternoon, mr/ms.t: sit down, please. class begins. first, please tell me if you are interested in plays, especially some of the world-famous plays.ss: yes.t: there was a great british playwright and poet in the world’s history of literature. he wrote about 37 plays and a large number of poems in his life. here’s a picture of him. do you know who he is?(teacher shows the picture.)ss: william shakespeare.(bb: william shakespeare)t: quite right. he lived from 1564 to 1616(bb:1564~1616).he is considered to be the greatest playwright and poet of the renaissance(14th~16th centuries)in europe. as a playwright, he wrote tragedies, comedies, historical plays. as a poet, he wrote narrative poems and sonnets.t: today, we are going to learn unit 19.the merchant of venice (bb: unit 19 the merchant of venice).in the first period of this unit, we’ll learn something more about his plays as well as the merchant of venice.first, let’s learn some new words and phrases. look at the screen.(teacher shows the screen and deals with them as usual.)merchant n. 商人△venice n. 威尼斯(意大利港口城市)
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△bassianio 巴萨尼奥(男子名)△portia 鲍西娅(女子名)△antonio 安东尼奥(男子名)△shylock 夏洛克(男子名)pay back 偿还;报答△ducat n. 古时候在欧洲通用的金币duke n. 公爵masterpiece/ n. 杰作;最佳作品mercy n. 怜悯;仁慈△revenge n. 复仇;报复enemy n. 敌人as far as 到目前为止;就某种程度或范围而言after all 毕竟bb: pay back, as far as, after all)step ⅱ warming upt: well. now please open your books at page 65.look at warming up. look at the pictures and read each quotation one by one. try to understand each one of them. then tell from which plays, of which the titles are below the pictures, they come. work in pairs to prepare for a few minutes.(a few minutes later.)t: are you ready?ss: yes.t: who’d like to have a try? any volunteer?s1:the first one and the third one are from hamlet; the second one from/king henry ⅳ;the fourth one romeo and juliet; the last one troilus and cressida. t: you did a good job. sit down, please. then what do you think these famous words mean? can you explain them in english?ss: yes. but not clearly and exactly.t: so, let me explain them to you. listen carefully and tell which one i am referring to. do you see my point?ss: yes.t:no.1:why must you be the son of my family’s greatest enemy? refuse your family for my love.ss:“romeo, romeo, why are you romeo? deny your father, and refuse your name…”t:no.2:that is a question whether to live on in this world or to die, that is, to take action or to do nothing.ss:“to be or not to be; that is a question.”t:no.3:it is best not to lend(money) to others and not to borrow from others. when we lend something. we risk losing both the thing we lend and the friendship with that other person.ss:“neither a borrower nor a lender be.”t:no.4:a person who has great responsibilities, such as a king, is constantly worried and therefore doesn’t sleep soundly.ss:“uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”t:no.5:empty words, not real thoughts or ideas from the heart.ss:“words, words, only words, no matter from heart.”t: great. however, i still want to suggest you find these plays, from which the quotations come from, to read or watch them if you haven’t before. do you think so?
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ss: yes.t: what other plays of shakespeare do you know?ss: twelfth night; king lear; othello…(teacher writes them as well as those talked about just now.)step ⅲ listeningt: well done. we’ve talked much about shakespeare and his plays. next, let’s listen to the introduction to the merchant of venice, the most outstanding “romantic” comedy. it will tell us how the story takes place and helps us learn about the main characters in it. can you follow me?ss: yes.t: ok. now please look at the listening part at page 66.first,read through the questions in exercise 1.then listen to the tape to find the answers.(teacher allows the students a few minutes to prepare, and then plays the tape. after that, teacher checks the answers.)suggested answers:ex.1 1.venice2.three months3.three thousands ducats4.a pound of his flesht: well done. now please read through the requirements of exercise 2.then i’ll play the tape again for you to finish the following chart.(after the students prepare for a while, teacher begins to play the tape. at the end, check the answers with the whole class.)suggested answers:step ⅳ speakingt: up to now, we’ve learnt much about shakespeare and his plays. can you tell me what makes his play a masterpiece, han mei?s4:the ideas behind the play are about problems which are still important to people of different ages in modern times.t: can you give some examples shown in the merchant of venice? any volunteer?s5:mercy versus revenge and love versus money.t: quite right. now, please read the two situations in speaking first. then find examples for each one in modern life and work in pairs to discuss whether it is right or wrong. are you clear about that?ss: yes.t: and behind the situation, there are some useful expressions. study them first, then use them in your dialogue if possible. do you remember?ss: yes.(the students begin to work. teacher goes among them to see how they are going on with the work.. a few minutes later, teacher asks some pairs to act out before class.)sample dialogues:situation 1a: in the merchant of venice, shylock gets the chance to kill antonio, and he would. what’s even more, he refuses the duke’s persuasion to have mercy on antonio. but when the roles are turned around, the duke shows mercy to shylock despite the fact that nobody really likes shylock. what would you do if you had your worst enemy in your power?b: in my opinion, people should be kind and merciful. the punishment on my enemy should depends on the situation. if he tries to correct his fault and is able to get along well with me in future, i will forgive him. after all, a friend is better than an enemy.
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a: i agree with you. what shouldn’t be forgotten is that all the things has a limited line.b: how do you like the play the merchant of venice? have you read any other plays of shakespeare?a: it’s worth reading. the ideas behind it are still important to today’s people. besides, i’ve read romeo and juliet, king lear and so on.b: great! would you like to tell me the stories some day?a: no problem.situation 2a: you know, in the merchant of venice, bassanio can’t marry portia because he doesn’t have enough money. what a pity! and this happens everywhere around the world. what do you think about a situation like that?b: from my point of view, love is more important than money. if money is lost, we can earn it by our hands. however, if love is lost, it can never be back again.a: money is necessary ,but not the most important. money can bring you many things, but it can not buy you happiness.b: yes. great minds think alike.step ⅴ summary and homeworkt: in this class, we’ve mainly talked about shakespeare and his plays. while we were doing each task, we’ve learnt some useful expressions, such as pay back, as far as, after all. after class, i hope you can practise using them again. besides, remember to preview the reading part in this unit. so much for today. goodbye.ss: goodbye.step ⅵ the design of the writing on theblackboard
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the first periodⅰ.william shakespeare (1564~1616)king henry ⅳ/hamlet/romeo and juliet/troilus and cressida/twelfth night/king lear/othelloⅱ.phrases:pay back, as well as, after allthe second periodteaching aims:1.learn and master the following:(1)words:weakness,anymore,greatness,judgement,gentleman,troublesome,gentle,bless,surgeon,declare,court(2)phrases:tear up, have mercy on, offer up, be seated2.train the students’ reading ability.3.learn to recount detail in conversation.teaching important points:1.useful words and phrases:have mercy on, anymore, tear up, offer up, be seated, pay back2.improve the students’ reading ability.teaching difficult points:help the students understand the play exactly, especially the following sentences.1.you might as well go stand upon the beach and argue with the sea.2.i offer you ten times the money that antonio has borrowed.teaching methods:1.asking-and-answering before reading to make the students interested in what they will read.2.fast and careful reading to train the students’ reading ability.3.discussion after reading to make the students further understand what they’ve read.
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teaching aids:1.the multimedia2.the blackboardteaching procedures:step ⅰ greetingsgreet the whole class as usual.step ⅱ revision and pre-readingt: yesterday, we learned a lot about william shakespeare and his plays. who’d like to tell the titles of his four great tragedies? volunteers?s1:hamlet ,othello, king lear, macbeth.t: thank you. sit down, please. and he also wrote some romantic comedies. which is the most outstanding one?ss: the merchant of venice.t: tell the names of the main characters in the play.ss: shylock, antonio, bassanio, duke, portia.t: after portia knows that antonio has to give shylock a pound of his flesh, she thinks up a plan to save antonio. what do you think portia will do to save antonio?s2:i think she will give shylock much more money than what antonio borrowed from him.t: will shylock accept her money?s2:maybe.he is greedy.t: it sounds reasonable. is there anyone who has a different opinion?s3:i think she will try to persuade shylock to show mercy to antonio.t: will she succeed? don’t forget he is cruel and he hated antonio. who has read this play? tell us what portia does to save antonio.s4:she pretends to be a judge and arrives at the court of the duke.t: thank you. sit down, please. today, we’re going to read this play, the merchant of venice. after reading it, we’ll know what happened in the court. first, let’s learn some new words and expressions. look at the screen.(teacher shows the screen and deals with them with the whole class.)have mercy on 对……表示怜悯weakness n. 软弱;弱点anymore adv. 不再greatness n. 伟大judgement n. 判决;判断gentleman n. 绅士envy vt.& n. 妒忌;羡慕troublesome adj. 令人烦恼的;讨厌的merciful adj. 仁慈的;宽大的gentle adj. 温柔的;柔和的;有教养的bless vt. 祝福,保佑tear up 撕毁;取消(合同等)swear vt.& vi. 发誓;宣誓offer up 献出;献上surgeon n. 外科医生△sentence n. 判决declare vt. 宣布;宣称court n. 法庭△scale n. 天平盘;称盘step ⅲ readingt: well. now please turn to page 67.read the play quickly and find out what she does when she arrives at the court. you can begin to read it now.
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(after a few minutes, teacher checks the answer.)t: ok. everyone, i think you must have found the answer. who’d like to tell me?s5:she tries to persuade shylock to show mercy to antonio and accept the money offered by bassanio.t: does she succeed?s5:no.t: what does she do next?s5:she has to allow shylock to take his pound of flesh from antonio’s breast.t: thank you. sit down, please. do you agree with him/her?ss: yes.t: well done. you’ve understood it well. now please read it carefully again and further understand it. at the same time, find out all the useful phrases. a few minutes later, i’ll collect them from you.(after a few minutes, teacher collects and writes them on the blackboard. after that, teacher deals with some language problems.)t: look at the blackboard, please. all these phrases are important and useful. you must remember them and try to use them. do you remember?ss: yes.t: besides, there are some other language points which are useful but difficult to understand. i’ll explain them to you. look at the screen.(teacher shows the screen and explains to the students.)1.anymore=any moree.g. she doesn’t live here anymore.are they producing this machine anymore?2.may/might as well do sth.e.g. since nobody else wants the job, we might as well let him have it.all the pubs are closing. we may as well go home.3.if you offered me…,i would still take…(note: if=even if)e.g.if she is poor, she’s honest at least.if the sun were to rise in the west, i would not break my word.4.be seatede.g. he then asked me to be seated.she seated herself on the sofa.she saw a few people seated on the bench at the back of the classroom.5.…how can you hope for mercy yourself when you show none?(note: when=if)e.g. i’ll come when i’m needed.she’ll be able to give you help when necessary.6.i offer ten times the money that antonio has borrow.e.g. the new building is four times the size of the old one.the street is three times the length of that one.the room is twice the size of that one.(=the room is as twice large as that one.)7.pay-backe.g. have you paid(me)back the money you owe me yet?i’ll pay him back for the trick he played on me.rose doesn’t know how to pay him back for his help. (bb: anymore=any more, may/might as well do sth, be seated, if=even if, when= if, times, pay back)step ⅳ listening and reading aloudt: ok. now i’ll play the tape of the text. first, listen and follow. then, listen and repeat. meanwhile, pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation. is everything clear?
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ss: yes.(teacher begins to play the tape. a few minutes later, teacher deals with the next part.)step ⅴ post-readingt: now, you must have understood the play more exactly. let’s have a discussion about it. please turn to page 69.look at the questions in post-reading and work in groups of four to discuss them. after a while, i’ll ask some of you to report to the rest of the class. begin to work now.suggested answers:1.she is clever and learned.2.he is cruel.3.shylock hated antonio because antonio had many times scolded him publicly for being greedy and cruel.4.(a)literally, with the heart which he shall cut out of my body; (b)metaphorically, whole-heartedly, willingly.5.①usually, things are weighed with a balance.weighs go into the left scale and things go into the right scale.②she wants to remind shylock that he must cut exactly a pound of flesh from antonio, no more, no less.③the deeper meaning of the balance is justice.in portia’s court of law, morals are weighed.6.duke speaks to antonioshylock speaks to duke bassanio speaks to antonioportia speaks to bassaniostep ⅵ summary and homeworkt: in this class, we have mainly read the first part of the merchant of venice.while reading it, we’ve also learned some useful words and expressions and sentences. after class, read the text again and revise what we’ve learnt in this class. that’s all for today. see you!ss: see you!step ⅶ the design of the writing on the blackboard
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the second periodⅰ.wordsanymore=any more if=even if when=ifⅱ.phrases:show mercy on, may/might as well do sth., tear up, offer up, do the deed, be seated,take sb. in one’s armsⅲ.sentence patterns:a is three (four, etc.)times the size(height, etc.)of b. the third periodteaching aims:1. learn and master the following words and phrases:justice, murder, go down on knees, punishment, immediately, order, sword, conflict, complex2. train the students’ reading ability.3. train the students’ ability to write a play.teaching important points:1. help the students understand the text exactly and master the following words and phrases:
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shall, at the mercy of, go down on knees2. help the students finish the task of writing a play.teaching difficult point:how to help the students write a play.teaching methods:1. listening before reading to get the general idea of the text.2. asking-and-answering after reading to make the students understand the detailed in formation.3.individual,pair or group work to make every student work in class.4.performing to make the class lively and interesting.teaching aids:1.the multimedia2.the blackboardteaching procedures:step ⅰ greetingsgreet the whole class as usual.step ⅱ revision and lead-int: yesterday, we read the first part of the merchant of venice.antonio’s trial was taking place at the court. do you still remember what happened at the court? wang hai, could you please retell the story in the first part?s1:yes.at the court, the duke tried hard to persuade shylock to have mercy on antonio, but shylock insisted on having a pound of his flesh. even if bassanio would pay him double the money antonio had borrowed, shylock would not change his mind. while the duke was wondering what to do, portia arrived, pretending to be a famous lawyer. at first, portia also tried to persuade shylock to have mercy on antonio and take more than three times his money. but shylock still refused to give up his demand for a pound of flesh from antonio, so portia said he might take his knife to prepare to do the deed.t: well done. sit down, please. will shylock get his pound of flesh? let’s go back to the court. first, listen to the tape of the second part of the play. try to find out what will happen to antonio and shylock at last. begin to listen!(teacher plays the tape and checks the answer at the end.)t: have you found out the answer?ss: yes.t: who’d like to have a try?s2: shylock will not get antonio’s flesh. he has to give half of his money to the city of venice and promise to leave the other half of his money upon his death to his daughter and her husband.t:(to the other students)is that right?ss: yes.t: ok. now let’s learn the new words. then read the play. look at the screen, please.(teacher shows the new words on the screen and deals with them as usual.)justice n. 公正;正义murder vt. 谋杀go down on one’s knees 跪下punishment n. 惩罚immediately adv. 立刻;马上order vt. 命令;下令sword n. 剑;刀
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conflict n. 冲突;战斗complex adj. 错综复杂的;难解的△tragedy n. 悲剧step ⅲ readingt: now, please open your books at page 71.read the second part of the play carefully and find out the answers to the questions on the screen.(show the screen.)1. how does portia stop shylock from cutting antonio’s flesh?2. what does portia say when shylock finally agrees to take three times more than antonio borrowed from him?3. what is the result of the trial? does the story have a happy ending?(teacher allows the students some time to read the play and prepare for the questions. at the end, ask some students to answer the questions.)suggested answers:1. portia allows shylock to take exactly one pound of flesh from antonio, no more, no less. she also tells shylock that he must not let one drop of his blood fall. so shylock gives in.2. she says that shylock must give half of his money to antonio and the other half to the city of venice according to the law.3. antonio is saved. shylock gets punished. the story has a happy ending.(after checking the answers, teacher deals with some language points.)t: well done. you’ve understood it better. now let’s learn some useful words and phrases in it. look at the screen.(show the screen.)1. shalle.g. we shall start for beijing tomorrow.(future use)you shall have a nice present for your birthday.(promise)you shall be sorry for what you have done, i tell you.(warning)when he comes in nobody shall say a word.(order)nothing shall stop us from carrying out his plan.(decision)2. at the mercy ofe.g. they were lost at sea, at the mercy of the winds and the waves.3. go down on one’s kneese.g. they will never go down on their knees before the oppressors.4.beg…fore.g. the prisoner begged (the judge) for mercy. (bb: shall, at the mercy of, go down on one’s knees, beg…for)step ⅳ writingt: well, we’ve read the merchant of venice. it has a happy ending. can you tell me whether it is a tragedy or a comedy?ss: comedy.t: why do you think it is a comedy?ss: because the good wins, and the bad loses.t: you are right. now, please turn to page 72 and look at the tips of getting the main point of a play.(teacher and the students read through the tips and write some key words on the blackboard. after that, teacher says the following.)t: today, another trial took place between two women. they are arguing about a baby. how did the story occur? and what would they do? please read the passage in writing at page 71 and find out who wins the trial, the good or the bad? you can begin now.
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(after the students finish reading the passage. teacher checks the answer.)t: ok. everyone, have you found out the answer? who wins?ss: yes. the good wins.t: quite right. now, please work in groups of four or five to write a short play based on this story. give names to the king, the two mothers and the children. there is also a character to play the role of the soldier. if you like, you can also have a few other characters who are friends of the two mothers. can you follow me?ss: yes.t: besides, find a good title for your play. do you remember?ss: yes.t: ok. begin to prepare now. five minutes later, i’ll ask one group to act out your play before the class.a sample play:
clever king charlescharacters:sarah(sa):the woman whose baby is livingdeborah(d):the woman whose baby is deadcharles(c):the kingemma(e):a friend of the two womensimon(s):a soldier of the king(inside king charles’ palace)c: what is your quarrel?sa: o king! i have a baby. and deborah has a baby. one baby is dead. the dead baby looks like deborah’s baby. i think deborah took my baby when her baby died.d:o king! sarah is angry because her baby is dead. she came to see my baby. when she saw my baby she wanted it because her baby is dead.e:o king! i saw the two babies. i think the dead baby is deborah’s baby. i think deborah took sarah’s baby in the night, when sarah was asleep.c: call the swordsman. tell him to bring his sword.(a man comes in. he has a big sword in his hand.)s:o king! here is the swordsman.c: bring the baby here.(a servant takes deborah’s baby and brings it to the king.)i am a just king. i do not know whose baby this is. i do not know if this is deborah’s baby or sarah’s baby. but i must be just to each of you. i will take this baby and cut it into two halves. then sarah can have half of the baby, and deborah can have half.d: yes, yes, the king is a good king. cut the baby in halves.sa: but the baby will die!c: yes, the baby will die. but you shall each have one half of the baby. so you will not quarrel any more.sa: o king! save my baby. do not cut the baby. give the baby to deborah. let the baby live.c: give the baby to sarah. sarah wants the baby to live. so i know that sarah is the mother. deborah is a bad woman. she took sarah’s baby.(two men take deborah away.)e: the king is a just king. o good king charles! clever king charles!step ⅴ summary and homeworkt: in this class, we read the second part of the merchant of venice and learned to write a play. by doing this, we’ve learned some useful words and phrases, and our skill in using language has be well developed. after class, practise more and revise what we’ve learnt in class. that’s all for today. see you next time.
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