人教版高二下学期Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice课堂教学设计.doc

Unit 19 The Merchant of VenicePeriod 1 Warming up，Listening and speakingGoals Talk about Shakespeare and his plays. Practise debating. Improve students listening abilities. Arouse students interest in literature.ProceduresLeading in (1): by showing the portrait of Shakespeare and asking some questions. ( class work, approx. 5 mins) 1) Who is this man?2) What du you know about him?3) What nationality is he?4) When did he live?5) What did he write?Key:1) Shakespeare.2) lie was a playwright and poet.3) An Englishman.4) He was born in 1564 and died in 1616.5) He wrote tragedies, comedies and historical plays. His famous plays include Hamlet,6) Twelfth Night, King Lear, Henry VIII, Romeo and Juliet and so on.Leading in (2): by listening to the background information of the Merchant of Venice. (class work, approx. 5 rains) Hello, everyone. In this unit, we learn a play written by Shakespeare, a famous English writer and poet. The play is called the Merchant Venice. First of all, well listen to some background information about the play, then 1ll ask you some questions about it.Questions:1.What kind of person was Antonio?2. Where were Antonios ships?3. Who was Antonios best friend and what did he want to do?4. What was the problem?5. Who lent Antonio the money?6. Who lent Bassanio the money?7. What was the agreement between Antonio and Shylock?8. What news did Antonio receive?9. What did Portia decide to do?Key:1. A merchant, much liked by everybody and was always ready to help others.2. At sea.3. Bassanio, who wanted to marry Portia.4. Bassanio had no money and Portia was rich.5. Shylock, the money lender.6. Antonio.7. If Antonio did not pay the money back at the end of three months, Shylock could take a pound of flesh from any part of Antonios body.8. Ail his ships were lost at sea.9. She dressed up as a lawyer, dressed her maid Nerissa as a lawyers clerk, and both went to the court of the Duke.The tape script: Antonio, a merchant of tile city of Venice, was liked by everyonebecause he was always ready to help others. He had many merchantships which traded with other countries. At the time of this story., theywere all at sea. Bassanio, Antonios best friend, was in love with Portia, a rich and beautiful lady, who also loved him. Sadly, he could not ask Portia to marry him because he himself had no money. So lie asked Antonio to lend him three thousand ducats. As Antonio did not have any money just then, he went to Shylock, a moneylender. Now, Shylock hated Antonio. The reason was that Antolnio had many times scolded Shylock publicly for being greedy and cruel. However, Shy-lock agreed to lend Antonio the money on one condition. In the agreement, Antonio made apromise to allow Shylock to take a pound of his flesh from whatever part of his body if he did not pay the money back at the end of three months. Antonio agreed to this, took the money and gave it to Bassanio. At the time when Bassanio and Portia were getting married, a letter arrived from Antonio saying that all his ships had been lost at sea and that he would have to give Shylock a pound of his :flesh. He wished to see Bassanio before he died. After their wedding, Portia told Bassanio to go to see his friend at once. Then she thought of a clever plan to save Antonio. She had a good friend who was a doctor of law. She asked him to lend her some of his lawyers clothes and books. She pretended to be a lawyer and her maid, Nerissa, dressed herself as a lawyers clerk.Thus they arrive at the court of the Duke, where Antonios trial was taking place.Task 1: Guessing and discussing. ( pair/group work, approx. 10 rains) Look at page 65 (Warming up) or the screen, there are four pictures on the page, which may be tile covers of four plays by Shakespeare. The four plays are King Henry IV, Hamllet,Romeo & Juliet and 7Yoilus & Cressiaa. Now Read the following quotations from different Shakespeares plays. Do you know from which plays they are taken? What do you think these famous words mean?Task 2: Listening, and speaking. ( class work, approx. 10 mins) 1. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions. 1) In which city did the play take place? 2) How much time passed between the beginning of the play anti the end? 3) How much money did Bassanio need to marry Portia? 4) What should Antonio give to Shylock if he couldnt pay back the debt? 2. Listen to the tape again and fill in the chart of the characters relationship in the play.Task 3: Speaking up. ( group work, approx. 15 rains)Leading in Our world is full of many opposite ideas: right or wrong, truth or lie, mercy or revenge, love or money. Now lets discuss some of them.Debate We will have a debate on the two topics. We will divide our class into two groups. Group A will discuss the topic: Mercy & Revenge. Group B will discuss the topic: Love & Money.Look at page 66. Speaking up.Useful expressionsOne of the most important facts is.As far as I know.You shouldnt forget that.You could, for example, say.After all.What shouldnt be forgotten is.The way I would go about it.But in this particular case.In my opinion.I dont agree with you.Closing up by stating the viewpoints in class. ( class work, approx. 5 mins)Four students are selected from two groups to present their views about the above two topics.HomeworkAsk the students to write a short paragraph on the topic they have debated at class.Period 2 Reading (THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 1)Goalsu Learn to appreciate the play “The merchant of Venice.u Learn how to give details in conversation.ProceduresLeading in (1): by asking about the background information to arouse the interest of the students. ( class work, approx. 5 mins.)T: Hello, everybody. Yesterday we learned some backgroundinformation about the play “The Merchant of Venice. Now I will ask some questions about it. 1. What kind of person was Antonio? 2. Who was his best friend? What was Bassinios problem? 3. Who lent him the money?.Today well learn more about the play.Leading in (2): by watching slides or video tape about the city of Venice. ( class work, approx. 5 mins.)T: Good morning, class! Do you know the beautiful city in the picture? Yes, it is Venice. Venice is famous for its great art, architecture and culture as well as for glass blowing and lace. Venice is built on 118 islets in a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice, in the northeast of Italy. The islets are joined by bridges. There are no roads and all travel is by boat or on foot. The islets were first settled in the 5th century. A. D. and later became an important trading center, linking Europe and Asia. The city has always been very rich. The story we learn today took place in this city. Task 1: Reading for general ideas. ( individual work, approx. 10 mins) Skim the play and judge whether the following statements are true or false? 1. Shylock hated Antonio and wanted lo take the chance to kill him. 2. Bassanio offered to pay Shylock much more money than Antonio had borrowed from him. 3. Shylock accepted Bassanios offer. 4. Portia, Bassanios wife, pretended to be a judge. 5. Bassanio recognized his wife at the court at the first sight. 6. Portia agreed to change the law a little. Key: 1. true 2. true 3. false 4. true 5. false 6. falseUseful expressions from the text play a game, give.up, in the end, have mercy on . a sign of weakness, pass judgment on . pay.for . hope for . show mercy, do nothing wrong, be dressed as . envy sb . change a law. cut off., tear up . offer.up, do the deed, bleed to death, pay.back, waste time. pass ones judgment Task 2: Reading for details. ( individual work, approx. 10 mins) Now its time to read the play again. Read the text carefully, then answer the following questions. 1. What did the Duke ask Shylock to do? 2. What was Shylocks reply? 3. What did Bassanio offer? 4. What was Shylocks reply? 5. Who acted as the judge? Did Bassanio know this? Key: 1. To have mercy on Antonio. 2. He demanded his pound of flesh. 3. He offered Shylock six thousand ducats for the three thousand that Antonio borrowed. 4. He still demanded his pound of flesh. 5. Portia. He didnt know this because Portia was dressed in a lawyers clothes. Task 3: Discussion. ( group work, approx. 5 mins) Now, lets divide our class into five groups. Each group will discuss one of the following questions. Group A: Why do you think it was :not possible for Bassanio to marry Portia without money? Suggested answer: Probably it was not the custom of that period the men to marry rich women if they were poor themselves. Group B: What is your opinion of the Dukes character? Suggested answer: He is merciful. Group C: What is your opinion of Shylock? Suggested answer: He is creel. Group D: Why do you think Shylock prefer red to take his pound of flesh rather than to accept the money from Bassanio? Suggested answer: Shylock hated Antonio because Antonio had many times scolded him publicly for being greedy and cruel. Group E: What are the two meanings of FI1 pay him back with all my heart? Suggested answer: A) literally, with the heart which he shall cut cut of my body. B) metaphorically, whole-heatedly, willingly. Task 4: Post-reading exercises. ( group work, approx. 5 mins) Closing up by stating the viewpoints at class. ( individual work, approx. 5 mins) Some students are selected from the groups to present their views about the discussion topics in the book.Period 3 Language study(Grammar Review Direct and Indirect Speech)Goals Help the students to learn new words and phrases. Help the students to summarize the usage of the indirect speech.ProceduresLeading in (1): by asking some questions about the play the Merchant of Venice.( approx. 5 rains) Hello, everyone! We have learned the first part of the play “ The Merchant of Venice. First of all, I will ask you some questions about the play. (Referring to Period 1 and 2)Leading in (2): by presentation. ( approx. 5 mins)T: Good morning, class. Yesterday we learned the first part of the play “The Merchant of Venice. Now I want one of you to retell the story in your own words.Task 1: Word study. ( pair work, approx. 10 mills)l. Turn to Word Study on page 69 and do the exercises.2. Explain some words and phrases:1) no doubt: out of questionIt is no doubt that he will pass the test.There is no doubt that he will win the game.Similar expressions: no wonder, no problemTom had his leg broken. No wonder he didnt take part in the sports meet.- Can you lend me your car? - No problem.2) pay back: returnHe paid the money back promptly.Its high time he paid me back the $100 he owed me.3) have mercy on: show sympathy forHave mercy on that poor girl.4)offer: present for acceptance, refusal, or consideration; express readinessHe offered to lend me some books.May I offer you a cigar?Tom offered a suggestion.5) tear up: pull apart with some forceAfter he read the letter, he tore it up.The other side clearly doesnt regard such agreements as binding: they can be tom up at will.6) as far as I know: according to the information that I know As far as I know, he knows nothing about it. As far as I know, he comes from Japan.Task 2: Review Direct and Indirect Speech. (individual work, approx. 5 mins)1. Now its time or us to review the Indirect Speech. First of all we will do some exercises. Please change the following sentences into indirect speech. 1) He said to me, “Dont touch the machine. 2) He said, “I will call on my uncle tomorrow. 3) He said to me, “Did you see the play yesterday? 4) He said to her, “How long have you had the car?2. Summing up.Task 3: Exercises about the indirect speech. (pair or individual work, approx. 10 mins)A： 请将下列直接引语变为间接引语 1. Do you hope to lose weight, Paul? Mum asks. 2. Do we have to protect the deer? the children asked their teacher. 3. What time are you going to the palace ball, Miss West? asked the man. 4. Are you looking for your golden watch, Mr. Johnson? asked the manager. 5. Boys, dont leave your work undone, the headmaster said. Key: 1. Mum asks Paul :if he hopes to lose weight. 2. The children asked their teacher if they had to protect the deer. 3. The man asked Miss West what time she was going to the palace ball. 4. The manager asked Mr. Johnson if he was looking for his golden watch. 5. The headmaster told the boys not to leave their work undone.B 根据第一句意思，在第二名空白处填上合适的启事， 使两句意思基本相符。 1. She said her mother had taken her to a party the day before. She said, my mother _ _ to a party _ 2. He said that the meeting would be held the next Monday. The meeting . he said. 3. Carl told me that he didnt like swimming. Carl said to me, _ swimming. 4. Our daughter said that she would go to Qingdao for holidays. Our daughter said, _ go to Qingdao for holidays. 5. He told his mother that the boy was very clever. He said, , the boy _ very clever. 6. She said that my pronunciation was better than hers. She said to me, pronunciation is better than 7. Kitty said that she had been to Xinjiang. Kitty said, _ to Xinjiang. 8. He said that he had arrived seven days before. He said, r _ 9. She said that she was listening to a report then. She said, _ listening to a report _ 10. He asked me to go there again the next day. He said, _ again _Key: 1. took, me, yesterday 2. will, be, held, next, Monday 3. I, dont, like 4. I, will 5. Mum, is 6. Your, mine 7.1, have, been 8. arrived, seven, days, ago 9. I, am, now 10. Please, come, here, tomorrowTask 4: Doing grammar items in the book. ( pair or individual work, approx. 10mins) ( See page 70)Closing up by doing exercises in the workbook. ( individual work, approx. 5 mins)Turn to your workbook. We will do some grammar exercises. : : iThe fourth Period Integrating skills(THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 2)Goals Provide the students with opportunities to develop their extensive reading skills. Enjoy the last part of the play “7he Merchant of Venice. Make the students practice in writing a short play.ProceduresLeading in (1): by brain storming. ( class work approx. 5 rains)Ask students some questions about tile first part of the play: “Who wrote the play? How many characters are there in the play? Wily was Antonio liked by everyone? What was Shylock? What do you think of him? Why did Shylock refuse to have mercy on Antonio?.Leading in (2): by retelling the story. ( class work approx. 5 rains)Ask one o