The merchant of Venice教案

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: a little.
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 lead 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?
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.)
t: can you explain what they are about ? choose one of them and have a try. any volunteer?
s2; i’d like to talk about othello. othello, a dark-faced moor, serves as a capable general in venice and wins the love of a beautiful , strong-minded girl desdemona, daughter of a senator. her father objects to her secret marriage with the moor, but othello is just then much needed as commander to lead troops to a war with the turks, and so the senator’s protest is overruled by the duke and othello goes to war on the island of cyprus, accompanied by his new bride. after their arrival there, the turks have already met with destruction in a sea storm and the war is over, but one of the officers under othello hates the general for placing another man above him and therefore tries to destroy the moor’s happiness by convincing him of desdemona’s illicit relations with the man above him. ….
t: anybody else?
step iii listening
t: 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?