高二英語 Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice教學設計

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.