知识学习The merchant of Venice教案.docx

1、知识学习The merchant of Venice教案The merchant of Venice教案Unit19ThemerchantofVeniceTheFirstPeriodTeachingAims:.Learnandmasterthefollowingwordsandphrases:merchant,duke,masterpiece,mercy,enemy,payback,aswellas,afterallEverydayEnglish:correctmeifImwrong,butoneofthemostimportantfactsisAsfarasIknow,2.Trainthes

2、tudentslisteningandspeakingabilitiesTeachingImportantPoints.Improvethestudentslisteningability2.ImprovethestudentsspeakingabilityandlearnsomeusefulphrasesaswellaseverydayEnglish.TeachingDifficultPoints:.Howtohelpthestudentsgetthegeneralideaofthelisteningmaterialandfindtheanswerstothelisteningexercis

3、es.2.Howtogetthestudentstofinishthetaskofspeaking.TeachingProcedures:StepIGreetingandLead-inT:Goodmorning,everyone.Ss:Goodmorning,mswei.T:Sitdown,please.classbegin.First,pleasetellmeifyouareinterestedinplays,especiallysomeoftheworld-famousplays.SS:yes.T:TherewasagreatBritishplaywrightandpoetinthewor

4、ldshistoryofliterature.Hewroteabout37playsandalargenumberofpoemsinhislife.Heresapictureofhim.Doyouknowwhoheis?Ss:williamShakespeareT:Quiteright.Helivedfrom1564to1616.HeisconsideredtobethegreatestplaywrightandpoetoftheRenaissanceinEurope.Asaplaywright,hewrotetragedies,comedies,historicalplays.Asapoet

5、,hewrotenarrativepoemsandsonnets.canyoufollowme?Ss:yes.T:Today,wearegoingtolearnUnit19.ThemerchantofVenice.Inthefirstperiodofthisunit,welllearnsomethingmoreabouthisplaysaswellasThemerchantofVenice.First,Letslearnsomenewwordsandphrases.merchantVeniceBassanioPortiaAntonioShylockpaybackducatmasterpiece

6、mercyrevengeenemyasfarasafterallStepIIwarming-upT:well.Nowpleaseopenyourbooksatpage65.Lookatwarmingup.Lookatthepicturesandreadeachquotationonebyone.Trytounderstandeachoneofthem.Thentellfromwhichplays,ofwhichthetitlesarebelowthepictures,theycome.workinpairstoprepareforafewminutes.T:Areyouready?Ss:yes

7、.T:whodliketohaveatry?Anyvolunteer?S1.ThefirstoneandthethirdonearefromHamlet;thesecondonefromkingHenryIV;thefourthoneRomeoandjuliet;thelastoneTroilusandcressida.T:youdidagoodjob.Sitdown,please.Thenwhatdoyouthinkthesefamouswordsmean?canyouexplaintheminEnglish?Ss:yes.Butnotclearlyandexactly.T:So,letme

8、explainthemtoyou.ListencarefullyandtellwhichoneIamreferringto.Doyouseemypoint?Ss:Alittle.T:No.1:whymustyoubethesonofmyfamilysgreatestenemy?Refuseyourfamilyformylove.Ss:“Romeo,Romeo,whyareyouRomeo?Denyyourfather,andrefuseyourname”T:No.2:Thatisaquestionwhethertoliveoninthisworldortodie,thatis,totakeac

9、tionortodonothing.Ss:Tobeornottobe;thatisaquestion.T:No.3:Itisbestnottolendtoothersandnottoborrowfromothers.whenwelendsomething.werisklosingboththethingwelendandthefriendshipwiththatotherperson.Ss:Neitheraborrowernoralenderbe.T:No.4:Apersonwhohasgreatresponsibilities,suchasaking,isconstantlyworrieda

10、ndthereforedoesntsleepsoundly.Ss:Uneasyliestheleadthatwearsacrown.T:No.5:Emptywords,notrealthoughtsorideasfromtheheart.Ss:words,words,onlywords,nomatterfromheart.T:Great.However,Istillwanttosuggestyoufindtheseplays,fromwhichthequotationscomefrom,toreadorwatchthemifyouhaventbefore.Doyouthinkso?Ss:yes

11、.T:whatotherplaysofShakespearedoyouknow?Ss:TwelfthNight;kingLear;othelloT:canyouexplainwhattheyareabout?chooseoneofthemandhaveatry.Anyvolunteer?S2;Idliketotalkaboutothello.othello,adark-facedmoor,servesasacapablegeneralinVeniceandwinstheloveofabeautiful,strong-mindedgirlDesdemona,daughterofasenator.

12、Herfatherobjectstohersecretmarriagewiththemoor,butothelloisjustthenmuchneededascommandertoleadtroopstoawarwiththeTurks,andsothesenatorsprotestisoverruledbythedukeandothellogoestowarontheislandofcyprus,accompaniedbyhisnewbride.Aftertheirarrivalthere,theTurkshavealreadymetwithdestructioninaseastormand

13、thewarisover,butoneoftheofficersunderothellohatesthegeneralforplacinganothermanabovehimandthereforetriestodestroythemoorshappinessbyconvincinghimofDesdemonasillicitrelationswiththemanabovehim.T:Anybodyelse?StepIIIListeningT:welldone.wevetalkedmuchaboutShakespeareandhisplays.Next,letslistentotheintro

14、ductiontoThemerchantofVenice,themostoutstandingromanticcomedy.Itwilltellushowthestorytakesplaceandhelpsuslearnaboutthemaincharactersinit.canyoufollowme?Ss:yes.T:ok.Now,pleaselookatthelisteningpartatpage66.First,readthroughthequestionsinExercise1.Thenlistentothetapetofindtheanswers.StepIVSpeakingT:Up

15、tonow,wevelearntmuchaboutShakespeareandhisplays.canyoutellmewhatmakeshisplayamasterpiece,XiaoA?A:Sorry,Idontknow.T:Itdoesntmatter.Theideabehindtheplayareaboutproblemswhicharestillimportanttopeopleofdifferentagesinmoderntimes.T:canyougivesomeexamplesshowninThemerchantofVenice?Ss:mercyversusrevengeand

16、loveversusmoney.T:Quiteright.Now,pleasereadthetwosituationsinSpeakingfirst.Thenfindexamplesforeachoneinmodernlifeandworkinpairstodiscusswhetheritisrightorwrong.Areyouclearaboutthat?Andbehindthesituation,therearesomeusefulexpressions.Studythemfirst,thenusetheminyourdialogueifpossible.Doyouremember?St

17、epV.SummaryandHomeworkT:Inthisclass,wevemainlytalkedaboutShakespeareandhisplays.whileweweredoingeachtask,wevelearntsomeusefulexpressions,suchaspayback,asfaras,afterall.Afterclass,Ihopeyoucanpractiseusingthemagain.Besides,remembertopreviewtheReadingpartinthisunit.Somuchfortoday.Goodbye.TheSecondPerio

18、dTeachingAims:.Learnandmasterthefollowingwords:weakness,greatness,judgement,gentleman,troublesome,gentle,bless,surgeon,declare,courtPhrases:tearup,havemercyon,offerup,beseated2.Trainthestudentsreadingability3.learntorecountdetailinconversationTeachingImportantPoints:.Usefulwordsandphrases2.2.Improve

19、thestudentsreadingability.TeachingDifficultPoints:Helpthestudentsunderstandtheplayexactly,especiallythefollowingsentences.youmightaswellgostanduponthebeachandarguewiththesea.2.IofferyoutentimesthemoneythatAntoniohasborrowed.TeachingProcedures:StepIGreetingsStepIIRevisionandPre-readingT:yesterday,wel

20、earnedalotaboutEilliamShakespeareandhisplays.whodliketotellthetitlesofhisfourgreattragedies?Ss:Hamlet,othello,kingLear,macbeth.T:Andhealsowrotesomeromanticcomedies.whichisthemostoutstandingone?Ss:ThemerchantofVenice.T:Tellthenamesofthemaincharactersintheplay.Ss:Shylock,Antonio,Bassanio,Duke,Portia.T

21、:well.NowlookatthescreenandmatchthepeopleincolumnAwiththeinstructionsincolumnB.AntonioA.themagnifico2.ShylockB.amerchant3.Bassanioc.Antoniosfriend4.PortiaD.amoneylender5.DukeE.BassanioswifeT:AfterPortiaknowsthatAntoniohastogiveShylockapoundofhisflesh,shethinksupaplantosaveAntonio.whatdoyouthinkPorti

22、awilldotosaveAntonio?S:IthinkshewillgiveShylockmuchmoremoneythanwhatAntonioborrowedfromhim.T:willShylockaccepthermoney?S:maybe.Heisgreedy.T:Itsoundsreasonable.Isthereanyonewhohasadifferentopinion?S:IthinkshewilltrytopersuadeShylocktoshowmercytoAntonio.T:willshesucceed?DontforgetheiscruelandhehatedAn

23、tonio.whohasreadthisplay？TelluswhatPortiadoestosaveAntonio?S:ShepretendstobeajudgeandarrivesatthecourtoftheDuke.T:Thankyou.Sitdown,please.Today,weregoingtoreadthisplay,ThemerchantofVenice.Afterreadingit,wellknowwhathappenedinthecourt.First,letslearnsomenewwordsandexpressions.Readthenewwordsonpage176

24、.StepIIIReadingT:well.Nowpleaseturntopage67.Readtheplayquicklyandfindoutwhatshedoeswhenshearrivesatthecourt.youcanbegintoreaditnow.T:ok.Everyone,Ithinkyoumusthavefoundtheanswer.whodliketotellme?S:ShetriestopersuadeShylocktoshowmercytoAntonioandacceptthemoneyofferedbyBassanio.T:Doesshesucceed?S:Sheha

25、stoallowShylocktotakehispoundoffleshfromAntoniosbreast.T:Thankyou.Sitdown,please.Doyouagreewithhimher?Ss:yes.T:welldone.youveunderstooditwell.Nowpleasereaditcarefullyagainandfurtherunderstandit.Atthesametime,findoutalltheusefulphrases.Afewminuteslater,Illcollectthemfromyou.T:Lookattheblackboard,plea

26、se.Allthesephrasesareimportantanduseful.youmustrememberthemandtrytousethem.Doyouremember?Ss:yes.T:Besides,therearesomeotherlanguagepointswhichareusefulbutdifficulttounderstand.Illexplainthemtoyou.Lookatthescreen.may/mightaswelldosth.Eg.Sincenobodyelsewantsthejob,wemightaswelllethimhaveit.Allthepubsa

27、reclosing.wemayaswellgohome.2.Ifyouofferedme,Iwouldstilltake.Eg.Ifsheispoor,sheshonestatleast.Ifthesunweretoriseinthewest,Iwouldnotbreakmyword.3.beseatedeg.Hethenaskedmetobeseated.Sheseatedherselfonthesofa.Shesawafewpeopleseatedonthebenchatthebackofthesofa.4.howcanyouhopeformercyyourselfwhenyoushown

28、one/5.eg.IllcomewhenImneeded.Shellbeabletogiveyouhelpwhennecessary.6.IoffertentimesthemoneythatAntoniohasborrow.EG.Thenewbuildingisfourtimesthesizeoftheoldone.Thestreetisthreetimesthelengthofthatone.Theroomistwicethesizeofthatone.7.paybackEG.Haveyoupaidbackthemoneyyouowemeyet?Illpayhimbackforthetric

29、kheplayedonme.Rosedoesntknowhowtopayhimbackforhishelp.StepIV.ListeningandReadingAloudT:ok.NowIllplaythetapeofthetext.First,listenandfollow.Then,listenandrepeat.meanwhile,payattentiontoyourpronunciationandintonation.Iseverythingclear?Ss:yes.StepVPost-readingT:Now,youmusthaveunderstoodtheplaymoreexact

30、ly.LetshaveadiscussionaboutitPleaseturntoPage69.LookatthequestionsinPost-readingandworkingroupsoffourtodiscussthem.Afterawhile,Illasksomeofyoutoreporttotherestoftheclass.Begintoworknow.Suggestedanswers:.Sheiscleverandlearned.2.Heiscruel.3.ShylockhatedAntoniobecauseAntoniohadmanytimesscoldedhimpublic

31、lyforbeinggreedyandcruel.4.Literally,withtheheartwhichheshallcutoutofmybody;metaphorically,whole-heartedly,willingly.Usually,thingsareweighedwithabalance.weighsgointotheleftscaleandthingsgointotherightscale.ShewantstoremindShylockthathemustcutexactlyapoundoffleshfromAntonio,nomore,noless.Thedeepermeaningoftheba