高二下Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice单元教案.docx

1、高二下Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice单元教案人教修订版高二英语下Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice单元教案Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice All that glitters is not gold. 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 playII 目标语言功 能 句 式St

2、ating ones viewsCorrect me if Im wrong, but.One of the most important facts is.As far as I know.You shouldnt forget that.You could, for example， .After all， .What shouldnt 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,

3、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, du

4、ke, 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 ones knees 重点词汇merchant, mercy, accuse, declare, fortune, bargain, worthy, consequence结构Review Direct and Indirect Speech重 点句子You might as well g

5、o stand upon the beach and argue with the sea. P67If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh. P67Shylock, how can you hope for mercy for yourself when you show none? P67To do a great right, do a little wrong and in that way we can save Antonio. P68If

6、 Shylock cuts deep enough, Ill pay him back with all my heart. P68All he wanted was justice. P71.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 ma

7、inly 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 friendsPortia and Bassanio. The central theme of the play is the triumph of love(between Portia and Bassanio)and friendship(between Antonio and Bassanio)

8、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 prov

9、ides us an opportunity to learn some language points as well as revising Direct and Indirect speech.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 ma

10、ster the following:(1)Words and phrases:merchant, duke, masterpiece, mercy, enemy, pay back, as well as, after all(2)Everyday English:Correct me if Im wrong, butOne of the most important facts isAs far as I know,You shouldnt forget thatYou could, for example, sayAfter all,What shouldnt be forgotten

11、isThe way I would go about itBut in this particular case2.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

12、: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 gr

13、oup work to make the students finish each task.Teaching Aids:1.the multimedia2.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step 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, es

14、pecially some of the world-famous plays.Ss: Yes.T: There was a great British playwright and poet in the worlds history of literature. He wrote about 37 plays and a large number of poems in his life. Heres a picture of him. Do you know who he is?(Teacher shows the picture.)Ss: William Shakespeare.(Bb

15、: William Shakespeare)T: Quite right. He lived from 1564 to 1616(Bb:15641616).He is considered to be the greatest playwright and poet of the Renaissance(14th16th centuries)in Europe. As a playwright, he wrote tragedies, comedies, historical plays. As a poet, he wrote narrative poems and sonnets.T: T

16、oday, 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, well learn something more about his plays as well as The Merchant of Venice.First, Lets learn some new words and phrases. Look at the screen.(Teacher shows the screen and

17、 deals with them as usual.)merchant n. 商人Venice n. 威尼斯（意大利港口城市）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,

18、 after all）Step 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

19、few minutes.(A few minutes later.)T: Are you ready?Ss: Yes.T: Whod like to have a try? Any volunteer?S1:The first one and the third one are from Hamlet; the second one from/King Henry ;the fourth one Romeo and Juliet; the last one Troilus and Cressida. T: You did a good job. Sit down, please. Then w

20、hat 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 familys greatest enemy? Refuse you

21、r 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 a

22、nd 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 doesnt sleep soundly.Ss:“U

23、neasy 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 havent before.

24、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.)Step ListeningT: Well done. Weve talked much about Shakespeare and his plays. Next, lets listen to the introduction to The Merchant

25、 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 t

26、o 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.T

27、hen Ill 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 SpeakingT: Up to now, weve learnt much about Shakespeare and his plays. Can you tell

28、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 righ

29、t. 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

30、 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 k

31、ill Antonio, and he would. Whats even more, he refuses the Dukes 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.A: I agree with you