The merchant of Venice

　　We wish the work complete, but it wasn’t. 我们希望完工，可是还没完。

　　want是日常用语，常表示因缺乏而愿望。

　　I want these letters to be stamped and mailed at once. 我要把这些信件粘上邮票并立即付邮。

　　long for表示强烈希望，经常是指难达到或者不存在的某种东西，带有感情色彩。

　　It has rained for five weeks in succession, so we are longing for some sunshine.

　　已经连续下了５个星期的雨，因此我们渴望看到太阳。

　　desire后跟that引导从句，用虚拟语气，用desire后不直接接动名词，接动名词必须跟for连用。

　　The queen desires that you should come at once. 女王要你立刻前来。

　　He desires for reading. 他渴望读书。

　　2．辨析  make a promise, consent 与permit；

　　三词同表示“同意，允许”，但有细微的差别。

　　make a promise常常是积极、主动自己约定的。

　　He has made a promise to give a performance.他许诺作一次表演。

　　consent表示由他人请求而后同意的。

　　Anne’s father consented to her marrying a foreigner.安妮的父亲允许她嫁给外国人。

　　permit表示允许他人干某事。如：Circumstances don’t permit me to help you. 情况不许可我帮助你。

　　3．辨析comfort 与console:

　　两词都表示“安慰”，但有细微的差别。

　　comfort是普通用词，指通过某办法使某人获得力量而减轻痛苦、忧伤。

　　I don’t know how to comfort her. 我不知道怎样安慰她才好。

　　console是较正式用语，指人做些事使某人暂时忘记痛苦。

　　Our music consoled the widow. 我们的音乐使那寡妇得到安慰。

　　The music consoled the broken-hearted girl. 音乐安慰了这伤心欲绝的女孩。

　　4. 辨析at sea, in the sea, on the sea, by sea

　　at sea 意为“在海上”，“在航海中”，或“茫然不知所措”；in the sea意为“在海里”；on the sea意为“在海面上”；by sea意味“乘船”，“走海路”。如：

　　He was born at sea. 她是在海上出生的。

　　I was at sea when I began my new job.

　　当我开始新工作时有点手足无措。

　　Dare you swim in the sea? 你敢在海里游泳吗？

　　They had a good time when they sailed on the Mediterranean Sea.

　　他们在地中海上航行时过得很惬意。

　　We are planning to go to new York by sea.

　　我们准备乘船去纽约。

Lesson42—43教学设计方案

-------The Merchant of Venice

Teaching Procedures:

Step I. Oragainzing

　　Greetings and make a duty report.

Step II. Introduction:

　　Find out how much the students know about the writer William Shakespeare and ask some questions like this:

　　What do you know about Shakespeare?   What is his nationality?

　　When was he born and when did he die? 

　　Do you know the titles of any of his plays? Suggested answers:

　　1 The King Henry VI     亨利六世

　　2  The Comedy of Errors  错中错

　　3 The Taming of the Shrew    驯悍妇

　　4  Romeo and Juliet      罗密欧与朱丽叶

　　5 A Midsummer Night’s Dream    仲夏夜之梦

　　6 The Merchant of Venice  威尼斯商人

　　7 As You Like It  如愿

　　8  Twelfth Night(What You Will)   第十二夜

　　9 Hamlet   哈姆莱特　　10 All’s Well ends Well       皆大欢喜

　　11 Measure for measure 恶有恶报　　12 Othello 奥塞罗

　　13 King Lear    李尔王　　14 Macbeth      麦克白

　　15 The Winter’s Tale 　冬天的故事　　16 The Tempest 暴风雨

Write the key words and phrases raised by the Ss during the discussion on the Bb.

Step III. Presentation

　　Ask questions about the picture, and get the students to tell you what they think is happening.

Step IV. Reading comprehension.

Ask students to read the introduction silently and find out the answers to followimg questions.

1.The text mainly talks about_______________.

　　A.Antonio’s charities(善行)and Shylock’s cruelty

　　B.Portia’s cleverness and Antonio’s charities

　　C.Shylock’s cruelty and Portia’s cleverness

　　D.The three colorful characters of Antonio, Portia and Shylock

2.Antonio did business with _______________.

　　A. people in Venice 　　B. people in Italy

　　C. People in other countries 　　 D. people in the world

3.Antonio was a(n) ________________ person.

　　A. warm-hearted 　　B. strong-willed

　　C. open-minded  　　D. hot-tempered

4.What kind of person was Shylock? He was ___________.

　　A. greedy and hypocritical 　　B. hypocritical(虚伪) and cruel

　　C. cruel and lazy 　　 　　D. greedy and cruel

5.What did the Duke mean by saying “Don’t be so bitter”?

He wanted Shylock to be _________________.

　　A. warm-hearted 　　B. calm

　　C. kind-hearted  　　D. reasonable

6.In writing style, this text is a _____________.

　　A. drama 　　B. story 　　C. fable 　　D. fairy tale

7.The word “scold” in the text means to ______________.

　　A. fool with 　B. laugh at 　C. criticize　　D. quarrel with

8.It seems that the Duke at the court supported ___________.

　　A. Portia  　　B. Antonio  　　C. Shylock 　　D. none of them

9.That Portia was able to defend Antonio was due to _________.

　　A. her cleverness 　　B. her husband’s support

　　C. her husband’s help

　　D. her cleverness and her husband’s support

10.Which happened last in Part 2?

　　A.Shylock insisted on having one pound of Antonio’s flesh.

　　B.Portia declared that the law allowed Shylock to take Antonio’s flesh.

　　C.Antonio said hi