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课件网) UNIT 10 CONNECTIONS Reading Club 2 To read and understand a play excerpt. To read for detail and answer questions. To answer a critical thinking question. Learning objectives 1.Venice_____ Jewish_____ 2.merchant_____ 3.playwright_____ 4.nobleman_____ 5.moneylender_____ 6.in the hope of_____ 7.heiress_____ 8.in return for_____ 9.repay the loan_____ 10.set out_____ 11.revenge_____ 12.debt_____ 13.break the promise_____ 14.make a judgement_____ 15.change one’s mind_____ 16.chest_____ 17.scale_____ 18.hold up_____ 19.interrupt_____ 20.flesh_____ 21.a drop of blood_____ 22.property_____ 23.by law_____ 24.a legal document _____ 25.guarantee _____ 26.take one’s life_____ 27.obey the law_____ 28.belong to_____ 29.citizen____ 30.owe _____31.be punished with death_____ 32.offender _____ 33.with one’s permission_____ 34.the Duke____ 35.sign an agreement _____ n.威尼斯 adj.犹太人的，犹太族的 n.商人 n.剧作家 n.贵族 n.放债者，放高利贷者 抱着...的希望 n.女继承人 作为...的回报 偿还贷款 着手做 n./v. 报复，报仇 n.债务，欠款 违背誓言 作出判断 改变主意 n.胸膛，胸部 n.秤 举起 v.中断，打扰 n.（人或动物）肉 一滴血 n.财产 根据法律 一份法律文件 n.保证书 夺去某人的生命， 遵守法律 属于 n.公民 n.罪犯，违法者 公爵 经某人同意 签署协议 被判处死刑 Do you know the following words and phrases after the preview v. 欠 Lead-in 1.In the play, Bassanio is a young nobleman who..., so he can travel to Belmont in the hope of winning the hand of Portia, a rich heiress. 2.To hell with forgiveness! I want justice. The agreement must be completely honoured. 3.SHYLOCK:[producing them from under his seat] I have them ready. Underline the following sentences on your textbook Use context to understand the highlighted words and translate each sentence. 4.Fall to your knees,therefore, and ask the Duke for forgiveness. propose to sb./woo sb. keep show/bring out sth. sink/drop to your knees Preview Task Watch the extract from The Merchant Of Venice. Find out the characters in the play after reading the introduction. Pre-reading The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by the world-famous English playwright William Shakespeare. In the play, Bassanio is a young nobleman who borrows money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, so he can travel to Belmont in the hope of winning the hand of Portia, a rich heiress. In return for the loan, Bassanio’s close friend Antonio agrees to give up a “pound of flesh” if Bassanio can’t repay the loan. Bassanio is successful in wooing Portia and they agree to marry, but then Antonio receives news that his ships have been lost at sea and it will be impossible for him to give Shylock a pound of his flesh. When Shylock finds out about this, he sets out to get his revenge on Antonio. William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a famous English playwright, probably went to school but not university. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets. He wrote sad stories called tragedies, like Romeo and Juliet, ... ...
