Step2. Fast Reading Task1: Find out the main characters in the play and draw a chart to show their relationship between each other. Task2: According to the chart, please summarizethe main idea of the play.

Main Characters Be punished Portia save enemies Shylock friends Antonio Bassanio

Step3. Careful Reading Reading the play carefully and try to get as much as information as you possible. Task1: 1..What did Portia do when she arrived at the court? 2. Why mustn’t Shylock take the pound of flesh from Antonio? 3. What did Shylock decide to take instead of the pound of flesh? 4. Why couldn’t he take the money instead? 5.What did Shylock do in the end?

Task2: Content (内容） Background Problem Rising action （发展） Climax(高潮） Part of the plot （故事情节各 构成部分） Content (内容） Background （背景） Problem （问题） Rising action （发展） Climax(高潮） Outcome(结局） Antonio borrow 3,000 ducats from Shylock. If the debt is not repaid on time, Antonio will pay one pound of his flesh. Antonio is unable to pay the debt because his ships are lost. Shylock demands his pound of flesh. The duke tells Shylock to have mercy on Antonio. So does Portia. Bassanio promises to pay twice even ten times the money Antonio has borrowed,but Shylock insists on having his pound of flesh. Portia declares Shylock may have a pound of flesh, but no more no less.And if Shylock lets one drop of Antonio’s blood fall, he will lose all his land and money. Shylock begs for mercy. He is punished,though not killed.

What’s your opinion of Portia? Discussion What’s your opinion of Portia? What’s your opinion of Shylock?

Step4. Moral Education A good deed is never lost.好心一定有好报。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友 A bad penny always comes back. 惡有惡報 A thing of beauty is a joy forever. 美的事物是永恆的喜悅。（濟慈）

then act out act1 in groups Step5. Role-play Enjoy the play again, then act out act1 in groups http://cn.ent.yahoo.com/movies/merchantofvenice/index.htm

Step6.Homework make notes where you don’t understand. Read the pay again and again Complete the assessing chart bellow then make notes where you don’t understand.

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