I．單元教學目標

技能目標 Skill Goals

Talk about Shakespeare and his plays

Learn to recount detail in conversation

Review Direct and Indirect Speech

Rite a short play

II. 目標語言

功能句式

Stating one’s views

Correct me if I’m wrong, but…

One of the most important facts is…

As far as I know…

You shouldn’t forget that…

You could, for example, …

After all,…

What shouldn’t be forgotten is…

The way I would go about it…

But in this particular case…

詞匯

1. 四會詞匯

merchant, crown, deny, mercy, enemy, reasonable, weakness, judgement, gentleman, greeting, envy, troublesome, requirement, declare, merciful, bless, legal, deed, surgeon, court, justice, therefore, kindness, punish, punishment, order, sword, complex

2. 認讀詞匯

Venice, Hamlet, Romeo, Juliet, Troilus, Cressida, uneasy, Bassanio, Antonio, Portia, Shylock, duke, masterpiece, revenge, ducat, fate, scale, Bellario, tragedy

3. 詞組

pay back, have mercy on, go about, as far as I know, tear up, at the mercy of, go down on one’s knees

4. 重點詞匯

merchant, mercy, accuse, declare, fortune, bargain, worthy, consequence

結構

Review Direct and Indirect Speech

重點句子

You might as well go stand upon the beach and argue with the sea.

If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh.

Shylock, how can you hope for mercy for yourself when you show none? P67

To do a great right, do a little wrong and in that way we can save Antonio. P68

If Shylock cuts deep enough, I’ll pay him back with all my heart. 68

All he wanted was justice. P71

The 1st period Speaking

Step 1 Revision

Check the homework

1. Check the students’ writing.

2. check if the students have found some information about Shakespeare.

Step 2 Warming up

Get the students to work together to talk about the quotations, the pictures and the plays of Shakespeare.

No 1 comes from Hamlet and its meaning is being terribly upset and undecided.

No2 comes from King Henry Ⅳ and its meaning is that a person who has great responsibility, such as a king, is constantly worried and therefore doesn’t sleep soundly.

No 3 comes from Hamlet. It means that it’s best not to lend money to other people and not to borrow from other people.

No 4 comes from Romeo and Juliet and its meaning is why my lover Romeo is from a family that has a long feud (世仇，不和) with mine.

No 5 comes from Troilus &Cressida and its meaning is empty words, not real thoughts or ideas from the heart.

Step 3 Speaking

Encourage students to discuss the two situations using the useful expressions

Step 4 talking (on P138)

Get the students to talk about the picture, and then do the two tasks according to the instruction.

After some practice, the teacher can ask some pairs to act their play out in front of the whole calss.

Step 4 Homework

Learn the new words by heart.

The 2nd Period Listening

Step 1 Revision

Ask some pairs to act out their play

Step 2 Listening

Listen to the tape and do Part 1 and 2

Students are asked to read fast the questions and then listen to the tape twice to answer the questions.

Step 3 Listening (2) (wb P137)

Step 4 Homework.

Listen to the materials again after class.

Preview the reading.

The 3rd Period Reading

Step 1 Lead-in

Task: Ask students to retell the main characters of the Merchant of Venice and their relationship according to the listening part.

Step 2 Pre-reading

Talk about the picture to arouse the students’ interest in reading the play.

Step 3 while-reading

Get students to analyze the characters, finding out some details and explaining the deeper meaning of some puns and symbols.

Deal with some language points if possible:

1. You might as well go stand upon the beach and argue with the sea. P67

2. if you offered me six times what you have just offered

3. Shylock, how can you hope for mercy for yourself when you show me none?

Step 4 Post-reading:

Listen to the tape and then finish the post-reading Ex on p44-45.

Step 4 Homework

Preparations: Language Study on p 69 and Vocabulary on P139-140.

The 4th Period Grammar

Step 1 Revision

Check the homework.

Step 2 Word Study and vocabulary

Check the answers orally.

Step 3 Grammar

Revise the Direct and Indirect Speech.

Step 4 Homework

Review the rules of the Direct and Indirect Speech; Read the passage on P71-72.

The 5th Period Extensive reading

Step 1

Check the homework

Step 2 Listening and Fast reading

Step 5 reading

P142 Extensive reading.

Go through the questions on P142, and listen to the tape and answer the questions

Step 6 Homework

Review what we’ve learned in this period and prepare for the writing task.

The 6th Period Writing

Step 1 revision

Step 2 Pre-writing

How to write a short play:

Read about Romeo and Juliet on P142-143.

Step 3 Writing (1)

Write a short passage about Romeo & Juliet.

Read some sample essays and give comments on them.

Step 4 Homework

Check Your writings with the other groups.