Now we are going to read ‘The Merchant of Venice’ Упр. 1, с. 86 Беседа с опорой на знания учащихся из курса литературы, фоновые знания. Предполагаемый ответ: ‘The Merchant of Venice’ is a comedy. It is about a man who asks his friend to borrow money. They end up asking the local moneylender for help and get themselves into trouble. Finally, it is their wives that get them out of trouble and they all have a good laugh in the end. 4. Упр. 2, с. 86 После прочтения текста учащиеся дают краткую информацию о месте каждого персонажа в пьесе (кто есть кто). Обсудите ответы. Ключи: Antonio– A merchant from Venice. He borrows the money for Bassanio from Shylock and agrees to give a pound of flesh if he can’t pay it back. Bassanio– A friend of Antonio. He asks Antonio to lend him money. Portia– A beautiful, rich heiress. She and Antonio are in love. Shylock– A local moneylender. 5. Упр. 3, с. 86 Предполагаемый ответ: 1 The lawyer supports him and says the flesh is his, so he is happy. 2 The lawyer then tricks Shylock and says if he takes the flesh, he will die and lose everything, so Bassanio is happy. 3 Shylock does not want to die and lose everything he owns. 4 The lawyer wants to make Shylock very frightened by trying to enforce the penalty. 6. Упр. 4, с. 86 Ключи: heiress– a person (woman) who has inherited a lot of money gets married– starts a family life legally; authorises– makes it legal; righteous – morally good and fair sentence – judgement; confiscated – seized, taken away; rest assured – be certain 7. Упр. 5, с. 86 Listen to the extract. Take roles and read the extract aloud. 8. Упр. 6, с. 86 Учащиеся работают в группах по 3–4 человека. При обсуждении вопросов требуйте подтверждать свои ответы ссылкой на текст (сцену из пьесы). Оказывайте помощь (по запросу) в подборе лексики, грамматическом оформлении высказываний. Предполагаемый ответ: A: I think Shylock is feeling very powerful in the beginning. B: Yes, I agree. He believes he is right and the lawyer is on his side. C: But then, he must feel very afraid when the lawyer says he will die and lose everything when the lawyer says, if you spill one drop of blood you will die. A: I think he feels shocked and confused because he doesn’t know the law when he asks “is that the law”? B: He seems very desperate when he tries to convince the lawyer to give him the money and forget the pound of flesh. |