Module1BernardShaw’sPygmalionPartOne:TeachingDesign第一部分:教学设计Task:WritingadescriptionofaplaySkillsbuilding1:Learntoreadandstudytheelementsandfactorsofaplay.Beforeyouwriteadescriptionofaplayyouhaveenjoyed,youshouldreadthetext,thefirstreadingpassage,carefullytofindthemaincharacters,theirpersonalities,appearancesandhowtheychange.Youcanlearnhowtodescribeaplaybyanalyzingthetextandmakepreparationsforyourdescription.Skillsbuilding2:Howtodescribeofaplay1.Thinkofaplayyou’vereadorseen.2.Decidethemaincharactersintheplay.3.Listtheirpersonalitiesandappearancestobeusedinyourdescription.4.Endwithabriefdescriptionofthethemesoftheplay.5.Makeyourdescriptionashortsummaryoftheplay.Keyforreference:TheMerchantofVeniceisoneofthefourfamouscomedieswrittenbyMasterShakespeareknowntousall.TheplayisaboutAntonio,awarm-heartedmerchantofthecityVenice.Antoniowaslikedbyeveryoneandwasreadytohelpothers.Bassanio,Antonio’sbestfriend,wasinlovewithPortia,abeautifulladywhowasalsolovedhim.Sadly,hewaspoor,heaskedAntoniotolendhimsomemoneytomarryPortia.AntoniowassokindtoturntoShylock,acruel,greedymoneylender.ShylockhatedAntonio,andsignedanagreementinwhichAntoniomadeapromisetoallowShylocktotakeapoundofhisfleshfromhisbodyifhedidnotpaythemoneybackontime.ForsomereasonsAntoniocouldn’tgivethemoney,bythetimeheshouldpaybackthemoney,Shylockwassodomineeringandcruelastotakethepoundofflesh.PoorAntoniowasintheendsavedbythecleverladyPortiawhopretendedtobealawyer.用心爱心专心116号编辑Theplayexploresthethemeofrelationshipsbetweenhumanityandmoney,Shakespeare’sattitudetowardsAntonioisclearlyactiveandtomoneylenders,likeShylockisfullofhate.用心爱心专心116号编辑
