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    Antonio, a merchant of Venice, is feeling sad for unknown reasons. His friends Salerio and Solanio speculate it's because his money is invested in ships at sea. Antonio says his wealth is diversified so it's not a concern. Bassanio then arrives and tells Antonio he wants to court the rich heiress Portia but needs money. Although Antonio's funds are tied up, he agrees to help secure a loan for Bassanio using his own credit.

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    Antonio, a merchant of Venice, is feeling sad for unknown reasons. His friends Salerio and Solanio speculate it's because his money is invested in ships at sea. Antonio says his wealth is diversified so it's not a concern. Bassanio then arrives and tells Antonio he wants to court the rich heiress Portia but needs money. Although Antonio's funds are tied up, he agrees to help secure a loan for Bassanio using his own credit.

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    Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scene 1

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    The teacher repeats the reading, after writing new subject

    vocabulary on the board to help newer EAL learners.

    • Merchant • Court
    • Venice • Tied up
    • Investments • Loan
    • Secure
    • Bother
    • Credit
    • Invested
    • Wealth
    • Shrugs this off
    • Beautiful
    • Borrowed
    • Borrow
    The learners form pairs and share their notes.
    • Merchant • Court
    • Venice • Tied up
    • Investments • Loan
    • Secure
    • Bother
    • Credit
    • Invested
    • Wealth
    • Shrugs this off
    • Beautiful
    • Borrowed
    • Borrow
    The teacher reads a short text on a familiar topic at normal speed. The learners listen and take
    notes.

    Act 1, Scene 1: Summary Antonio, a merchant of Venice, talks of his


    sadness with his friends Salerio and Solanio, who believe that his heavy
    investments at sea must cause him worry. When he says that doesn’t
    bother him, since his wealth isn’t invested in just one ship, they claim he
    must be in love. Antonio shrugs this off as well. When Bassanio enters, he
    tells Antonio of Portia, a rich and beautiful woman he has fallen in love
    with, and, although he has borrowed money from Antonio before and
    hasn’t paid it back, asks to borrow money again so that he may court her,
    and thus have enough money to pay Antonio back completely. Even though
    Antonio’s money is tied up in the ships, he allows Bassanio to see what
    kind of loan he can secure with Antonio’s credit.
    The teacher reads the text a final time at normal speed.

    • Act 1, Scene 1: Summary Antonio, a merchant of Venice, talks of


    his sadness with his friends Salerio and Solanio, who believe that
    his heavy investments at sea must cause him worry. When he says
    that doesn’t bother him, since his wealth isn’t invested in just one
    ship, they claim he must be in love. Antonio shrugs this off as well.
    When Bassanio enters, he tells Antonio of Portia, a rich and
    beautiful woman he has fallen in love with, and, although he has
    borrowed money from Antonio before and hasn’t paid it back, asks
    to borrow money again so that he may court her, and thus have
    enough money to pay Antonio back completely. Even though
    Antonio’s money is tied up in the ships, he allows Bassanio to see
    what kind of loan he can secure with Antonio’s credit.
    • The learner pairs form fours to produce a final written
    version of the text. The aim is to get as close to the
    original as possible.
    LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • RAF2 – Information Retrieval
    • RAF3- Inference and Deduction
    • RAF5- Language

    LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • Dictation – listening, vocabulary and discussion skills
    • Understand the plot/ key events of Act 1 Scene 1 ‘Merchant’
    • Produce annotated notes on Act 1 Scene 1
    • Revision of Act 1 Scene 1 of ‘Merchant’
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C29D4qOpHdA

    11.53
    What is Antonio saying about life in the monologue below?

    Which character in the ‘Merchant of Venice’


    has a similar viewpoint?
    Analysis
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQpmJUKJkg
    1. Antonio seems to have it all. Why, then, is Antonio so sad? Why doesn’t he
    know the cause of his sadness? What guesses do Solanio and Salerio have about
    the causes of his depression? What lifts his depression?
    2. What has Bassanio come to tell Antonio?
    3. Why does Bassanio set his sights on Portia? What stands in his way? How
    does he plan to overcome those barriers?
    4. Bassanio lives well beyond his means. Why, then, does Antonio continue to
    lend him money willingly, even though Bassanio has yet to pay him back? Would
    you lend money to him?
    5. What plan does Bassanio have to pay Antonio back?
    6. Although he has condemned money lending in the past, Antonio doesn’t need
    much convincing to go into debt for Bassanio. Why? What would he get out of
    granting him the loan?
    7. What does Antonio get from his relationship with Bassanio?
    MERCHANT OF VENICE BARRIER
    GAME – PLOT
    • Learner A and Learner B each have a partially completed
    version of a map, diagram, chart, timeline, etc. with
    different information missing
    • Learner A gives instructions to Learner B to enable them to
    draw or complete a picture or diagram, and vice versa
    The Merchant of Venice – Important plot points A
     
    Antonio’s ………………… is tied up in his ships sailing for Venice.
    Bassanio has met and fallen in …………… with a rich heiress.
    Antonio agrees to borrow money to lend to …………………… to court her.
    Portia’s father has ………… leaving her a fortune, but at a price.
    Antonio borrows money from Shylock. The bond is a pound of…………….
    Jessica elopes with ………………………, stealing all Shylock’s treasures.
    Shylock shows his ………………………… at Jessica’s betrayal.
    Tubal tells Shylock about the loss of Antonio’s ………………………
    Shylock visits ………………………… in Jail
    ………………… dresses up as a man to help Antonio at the …………

    Portia Bassanio Despair died Wealth flesh Lorenzo

    Antonio loveShips Trial


     
    The Merchant of Venice – Important plot points B
     
    …………………wealth is tied up in his ships sailing for Venice.
    ………………………… has met and fallen in love with a ……………… ……………………..
    ………………………………agrees to borrow ………………… to lend to Bassanio to court her.
    …………………………… father has died leaving her a ……………………., but at a ………………………..
    Antonio borrows money from……………………………….. The bond is a…………………………. flesh.
    …………………….. elopes with Lorenzo stealing all Shylock’s ………………………………...
    Shylock shows his despair at Jessica’s………………………...
    ………………………………..tells Shylock about the loss of Antonio’ ships.
    Shylock visits ………………………… in Jail
    Portia dresses up as ………………. to help ……………….. at the trial.

    Portia Bassanio Despair Antonio’s Antonio pound of money

    Antonio Trial Bassanio treasures rich heiress Lorenzo Portia’s man

    Fortune price  Shylock Jessica betrayal Antonio


    Merchant of Venice -
    Dictogloss

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