3. Class :-ix English 1 st paper Unit-14 Time:- 50 minutes

4. Look at the picture What are the doing? They are acting.

5. Written by William Shakespeares Lesson name:-A pound of flesh

6. Learning out comes:- By the end of this lesson Learners will be able to:- Choose the best answer Fill in the gaps Complete the chart

7. The greatest dramatist of the world.

8. Let us learn some words meaning:- Marchant (Noun) They are all marchant man Dealer/trader/retailer

9. Luxurious (Adj.) Comportable/costly/expensive Emperor Akbar was very luxurious loving. crooked (Adj.) Dishonest/seheming Mr.X is a crooked person

10. prison (noun) jail They are now in the prison Flesh (Noun) meat Tiger likes flesh

11. Text analysis Antonio:- A kind hearted man lived in Venice.He always help the poor.He lent money to the poor without any interest.The people of venice loved him. He is the central character of the story. Shylock:-A crooked man.he lent money to the poor taking high rate of interest.people of venice hate him. Antonio and Shylock hated each other.

12. Bassanio is the best friend of Antonio. A handsome young man and was born in a noble family.He liked to live a luxurious life.he spent more money than his earning.as a result very often he was often short of money.In such situation he would go to his friend Antonio for help. Bassanio

13. Portia is a beautiful and wealthy lady. She was not famous only for her beauty but also her wisdom. Bassanio and Portia loved each other.

14. Bassanio and Portia in a personal moment

15. Dear student now open your book and read the text silently. you will get Ten minutes for this purpose. After reading I shall ask you some questions.

16. Pair work  Choose the best answer from the alternatives:- a) The central figure of the story is :- i) Bassanio ii) Portia iii) Antonio iv) Shylock iii) Antonio b) What is not true about Antonio? i)He had ships ii) He sold goods in abroads iii)He liked to lead luxurious life. Iv)He was crooked iv) He was crooked c) Bassanio was Antonio’s………. i)Relative ii) bosom, well-wisher. iii) neighbour. Iv) cousin. ii) Bosom, well-wisher

17. d)Portia was…….. i)Rich lady ii) beautiful lady iii)wise lady iv) i, ii, iii. iv) i, ii, iii e) What is the currency of Venice? i)Dollar ii) Ducat iii)Taka iv) Pound ii)ducat Group work a) Why did Bassanio go to Antonio? Ans. Bassanio went to Antonio for help. He needed some money. b)Why was Bassanio in short of money all the time. Ans. Bassanio like to live a luxurious life. He spent money more than his earning. As a result he was very often short of money.

18. c)To whom Bassanio did love? Ans. Bassanio loved Portia. d)Who was Portia? Ans. Portia was a Beautiful,wealthy and wisdom lady. e) What is the difference between two friends? Ans. Antonio was a kind hearted man. He used to help the helpless.he led a simple life. On the o ther hand Bassanio was luxury loving.he spent money more than his earning

19. CComplete the following table with the information giving in the passage. Who/What The fact Where A rich business man livedi) ii) Was his intimate friend In venice Bassanioiii) Heiv)a noble family He Decided to visit his beloved v) In Venice Bassanio Was a handsome person Was from at Belmont

20. FFill in the blanks with the clues given in the box below:- who handsome triedyoungbeggesluxurious whoaffluentkindpoorusedbosom Antonio was an (a)----- merchant man(b)-------was very (c)------hearted. He (d)----to help the poor. He had a (e)----- friend named Bassanio (f)----was a (g)--- ---young person. Bassanio lived a (h)------life. So he often (i)------help from his friend Antonio. Antonio also(j)------tried to help his friend. a) affluent b) whoc) kind d) usede) bosom f) who g) handsomeh) luxurious i) begges j) tried

21. Evoluation:- a)Who was Antonio? b)Who was his friend? c)How was shylock?

22. Write the main idea of the text not more than 70 words.