Topic: Shakespeare

Level: B1-B2

Time: 80 minutes

Aims:

• To develop students’ vocabulary on the theme of mercy.
• To give students practise in reading for specific information.
• To revise the plot of The Merchant of Venice and raise students’ awareness of one of the play’s central themes: mercy.

Materials:

The lesson plan and student worksheet can be downloaded below in PDF format.

Audio:

Click here to listen to the original of Portia's speech

Click here to listen to the modern translation of Portia's speech