This document contains a summary of chapters 1-3 of The Merchant of Venice including answers to comprehension questions about the characters, plot points, and themes. Some key details summarized include: - Antonio became rich through trade but was unhappy, while Portia was wealthy but miserable due to her father's will requiring her to marry whoever chose the right box. - Bassanio needed money to go to Belmont to court Portia. Shylock agreed to lend Antonio the money on the condition that he could take a pound of Antonio's flesh if the loan was not repaid. - Shylock is portrayed as an evil man who pretends to be kind but secretly hates Antonio and wants to harm him

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Questions Macmillan Revision Units 1 & 2 1-Choose:
a-I (decided – say – tell) to go to Paris on holiday.
b-The (journey –cargoes– trip) to South Africa was dangerous.
c- The tiger (glanced – stared – chat) at the deer before hunting it.
d-We have to pay 5 L.E as a (link – toll – hill) to use the bridge.
e- The weather is so hot and (cool – warm – sticky) let’s go swimming.
f- Our (police – government – country) sets the laws.
g-The sound of an engine (echoed- stamped- pretended) back from the thick forest.
h- We put (cargoes – things – boxes) in large containers to export them.
2-Complete:
a- Mona is so …………….. because she lost her parents in a car accident.
b- Many ships go through the Suez ……….. and pay a ………for using it .
c- Why did you choose this color its …………………
d-A ………….. is used to raise and lower the level of the water in a canal.
e- She was sitting in the………………of a large oak tree.
f- I ………………. to do my homework quickly.
g-In wars, they used to dig ……………… to hide in .
h-They used dynamite to …………….. the mountains .

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3- Give one word :
a- To look quickly.
b- The synonym of empty.
c-The antonym of dull.
d-A river made by people.
e-Money paid for using something .
f- A way from one place to another.
g-a narrow hole
h-things carried by ships or planes .
4-Correct the mistake:
a-We pay chilly for crossing the bridge .
b-She stared in the empty room for a minute .
c-The picnic was long and dangerous.
d-The ditches were exported by plane.
e-We burnt the rocks into pieces.
f- I am miserable with all these fake stories.

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Macmillan Answers 1- Choose : a- decided b- journey c- stared d- toll e- sticky f- government g- echoed h- cargoes 2- Complete : a- miserable b- canal – toll c- dull d- lock e- shade f- managed g- ditches h- blast. 3- Give one word : a- glance b- unoccupied c- bright d- canal e- toll f- route g- ditch h- cargoes. 4- correct the mistake: a- chilly – tolls b- stared – glanced c- picnic – journey d- ditches – cargoes. e- burnt – blasted. f-miserable – fed up.

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Grammar (Sheet 1) Do as shown between brackets :
1-I don’t think there …………………. (be) another world war. ( correct)
2-She arrived half an hour ago. (re-write using yet in two ways)
........................................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................... Maria’s a vegetarian. She ……………….. ( not – eat ) meat ( correct )
3-We (are not minding – don’t mind) eating chicken. (choose)
4-Ali is cooking dinner for us at the moment. ( use last night )
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5- It …………..…. (start ) to snow while Joe …………… (walk ) home
(correct)
6-Lucas ……………………..…….. ( think) about his old friends when
he ……………….….. ( hear ) voices behind him . ( correct)
7-was – all – night – last – I – Monday – t.v -watching .( re- arrange these words)
8-I …. (am having – have – has ) a party on Friday. ( choose)
9-She is pregnant. She ……………..……. (have) a baby after few months. ( correct)
10- If Noha (is listening – listens – will listen ) carefully , she
( understands- will understand- won’t understand ) the lesson.( choose )
11- He …………….... (bump into ) that tree if he ……………………
( not /look) carefully. (correct )
12- We ( have moved – are moving – moved ) to this house ten years ago. ( choose )
13- Paul ………… ( play) basketball on Mondays . ( correct )
14- There will be many tigers in India . ( Negate)
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15- Ann …………….… (know ) her friend for two months. ( correct )
16- Victoria (has had – had – was having ) her car (since – yet – for ) 2001. ( choose)

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Grammar (Sheet 2) Do as shown between brackets :
1-I have known Julia for a long time. ( W .H question) ....................................................................................................................
2-Ali cooks the dinner every night. ( Re- write using last night )
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3-Louis Bleriot flew across the English canal in 1909. (Neg. and quest. )
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4-Dad shut the door strongly. ( Neg. and W.H quest.)
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5-Paolo ( had – was having – is having ) dinner at half past eight last night ( choose )
6-Ahmed and Ali are swimming in the pool at the moment.( use ever)
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7-What time (is the lesson finishing – does the lesson finish)? At 6 p.m.. ( choose)
8-My mum ……………….….. ( just – make ) a cake . ( correct )
9-A) What ………….. you ……………….( do) this morning?

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B) I…………… ( check) the e mails and ………….. ( send ) some letters. ( correct )
10- Omar and Laila travelled to Alex at 2 o’clock. ( W.H question)
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11- Some of the children ………….……. ( eat ) ice cream while others …………………. ( run ) and ….……… (sleep ) on the grass. ( correct)
12- I …( wake – was waking – woke ) up early this morning .( choose )
13- I promise you mum, I (won’t drive – am not going to drive – am not driving ) my car too fast. ( choose )
14- What would you like to drink . I ( am going to – will – am ) have some cola , please. ( choose )
15- We …………( stay ) at home if it ………. ( be ) hot. ( correct)
16- They …….. ( miss ) the train if they ………. ( not – hurry up ). ( correct )
17- It ……………………….. (rain) all last night. ( correct )
18- We ……………(move) into a new house next year. (correct)

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Grammar Answers of sheet (1) 1- will be 2- She hasn’t arrived, yet. Has she arrived, yet? 3- doesn’t eat . 4- don’t mind 5- Ali cooked dinner for us last night . 6- started – was walking . 7- was thinking – heard . 8- I was watching T.V all night last Monday. 9- am having . 10- is going to have . 11- listens- will understand. 12- will bump into – doesn’t look carefully. 13- moved . 14- plays . 15- There won’t be many tigers in India. 16- has known . 17- has had – since.

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Answers of sheet (2) Grammar 1- How long have you known Julia? 2- Ali cooked the dinner last night . 3- Louis didn’t fly across the English canal in 1909. - When did Louis fly across the English canal? 4- Dad didn’t shut the door strongly. -How did dad shut the door? 5- was having. 6- Have Ahmed and Ali ever swum in the pool? 7- does the lesson finish. 8- has just made . 9- a) did – do b) checked – sent 10- What time did Omar and Laila travel to Alex? 11- were eating – were running- sleeping 12- woke 13- won't drive 14- will 15- will stay – is 16- will miss – don’t hurry up 17- was raining 18- are going to move

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Story The Merchant of Venice Chapters 1,2,3 Questions Answer the following questions: 1-Being a merchant can cause you to take some risks.(discuss) 2-"You must be in love." (comment) 3-How did Antonio become rich? 4-Although both Portia and Antonio were rich but none of them was happy. (illustrate)
5-what was Bassanio's opinion about Graziano? 6-Portia was a miserable person. (discuss) 7-Was Portia right to be dissatisfied with her father's will? Why? 8-"He looks like a good apple but inside he was rotten" (comment) 9-Shylock was an evil person with bad intentions. (illustrate and give examples) 10-"Trying to find a meaning in his words is like trying to find a needle in a haystack" (comment) Choose: 1-Why did Bassanio need money? a-He owed money to Shylock. b-He wanted to go to Belmont.
c-He wanted to start a business.

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2-Why was Antonio sad? a-he was in love. b-He was worried about his ships. c-He was bored. 3-Why didn't portia like the German duke? a-Because he spoke only German. b-Because he didn't like cats. c-because he was drunk. 4-Why was Portia unhappy with her father's will? a-She couldn't have any money until she got married. b-She was forbidden from marrying the man she loved. c-She didn't get the gold box she liked. 5-How did Shylock get rich? a-by borrowing money and not paying it back. b-by lending money and charging interests. c-by stealing ships' cargoes. Put (√) or (×): 1-Antonio compared Shylock to a monster.( ) 2-Shylock agreed to take a pound of flesh from Antonio's body.( ) 3-Portia liked to marry the Prince of Morocco.( ) 4-Antonio had enough money to lend Bassanio.( ) 5-Antonio's friends understood why he was sad. ( )

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Model answer 1-answer the following questions: 1-To become rich ,the merchants had to take some big risks.It cost a lot of money to buy the ships and to pay the people who worked on them.the merchants also had to pay for the things they bought.sometimes a ship sank in a storm,and everything was lost.sometimes the ships were attacked by pirates who stole cargoes or burned the ships.sometimes the sailors stole the cargo or the ship. There were many dangers. 2- Solanio said these words to Antonio while his friends were trying to know why he was sad but noone of his friends could know the reason.solanio thought that Antonio was in love but Antonio disagreed as he said that he was bored.this can show that Antonio was loved by his friends and he was a good friend but they couldn't understand the reason behind his sadness. 3-Antonio became rich by selling and buying goods.
4- Both of Antonio and Portia were rich but they were both sad because the happiness was not in money as Antonia had everything but he was bored and couldn't enjoy his life and even his friends couldn't understand why he was sad and failed to make him happy.Portia also was a miserable

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person because of her father's will and she couldn't marry the man she was in love with so she was sad and she had to marry the one who was going to choose the right box. 5-Bassanio thought that Graziano talked a lot but said nothing.He also said "Trying to find a meaning in his words is like trying to find a needle in a haystack,if you do find it ,you soon discover that it is not sharp".that means that he was a shallow ,trivial and talkative person. 6- Portia was a miserable person as she was dissatissfied with her father's will.She was unhappy as she wanted a husband ,but her father's will stopped her from choosing one that she liked.Consequently ,it stopped her from refusing one that she didn't like.Her father arranged a guessing game for men who came to court his daughter and the one who was going to choose the right box,was going to marry her. 7- I think that portia was totally right because marrige should be based on love and mutual understanding rather than wealth or power .One has to choose carefully .She was very wise as she abided by all that was in the will and finally God rewarded her for her obedience by letting her marry the person she was in love with.

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8-Antonio said these words to Bassanio when they were talking about Shylock and Antonio said how much he hated him .Antonio and Shylock were arguing about interest for long and Antonio called Shylock some bad names.He knew that Shylock wouldn't lend him the money but Shylock agreed to pay him but in return he would take one pound of his flesh. 9- Shylock was an evil person as he was a bad merchant he lent people money and took some interests from them he was an evil person Antonio hated him so much Antonio called him bad names like a dog and he spat on his clothes .Antonio compared him to an apple which was rotten from inside .He agreed to lend him money and take one pound of his flesh if he couldn't pay them back on time.He was pretending to be kind and friendly to Antonio but deep inside he hated him so much. 10-Bassanio said these words when he was talking about Graziano as he thought that he was talking a lot but said nothing.He described him as a shallow person who is saying meaningless things .It was said when they were trying to make Antonio happier as he was sad all the time and they didn't know the reason behind this sadness and couldn't cheer him up.

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Choose the correct answer:
1- B
2- C
3- C
4- B
5- B
3- put (√) or (×): 1-(×) 2-(√) 3-(×) 4-(×) 5-(×)