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A Pond of Flesh

নবম-দশম শ্রেণি (দাখিল) - English for Today - Unit Fourteen: Pleasure and Purpose | | NCTB BOOK

A. Look at the picture and ask and answer the questions.

 1. What do you see? 

2. What are the three persons doing? 

3. What type of clothes are they wearing? 

4. Are you familiar with such clothes? 

5. Who wears such clothes? 

6. Mention which clothes of our country are close to the ones the men are wearing in the picture? 

B. Read the text. 

Once upon a time in Venice, Italy, there was a very rich merchant named Antonio. He had many ships that sailed in the sea. His ships carried different types of merchandise to other countries. He sold those goods there. He bought spices and other valuables from foreign countries and sold them in Venice. Antonio was a good and kind man. He always helped the poor. The people of Venice loved him very much for his honesty and kindness.
Antonio had a close friend named Bassanio. He was a handsome young man and was born in a noble family. Bassanio liked to live a very luxurious life. He loved grandeur and style. He spent more money than he earned. As a result, he was very often short of money. In such situations, Bassanio would go to his best friend Antonio for help. Antonio would help him with cash.
It so happened that Bassanio fell in love with a wealthy lady named Portia. Portia was known not only for her beauty but also for her wisdom. She was soft towards Bassanio too. He wanted to visit Portia in a grand manner but he did not have any money. So he went to Antonio.
Bassanio said, "Dear friend Antonio, I am in great need of some money. I would like to visit Portia at Belmont, grandly dressed and with many servants. But I don't have any money right now. Please help me to fulfill my intention."
Antonio said, "This is not a problem, my friend. How much do you need?"
"Three thousand ducats [Venetian currency] will do."
"I don't have that much money with me now as all my ships have gone out in the sea with merchandise. But don't worry, my friend, I'll arrange three thousand ducats for you."
So he decided to borrow the sum from a moneylender named Shylock. Shylock was a very crooked man. Antonio and Shylock hated each other. Shylock used to lend money with high interest. He would even send the debtor to prison if the latter failed to pay his debt. On the contrary, Antonio used to lend money to help those who needed it and would not charge any interest.
Shylock agreed to lend him money but on one condition. If he failed to repay the money in three month's time, he would pay a penalty. Shylock would cut a pound of flesh from any part of Antonio's body. Antonio willingly agreed, thinking that his ships would soon return with all the rich merchandise and he could easily return the money to Shylock by selling them. Shylock made Antonio sign a bond before giving him the money. Antonio took the money and gave it to Bassanio.
 

 

C. True or False? If false, give the correct information.
1. Bassanio was a very rich man.
2. Bassanio and Antonio hated each other.
3. Antonio went to Shylock to borrow some money.
4. Shylock happily gave Antonio the money he asked for.
5. Antonio needed the money to bring his merchandise. 

D. Read the text in B again and answer the following questions.
 

  1. Why was Bassanio short of money all the time?
     
  2. Why did he go to Antonio?
  3. Why did Antonio go to Shylock?
     
  4. Why did Shylock get a bond signed by Antonio? 
  5.  What was written in the bond?
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