3 The winds of fortune Chapter BEFORE READING 1 the story so far. complete the summary filling the blanks with the right words. borrow daughter flesh heiress lottery merchant money money-lender servant young man Bassanio, a noble but poor (1)................................................., asked his friend Antonio, a well known (2)...................................... in Venice, for three thousand ducats. He needed the (3).................................................. to court Portia, a rich (4)..................................., whose father had organized a (5)........................................ to choose her husband. Antonio was unable to give Bassanio the sum, so he agreed to (6)...................................................... it from Shylock, the Jewish (7)........................................... . Shylock requested a pound of Antonio s (8)........................................... instead of interest, if Antonio couldn t pay the money back after three months. In the meantime, Shylock s (9)........................................... Launcelot left him to serve Bassanio and his (10).......................................... Jessica ran away to marry Lorenzo. 2 Do the following words refer to a person, a ship, a financial contract? complete the table. boards cargo damaged eyes handsome interest loan merchant money notary rate sad sailor wind PERSON 3 SHIP CONTRACT Write the corresponding verb for each of the following words. a. b. c. d. e. f. arrival: .............................................. g. leader: ........................................................... contents: ........................................ h. speech: .......................................................... failure: .............................................. i. marriage: ...................................................... laughter: ......................................... j. invitation: ..................................................... inspection: ..................................... k. seat: ................................................................ rebellion: ........................................ l. choice: ........................................................... 32