Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-Note（Warming Up, Pre-reading a

unit 3 the million pound bank-note

warming up, pre-reading and reading

period 1 warming up & reading(1)teaching goals 1. target language a. 重点词汇和短语bet, make a bet, permit, go ahead, by accident, stare, account for, to be honest, jealous  b. 交际用语expressions on request:would you step inside a moment, please?would you please come in?may we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your plans are?well, why don’t you explain what this is all about?c. 重点句型    1) have you ever made a bet with a friend? if so, what did you bet on? 2) he is lost in london.3) permit me to lead the way, sir.4) as a matter of fact, i landed in britain by accident.5) his eyes stare at what is left of the brothers’ dinner on the table.6) i wonder, mr adams, if you’d mind us asking a few questions.7) i earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance.teaching important points a. how to interpret language through tone of voice and body language, gaining a greater appreciation of the various verbal and non-verbal ways in which language works.b. discuss the questions:1) do you think money is everything?2) do you agree that only money can bring people happiness? step 1 lead in

1.discuss in pairs

do you like money? why ?

is money everything?

show the sentences to the ss.

money can buy a house but not a home.

money can buy a bed but not sleep.

money can buy a clock but not time.

money can buy a book but not knowledge.

money can buy medicine but not health.

you see, money is not everything.2.suppose you get a large amount of money by buying lottery tickets (彩票) and become a millionaire  (百万富翁). what will you do with the money?step 2 warming upmark twain is probably one of the few american writers. a great american writer a famous speaker liked to tell funny stories liked to play jokes on his friendsdo you know about his masterpieces?what do you know about mark twain? do you know any of his works?read the short passage quickly and fill in the chart.real namemeaning of his pen namebirth datebirthplaceplace where he grew uphis famous stories then give an introduction of mark twain(1835—1910): the greatest humorist of the 19th century american literature.novels:the adventures of tom sawyer (1876)(汤姆·索亚历险记）the prince and the pauper (1882)(皇子与贫儿) the adventures of huckleberry finn (1894)(哈克贝利·费恩历险记)step 3 pre-reading1. first, give students a brief introduction of the storytwo rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note.henry, the hero of the story, an american young man, sailed too far, drifted out to the ocean. a british ship, for london, passing by, fortunately saved him. 2. prediction :what would happen to henry?step 4 reading1.scan the passage and find out :1. how many characters are there in this scene? who are they?_____________________________________________________2. when and where does the story take place?_____________________________________________________3. what do the two old men give henry?_____________________________________________________4.what does the brothers choose henry for?_____________________________________________________2.skimming: answer the following questions:1) what happens one day when henry was walking down the street?_____________________________________________________2) where does henry come from?_____________________________________________________3)what did he do in america?_____________________________________________________4) why does he come to london and how?_____________________________________________________5) why does he stare at the food on the table when he is talking with the men?_____________________________________________________6) what did henry do before coming to london?_____________________________________________________7) how much money does he own?_____________________________________________________8) when can henry open the letter the men give him?_____________________________________________________9) what’s inside the letter?_____________________________________________________10) does henry accept the letter? _____________________________________________________3.put the following events in correct order.(1) henry wandered in london streets.(2) about a month ago henry adams was sailing out of the bay.(3) the next morning he was spotted by a ship.(4) towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.(5) on the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand._____________________________________________________step5 post-reading1.what kind of persons you think the characters are? (henry adams, oliver roderick)henry :__________________________________________________________________________________________________________oliver and roderick :__________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. what do you think will happen to henry?l        will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble? l        give a possible development to the story. homework:p20ex1.3

period 2 reading---教案step 1 revisionin this part, students will read the text again and try to understand the sentences and the main ideas of the whole scene.step 2 listeningin this part, students will listen to the tape and try to find the characteristics of the whole scene. after that, teachers discuss the question with the students and then check the answer. and then the teacher as well as the students read the passage together, which will be served as the ground for the retelling afterwards. step 3 post-reading1.p19 exercise 1statement 3, 4 and 5 are opinions.statement 1 and 2 are facts.2.p19 exercise 3step 4 retelling1. show the key words and relevant pictures on the screen, using the computer.2. ask the students to retell the whole scene, according to the following key words: summer, 1903, henry adams, american businessman, rescued, british ship, london, without money, lost, walk down, street, led to, two rich brothers, made a bet, a letter, a million-pound bank-note, open, two o’clock.t: now, look at the key words and pictures, who can retell the reading? s1: it was the summer of 1903, and henry adams, an american businessman, had some very luck. he was rescued at sea by a british ship that takes him to london where he finds himself without money, friends or the prospect of a good job. he was lost and alone in london. he had no money and did not know what he should do. walking down the street, he heard someone calling him. then he came in and was led to two rich brothers, roderick and oliver, who made a secret bet and gave him a letter in which there was a one-million-pound banknote. he was asked to open the letter until two o’clock in the afternoon. roderick believes that a man can’t survive in the city for a month with only a million pound banknote in his possession but oliver believes he can. (the play takes us along on henry’s misadventures with humor and surprise to discover who will win the bet.)step 5 summary what do you think of this play? is money so important? homework 1.                   review the key sentences in this part.2.                   english weekly page 4 part 2