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111Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-NoteI教学内容分析本单元的主要内容是根据马克吐温的名著百万英镑改编而成的剧本中的几个片断以及马克吐温的生平简介。Warming Up通过对马克吐温及其作品的讨论引发学生学习兴趣，使学生对马克吐温及其作品有个初步的了解。Pre-reading首先要求学生回答几个相关的问题，并让他们展开想象，借助讨论引入到百万英镑的情节。Reading部分是详细介绍富商兄弟俩打赌把一张百万英镑的钞票给一个一无所有、诚实可靠的穷人，想看看会发生什么事。最后他们物色到一个穷困潦倒、流落伦敦街头的美国小伙子Henry Adams。本部分可以通过先熟读后改编的形式，让学生登台表演，培养学生的调控能力和交际能力，然后再利用多种形式的练习让学生深入理解课文。Learning about Language部分突出了词汇和语法的学习与训练。本单元的语法是名词性从句中的宾语从句和表语从句的具体用法。 Using Language部分中包括了听、读、写三个部分的内容，是本单元主要篇章的延伸。学生通过感受百万英镑给亨利带来什么样的待遇而进一步理解作者诙谐讽刺的写作风格。该部分比较连贯，提出的一些问题有利于培养学生独立思考的能力和文学素养。其中写作部分是训练学生选取和组织材料的能力，通过前面的学习，结合独立的思考，写出形象鲜明且语言流畅的戏剧。 Learning Tip指导学生掌握对话的技巧，了解如何使用相应的语音和语调来编排戏剧，提高学生的写作水平。II教学重点和难点1. 教学重点(1) 本单元教学目的和要求中的生词和短语；(2) 掌握名词性从句中的宾语从句和表语从句的具体用法；(3)了解戏剧（剧本）语言的特点，如舞台说明（stage directions）用一般现在时态，台词中有很多的省略句等。2. 教学难点(1) 了解百万英镑及其作者马克吐温的时代背景，提高学生的文学修养和培养学生的跨文化意识；(2) 学习语言交际中委婉请求、请求允许和点餐的表达法；(3) 学习怎样去写或编一个短剧和更难的比较长的戏剧。III教学计划本单元建议分六课时：第一、二课时：Pre-reading, Reading & Comprehending第三课时：Using Language 第四课时：Learning about Language 第五、六课时：WorkbookIV教学步骤：Period 1 & 2 Pre-reading, Reading & ComprehendingTeaching Goals:1. To talk about short stories and plays.2. To develop Ss reading skills.3. To arouse Ss interest in acting out a play and writing a play.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Pre-reading Purpose: To arouse Ss interest in learning about the attitudes of different people.1. Show some pictures and encourage Ss to get as much information as possible. Then ask them to answer the following questions. (1) When you get a large amount of money to use as you like, what will you do with it? Why?(2) Have you ever made a bet with a friend? If so, what did you bet on? (3) How did you feel about the bet after it was won or lost?(4) Have you ever read the story “The Million Pound Bank-Note”? (5) Have you seen the movie? If so, what did you think of it?2. Get Ss to talk freely with their partners about the value and use of money. After talking, ask Ss to present their opinions in class.For Your Reference:S1: Ill buy a big house, a new car of my own and get married to a beautiful girl. In my opinion, the most important thing for a person is to enjoy the life. So, if I have a lot of money, Ill make full use of it to meet my needs for a rich life. S2: Ill give some money of the one million pound to the poor people in the western part of our country to help them live a happy life, especially the children. Because they really need help and they can learn more knowledge in order to develop the western part of our country. This way of spending money is meaningful.S3: .Step 2. Leading-inPurpose: To stimulate Ss interest in reading the text.Ask Ss to think about the following questions and talk about the answers.1. How did Henry get the Million Pound Bank-Note?2. Do you agree that the money can bring Henry happiness? 3. What will Henry do with the note?4. How many characters are there in this scene?5. When and where did the story happen?Step 3. Fast readingPurpose: To get the gist of the passage.1. Ask Ss to read the text quickly and try to get the main idea of the text.2. Ask Ss to finish the following exercises according to the text.(1) Which is the right order of the events according to the text? Henry wandered in London streets. About a month ago, Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. The next morning he was spotted by a ship. Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. A. B. C. D. (2) Whats the servants name? A. Roderick B. Henry C. Oliver D. James(3) Which of the following statements about Henry is NOT true? A. Henry comes from the USA. B. He worked for a mining company in America. C. He arrives in England as planned. D. He wants to find work in London.(4) Which of the following statements is NOT one of the reasons why the brothers decide to choose Henry? A. He is an American. B. He doesnt have any money. C. He is a hard-working man. D. He is honest.(5) Why did the narrator say “youre about to hear the most incredible tale”? A. Because Henry Adams survived at sea. B. Because Henry Adams earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. C. Because Roderick and Oliver invited Henry to step in and asked him questions. D. Because Henry Adams, a tramp, was given some money for reasons unknown to him.(6) Why did the two brothers give Henry Adams an envelope? A. They wanted to play a trick on Henry. B. They had a pity on Henry. C. They made a bet. D. Henry was not an English man.(7) How did Henry Adams feel when he got an envelope from the brothers? A. sad B. happy C. astonished D. He took it for granted.Suggested Answers:(1) D (2) D (3) C (4) C (5) D (6) C (7) CStep 4. Intensive readingPurpose: to get the students to learn the details of the text.1. Ask Ss to read the text again and finish Ex1 of Comprehending on P19.2. Ask Ss to talk in pairs and answer the following questions.(1) How did Henry Adams come to England?(2) Where did Henry work before? How much did he have?(3) What did the two gentlemen give Henry?(4) When can Henry open the letter?Suggested Answers:(1) It was the ship that brought him to England.(2) He worked for a mining company before and he had no money at all.(3) They gave him a letter.(4) He cant open it until two oclock.3. Ask Ss to read the text very carefully and finish the following table.TimeIt is the (1) _ of (2) _. Place(3) _Main charactersHenry Adams He is a/an (4) _. He is (5) _ in London. He wants to (6) _.Roderick and Oliver They are (7) _. They (8) _Henry to their house. They ask Henry a few (9) _. They give Henry a letter with (10) _ in it.EventThe brothers are making a (11) _ on Henry.Suggested Answers:(1) summer (2) 1903 (3) London (4) American businessman (5) lost (6) find a job (7) brothers (8) invited (9) questions (10) a million pound bank-note (11) bet4. Ask Ss to answer the following question and try to find out the relative sentences.What kind of person are the characters?Suggested Answers: Henry Adams: He earns his passage by working on a ship to England. (proud)He arrived in England by accident after not sailing his boat well. (careless)He asks for a job not charity. (honest) Roderick and Oliver: having servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million pound bank-note. (rich)prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun. (mischievous)They see that Henry is honest and proud. (good judges of character)5. Ask Ss to have a small discussion to draw a summary of the whole text.Suggested Answer:Henry, a San Francisco businessman is rescued at sea by a British ship that takes him to London where he finds himself without money, friends or the hope of finding a good job. Hungry and alone, he walks on the streets of the city when unexpectedly he is asked to a large and grand house. Two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a secret bet. Roderick believes that a man cannot survive in the city for a month with only a million pound bank-note in his possession but Oliver believes he can. The play takes us along on Henrys misadventures with humor and surprise to discover who will win the bet. Step 5. Language point1. go ahead(1) 进行；发生The building of the new bridge will go ahead as planned. 新桥的建设将会按照计划进行。(2) 前进；继续做Despite the bad weather, they still went ahead with their plans. 尽管天气不好，他们仍按计划继续前进。(3) 取得进展，取得进步He is always going ahead. 他一直在进步。(4) (祈使句) 做吧，请吧 May I start now？我可以开始了吗？ Yes, go ahead.好，开始吧。2. as a matter of fact 实际上，事实上As a matter of fact, he was blamed for his not handing in the homework. 实际上，他因未交作业而受到责骂。Many people think that he is an honest man. As a matter of fact, he is a cheat. 许多人认为他是个诚实的人，而实际上，他是个骗子。3. by accident 偶然I found him in the airport by accident. 我在机场里偶然发现了他。4. stare at 注视，盯着看He stared at the word trying to remember what it meant. 我盯着那个词看，想要回忆起它的意思。Its rude to stare at other people. 盯着别人看是不礼貌的。5. find sb/oneself done/ doing/adj/n/prep-phraseWhen day broke, I found myself in a small village. 破晓，我发现我身处在一个村庄里。I found myself lying on the bed. 我发现我躺在床上。He found himself surrounded by many students. 他发现他被许多学生围着。He found himself walking in the direction of the park. 他发现他正在往公园的方向前行。I found him difficult to get along well with. 我发现他很难相处。6. spot (1) v. (用眼睛)挑出，察出，认出I spotted her in the crowd. 我从人群中认出了他。(2) v 使染上斑点；点上污点 The ink spotted her white shirt. 我把她的白色衬衫上弄上了污点。(3) n 斑点；污点；圆点 She had spots on her face when she was ill. 她生病的时候，脸上出现了斑点。(4) n 地点；场所 This is a nice spot for a house. 这是一个建房子的好地方。7. to be honest坦白地说To be honest, I dont like the course, but I must take it. 坦白地说，我不喜欢这门课，但我不得不修。8. care about 在乎；在意I dont care if I never see her again. 即使我永远见不到她，我也不在乎。Step 6. ExtensionAsk Ss to talk about the following questions in pairs. Many people are crazy about buying lottery tickets (彩票). What do you think of it? What kind of role do you think money plays in our daily life? Is money everything?Suggested Answers:Money is not everything. 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 you a position, but not respect. Money can buy you medicine, but not health. Money can buy a friend, but not love. Money can buy you blood, but not life.Step 7. Homework1. Ask Ss to use the new words to make some new sentences.2. Ask Ss to retell the story in their own words.3. Ask Ss to finish Ex2 of Comprehending on P19.111
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