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Mama and Her Bank Account
What is a bank account
Free Talk
Do you have a bank account
Red packets
Where is your money now
In Mama’s bank account.
The daily life,
the college and
the future life …...
What is the money in the bank account probably used for
Spend all you earn
Try to set aside some money
Which lifestyle do you prefer
Worked in Shanghai
Earned 6000 yuan a month and the rent was 3000 yuan a month
Mike spent all he got.
Katrin saved 1000 yuan each month in the bank account.
Two years later, there was an outbreak of COVID-19. They both lost jobs.
Mike couldn’t pay his rent.
Katrin saved 24,000 yuan in the bank account.
He left the city.
She survived the crisis owing to the money in the bank
account.
Before Mike left Shanghai, Katrin gave
him a book called “Mama’s Bank Account”
“You need to learn how to save money
and live in a proper way.”
The writer is Kathryn Forbes.
It has 17 short stories and describes the struggles and dreams of a family in San Francisco in the early 1900s.
Today we’re going to read a story. Have you read stories What are four elements of a story
When
Where
Setting
Theme
Character
Plot
Who
What
How
Why
A story
Setting
Character
Plot
Theme
The US in the early 1900s
Read the story and complete the table of part A on page 26
Mama
My brother Nels
My sister Christine
Papa
My little sister Dagmar
Me (Katrin)
How many characters are there in the story
Setting
Character
Plot
Theme
The US in the early 1900s
Mama, Papa, Nels, Katrin, Christine, Dagmar
Read the story and complete the table of part A on page 26
What happened _________ ago.
Para 1-Para15
Para 16-Para22
The plot of the passage
20 years
That was twenty years ago.
Time line
Mama and Katrin’s
conversation ________
last year
Part One
Part Two
PScene One(Para 1- Para 5):Every Saturday night……
Scene Two(Para6-Para12):When Nels graduated from grammar school……
20 years
last year
Scene One (Para1-Para5):
What did they do every Saturday night
LOREM IPSUM
01
rent
02
groceries
03
notebook
04
...
Sit down by the kitchen table and count out the money
How was
the money distributed
Part 1
We would watch with ________ interest.
At last, Papa would ask, “Is that all ”
And when Mama ________, we could ______ a little .
Mama would look up and ______, “Good. We do not have to go to the Bank.”
nodded
relax
smile
anxious
____________________________was important to the family.
Whether they could cover the expenses
How did they feel during
making the budget
We were so ________ of Mama’s Bank Account . It gave us such a ________, ________ feeling.
proud
warm
secure
Why did they feel warm and secure
Because the bank account held them together and they thought plenty of money existed for them in the bank.
Why did they feel proud
Life was hard for them but
they could still save money.
1.What problem did the family encounter
They need seek out ways to get enough money to
put Nels through high school.
Para 6:
Scene Two (Para6-Para12):
Para 7
What was the “Little Bank” used for
It was used for sudden emergency.
“We do not want to go to the Bank,” she_________. We all _______ our heads.
rreminded
shook
Was there enough money in the box
No.
Para 8
Nels__________________________.
Papa_________________________.
Christine and I would __________the Elvington children every
Friday night.
volunteered to work in the grocery
would give up smoking
look after
How did they handle this crisis
Para 11 Mama reached out across the table and touched Papa’s arm.
Mama was ________ to Papa’s sacrifice.
grateful
When there was an emergency, they would _______________the table and take down the “Little Bank”.
gather around
Discuss the problem, share opinions and work out a plan.
When there was not enough money in the box, they would work together and support each other instead of _____________________________________________________.
going downtown and drawing money out of Mama’s Bank Account.
Para 13
Para 14
Whatever happened, we always knew we still had the Bank to depend upon.
Having the Bank Account, they were not _______ of the difficulties.
afraid
Setting
Character
Plot
Theme
The US in the early 1900s
Mama, Papa, Nels, Katrin, Christine, Dagmar
Read the story and complete the table of part A on page 26
In Katrin’s childhood, her family worked hard and supported each other so that they never needed to get money from Mama’s Bank Account.
Para 16-22
Why did the writer give the first salary to Mama
Did Mama have a bank account
She was grateful to Mama’s devotion and it’s their habit and goal to save some for future use.
No.
Part 2
How did I feel at the news
And when I didn’t –couldn’t –answer,
Mama’s simple value and wisdom:
It is not good for little ones to feel _________
insecure
Shocked and speechless
Setting
Character
Plot
Theme
The US in the early 1900s
Mama, Papa, Nels, Katrin, Christine, Dagmar
In Katrin’s childhood,her family worked hard and supported each other so that they never needed to get money from Mama’s Bank Account.
Read the story and complete the table of part A on page 26
When Katrin was older , she found out that the Bank Account did not exist. Mama made it up to make the children feel secure.
What can we learn from this family
Learn how to make a budget and save money .
Give children the chance to talk about their needs and problems and share opinions with them.
Give them enough security to be brave and shoulder some responsibility.
Give them hope and motivation instead of fear.
Theme
Love and Wisdom
Setting
Character
Plot
Theme
The US in the early 1900s
Mama, Papa, Nels, Katrin, Christine, Dagmar
In Katrin’s childhood,her family worked hard and supported each other so that they never needed to get money from Mama’s Bank Account.
When Katrin was older , she found out that the Bank Account did not exist. Mama made it up to make the children feel secure.
A mother has a deep love for her children and does what she can to protect them with her wisdom
Read the story and complete the table of part A on page 26
Every Saturday night ...
When Nels graduated from grammar school ...
Last year I sold my first story.
That was twenty years ago.
Retell the story
Every Saturday night Mama would count 1.________ the money Papa had brought home.Among the money,the big silver pieces were for the rent,and 2._______________ others were for the groceries.Mama always told us that we needn’t go to the Bank,and we were all so 3._______________(pride) of Mama’s Bank Account.
out
the
proud
Retell the story
Nels’s going to high school would cost much money,and a box 4. _______________ was the “Little Bank” used for sudden 5._______________(emergency) was taken out.There was not enough money,6._______________ Mama didn’t want to go to the Bank.Nels volunteered 7._______________(work) in Dillon’s grocery after school and Papa gave up smoking.I 8. _______________ (promise) to look after the Elvington children every Friday night.So there was enough money and we needn’t draw money out of Mama’s Bank Account.
which/that
emergencies
but
to work
promised
Twenty years later,I sold my 9._________(one) story and asked Mama to put the check in her Bank Account.Mama looked at me and told me that there was no account at all.She just didn’t want 10.________(we) to be afraid.
first
us
Read critically
If you were the Mama, what would you do
This kind of deception(欺骗) is one of the many tactics(战术) Mama employs to protect her children from harm and make them happy.
Tell them the reality
Tell them a white lie
2.What did the Bank Account mean to them
A nk account
A feeling of _______
security
Whatever happened, we always knew we still had the Bank to depend upon.
Hope
3. What kind of mother was Mama
Example: Line 20-24
“That’s not enough,” Papa said. Then he took his pipe out of his mouth and looked at it for a long time. “I will give up smoking,” he said suddenly.
Mama reached across the table and touched Papa’s arm. Then she wrote down another figure.
Mama
considerate体贴的caring
wise
positive
4. What about Papa
Example: Line 20-24
“That’s not enough,” Papa said. Then he took his pipe out of his mouth and looked at it for a long time. “I will give up smoking,” he said suddenly.
Mama reached across the table and touched Papa’s arm. Then she wrote down another figure.
responsible
quiet
selfless
Papa
He gave up his favorite due to his _____ and __________
for the children.
love
responsibility
.
Homework:
Life is not easy.
We get to treasure the life now and appreciate our parents.
There must have been some stories when you were little.
Why not write a story for your parents and share with us