Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note Reading 学案

The Million Pound Bank Note
Warming up and reading
教学目标：
1. 了解作家马克.吐温的生平、代表作以及其写作风格。
2. 阅读<<百万英镑>>的第一幕第三场,把握本部分的大意,捕捉文中出现的语言信息。
3. 通过讨论帮助学生树立正确的金钱观。
I. Warming up
1. What do you know about Mark Twain Discuss it in pairs and get a generl understanding of Mark Twain.
2. Read the short passage on page 17,and fill in the note below.
Note
Real name
Meaning of his pen name
Birth date
Birth place
Place where he grew up
His famous stories
II. Pre-reading
1. Suppose you are given one million pound note, what will you do with it
2. In the play, Henry became the lucky one who was given one million pound note,how would his fate be changed
III. Reading
Read the passage on page 17 and 18 carefully and find the best answer to the following question.
1. Henry came to London for the first time in his life __________.
A. to find a better job B. to make adventure
C. to make business D. all by accident
2. What kind of person was Henry Adams
A. Brave B. Shy C. Honest D. Rich
3. How did Henry feel when he got a letter from the brothers
A. Angry B. Hopeful C. Surprised D. Worried
4. What can you learn from line 35-36
A. Henry earned his living by working as an unpaid worker.
B. He was employed because of his appearance.
C. He got fare by working in a resturant.
D. His working as an unpaid worker caused his unneat appearance.
5. In Line 44,what does “what luck ”mean
A. What good luck you have !
B. What good luck my brother has!
C. You are lucky to get the money!
D. What good luck we have! You are the very person we are looking for.
6. Choose the right order of the following events according to the text
1. Henry was spotted by a ship the next morning.
2. Henry wandered on the pavement in London.
3. He was sailing out of the bay about a month ago.
4. He earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand on a ship.
5. Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to the sea by a strong wind.
A. 23154 B. 31542 C. 35124 D. 35142
7. Why did the two brother make a bet
A. They wanted to make fun of Henry .
B. They wanted to rob Henry some money.
C. To see how important money is for a poor man.
D. They wanted to make Henry their son-in-law.
Step 4. Summary
The story happened in the summer of 1903. Henry Adams, an American ________, had some bad luck. He was ________ and rescued at sea _______ by a British ship and landed in London ,where he found himself without money, friends or a job.All this could _______ his appearance. He was lost and alone in London. He didn’t know what to do. _________ in the street, he heard someone calling him and then he went inside and was led to two rich brothers who ________ a bet and gave him an _______ with _______ money in it. He was asked not to open the letter until two o’clock in the afternoon. As a matter of fact,there was a one million pound note in it.
Step 5. Discussion
According to what is written in Act 1,Scene 3,predict what will Henry do next Why
Period 2 Learning and checking
Step 1. Read the passage paragraphy by paragraph and underline the key phrases and sentences in Step 5.
Step 2. Presentation
Step 3. Assesement
Step 4. Read the text again and memorize the key phrases and sentence patterns.
Step 5. Test
a. Phrases:
1．在人行道上徘徊_____________ 2. 在某地迷路了 _______________
3. 走进来 _______________ 4. 允许我带路 ________________
5. 可以，往下说 ______________ 6. 偶然，无意中 ________________
7. 凝视，盯着看 _______________ 8. 绝望 _________________
9. 做义工赚船费 _______________ 10. 导致 ___________________
11. 寻求帮助 _________________ 12. 老实说 ___________________
13. 对你来说似乎幸运_______________14. 相反 ____________________
15. (戏剧的)一场 ______ 16. 漫游 ______ 17. 通行证 __________
18. 缺点 __________ 19. 寻找，探索 ________ 20. 耐性 __________
b.Sentences.
1. 他在伦敦迷路了。
______________________________________________________________________________
2. 允许我给你带路吧，先生！
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. 事实上，我是偶然到伦敦来。
4. 他的眼睛盯着俩兄弟桌上剩下的东西。
5. 亚当先生，我想知道你是否介意我们问一些问题。
_______________________________________________________________________________
6. 我通过做义工赚了船费，那就是我现在这个样子的原因。
_______________________________________________________________________________
Step 6.
Act the scene out.
Period 3 Language points
Step 1. Study the language points in Creative Class (P38-P42)
Step 2. Test.
1. scene
1)(戏剧)一场,一个镜头 2)风景,景色,场面 3)(发生事故的)现场,地点
a. Seeing the happy scene of children playing in the park, I am full of joy and confidence in the future. ( )
b. The police hurried to the scene of the accident. ( )
c. We missed the first few scenes of the film. ( )
2. permit
1) 许可，允许，准许。常用的结构如下：
_______________________ 允许某人做某事
——————————— 允许做某事
2）容许 vi
We hope to visit the museum, ___________________. (如果天气允许)
The teacher doesn’t _____________________ （允许睡觉）in class.
Please permit me ______________________ （给你提出一些建议）
No one can get out of the classroom ______________________ （没有老师的允许）（permission）
3.spot
1) vt. ________ , _________, ___________.
Can you spot the differences between these two pictures _______________________
He _______________________ （看见有人正出来）of the building. (spot)
2) n. 斑点，污点，地点
在现场 _____________________
4. account.
1) vi . vt 认为，说明，解释
2) n. 账目，账户，叙述，报告
把她看成专家 __________________ 考虑到年龄 _______________
说明（原因） __________________ 绝不 ________________
因为，由于 ___________________
Everything ____________________ (考虑), his exam results were very good.
On no account ______________________ (我们将放弃)
5. seek （ ， ）寻找，探寻，寻求
试图做某事 _______________ 追求 ___________
寻求，寻找 ________________
It’s wise of you __________________________ (征询你的父亲的建议) when you come to any difficulty.
6.关于bring 的词组
将某人养大 _____________ 引起，导致 ____________
获利，引进 _____________ 提出 _____________
使下降 _____________
7.find sb/sth +宾补（形容词、现在分词、过去分词）
find it +adj + 真正的宾语 （to do sth/ 从句）
I found the goat ___________ （躺在） in the cave.
To his surprise, he found his money ____________ (steal).
我们发现同他相处太难。（get）
________________________________________________ .
8. 强调句型 （对划线部分进行强调）
Tom’s father rushed him to the hospital last night.
Martin has a large collection of ancient vases.
When did he make up his mind to take the course
9. 正要做某事这时…… __________________
即将做某事这时……. __________________
He _____________________ (正要告诉我) the secret when someone patted him on the shoulder.
I was busily drying myself with a tower ___________________________ (这时我听到) the steps.
10. That’s because…… 那是因为……
That’s why…… 那是……的原因
Both sides wouldn’t give way to each other. That was ________________________ ( 谈判破裂的原因)
We arrived there late. That was _________________________ ( 因为我们的车坏了) on the way.
Step 3. Debate
Money is the only thing that can bring us happiness.