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普通高中课程标准实验教材
教科版《英语必修三》
Unit 3 Reading
课堂环节提示:
step 1 warming-up
step 2 pre-reading
step 3 fast-reading
step 4 careful-reading
step 5 post-reading
step 6 conclusion
Guessing words!
1. someone who writes books
author
2. mistake
fault
3. a thin paper cover for a letter
envelope
4. to allow something to happen
permit
5. to try to find or get something
seek
6. the place where someone was born
birthplace
7. unusual, exciting or dangerous experience
adventure
8. ability to wait for a long time or to accept trouble without getting angry
patience
Warming up
Mark Twain
▲a great American writer
▲ a famous speaker
▲ liked to tell funny stories
▲ liked to play jokes on his friends
登记?? 马克吐温有一天来到一个小城市,他想找一家旅馆过夜。旅馆服务台上的职员请他将名字写到旅客登记簿上。?? 马克吐温先看了一下登记簿,他发现很多旅客都是这样登记的,比如:拜特福公爵和他的仆人……?? 这位著名的作家于是也写道:“马克吐温和他的箱子。”
赞美
有一次马克·吐温与一位夫人对坐,他对她说:“你真漂亮,”夫人高傲地回答:“可惜我实在无法同样地赞美你。”马克·吐温毫不介意地笑笑说:“夫人,只要像我一样说假话就行了。”
Mark Twain’s humor & wit
Read a short passage on P17 and Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain :
Hannibal, Missouri (along the Mississippi River)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Nov. 30th, 1835
The water is 2 fathoms deep.(=12feet)
Florida
Real name
Pen name meaning
Birth date
Birth place
Grew up places
Famous stories
Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.
Discussion
Pre - reading
ACT
1
SCENE
1&2
A brief introduction to the story
Background information
The£ 1,000,000 Bank- Note
The novel talks about the adventure of a poor guy named Henry Adams. It was about a bet between two moneybags, they lent Henry a cheque of one million pounds which can’t be cashed, and they wanted to see how would Henry deal with that cheque in a month.
《百万英镑》讲述了一位美国穷小子亨利·亚当斯的一次奇遇。伦敦的两位富翁打赌,把一张无法兑现的百万钞票借给亨利,看他在一个月内如何收场。
Prediction :
What do you think will happen to Henry?
ACT
1
SCENE
3
The story began
Act1, scene 3
Role play:
First please listen to the record and then choose part of it to act out in your group. Try your best to make it as funny as possible.
Please skim the passage and then tell the statements a fact (F) or an opinion (O)
_____ Henry wants to find a job in London.
_____ Henry is given an envelope by the two brothers.
_____ Henry is an unlucky young man.
_____ The servant is called James.
_____ Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.
F
F
O
F
O
Fast - reading
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:
1. How many characters are there in the play? Who are they?
2. Where did Henry come from? Does he know much about London?
3. What did he do in America?
4. How did he land in Britain?
5. Why did he stare at something that was left of the brothers’ dinner on the table?
6. What was Henry’s attitude when he got a letter?
Careful - reading
Four (Henry, Roderick, Oliver, Servant )
2. Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he know much about London?
Henry comes from San Francisco. No, he doesn’t know London at all.
3. What did he do in America?
He worked for a mining company.
1. How many characters are there in the play? Who are they?
He was sailing out the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was survived by a ship for London.
5. Why did he stare at something that was left of
the brothers’ dinner on the table?
Perhaps he was very hungry.
6. What was Henry’s attitude when he got a letter?
He didn’t want the charity. He just wanted an honest job.
4. How did he land in Britain?
careful reading
sailing
carried
spotted
London
lost
called
letter
Read again and fill in the blanks.
A month ago Henry was ______ out of the bay.
Towards nightfall Henry found himself _______ out to sea by a strong wind.
The next morning Henry was ________ by a ship.
Lastly Henry arrived in ________ by working on the ship unpaid.
Now Henry was _______ in London and wandering in the street.
Just at that time Roderick _______ him and asked him to step in.
To Henry’s surprise Roderick gave Henry a _____ with money in it.
Discuss the question in groups:
Find the original sentences in the passage to prove Henry’s characteristic.
It is my first trip here.
Well, to be honest, I have none. (no money)
Well, I can’t say that I have any plans.
conclusion
After this class, we :
1. learned more basic information about MT.
2. read and understood a story.
3. learned some useful expressions, such as make a bet, by chance, stare at…
Which group is the winner?
Homework
Review the text and the sentences with new words.
2. Read the text and try to retell it in your own words next time.