Unit 3　The Million Pound Bank Note (Period 1　Warming up and reading)

students are encouraged to preview the text and find out the new words and structures themselves. they should try to work out the meaning of the new words through the context. then if necessary, they can look them up in the dictionary or turn to the teacher for help.plays will enable students to read and hear natural language in a dramatic context. just as importantly, reading and acting plays aloud will increase students’ self-confidence in using english, which in turn will increase their overall motivation to learn english. through their active participation in reading characters’ parts in a play, students relive what others have said. when reading a play aloud, students not only speak to the teacher but directly to their classmates. this oral interaction can contribute to greater class cooperation, especially if reading the play results in trying to act it out. in doing so, students can learn how to interpret language through the tone of voice and body language, gaining a greater appreciation of the various verbal and non-verbal ways in which language works. therefore, provide students with the opportunity to interpret language by acting out a few scenes of the play.to consolidate the contents of the reading passage, students should be required to give a brief introduction to the story the million pound bank note in their own words and act out scene 3 of this play with their group members at the end of the class. in order to arouse students’ interest, the teacher can hold a competition between groups.教學重點1. let students learn more about mark twain and his play.2. get students to learn different reading skills.3. have students learn how to act out this play.教學難點1. develop students’ reading ability.2. enable students to act out this play.三維目標知識目標1. get students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this part: birthplace, novel, adventure, phrase, author, scene, wander, pavement, businessman, permit, ahead, bay, stare, fault, spot, passage, account, embassy, seek, patience, contrary, envelope, bring up, go ahead, by accident, stare at, account for, on the contrary2. let students learn about mark twain and his play.能力目標1. develop students’ reading ability and let them learn different reading skills.2. enable students to talk about mark twain and his play.3. enable students to act out this play.情感目標1. stimulate students’ interests of learning english by reading and acting this play.2. develop students’ sense of cooperative learning.