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

教學過程設計方案(一)→step 1 warming uptalk about background knowledge about mark twain and his play.1. getting to know a great literary giant: mark twainlet students read the following information about mark twain and his works.real name of mark twainsamuel langhorne clemensyear of birth1835places where he livedraised in hannibal, missouri; traveled much of the us; lived for a long time in europenames of three of his famous storiesthe adventures of tom sawyerthe adventures of huckleberry finnlife on the mississippievaluation of himamerican short story writer, novelist, humorist, and public speaker. american best known literary giant2. getting to know the story the million pound bank note.two rich gentlemen in london made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound bank note. an american young man who sailed too far was carried out to sea, but was saved by a british ship for london. so he was now in london, tired, hungry and penniless. . . .→step 2 pre-readingdiscuss with students: have you read the story the million pound bank note?  have you ever seen the film?  if ever, what do you think of it?→step 3 while-readingtry to gain as much information as possible from the story through reading and train reading skills.1. scanningreading strategy: go through the play for specific information. don’t read sentence by sentence.fill in the blanks.1)time: ________________2)characters:henry adams:_________________roderick and oliver:_________________3)eventsabout a month agohenry was ______________ out of the bay.towards nightfallhenry was ______________ out to sea by a strong wind.the next morninghenry was ______________by a ship.lastlyhenry arrived in ______________ by working as an unpaid hand on the ship.nowhenry was ______________ in london and ______________ in the street.just at that timeroderick ______________ him and asked him to step in.to henry’s surpriseroderick gave henry ______________ with money in it.suggested answers:1)the summer of 19032)henry adams: a lost american businessman in londonroderick and oliver: two brothers and rich englishmen3)about a month agohenry was sailing out of the bay.towards nightfallhenry was carried out to sea by a strong wind.the next morning henry was spotted by a ship.lastlyhenry arrived in london by working as an unpaid hand on the ship.nowhenry was lost in london and wandering in the street.just at that timeroderick called him and asked him to step in.to henry’s surpriseroderick gave henry an envelope with money in it.