Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note (Period 1 Warming up and reading)
well, it may seem luck to you but not to me.if this is your idea of some kind of joke, i don’t think it’s very funny.now, if you’ll excuse me, i think i’ll be on my way. 2. acting1)listen to the text again.2)complete the table.charactersactionsattitudesdecisionnarratoroliverroderickhenryservant3)act out the play in groups of four or five, including the narrator.4)invite two or three groups to perform before the class.3. discussionhave a discussion with students.suppose you get a large amount of money by buying lottery tickets and become a millionaire. what will you do with the money?4. writingrewrite the play into a story.→step 5 homework1. learn the useful new words and expressions in this part by heart.2. read the play again and again and try to act it out with your classmates.3. enjoy the movie the million pound bank note.設(shè)計方案(二)→step 1 leading in1. talk about characters of short stories and dramas.2. ask students some questions:1)do you like dramas? can you list some famous dramas and their writers?2)do you know about mark twain and his play the million pound bank note?→step 2 warming up1. show the picture of mark twain and ask students: what do you know about him?2. let students read the short passage and take notes to fill in the chart.real namemeaning of his pen namebirth datebirth placeplace where he grew uphis famous stories→step 3 pre-readinglet students discuss the following questions with their partners and then ask them to report their work. encourage them to express their opinions freely.1. imagine somebody gives you a large sum of money to spend as you like. what would you do with it?students have a discussion on this question. whatever choice students make, they should be ready to offer their classmates a good reason for it.2. have you ever read the story the million pound bank note? have you ever seen the movie? if ever, what did you think of it?→step 4 reading1. give students 3 minutes, and ask them to skim the passage for information to find the answers to the questions.1)how did henry come to england?2)why did he land in britain?3)where did henry work before?4)why did the two gentlemen give him the envelope?5)when can he open it?after students discuss the questions, check the answers with the whole class.2. give students 5 minutes to read the passage carefully, and then do the exercises in comprehending on page 19.after most of them finish, check the answers with the whole class.3. explanationhelp students analyze some difficult, long and complex sentences and guess the meaning of some new words and expressions. encourage them to try to deal with the language points in the context.