Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-Note教案

t: now we are going to learn act one scene 3. read the whole scene quickly and find out the answers to the four questions here.

teacher shows the questions on the screen:

1) how did henry adams come to england?

2) where did henry work before? how much did he have?

3) what did the two gentlemen give henry?

4) when can henry open the letter?

students read the whole scene (act one scene 3) for three minutes and try to answer the questions.

t: well, class, have you finished reading the whole scene?

ss: yes.

t: ok, who can answer the first question? how did henry adams come to england?

s1: it was the ship that brought him to england.

t: very good. you did a good job. next, where did henry work? how much did he have?

s2: he worked for a mining company before and he had no money at all.

t: very good. then what did the two gentlemen give him?

s3: they gave him a letter.

t: when can henry open the letter?

s4: he can’t open it until two o’clock.

t: ok, great.

second reading: reading aloud

in this part, students will read the text again and try to understand the sentences and the main ideas of the whole scene.

listening

after that the students discuss the questions and then the teacher checks the answers with the whole class.

t: please listen to the tape and try to find the characteristics of the whole scene.

(students listen to the tape.)

t: well. can you tell me the characteristics of the passage?

ss: yes. this is part of a play. so, the narration is written in the present tense.

t: ok, all of you did a good job. next, let’s read the scene again and do some exercises.  

step ⅳ post-reading

do comprehending exercises.

t: read the scene again and do some comprehending exercises.

the students begin to prepare for these two exercises. after a while, the teacher starts to check the answers. later the teacher gives the answers. using a slide projector.

exercise 1

t: have you found out the answers?

ss: yes.

t: ok! let’s check the answers. who’d like to tell us which of the statements are opinions?

s1: i think statement 3, 4 and 5 are opinions.

t: very good. now who will tell us which of the statements are facts?

s2: i think statement 1 and 2 are facts.

exercise 2

get the students to do this exercise by themselves, and then ask them to check their answers with the whole class.

(later the teacher gives the answers, using a slide projector.)

explain language points.

t: well, class. what do you think of the scene? do you think it is difficult to understand some sentences?

ss: yes.

t: now, please look at the screen and let me explain some sentences.