UNIT 3 The Million Pound Bank-Note單元教案
iv. teaching aid 教具準備
a multiple-media computer & a blackboard
teaching procedures & ways教學過程與方式
step i revision
check students whether they have remember the words and phrases in this part.
step ii reading
t: well, class, last class we practiced writing a play. today, we’ll practice acting out a play. i’m sure that you can do a good job.
1. read the passage (act one, scene 4) aloud.
2. explain some words and expressions:
(6)cultural note: henry asks for a steak “ extra thick” for his meal. in china, steak is generally cut thinly but in america it is appreciated if it is cut thickly and grilled or fried. the advantage of having a steak “extra thick” is that it can be well cooked on the outside but still raw or half raw in the center.
3. t: now, think about one question: mr. clemens is also the name of a character in the play. however, you may remember that mark twain did not write the play. so why do you think he appears as a character in the play? give at least two reasons.
(students discuss the question in pairs. then, they may get the following agreement.)
ss: the introduction of mr. clemens into the story is also humorous to those people who know that mark twain (who wrote the story) and sam clemens are one and the same. he is there as an authority on whether the banknote is real or not and also as an observer within his own story.
4.listen to and follow the tape on this part so that students can read sentences correctly and be ready for acting.
step iii acting
t: now you are divided into groups and there are six members in each group. five students will take the parts in the play. you will read your speeches and try to make your language sound authentic. the sixth person or director will decide how the acting will take place in the scene. he/she will also guide the rest of the group in the use of your voices so that you will sound as much like the characters in the play as you can.
5. students prepare for acting in groups.
t: ok, class, you should pay attention to some examples of mark twain’s humor in this scene, which will help you to better understand the play and act it out more appropriately. for, example, the change in attitude of the owner, the hostess and the waiter when henry produces a large banknote they can’t change. so in fact henry does get a free meal with the note (because they trust him to pay when he can get change) although the restaurant owner would have denied trusting him to pay his meal without it.
6. students act out the play in groups.