The Million Pound Bank-Note教案

step iii. reading and comprehending
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 tale 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. 
these questions in oral may help understand the problem:
1. what happened to henry adams at sea?
2. did he have any money or work?
3. what happened to henry in a house in london?
step iv post-reading
1. do comprehending exercises.
get the students to do this exercise by themselves, and then ask them to check their answers with the whole class.
2. 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.
(1) a large amount of: a large quantity of; a great deal of
e.g. they bought a large amount of furniture before they moved their new house.
(2) permit somebody to do something: allow somebody to do something
e.g. my mother doesn’t permit me to ride in the street after it rained.
(3)by accident: as a result of chance or mishap.
e.g. i only found it by accident.
(4) to be honest: to tell you the truth; to be frank
e.g. to be honest, i don’t think we have a chance of winning.
step iv. watching part of the movie the million pound bank-note
t: well, class, have you got the main idea?
ss: yes.
t: what’s the main idea? and would you like to retell it to your parents or your friends?
step v. retelling the million pound bank-note
t: now, look at the key words. prepare for retelling the whole scene.
summer, 1903, henry adams, american businessman, rescued, british ship, london, without money, lost, walk down, street, led to, two rich brothers, made a bet, a letter, a million-pound bank-note, open, two o’clock.
s1: it was the summer of 1903, and henry adams, an american businessman, had some very luck. he was rescued at sea by a british ship that takes him to london where he finds himself without money, friends or the prospect of a good job. he was lost and alone in london. he had no money and did not know what he should do. walking down the street, he heard someone calling him. then he came in and was led to two rich brothers, roderick and oliver, who made a secret bet and gave him a letter in which there was a one-million-pound banknote. he was asked to open the letter until two o’clock in the afternoon.