Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote单元教案

　　teaching aims:1. talk about short stories and dramas.2. learn how to act out a play3. learn how to request and order food4. learn noun clauses as the object and predicative5. vocabulary: birthplace, bring up, novel, adventure, phrase, author, scene, make a bet, wander, pavement, permit, go ahead, by accident, stare, spot, account, embassy, seek, contrary, envelop, pineapple, take a chance, manner, scream, genuine, rag, in rags, indeed, as for, bow, barber
　　period 1 warming up and readingteaching aims: 1. to know the life of mark twain2. to know some of his works3. to lead the ss to pay attention to the play.4. to improve the listening ability.1 warming upstep 1 greetingstep 2 lead-in1. mark twain is probably one of the few american writers with whom students are already familiar. this exercise makes the teacher find out how much the students know about this writer and decide how much they need to know about the author before they read the play.t: do you know something about the american writer mark twain?ss: a little.t: today we will learn something about this great writer in the american history. now please read ＂about mark twain＂ on page 17 so that you can know more about him. then fill in the chart.birthplacefloridabirth date 1835.11.30real name samuel langhorne clemens the meaning of ＂mark twain＂it means the water is two fathoms deep.(=12feet)places where he livedhannibal, missouri, along the mississippifamous worksthe adventures of tom sawyer, the adventures of huckleberry finnt: as we know, mark twain is known as a humorist during his life. and this is reflected in the million pound bank-note. so, today we will learn some parts of this famous play.2 reading1) fast readingt: if a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, for example, one million pound, what will you do? why? how will you react? what will you plan to do with the money?(students have a discussion on this question. whatever choice students make here, they should be ready to offer their classmates a good reason for it.)…t: i think all of you have a good idea. do you want to know what happened to henry adams in the million pound bank-note written by mark twain? have you ever read the story? so this class we will learn the story together. listen to the tape and then answer these questions.1. where does henry adams come from? does he know much about london?  henry comes from san francisco. no, he doesn’t know london at all.2. what did he do in america? he worked for a mining company.3. why did he land in britain? he was sailing out the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was survived by a ship for london.4. why do the brothers make a bet?because they want to know if a poor man can live with a million pound note in a strange place.2) careful readingread the text again and fill in the form according to the text and see what an experience henry has.about a month agohenry was sailing _ out of the bay;towards nightfallhenry found himself _ carried _ out to sea by a strong wind;the next morninghenry was spotted by a ship;laterhenry earned his passage by working on the ship as an unpaid hand, which _accounts for his _ appearance _ in london.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 a _ letter _ with _ one million pound note ___ in it.put the following events in correct order(1) henry wandered in london streets.(2) about a month ago henry adams was sailing out of the bay.(3) the next morning he was spotted by a ship.(4) towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.(5) on the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.answer ：2， 4， 3， 5， 13. discusswhat kind of persons you think the characters are?henry adams:proud (he earns his passage by working on a ship to england), careless( he arrived in england by accident after not sailing his boat well), honest (he asks for work not charity).oliver & roderick: rich (servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million pound bank-note), mischievous(恶作剧的;调皮的,淘气的)(prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun), good judges of character( they see henry is honest and proud)what do you think will happen to henry?will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble? give a possible development to the story. homework:1. read the story aloud and find out some beautiful sentences。2. finish the exercises in learning about language.* about mark twainmark twainmark twain是美国最伟大的作家之一，以他的智慧和机智闻名于世。从他的作品以及他自己对the adventures of tom sawyer《汤姆索亚历险记》的诠释中，可以了解到其写作的独特风格。mark twain, an american writer, novelist and humorist, published more than 30 books, hundreds of short stories and essays and gave lecture tours around the world throughout his career. during his whole life, mark twain carried on many kinds of jobs. from 1864, he became a reporter and travelled in europe. by the end of his life in 1910, he had become known as the perfect example of american author. behind the mask of humor and satire, his writing often criticized social morals, politics and human nature, making his literature a unique reflection of the american experience in the latter part of the nineteenth century.in the 1890s mark twain became very poor. to recover from the bankruptcy, he started a world lecture tour, during which one of his daughters died. the death of his wife and his second daughter darkened his later years. mark twain died on april 21, 1910.the writer’s introduction to the adventures of tom sawyer (1876)most of the adventures recorded in this book really happened; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of mine. huck finn is drawn from life; tom sawyer also, but not from an inpidual — he is a combination of the three boys whom i knew.although my book is intended mainly for the entertainment of boys and girls, i hope it will not be shocked by men and women, for part of my plan has been to try to pleasantly remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought and talked, and what strange adventures they sometimes took part in.satire  讽刺 criticize  批评，抨击 unique  独特的 reflection  反映 bankruptcy 破产,倒闭
　　period 2 learning about languagelanguage points1. he was brought up in hannibal, missouri, along the mississippi river. bring up: 1）培养，抚养，教育she brought up her children to be considerate of others. 她教育孩子要关心别人。 he was brought up by his aunt. 他被姑姑抚养大。2）提出  we decided to bring up the problem at the next meeting. 我们决定在下次会议上提出这个问题。3) 吐出，呕吐 he brought up his dinner. 他把晚餐吃得东西都吐了。he fell ill and brought up his breakfast. 她生病了，把吃的早饭都吐了出来。2. scene n. 1) 一场，一镜头 he added a new scene at the beginning. 在开头他又加了一场戏。 we missed the first few scenes of the film. 我们错过了这场电影开始的几个镜头。 2) 景色，风景，场面 the night scene in shanghai is quite beautiful. 上海的夜景非常美。 3) (发生事件的)现场，地点 they rushed to the scene of the traffic accident. 他们火速赶到车祸的现场。比较：scene , scenery 和view（1） scene 指都市景观或室内陈设，还可以指舞台场面或部分布景，可数名词。（2） scenery 指山河湖海等自然景观，也可以指舞台全部，是不可数名词。（3） view 指从远处或高处看到的风景。the view from the top of the hill is wonderful. 从山顶上眺望，风景很美。ex：i saw a happy of children playing in the park.a. scene b. view c. scenery d. case3. bet n. 1) make a bet 打赌 2) （金钱等）赌注 win/lose a bet 打赌赢/输了i can make a bet with you that you must pass the exam. 我可以跟你打赌你一定能通过考试。let’s make a bet on the next election. 咱们赌一赌下次的选举把。i make a bet that we would win the football match. 我打赌我们会赢那场足球赛 v. 1) 打赌，赌博mrs. black spent all her money betting on horses. 布莱克夫人把她所有的钱都花在了赌马上。4. permit me to lead the way, sir.permit1）vt. 许可，允许，容许 ~ doing / n./ pron. 准许做某事 ~ sb. to do sth 准许sb.做某事we don’t permit making noise here. 我们不允许在这里吵闹。the teacher didn’t permit us to swim in this river. 老师不允许我们在这条河里游泳。2）vi （事物）允许，成为可能 i will go to meet you if time permits. 如果时间允许的话，我们会去见你。 we’ll start tomorrow, weather permitting. 天气允许的话，我们明天出发。3）n. 许可证，通行证 please show your drive permit. 清出示你的驾照。ex: the teacher doesn’t permit in class.a. smoke b. to smoke c. smoking d. to have a smoke5. go ahead vi 词组1) 前进; (工作等)推进thing are going ahead quite well. 事情进展地很顺利。after they settled the problem, they were going ahead fast. 那个问题解决后，他们推进的速度加快了。2）（催促对方）先请！请！ you go ahead and i’ll follow. i’m not quite ready. 你先走，我随后到。我还未完全准备好。3）该词组亦可作表示意见的肯定答语，译为＂干吧！请吧，说吧，走，行等＂ ＂would you mind if i opened the window?＂ ＂no. go ahead.＂ 我打开窗子你介意吗？ 不介意，去开吧。 ＂may i use your phone?＂ ＂yes, go ahead.＂ 我能用一下你的电话吗？ 行啊。ex：— i wonder if i could possible use your car for tonight?— . i’m not using it anyhow. a. sure, go ahead b. i don’t know c. yes, indeed d. i don’t care6. by accident = by chance 偶然地，意外地 last time, i ran across her by accident /by chance. 上次我偶然碰到她。 on purpose 故意的 i think she lost the key on purpose. 我认为她是故意遗失钥匙。7. well, towards nightfall i found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. 到黄昏时，我发现自己被一阵大风卷到了大海里。found myself carried out to sea 反身代词myself 作found 的宾语；过去分词carried作宾语补足语。属于 find + sb. / sth..+ done 的结构。 find + 复合宾语结构1） find + 宾语 + adj. + to dothe boy found the novel difficult to read. 这个男孩发现这本小说很难读懂。2） find + it + adj.+ to do 在此句型中it 代替其后的不定式作形式宾语。i found it hard to get along with his brother. 我发现很难同他的兄弟相处。 3）find + 宾语+adj./adv./过去分词/ 现在分词/介词短语 i found the job boring. 我发现这项工作令人厌烦。 i found him in his own room. 我发现他在自己的房间里。 he hurried to the store, only to find the door closed. 他匆忙赶到商店，发现门关着。4）find oneself doing sth./ at / in 意识到自己非本意地干某事或处于某种境地 peter，who was usually shy, found himself talking to the girls. 彼得一向腼腆，突然意识到自己在跟女孩们说话。after wandering around, we found ourselves back at the hotel.四处闲逛之后，我们不自觉地回到旅馆。ex：when we returned from our holidays, we found everything .what while we were away?a. changed; had happened b. changing; happenedc. had changed; has happened d. was changed; happened8. fault 1) n. 过错，缺点，故障，毛病 her greatest fault is that she talks too much. 她最大的的缺点是话太多。2) find fault with 挑剔he is always finding fault with me. 他总是对我百般挑剔。3) vt. 对…挑毛病it was impossible to fault her performance. 她的演出无懈可击。faultless adj. 无错的，完美的 faulty adj. 有缺点的，不完整的9. the next morning i’d just about given myself up for lost when i was spotted by a ship. 第二天早上我正感到绝望的时候一艘船发现了我。1) about 为副词，同almost。 这里just about=almostthe apples are just about ripe now. 苹果差不多都熟了。2) give oneself up 放弃，绝望 give oneself up for… 因…绝望3) lost 前省去了being4) when 此句中的when为并列连词，译为＂正在这时（突然）＂，常用于以下句型：be just to do …when…be on the point of doing sth…when…be doing…when…be about to do …. wheni was watching tv when a boy rushed into the door. 我正在看电视的时候（突然）有个孩子冲进来。 i was just about to leave when it began to rain. 我正要离开的时候，这时（突然）下起雨来。 she was on the point of leaving when i arrived. 她正要离开，这时我来了。 本句句型为：…had done…when…已经…这时/突然…  i had gone to bed when somebody knocked at my door. 我已经上睡觉，这时有人敲门。5）spotn．（1）斑点；污点  how did you get spot that on your face? 你脸上的斑点是怎么弄上去的？ he is a man without a spot on his character. 他是个没有任何污点的人。 （2）地点，场所 the spot where he was murdered has been found. 他被谋杀的地点已被找到。 this is the very spot where the accident happened. 这就是事故发生的地点。（3）滴 did you feel a few spots of rain? 下了几滴雨，你感觉到了吗？vt. 认出，发现 the thief was spotted by the police as he was entering the bank. 那个小偷进入银行时便被警察发现。 i easily spotted him in the crowd because he was very tall. 因为他个子非常高，我在人群中很容易就认出了他。10. the fact is that i earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance. accountn．1）账户，账单 keep the account 记账 send in an account 报账2）账户，户头 there are only 50 dollars in his account. 在他的账户上仅有50美元。 open an account 开户3）记录，报告，叙述（report, description） here is a brief account of the meeting. 这是对会议的简短记录。 keep an account of your daily activities. 把你每天的活动都记录下来。phrase：of great / small / no / account 很重要/不大重要/不重要he is a man of no account. 他是个无足轻重的人。she was a scientist of great account. 她是个非常重要的科学家。on account of = because of 由于，因为he retired on account of poor health. 由于身体不好他退休了。on no account 不论什么理由都不…（放在句首，句子倒装）on no account will i do it. 无论什么理由我都不做。 v．account for 1）对…做出解释，说明原因 how do you account for all the accidents in series? 你如何解释这接二连三发生的事故呢？ he could not account for his absence from school. 他不能对自己的上课缺席做出解释。 2）导致  bad weather accounted for the long delay. 长期的延缓是由坏天气导致的。ex：she has been working hard day and night, which, of course, her pale face.a. accounts for b. stands for c. goes for d. answer for11. i went to the american embassy to seek help, but... 我去美国大使馆求助，但是… seek （sought, sought）vt.& vi. 1） 寻找，追求they sought shelter from the rain. 他们找地方躲雨。he found it worthless to seek fame. 他发现追求名声是不值钱得的。2) 请求，征求，求教you should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter. 在这件事上你应征求你律师的意见。3）企图，试图they sought to punish him for his crime but he escaped. 他们试图惩罚他的罪行，但他却逃跑了。phrase：seek one’s / a fortune 追求财富，碰运气 seek for /after 寻找，追求 she sought for a solution to the problem. seek one’s advice 征求某人的意见ex：in the early 1920s, thousands of people went to australia to their fortune. a. seek b. take c. develop d. undertake12. patience, mr. adams. 耐心点，亚当斯先生。patience n. 忍耐，以利，耐心lose one’s / be out of patience with… 对…失去耐心adj. patient 耐心的，能容忍的 be patient with sb./sth. 对…有耐心 you should be more patient with other. 你应该多容忍他人一些。 13. on the contrary contrary adj. 相反的，相对的，逆向的，对抗的 they walked in contrary directions. 他们各往相反的方向走去。on the contrary 正相反，反之 you didn’t bother me. on the contrary, i like your company. 你没有打扰我，相反的是，我喜欢由你做伴。be contrary to… 与…相反 my opinion is contrary to yours. 我的看法与你相反。ex：— you seem to show interest in cooking.— what? , i’m getting tired of it.a. on the contrary b. to the contrary c. on the other hand d. not at all*马克 • 吐温的格言警句1. late come of true facts, be like suddenly horseshoe, ah of shooting the head, pain!迟来的真相，就像突然击中头部的马蹄铁，哎，痛啊！2. the man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that cannot read them.那些有好书却不读的人不比无法读到这些书的人拥有任何优势。 3. tell the truth forever, such of words you need not recorded you to once say some what.永远说实话，这样的话你就不用去记你曾经说过些什么。4. rather shut up don＂t talk, don＂t be eager to expressing oneself, either. 宁愿闭口不说话，也不要急于表现自己。5. comity is such a kind of intense emotion of sanctity is thus sweet, firm and honest. 友谊是如此圣洁的一种激情，是如此甜蜜、牢固和忠诚。6. everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody 每个人就像一轮月亮，不愿意将黑暗的一面让别人看到。 7. as long as had ignorance and self-confidence, you can succeed by all means. 只要具备了无知和自信，你就必然能成功。
　　period 3 using language (the million pound bank-note)step 1：first readingread through the text quickly and then complete the true or false questions. 1. the owner looked down upon henry when he noticed henry’s appearance. t2. henry asked for more of the same food because he is an american who likes to eat a lot. f3. when henry saw the million pound bank-note, he was happy and proud of it. f4. the owner didn’t believe that the bank-note was real and he asked henry to get out of the restaurant. fstep 2：careful readingread the passage and answer the following questions1. what did the hostess feel when henry came into the restaurant? how do you know?she felt very impatient and looked down upon henry because of his poor appearance.＂why, look at him, he eats like a wolf.＂2. how about henry’s feeling after he finished eating and asked another one?he felt satisfied and full. that was a wonderful meal.3. why were the owner and hostess shocked when they saw the million pound bank-note in henry’ hand? because they never thought that the bank-note belonged to such a person in rags.4. what made them trust that the bank-note was genuine?mr. clemens’ words. he said ＂two notes in this amount have been issued by the bank of england this year. no thief would want that to happen.＂5. what can we learn from this story?we shouldn’t judge people by appearance.money is everything in the capitalist society.step 3: retell the story by filling the following blanks__hunger_ forced him to go into a restaurant. the owner and the waiters served him in a _rude _ manner. however, when they saw the note, their __attitude_ to henry changed greatly. it was very common to _judge_ a stranger by their clothes in the capitalist countries.step 4: language points1. that one’s reserved.reserve v. 1) book 预定 to ~ a seat on the planewe must reserve / book a room at the hotel. 2) set aside 预留，保留 ~ sth (for sb./sth.)these seats are reserved for special guests. 这些座位是留给贵宾的。reserve your strength for the climb. 留点力气准备登山吧。adj. reserved 预定的，保留的 ~ seats 预定的座位2. i’m afraid it’ll cost a large amount of money.amount 1) 总额，总计，总数 what is the amount of the bill? 账单上的金额总计多少？2）a large / small amount of…大量的/ 少量的large amount of money were spent on the bridge. 那座桥耗费了大量资金。区别：a large amount of & a large number of  a large amount of 与不可数名词连用，修饰用量计算的东西。 it will take us a large amount of money and time to finish the work. a large number of 修饰可数名词，修饰用数计算的东西。 i have a large number of things to do, so i can’t go to see a film with you.ex: a hurricane hit the city last night and a large of damage was in a very short time. a. number b. deal c. amount d. sum3. well, we have to take a chance.take a chance /take chances 碰运气;投机；冒险一次 you should never take a chance when driving a car. 开车时决不应冒险。 we will take a chance to go across the river. 我们要冒险度过这条河。by chance 偶然 by any chance 万一，也许 by some chance 由于偶然的机会chances are that… 很可能…，大概是…chances are that he has already arrived. 他很可能已经到了。4. manner n.1）方式，方法 i like ducks cooked in a chinese manner. 我喜欢中式烤鸭。 i don’t like the manner in which she speaks. 我不喜欢她说话的方式。2）态度，举止 he has a rude manner, so i don’t like to talk to him. 我不喜欢和他交谈，他态度很不礼貌。he spoke in such a manner that they got angry. 他以这样的态度讲话，把他们惹生气了。 3）礼貌（常用复数形式） people don’t like a person with bad manners. 人们不喜欢没有礼貌的人。 it’s bad manners to stare at people. 盯着别人看是不礼貌的。6. indeed adv. 1) (表示赞同对方) 的确；实在 — are you pleased at your son’s success? — yes, indeed. 2) (用以加强very等词的语气)确实，存在i was indeed very glad to hear the news. 我听到这条消息的确非常高兴。thank you very much indeed. 实在太感谢你了。