Book3Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote_4

Book3Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. —大仲马
Learning Goals:
To learn the words and expressions from steak to barber.
To have a full understanding of the play.
3. To practise acting out a play using a cooperative method. Step 1 Leading in
Imagine that you are given the million pound bank note. What would you do with it?
Predict where Henry would go first with
the million pound bank note.
Predict what would happen to Henry at the restaurant.
Step 2 Reading & Thinking & Watching
1. Fast reading
Read Scene 4 quickly and take down some notes according t o the four elements: time, place, character, event.
Characte Henry, the owner, the h ostess, the waiter (Horace).
happenin
Henry’s different treatment (待
遇)received from ______________b efore and after he shows ___________ ____.
2. Careful reading
Tell whether the following statements are true or false. (1). Henry has opened the letter before he comes into the rest aurant.
(2). The owner of the restaurant shows Henry to a table next t o the front window when seeing his poor appearance. (3). The waiter of the restaurant rem
inds Henry of the fact that the foods will cost a
lot of money because he doesn’t want Henry to waste money .
(4). The owner
asks the waiter to let Henry to have the same amount of food
he orders because he knows that Henry has a lot of money a nd will surely be able to pay for it.
(5). Henry thinks that the meal is especially good because he has been really hungry for quite a long time.
(6). Henry keeps looking at the clock on t
he wall because he wants to open the letter on time according to his promise to the two brothers.
(7). The waiter speaks to Henry in a rude way as Henry asks him to wait for a moment because Henry is very rude to him, t oo.
(8). The wife of the owner doesn’t know whether the ba
nk note that Henry holds is a real one.
3. Watching
Watch the video and pay much attention to the different attitu des towards Henry.
1. Discuss how the attitudes of the owner, the hostess and th
e waiter towards Henry changed and why.
The great change of their attitudes
why
2. Answer these questions in small groups.
(1) Whose behaviour changes the most
during this scene? Give example.
(2) What kind of person is the owner of t he restaurant?
(3) Why do you think the owner of the restaurant gave Henry
a free meal?
Book3Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. —大仲马
Learning Goals:
To learn the words and expressions from steak to barber.
To have a full understanding of the play.
3. To practise acting out a play using a cooperative method.
Step 1 Leading in
Imagine that you are given the million pound bank note. What would you do with it?
Predict where Henry would go first with the million pound bank note.
Predict what would happen to Henry at the restaurant.
Step 2 Reading & Thinking & Watching
1. Fast reading
Read Scene 4 quickly and take down some notes according to the four elements: time, place , character, event.
Henry, the owner, the h ostess, the waiter (Horace).
ening in Act 1
Henry’s different treatment (待
遇)received from ______________b
efore and after he shows _______________.
2. Careful reading
Tell whether the following statements are true or false.
(1). Henry has opened the letter before he comes into the restaurant.
(2). The owner of the restaurant shows Henry to a table next to the front window when seein
g his poor appearance.
(3). The waiter of the restaurant reminds Henry of the fact that the foo ds will co st a
lot of money because he doesn’t want Henry to waste money.
(4). The owner
asks the waiter to let Henry to have the same amount of food he orders because he knows t hat Henry has a lot of money and will surely be able to pay for it.
(5). Henry thinks that the meal is especially good because he has
been really hungry for quite a long time.
(6). Henry keeps looking at the clock on t
he wall because he wants to open the letter on time according to his promise to t
he two brothers.
(7). The waiter speaks to Henry in a rude way as Henry asks him to wait for a moment becau se Henry is very rude to him, too.
(8). The wife of the owner doesn’t know whether the bank note that Henry ho
lds is a real one.
3. Watching
Watch the video and pay much attention to the different attitudes towards Henry.
1. Discuss how the attitudes of the owner, the hostess and the waiter towards Henry change
d and why.
The great change of their attitudes
why
2. Answer these questions in small groups.
(1) Whose behaviour changes the most during this scene? Give example.
(2) What kind of person is the owner of t he restaurant?
(3) Why do you think the owner of the restaurant gave Henry a free meal?。