extended reading

theme
A mother has deep love for her children and does whatever she can to protect them.
Plot
Part 1 (1-5) beginning
Part 2 (6-15) development
Part 3 (16-22) climax & ending
The ending of this short story shows the silent but great love of a mother. And such love supports them to spend the most difficult years.
Do your parents do something that has moved you greatly? What is it? Share your story.
A character （人物）is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of
a short story. A setting （场景）of a short story is the time and place in which it happens. A plot （情节）is a series and character actions that relate to the central conflict. The theme （主旨）is the central idea or belief in a short story.
account
(vt.) 视为 The event was accounted as a success.
= be regarded as; be considered as; be thought of as; be looked on as be rated as
account
1. In modern man, the brain _a_c_c_o_u_n_ts__fo_r（占 比）about 2-3% of total body weight, but it consumes(消耗) 25% of the body’s energy when the body is at rest.
rent
1.（n.）租金 for rent （尤其用于告示）出 租、招租
2.（v） 租借,租用 rent sth. from sb ; 出租， 将…租给 rent sth. (out) (to sb）=rent sb. sth.; 以…出租，租金为 rent at/for
rent
1.William _r_e_n_te_d__h_is__la_n_d__to__u_s_a_t/_f_o_r _$_5_0_0_ __a__y_e_ar_.__威廉把他的地以每年500英镑的 价格租给了我们。
2. It will be nice if we have a true figure of how many
people in this country haven’t got a job. 数字
3. Tsinghua University is home to a great number of
The plot includes:
Beginning: The start of a story Development: Implies the direction of the story Climax: The turning point of a story Ending: The end of the story
Which detail in the story impressed you most? Why?
I think the ending of this short story impressed me most.
Mama looked at me. “there is no account,” she said. “In all my life, I’ve never been inside a bank.” And when I didn’t — couldn’t — answer, Mama said seriously, “It is no good for little ones to be afraid — to not feel secure.”
2. Analyze the character of mum. Give your reason.
considerate （考虑周到的） Optimistic （乐观的） wise confident persistent （坚持不懈的） brave responsible
Post reading
Introduction to Mama’s bank account
Stories of Mama’s bank account
Truth of Mama’s bank account
Careful reading
1. Is the story written in the first person or the third person? And most of the sentences are short sentences or long sentences? Why the author write in this way?
Fast reading
Mum and Her Bank Account
setting
A family living in the US in the early 1900s
characters
Mama, Papa, Nels, Katrin, Christine, Dagmar
plot (structure) The complex part of a short story
hometown.
27
volunteer
1.（vi.&vt.） 自愿做、无偿做
volunteer to do sth. 2.（n.） 志愿者、义务工作者、自告奋勇者
(adj.) voluntary
As a _v_o_lu_n_t_e_e_r_, he often does v_o_l_u_n_ta_r_y_work, and he thinks it’s his responsibility to _v_o_l_u_n_te_e_r to help those in need.
30
• figure out • make out • work out
• turn out
弄明白；弄清楚；弄懂；计算
理解；取得进展；辨认出
得出（结果、总数等）；算出， 解出（方程式），制定出（方 案）；锻炼、训练 结果；原来；证明
31
I can’t _m_a_k_e_o_u_t_ his handwriting. 我辨认不出他的笔迹。 Can you _f_ig_u_r_e_o_u_t_ what his report means?
2. To __o_p_e_n_a_n_a_c_c_o_u_n_t（开账户）, you need your ID card and some money.
account
ThBohemesiyedesow,netar因ekaci为ncpgo，ruesn由vatef于enottyefdinthtfoe出roa于smcuc…dod考rueenn虑ttu,rrntahiinenyg. decided to stay in the tent for another night. These是a…c的co原un因ted for their absence from school, so it was accou认n为ted an awful day
28
figure
（n.）数字、图表; 人物、塑像；身材、轮 廓、人影 （vt.）认为、认定（某事即将发生或者属 实）；计算（数量或成本） figure out 弄明白；弄清楚；弄懂；计算
29
figure
1. She can't stand others playing a joke on her figure. 身材
account
• (3)解释 • account for 是…的原因；解释；说明；
（数量上、比例上）占 • take something into account(= take account
of sth.) 对某事加以考虑 • on account of 因为 • on no account 决不，绝对不
graduate
1.（v.）获得学位（尤指学士）；毕业 graduate in+专业
graduate from+学校 2.（n.）毕业生 graduation (n.)毕业典礼；毕业 undergraduate (n.)本科生 postgraduate (n.) 研究生
26
graduate
He has graduated from the university for 3 years.？ He has been away from school for 3 years.
2.We are _r_e_n_ti_n_g_t_h_is__h_o_u_se__fr_o_m__M__r._S__m_i_th_._ 我们打算从史密斯先生那里租房子。
secure
1.（adj.) 安心的；可靠的；牢固的 feel secure about 对…感到安心; 2.（vt.）保护；使安全 secure … against/from 保护…免受… （ant.）insecure （n.）security (adv.) securely
Lily was a _g_r_a_d_u_a_te_who _g_r_a_d_u_a_te_d__f_ro_m___Beijing
Normal University. She _g_ra_d_u_a_t_ed__i_n_English.
After__g_ra_d_u_a_t_io_n__, she became a teacher in her
In the first person “I” ; short sentences; the first person and plain languersonally true and natural, thus touching the readers deeply.
Language points
1. account 2. rent 3. secure
4. graduate 5. volunteer 6. figure
account
(n.) • (1) 账户 open an account • My salary is paid directly into my bank account. • (2)叙述、描述（常接of） • She gave the police a full account of the incident. ; • (3)解释
Unit2
Mum and Her Bank Account
Lead-in
What is a short story?
What makes a short story?
Lead-in
There are four key elements of a short story:
the character, setting, plot and theme.
outstanding（优秀的）figures. 人物 4. A figure in a blue dress appeared in the doorway.人影
5. It was pouring outside. So I figured you couldn't come
to my party, 认定