人教版高中英语必修3教案Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note

人教版高中英语必修3教案
Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
Form of literature and art：short story and drama; how to act out a play
V ocabulary: birthplace, novel, adventure, phrase, author, scene, wander, pavement, businessman, permit, ahead, bay, stare, spot, passage, account, embassy, seek, patience, contrary, envelope, unbelievable, steak, pineapple, desert, amount, rude, manner, scream, genuine, indeed, bow, barber, bring up, go ahead, stare at, account for, on the contrary, take a chance, in rags, as for
Function:
1 request: Would you (please)…..?
I wonder if you would mind…..
May we ask…..?
Could you …..?
If you don not mind, may I …..?
Pease don not……
2. Ordering food
Can I help you?
I will take your order in a minute.
Are you ready to order, sir / madam?
What would you like….?
Enjoy your meal!
Here your bill.
Here you are.
I will have….
Do you have….?
What do you suggest…..?
I will have that.
The bill, please!
Can I have the check, please?
3. Shopping：I`d like to have……
I am looking for
Do you have any ……?
Can you show me…., please?
May I try it on?
Do you have any other…..?
How much is it / are they?
Well, I will take it.
Just have a look.
May I help you？
What can I do for you?
That`s all we have.
Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri, who wrote 1.novels: principally “The Gilded Age”(1873), “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”(1876), “The Prince and the Pauoer”(1881), “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”(1884), “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur”(1889), and “The Tragedy of Pudd`nhead Wilson” (1894) 2. short stories, speeches, and essays. He also wrote some autobiographical works, including “The Innocent Abroad”(1869), “A Tramp Abroad”(1880), “Life on the Mississippi”(1883), and “Mark Twain`s Autobiography”.
Mark Twain worked as a novelist，speech writer，essayist，and short story writer. He was also a journeyman printer, steamboat pilot, army volunteer, gold prospector, timber prospector and journalist.
Summary of The adventures of Tom Sawyer: this is a story about a young boy named Tom Sawyer who is very mischievous and likes to go on adventures. He lives with his aunt Polly and his halfbrother, Sid. Tom also had two friends named Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn. Becky Thatcher is Tom`s girlfriend and Injun Joe is the town`s thief and murderer. This story takes place in the mid-1800s in a small village in Missouri along the Mississippi River.
Summary of The adventures of Huckleberry Finn: before the novel begins, Huck Finn has led a life of absolute freedom. His parents are either dead or absent and so Huck is not used to following any rules. The most important part of his character is his desire to save a black slave, Jim, and free him from slavery. He runs away with Jim whom he sees as a person and not property. They escape down the river giving Huckleberry time to think of the best thing to do.
The first period: Warming up and Reading
Important points: get the students to learn about Mark Twain and his play; as well as difficult reading skills.
Difficult points: develop students` reading skills.
Knowledge aims: get the students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this part: businessman, birthplace, novel, adventure, phrase, author, scene, wander, pavement, permit, ahead, bay, stare at, fault, passage, account, embassy, seek, patience, contrary, envelope, bring up, go head, by accident, account for, on
Step 1 Warming up
1. Talk about background knowledge about Mark Twain and his play.
2. Make a quiz for the students to find out how much they already know about Mark Twain before start:
1). What was the real name of Mark Twain?
2). What century was he born?
3). What was his job?
4). Along which river are some of his most famous novels set?
5). What does Mark Twain mean?
6). Can you name one of his famous novels？
7). Did he write plays as well as novels and short stories?
8). Can you name one of his short story?
4. Get to know the story The Million Pound Bank Note
The rich man in London made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound bank note. An American young man who sailed too far was carried out to sea, but was saved by a British ship for London. So he was now in London, tired, hungry and penniless …..
Step 2 Pre-reading
Discuss with students: have you read the story The Million Pound Bank Note? Have you seen the film? If ever, what do you think of?
This play is adapted from Mark Twain`s short story by the same title. Like most of Twain`s stories, it is meant to be humorous. This is a rage-to-riches story but with a new twist: the main character is actually doing quite well for himself before his accident at sea.
Play summary: Henry, a San Francisco businessman is 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. Hungry and alone, he walks the streets of the city when unexpectedly he is invited into a large house. Two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a secret bet. Roderick believes that a man cannot survive in the city with a million pound bank note in his possession but Oliver believes he can. The play follows Henry`s adventures with humor and surprise to discover who will win the bet.
This is a two-act play, meaning that the events of the drama are divided into two main parts. Sometimes
the main character(s). Each act is made up of various scenes.
Another basic feature of plays is the stage directions. The word or words, which appear in italics, provide the director and actors with guidance about how words should be said or what actions actors should take as they say the words. Stage directions are only for the benefit of readers, not audiences.
A third important feature of plays can be found in the use of the ellipsis. In dramatic dialogue, the ellipsis lets the reader know that the character who is speaking has either been interrupted by another character or, for some as yet unknown reason, ahs decided not to finish what he or she intended to say.
Understanding ideas: in a play the ideas are not explained as clearly as they are in a piece of prose. You have to work out the ideas from what the characters say. So after a first reading, get the students to read again concentrating on one of the characters. Ask them to find out what kind of person the character they have chosen is. They do this by looking closely at what each character says or does.
Step 3 While-reading
Try to gain as much information as possible from the story through reading and train reading skills.
1. Scanning: go through the play for specific information. Don`t read sentence by sentence to fill in the
Time: the summer of 1903.
Henry Adams: a lost American businessman in London
Roderick and Oliver: two brothers and rich Englishmen
3. Skimming: read the play and answer the following questions.
2). What did he do in London?
(He worked for a mining company.)
3). Why did he land in Britain?
(He was sailing out the day when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was rescued by a ship for London.)
4. Detailed-reading: read the passage carefully to get as much information.
Henry was an American. One day he had an accident in a bay. Luckily he was rescued by a ship for London. He arrived in London by earning his passage without pay. He was wandering in the street in rags. To his surprise an incredible thing happened. Two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank note because they had made a bet.
5. Play the tape for them to listen and follow.
Step 4 Post-reading
1. Discussing and talking by following question: What kind of person do you think Henry is? Why do you think so?
3. Rewrite the play into a story.
Step 5 Homework
1. Learn the useful words and expressions by heart.
2. Read the play again.
3. Enjoy the movie The Million Bank Note.
The second period: Learning about language: Important language points
The emphasis of this period will be placed on the important new words, expressions and sentence patterns in the parts Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading and Comprehending. First we get them to understand their meaning in the context; then give some explanations about them, and later offer some practices to make them master the usages.
Important points: Enable them to grasp the usages of such important new words and expressions as permit, account, seek, bring up, go ahead, on the contrary; and the usages of “I wonder, Mr. Adams, if you`d mind us asking a few questions,”and “The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance.”
some difficult and long sentences.
Knowledge aims: get students to learn and grasp the important
1). new words and expressions: birthplace, novel, adventure, phrase, author, scene, pavement, businessman, permit, ahead, bay, stare, fault, spot, passage, account, embassy, seek, patience, contrary, envelope, bring up, go ahead, by accident, stare at, account for, on the contrary.
2). Useful sentences:
Young man, would you step inside a moment, please? (request)
I wonder, Mr. Adams, if you`d mind us asking a few questions. (I wonder if……)
…..I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. ( find + O. + O.C.)
And it was the ship that brought you to England. ( it is / was ….that….)
The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand…. (noun clause as the predicative) You mustn`t think we don`t care about you. (double negative)
That`s why we have given you the better. (noun clause as the predicative)
Well, why don`t you explain what this is all about? (suggestion; noun clause as the object)
Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework.
2. Ask some students to talk about Mark Twain and his play.
Step 2 Reading and finding
1. Get the students to read through the Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading and Comprehending to underline all the new words and expressions or collocations in three parts.
2. Read the aloud ad copy them down in the exercise book after class.
Step 3 Practice for useful words and expressions
Turn to page 20. go through the exercises in Discovering useful words and expressions with students and make sure they know what to do.
Check the exercises with the whole class.
Step 4 Studying important language points
1. bring up: raise, rear and educate sb. vomit sth.
Her parents died when she was a baby and she was brought u by her aunt.
He was brought up to respect authority.
His remark brought me up short a jerk.
2. set…in …: represent the action of a play as happening in a specified place
The novel is set in pre-war London.
3. be known for..
Guilin is best known for its beautiful buildings.
France is known for its fine food and wine.
Mark Twain is known as a writer.
4. be lost: get confused or puzzled
We would be today lost without your help.
The boy was lost in the woods and didn`t know what to do.
be lost in sth.
be lost on sb.
be lost to sth.
5. permit: allow; give permission for
Dogs are not permitted in the building.
The prisoners were permitted two hours` exercise every day.
We are not permit smoking in the office.
Weather permitting, I will come to attend your wedding.
If my health permits, I will go with you.
The windows permit light and air to enter.
The situation does not permit of any delay.
I wonder if / whether you …..
6. go ahead:
The police examined the cars and allowed them to go ahead..
Go ahead, we are listening.
-------Would you mind me sing your pen?
-------Not at all. Go ahead.
7. by accident: as a result of chance or mishap;
He only found his dog lost a week ago by accident.
I took her umbrella by accident after the meeting.
8. stare: look with the eyes wide open in a fixed gaze in astonishment, fear. He was staring out over the fields.
Just look at the beautiful presents.
We can gaze at something without looking at it if our eyes are not focused. She spent hours gazing into(凝视) the distance.
The man in short sleeves stood outside their houses and glared at us.
9. spot: pick out one person or thing from many; discover; recognize.
He finally spotted just the shirt he wanted.
She spotted her friend in the crowd.
I can`t spot out the difference between them.
Which has spots, the leopard(豹子) or the tiger?
She had sots on her face when she was ill.
10. account for: be the explanation of sth. explain the cause of sth.
His illness accounts for his absence. 他因病缺席.
Please account for your own conduct. 请对你自己的行为做出解释.
11. on the contrary: the opposite is true; not at all
It doesn`t seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think it is rather beautiful.
Step 5 Using words, expressions and patterns
Turn to page 56 and do the exercise 1 and 2.
Step 6 Homework
1. Finish off the Workbook exercises.
2. Learn the new words and expressions by heart.
The third period: Learning about language: Grammar
The teaching period mainly deals wit the new grammar items: 1). noun clauses as the object. 2). Noun clauses as the predicative.
Important points: get the students to understand and use noun clauses as the object and the predicative.
Difficult points: enable the students to learn how to use noun clauses as the object and the predicative correctly.
Step 1 Revision
Check the homework exercises.
Dictate some new words and expressions.
Step 2 Leading-in and a game
A game: ask one person to pass a massage on orally in indirect speech in each team of the class. If she / he has got it right, that team has won the game.
Step 3 Grammar learning
1. Reading and discovering: (turn to page 17 and read the play The Million Pound Bank Note. Read the passage and pick out noun clauses as the object and the predicative ).
1). Oliver believe that with a million pound bank note a man could survive a month in London.
2). It is Henry Adams, an American businessman, who is lost in London and does not know what he should do.
3). I wonder, Mr. Adams, if you`d mind us asking a few questions?
4). May we ask what you`re doing in this country and what your plans are?
5). Well, I can`t say that I have any plans.
6). I didn`t know whether I could survive until morning.
7). I`m afraid I don`t quite follow you, sir.
8). If you don`t mind, may I ask you how much money you have?
9). If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don`t think it is very funny.
10). Now if you will excuse me, I think I will be on my way.
11). You mustn`t think we don`t care about you.
12). We know you are hard-working.
13). Well, why don`t you explain what this is all about?
14). The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance.
15). That`s why we have given you the letter.
2. Thinking and discussing: ask them read and think about the sentences: how each of these noun clauses is being used in this situation.
1. Turn to page 21 to do the exercises in Discovering useful structures.
2. Turn to page 57 to do exercises 1-
3.
Step 5 Closing down by a quiz.
1). ----What did your parent think about your decision?
----They always let me do ----- I think I should.
A. when
B. that
C. how
D. what
2). I just wonder ----- that makes him so excited.
A. why it does
B. what he does
C. how it is
D. what it is
3). A computer can only do ----- you have instructed it to do.
A. how
B. after
C. what
D. that
4). Someone is running the doorbell. Go and see ------.
A. who is he
B. who he is
C. who is it
D. who it is
5). ----Look at what you are doing!
----Ah, I wonder ----- this boot won`t fit me. I`ve been trying to put it on the wrong foot.
A. how
B. if
C. why
D. that
6). His ability has never been in doubt. The question is ----- he is prepared to work hard.
A. that
B. when
C. where
D. whether
7). ----Are you still thinking about yesterday`s game?
----Oh, that`s -----.
A. what makes me feel excited
B. whatever I feel excited about
C. how I feel about it
D. when I feel excited
8). You can`t imaging ----- when they received these nice Christmas presents.
A. how excited they were
B. how they were excited
C. how were they excited
D. they were how excited
9). They make ----- a rule whoever breaks the law will be punished.
A. it
B. that
C. this
D. what
10). You are saying that everyone should be equal. And this is ----- I disagree.
A. why
B. where
C. what
D. how
11). Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears. No one in the office knew ____ she was so angry.
A. where
B. whether
C. that
D. why
12). Her parents thought ____ she was a clever student and should receive a better education.
A. that
B. what
C. whether
D. how
13). I still don`t know ___ or not he will come tomorrow, so I have decided to call him to make sure of it.
A. if
B. whether
C. what
D. which
14). I tried to keep calm and asked ____ the situation was and walked back with her to the truck.
A. what
B. where
C. how
D. that
15). In his report he stressed ____ children education was very important and _____ the government will do everything to all the children have the chance to go to school.
A. / . / .
B. that, that
C. / ; that
D. what; that
16). One of the reasons why he gave up his well-paid job was ____ he was tired of doing the same thing all the day. A. because B. why C. that D. what
17). What really matters at a debate is not ____ you say but the way you say it.
18). Many students come back to visit Mrs Zheng after their graduation, that is ____ she loves teaching.
A. that
B. because
C. what
D. why
19). The most unforgettable moment in my life was ____ I got my first salary.
A. when
B. what
C. that
D. whether
20). –Girls are not as clever as boys when they attend high school.
--That is _____ I disagree. You know, Li Mei has won first place in our grade three times.
A. what
B. where
C. that
D. if
(The answers: DDCDC DAAAB DABAC CBDAB)
Step 6 Homework
1. Finish off the Workbook exercises.
2. Preview the play The Million Pound Bank Note (Act 1 Scene 4) on page 22, find out the sentences in which noun clauses as objects and the predicative are used, and see if you can identify the use of each noun clause.
The forth period: Using language: Reading, acting and speaking
We will mainly deal with the part Reading , acting and speaking in Using Language on page 22-23, that is Act Ⅰ, which is to give students opportunity to act out the scene in class.
Important points: develop students` reading and speaking skills and help them to act the play out.
Difficult points: enable them to learn to use reading strategies and make a dialogue at restaurant.
Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
1). 我认为妇女能够在许多科学领域取得很高的成就.
I think that women can reach very high achievements in many fields of science.
2). 不知道林巧稚是否记得她曾接生过多少婴儿.
I wonder whether Lin Qiaozhi remembered how many babies she had delivered.
3). 告诉我怎样才能保持健康, 好吗?
Will you tell me how I can keep fit and healthy?
4). 他的愿望就是尽快瘦下来.
Her wish is that she could lose weight as soon as possible.
5). 问题是那件事是否值得做.
The question is whether it is worth doing.
6). 那就是他所担心的.
That`s what he is worried about.
7). 好像天要下雨.
It looks as if it is raining.
8). 那就是他上学迟到的原因.
That`s why he was late for school.
Step 2 Warming up
Ask some students to act out Act Ⅰ, scene 3.
Prediction: what would happen to Henry at the restaurant/
Step 3 Reading
1. Read the play fast to understand the gist and decide whether the following statements are true or false. The owner looked down upon Henry when he noticed Henry`s appearance.
Henry asked for more of the same food because he is an American who likes to eat a lot.
When Henry saw the million pound bank note, he was happy and proud of it.
The owner didn`t believe that the bank note was real and he asked Henry to get out of the restaurant.
2. Answer the following questions:
Whose behavior changes the most during this scene? Give examples.
What kind of person is the owner of the restaurant?
Why do you think the owner of the restaurant gave Henry a free meal?
3. Retell the story:
With the envelope in hand, Henry decided to enter a restaurant for a meal. He ordered some ham and eggs and a nice big steak together with a tall glass of beer. The waiter told him the meal would cost him a tiny bit. After eating his first order, Henry asked for more of the same.
When Henry opened the letter, he found it was a million pound bank note. He was surprised but the owner and the waiter were shocked. The owner was not sure if it was genuine or fake. They couldn`t believe Henry who was in rags could be so rich. At last, the note was proved to be real.
After knowing that the bill is genuine, the owner thanked Henry again and again for his coming to his little eating place and even asked Henry to forget the bill. The owner, hostess and waiter all bowed together as Henry left.
Step 4 Language points
1). a large amount of: plenty of
Now he has a large amount of money and he can do anything he wants with it.
2). take a chance / take the chance / take chances: attempt to do something, in spite of the possibility of failure; take a risk; behave riskily
You should never take a chance when driving a car.
We mustn`t take chances. We`d better play safe.
3). in a ….. manner
She talked to us in a very polite manner.
4). in rags
The girl in green is a good friend of mine.
The old man in rags used to be very rich.
5). as for: with regard to
As for you, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.
As for the hotel, it was very uncomfortable and miles from the sea.
Step 5 Acting
Ask students to listen to the tape and follow.
Have as many groups as possible to act out the play in front of the class.
Step 6 Speaking
1. Ask them to read the whole passage and underline all the expressions used to order food.
3. Suppose the situation: now imagine you are having a good meal in a restaurant. Make a dialogue with your partner, who acts as a waiter / waitress.
4. Ask some students to act out their dialogues.
Step 7 Homework
Learn all the new words and expressions in this unit.
Act out the play.
The sixth period: Using Language: Listening, Speaking and writing
In this period we will deal with the following parts Listening, writing and acting in Using Language on page 23, Talking and listening in Working book on page 55. The purpose of the part Listening, writing and acting is to encourage independent thought and speculation.
Important point: 1). develop students` integrative (整合) ability. 2). Let students listen to Act 1, Scene 5 and Act 1, Scene 2. 3). Have students written a new scene to replace Scene 5 and act it out. 4). Ask students to make a dialogue for Act Ⅱ, scene 1.
Difficult points: get the students to listen to and understand the listening materials and make them write a new scene of the play.
Step 1 Revision
Check the homework exercises.
Ask some students to act out Ⅰscene 4.
Step 2Warming up
Warm them up by telling them we are going to listen to Act Ⅰ, Scene 5. please listen carefully and check your idea.
Step 3Listening: Act Ⅰ, Scene 5
Play the tape for them to listen and get some information to answer the questions:
Why does Henry worry when he leaves the restaurant?
Why can`t he see the two brothers again?
What do the two brothers ask him to do?
Step 4 Writing
1. Let them in pairs imagine what may happen to Henry in the next two months as he tries to use the bank
note without getting into trouble.
2. Show them some tips:
Step 5 Talking
2. Suppose a situation: after reading the letter from the brothers, Henry puts it into his pocket. Them he noticed that his coat is worn out. So he finds a tailor`s shop and goes in to get a new coat. In pairs for Act Ⅱ, Scene 1 using the following information.
Henry goes into and tells the salesman that he want a new coat.
The salesman shows him a cheap coat downstairs.
Henry doubts if he should take it.
The salesman persuades him to buy it.
Henry agrees, but explains that he can`t pay him right now as he has no small money.
Henry shows him the million pound bank note.
Step 6 Listening on page 55
1. Play the tape for them to listen after they have reviewed the exercises.
2. Listen to the materials to get the information and answer the questions.
1). Why doesn`t the salesman give Henry his change right away?
2). Is the owner really angry at the salesman or does he just pretend to be angry?
3). Is Henry glad to get more than one coat? How do you know?
4). Henry tells the owner that he is moving. Give two reasons why the owner is not surprised to hear this news?
5. What does the owner offer to do for Henry? Why?
Step 7 Homework
Finish off the Workbook exercises.
Read the related parts of this play again and try to retell them in your own words.
补充练习
1. Word spelling.
1). Dickens wrote many novels.
2)). All the children listened to his adventures with eager attention.
3). This play is divided into three acts, and each act has three scenes.
4). The children wandered in the woods.
5). Do you permit your children to smoke?
6. Traveling on my own, I can decide which spot can be skipped over to save energy or time for another spot.
7). The accounts show we have spent more than we expected.
8). We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding.
9). We sought an answer to the question, but couldn`t find out.
10). We thought Mary would pass and John would fail, but contrary to expectation it was the other way round.
11). It would be unbelievable that such an honest fellow should have betrayed his friends!
12). In an invoice the amount of money should be written both in words and in figures.
13). Stop screaming, for we can hear you.
14). All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.
15). -----Did you hear the explosion last night?
-----Indeed I did.
2. Complete the following sentences , using the proper expressions learned in this unit.
1). As a matter of fact(事实上), he was spotted to be late for school by accident(偶然).
2). To be honest(说实话), we shouldn`t have sympathy on those people who are in rags(衣着蓝缕) to pretend to be poor.
3). It is not polite to stare at(盯着看) other people.
4). His laziness could account for(解释为,导致) his failure.
5). I just don`t want to put you into trouble of helping me(让你因帮我而陷入困境中).
6). The problem is what we shall do with(处理) the rubbish.
7). I earn my passage(挣船费) by working as an unpaid hand(义务工).
8). She is always speaking to others in a rude manner粗鲁的方式).
9). She won`t permit her dog to enter the yard(允许她的狗进入这个院子).
10). The topic doesn`t seem boring to me; on the contrary(与此相反; 正相反), I think it is very interesting.
11). We decided to take a chance(碰运气) on the weather and have the party outdoors.
12). As to your book(至于你的书), I promise I will give it back to you next week.
3. Choose the best answers:
1). When you answer questions in a job interview, please remember the golden rule : give the monkey exactly ----- he wants. A. what B. which C. when D. that
2). ----- she couldn`t understand was ----- fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.
A. what; why
B. that; what
C. what; because
D. why; that
3). Those shoes look very good. I wonder -----.
A. how much cost they are
B. how much do they cost
C. how much they cost
D. how much are they cost
4). Doris` success lies in the fact ----- she is co-operative and eager to learn from others.。