山西省阳高县高中英语 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note Warm

Book 3 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
Period 1 Warming up &Reading
The best way to cheer yourself up is try to cheer somebody else up. ——Mark Twain Learning Goals:
1. To learn some words and expressions and have a full understanding of the text.
2. To learn about Mark Twain and understand natural language in the dramatic context.
3. To have a discussion about the characters in the te xt.
Step 1 Leading in
Read the short passage about Mark Twain in Warming Up and fill in the chart.
Birth date
Hannibal, Missouri, along the
His famous st ories
1. Watch the video and take d own some notes according to the four elements.
and a
Read the text fast and ans wer the following questions.
(1) What’s in the letter?
(2) Why do the brothers make a bet?
(3) Why did he land in Britain?
(4) Where did Henry work before?
(5) What did Henry want the two brothers to offer him?
3. Post-reading
Analyze the characteristics of Henry, Oliver and Roderick.
Henry was
Oliver and Roderick was
Step 3 Summary
Henry Adams, an American , was carried out to sea by in his own boat. He spent a helpless night on the sea until . Luckily, he was spotted and saved by a ship. Then he by working for free on th e board. After he landed in Britain, he went to for help, but without luck. One day, he on the street when he was called into a large house owned by two old Englishmen, who asked him a few questions. Henry answered that he was looking for in London and asked whether they c ould offer any. They didn’t answer directly but gave Henry which they said contained a sum of money. They also asked Henry to promise until 2 o’clock. Henry thought it was but accepted it.
Step 4 Discussing
(1) Interview
Suppose some of you get a large amount of money by buying lottery tickets and become millionaires and some of you are reporters . Make dialogues in group of two.
(2) Is money everything?
Money can buy a house, but not…
Money can buy a bed, but …
Money can buy a clock, but not …
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