Longyou Middle School Wang Weihong,Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-note,Period 1 Warming up and Reading I,I. Teaching Material Analysis 1. Teaching items: This is the first reading in Unit 3 of Module 3. Its also a main part in this unit. Mark Twain is the greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature as well as a great playwright. Many of his plays are known to people all over the world. And The Million Pound Bank-Note is one of the best.,Teaching Plan,2. Aims to the teaching Knowledge goals a. Help the Ss understand the main idea of the play. b. Let the Ss master some important phrases and sentence patterns. words and phrases: bet, make a bet, permit, go ahead, by accident, stare, account for, to be honest, jealous). Patterns: Would you please come in? Would you mind waiting just a few minutes? May I ask you how much money you have? -Well, to be honest, I have none. Could you offer me some kind of work? I wonder, Mr. Adams, if you mind us asking a few questions? -Go right ahead.,Ability goals Enable students to read and hear natural language in a dramatic context and increase their self-confidence in using English, which will increase their overall motivation to learn English. Enable students to sum up the main idea of ACT ONE Scene 3. Enable students to understand the details about the whole scene. Act out the scene. Express their opinions by answering the following questions: (1) What do you think will happen to Henry next?(2) Will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble?,Emotion goals By reading the play，the students analyse and unearth the characteristics of the heroes in the play to learn the hypocritical aspect of the capitalism at that time and set up a right philosophy.,3. Teaching important and difficult points Teaching important points 1. How to interpret language through tone of voice and body language, gaining a greater appreciation of the various verbal and non-verbal ways in which language works. 2. Discuss the questions: (1) What do you think will happen to Henry with the bank-note? (2) Will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble? (3) Do you think money is everything? (4) Do you agree that only money can bring people happiness?,Teaching difficult points Discuss the questions: (1) What do you think will happen to Henry?(2) Will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble? (3) Do you think money is everything? (4) Do you agree that only money can bring people happiness?,1. 1)Communicative teaching method,2)Task based teaching method,2. Teaching aids:,II. Analysis of the Teaching Methods and aid,A multi-media computer and a set of suit.,III. Analysis of the Learning Method(1) Train Ss to study independently;(2) Guide Ss to master and use reading skills;(3) Guide Ss to study English cooperatively,IV. The Time Table of Teaching StepsStep 1 warming up (3 minutes)Step 2 Pre-reading (5 minutes)Step 3 Reading (23 minutes)Step 4 Post reading (12 minutes)Step 5 Summary and homework (2 minutes),V. Teaching StepsStep 1. warming up Purpose: To train the students self-reading ability and warm up. (1)Self-study: Reading material on P23 About Mark Twain (2)Teacher-students activity: Whats the real name of Mark Twain? When was he born and when did he die? Do you know all the places where he lived? Can you name three of his famous stories?,Step 2. Pre-reading Purpose: To form a better surrounding for students by speaking and discussions. It will provide situation and background to read the play at the same time. (1) Teacher-students activity: 1.T: 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? (2) Group work. 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? Have you seen the movie?,Step 3. While-reading Purpose: To grasp the main ideas and some details of the text, while reading. Scanning Get the students to comprehend the whole scene quickly and accurately and meanwhile help the students to form a good habit of reading. Questions:1). How did Henry Adams come to England? 2). Where did Henry work? How much money did he have? 3). What did the two gentlemen give Henry? 4). When can Henry open the letter?,2. Second reading: Reading aloud In this part, students will read the text again and try to understand the sentences and the main ideas of the whole scene.,3.Listening In this part, students will listen to the tape and try to find the characteristics of the whole scene. After that, teachers discuss the question with the students and then check the answer. And then the teacher as well as the students read the passage together, which will be served as the ground for the acting afterwards. 4. Acting 1. Students read the whole scene again and again and try to act it out. First in small groups and then several are chosen to act it out before the whole class.,Step IV Post-reading Purpose: To make full use of Ss imagination and arouse their interest in plays; meanwhile practice their writing ability. Discuss the questions in small groups: (1) What do you think will happen to Henry with the bank-note? (2) Will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble?,