Book 3 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-NoteThe first periodReading王红兰 江西定南中学 邮编：341900 13507972314访问链接：http:/wenku.baidu.com/user/index?l=7.2Teaching goals1. Target language a. Key words and phrases bet, make a bet, permit, go ahead, by accident, stare, account for, to be honest, jealous b. Expressions on request:Would you step inside a moment, please?Would you please come in?May we ask what youre doing in this country and what your plans are?Well, why dont you explain what this is all about?2. Ability goals a. 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.b. Enable students to sum up the main idea of ACT ONE Scene 3.c. Enable students to understand the details about the whole scene.d. Retell the scene using the key words of the whole scene.e. Express their opinions by answering the following questions:1) Do you think money is everything? Why?2) Do you agree that only money can bring people happiness?3. Learning ability goals a. Help students to understand natural language in the dramatic context and increase their self-confidence in using English.b. Help students to sum up the main idea of ACT ONE Scene3.c. Help students to understand the details of the whole scene.d. Get students to retell the whole scene.e. Help them to answer the following questions:1) Do you think money is everything?2) Do you agree that only money can bring people happiness?Teaching important points a. 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.b. Discuss the questions:1) Do you think money is everything?2) Do you agree that only money can bring people happiness? Teaching difficult points Discuss the questions:1) Do you think money is everything?2) Do you agree that only money can bring people happiness? Teaching methods Elicitation, discussion, listening, reading and pair work.Teaching aids A computer, a projector and a tape recorder.Teaching procedures and ways Step 1Warming up-IWhat do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works?Read the short passage quickly and fill in the chart.Real nameMeaning of his pen nameBirth dateBirthplacePlace where he grew upHis famous stories1.Ask one of the students to report his/her anwsers to the class and then check them with the class;2.Then give an introduction of Mark Twain(18351910): The greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature.Novels:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)(汤姆索亚历险记）The Prince and the Pauper (1882)(皇子与贫儿) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894)(哈克贝利费恩历险记)DiscussionSuppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.Ask some of the Ss to give their answers.Introduce some new words to the students:incredible: difficult to believe (unbelievable)stare at: look at sb. / sth. for a long time nightfall: the time in the evening when it becomes dark survive: continue to live or existspot: see or notice a person or thingaccount for: to be the explanation or cause of sth. charity: by accident: by chanceStep 2Pre-reading1. First, give students a brief introduction of the story by showing some pictures of the play on the screan.Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note.Henry, the hero of the story, an American young man, sailed too far, drifted out to the ocean. A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him. 2. Prediction :What would happen to Henry?Ask some Ss to give their prediction.Step 3ReadingScanning:Scan the passage and find out :What happened to Henry?What does the brothers choose Henry for?What happened to Henry?Answers:He was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two oclock.What does the brothers choose Henry for?They wanted to make a bet on Henry.Ask some Ss to give their AnswersSkimming:Aswer the following questions:1. Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he know much about London?2. What did he do in America?3. Why did he land in Britain?Put the following events in correct order.(1) Henry wandered in London streets.(2) About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.(3) The next morning he was spotted by a ship.(4) Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.(5) On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.Keys;(2) About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.(4) Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.(3) The next morning he was spotted by a ship.(5) On the ship he earne