1、1. To learn how to understand a short story by analyzing its basic elements 2. To understand the way a mother loves her family 3. To learn to appreciate the language in this story MAMAS BANK ACCOUNT is the story of an immigrant Norwegian family living in San Francisco in the 1920s, told as a series
2、of recollections from one of the daughters. Though they are poor and struggling, the mother of the family, Mama, never fails to get the family through difficulties with her simple values and wisdom. 妈妈的银行账户妈妈的银行账户 凯瑟琳凯瑟琳. .福布斯福布斯 The novel proceeds through various episodes in which the family encoun
3、ters a problem. While some children may have become insecure or worried about money and where it might come from in a poor family, Mama has the wisdom to create a fictional bank account in order to reduce such concerns. The children always felt secure, even in times of extreme poverty because they t
4、hought plenty of money existed for them elsewhere. 妈妈的银行账户妈妈的银行账户是美国作家是美国作家凯瑟琳凯瑟琳. .福布福布 斯斯的自传体短篇小说集。作者从孩子的视角叙的自传体短篇小说集。作者从孩子的视角叙 述了述了1717个普通美国家庭生活的感人小故事，以个普通美国家庭生活的感人小故事，以 此来歌颂母爱。这部小说集回顾了此来歌颂母爱。这部小说集回顾了2020世纪初期世纪初期 一个移民美国旧金山的挪威家庭的生活历程。一个移民美国旧金山的挪威家庭的生活历程。 一家人在妈妈的影响下，始终以智慧和坚毅面一家人在妈妈的影响下，始终以智慧和坚毅面 对着
5、生活的磨难和挫折。对着生活的磨难和挫折。 Mama and Her Bank Account 改写自书中的第改写自书中的第 一个故事。故事叙述了妈妈用一个善良的谎一个故事。故事叙述了妈妈用一个善良的谎 言言不存在的银行账户，来确保孩子们在安全、不存在的银行账户，来确保孩子们在安全、 无忧的环境下长大。无忧的环境下长大。 grocery n. 食品杂货；食品杂货店食品杂货；食品杂货店 emergency n. 突发事件，突发事件， 紧急情况紧急情况 operation n. 手术；操作；运转手术；操作；运转 Match the words and their explanations. stab
6、le and safe someone whose job is to receive and pay out money in a bank a thing used for smoking tobacco the upper part of your legs the money that sb pays regularly to use a room a number representing an amount rent secure pipe figure lap teller Read the short story and choose the best answer. 1. W
7、hat was the “Little Bank” used for? A. For unexpected and dangerous situations. B. For the costs Nels needed in grammar school. C. For the groceries the family would need in daily lives. D. For the costs of what Nels would need in high school. 2. When Mama failed to cover the expenses of what Nels w
8、ould need in high school, _. A. she went to the Bank B. she decided to work in a grocery C. Papa decided to borrow some money D. the rest were ready to make extra efforts 3. Which of the following best described Mama? A. Good at housekeeping. B. Poor in communication. C. Calm and strong. D. Strict b
9、ut responsible. 4. Why did Mama tell a lie about her Bank Account twenty years ago? A. Because there was not enough money left. B. Because she wanted to put extra coins aside. C. Because there was enough money in her Bank Account. D. Because she wanted to free them of worries about money. In the las
10、t paragraph, Mama said seriously, “ It is not good for little ones to be afraid to not feel secure.” Why is “good” italicized (斜体斜体) here? The author italicized “good” to emphasize that Mama didnt want to make children worried at all. In pairs, find information about each of the following elements o
11、f the short story and complete the table below. Tips Understanding a short story A short story has some basic elements: setting, characters, plot and theme. To understand a short story well, the reader needs to analyse all these elements. Setting Charac -ters Plot Theme The US in the early 1900s Mam
12、a, Papa, Nels, Christine, the author, Dagmar In the authors childhood, her family worked hard and supported each other so that they never needed to get money from Mamas Bank Account. When she was older, she found out that the Bank Account did not exist. Mama made it up to make the children feel secu
13、re. A mother has deep love for her children and does whatever she can to protect them. Can you present a summary of this short story according to the information in the table? Please have a try. Twenty years ago: Every Saturday night the whole family would get together tothe money for the rent, for
14、the groceries This time, Nels wanted to go to high school. But the money was tight. Nels volunteered to Papa took his pipe out of this mouth I and Christine offered to Whatever happened, we always knew we still had Mamas Bank Account to depend upon. Last year: I gave Mama a check to put in her Bank
15、Account. I noticed for the first time Mama asked me to go with her to the bank because She told me there was no account twenty years ago. Mama said What is “the sense of security”? Without it, what would their life have been? What on earth does Mamas bank account refer to? Do you think the writer ha
16、s a happy home? Why? 1.account n. 1) an arrangement in which a bank keeps your money safe 账户账户 eg Ive opened an account with Barclays Bank. 2) a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or process 叙述叙述，描写描写 eg She gave the police a full account of the incident. 3) an explanat
17、ion 解释，说明解释，说明 eg He demanded that I give an account for my failure. account vt. 1) to give a satisfactory explanation of why sth has happened or why you did sth 解释解释，说明说明 eg Can you account for your movements on that night? 2) to have the opinion that sb/sth is a particular thing 认为是；视为认为是；视为 eg In
18、 English law a man is accounted innocent until he is proved guilty. 【拓展拓展】 on account of 由于由于 on no account / not . on any account 绝不要，无论如何都不要绝不要，无论如何都不要 take . into account 把把考虑进去考虑进去 【语境应用语境应用】用用account的相关短语完成句子。的相关短语完成句子。 1. She _ _ _ (描述描述) of what she saw in China. 2. The plane didnt take off o
19、n time _ _ _ (因为因为) the bad weather. 3. _ _ _ (决不决不) will you miss the chance. 4. The nurse was unable to _ _ (说说 明明) the disappearance of the patients that were under her care. gave an account on account of On no account account for 2. “For the rent”. Mama would count out the big silver pieces. ren
20、t v. to regularly pay money to live in a house/room or use sth that belongs to sb else 租房租房; 租用，租借租用，租借 rent sth from sb 从从租赁租赁 rent sth (out) to sb 把把出租给出租给 eg She rents out two rooms to students. n. 租金；租用费租金；租用费 for rent 出租；招租出租；招租 【语境应用语境应用】翻译翻译下列句子下列句子。 1 1. .我我每月月初交房租。每月月初交房租。 2 2. .我我向琼斯太太租了一个
21、房间。向琼斯太太租了一个房间。 I pay the rent at the beginning of every month. I rent a room from Mrs. Jones. 3. When Nels graduated from grammar school, graduate v. 毕业毕业 graduate from + 学校学校 从从毕业毕业 graduate in +专业专业 以以专业毕业专业毕业 graduate n. 毕业生毕业生 【拓展拓展】 undergraduate (在读在读)大学本科生大学本科生 postgraduate (硕士或博士硕士或博士)研究生研究
22、生 graduation n. 毕业毕业 【语境应用语境应用】根据根据括号内的提示，用括号内的提示，用graduate 的适当形式完成下列句子的适当形式完成下列句子。 1. All three were _ (同一所大学的毕业生同一所大学的毕业生). 2. She _ (毕业于毕业于) an American college in 2019. graduates of the same university graduated from 4. Eagerly, we gathered around the table. gather v. 1) to come together and for
23、m a group 聚集，集合聚集，集合 gather around/round 簇拥，聚集在簇拥，聚集在 eg Gather round, everyone, so that you can see the screen. 2) to get things from different places and put them together in one place 搜集，采集搜集，采集 gather up/together eg Debbie gathered up the clothes. 【语境应用语境应用】翻译翻译下列句子下列句子。 1 1. .这这位教授正在为他的下一本书收集资料
24、。位教授正在为他的下一本书收集资料。 2 2. .雪球雪球滚下山坡时速度越来越快滚下山坡时速度越来越快。 3 3. .姐妹姐妹三人决定轮流做东，在各自的家里举行三人决定轮流做东，在各自的家里举行 家庭聚会家庭聚会。 The professor is gathering materials for his next book. The snowball gathered speed as it rolled down the hill. The three sisters decided to take turns to host family gatherings in their own h
25、ome. 5. “I will work in Dillons grocery after school,” Nels volunteered. volunteer v. to offer to do something without expecting any reward, 自愿自愿(做做某某 事事); 自告奋勇自告奋勇 volunteer to do sth / volunteer for sth. eg Aunt Mary volunteered to clean up the kitchen. 玛丽玛丽阿姨主动要求清扫厨房。阿姨主动要求清扫厨房。 He volunteered fo
26、r the army in 1939. 1939年年他志愿他志愿参军。参军。 volunteer n. 志愿者；主动提供帮助者；义工志愿者；主动提供帮助者；义工 【语境应用语境应用】根据根据括号内的提示完成下列句子括号内的提示完成下列句子。 1. We _ (自愿提供服务自愿提供服务), which made them very happy. 2. Tom _ (自愿帮我自愿帮我) to water the flowers after school. 3. _ (北京奥运会的大部分志愿者北京奥运会的大部分志愿者) were university students. volunteered ou
27、r services volunteered to help me Most volunteers for the Beijing Olympic Games 6. We all felt very good because we did not have to go downtown and draw money out of Mamas Bank Account. go downtown 去市中心去市中心 draw sth from/out of sth 提取提取，支取，支取 =withdraw sth from/out of sth 【拓展拓展】 pay money into.=depo
28、sit money into. 存钱存钱进进帐户帐户 【语境应用】【语境应用】完成完成句子。句子。 I _ my account this morning. 今天上午今天上午我把那笔钱存进我账户了。我把那笔钱存进我账户了。 I _ my account to pay for our trip. 我从账户中取了些钱给我们作旅费。我从账户中取了些钱给我们作旅费。 paid/deposited the money into drew/withdrew some money out of 7. Whatever happened, we always knew we still had the Ban
29、k to depend upon. 1) 本句为主从复合句，本句为主从复合句，whatever引导让步状引导让步状 语从句语从句，whatever happened相当于相当于no matter what happened, 意为“无论发生什意为“无论发生什 么”；么”； 2) 主句中含有一个省略了主句中含有一个省略了that的宾语从句的宾语从句; 3) to depend upon 为动词不定式短语作为动词不定式短语作后置后置 定语定语，修饰，修饰the Bank。 “疑问词疑问词 + ever”可引导让步状语从句，具有“不可引导让步状语从句，具有“不 论”或“不管”之意论”或“不管”之意。
30、 1. 当当whatever, whichever, whoever, whomever, whenever, however, wherever引导让步状语从引导让步状语从 句句时，在口语中，时，在口语中，可用可用no matter what / which / who / whom / when / how / where来替代来替代。如。如： Whatever (No matter what) happened, he wouldnt say a word. Whoever (No matter who) says so, it is wrong. Wherever (No matter
31、 where) you go, I will follow you. 2. whoever, whomever, whatever, whichever等等 还可引导还可引导主语从句、宾语从句主语从句、宾语从句等，这时等，这时不能不能 用“用“no matter + 疑问词”结构来替代疑问词”结构来替代, 而是而是 相当于相当于anyone who, anything that。如如： Whoever gets the job will have lots of work to do. Ill do whatever you ask me to do. Have your parents done something that has moved you greatly? What was it? Share your story.
