1、Unit Three The Million Pond Bank Note Lesson Type: New class Time: 45 min Teaching Aims: 1. Knowledge aimFor the reading class, the knowledge aims are as follows: 1) Get familiar with Mark Twin and the act The Million Pond Bank Note2) To master the vocabulary such as “scene, birthplace, spot, indeed
2、”; and the phrases “bring up, go ahead, by accident, on the contrary, take a chance, in rags” etc. 3) To imitate the pronunciation from the act. 2. Skill aimAfter learning the act, the students would be able to grasp the main idea of the text by themselves. They will also be able to use the language
3、 to speak. 3. Emotional aim（精读）By reading the act, the students should be able to realize the humorous of Mark Twins language. So that the students could appreciate the art of literature. （泛读）The students should notice that in old capitalist society how much money a person has decides how people tre
4、at that person. But the article focus on praising honest, and noble soul which is more important than a big amount of money. Students should understand that and build their own noble values.Key Points Use the language points freely in communication. Difficult Points Act the scenes with emotion and a
5、uthentic pronunciation. Teaching Tools：radio, ppt, videoTeaching Methods: Task-based teaching method, audio-lingual method.Teaching Procedures:I. Warming up At the beginning of the class, the teacher will ask students imagine what are they going to do if someone gives them 10 million RMB. After the
6、discussion, the students would be interested in the topic, then the teacher lead students to focus on the text book. II. Presentation and practice 1.Pre-reading T: Do you know anything about Mark Twin the author of the play Ten Million Pound Bank Note? S1: No. S2: Yes, hes an American writer. T: Gre
7、at! So do you know what kind of works does he have? S2: Novels, plays. T: Excellent. Hes famous for writing humorous and critical themes. We are going to find out if theres humorous and critical signs in this play Ten Million Pound Bank Note. Now we are going to listen to the tape. For this time, fi
8、nd out the words you may not familiar with and guess what they mean. 2. While reading While listening to the tape and looking at the play the students will find out some words that they are not familiar with. For example, go ahead. T: Where do you find the phrase “go ahead”? S1: From the conversatio
9、n “ I wonder, Mr Adams, if youd mind us asking a few questions.-Not at all. Go right ahead.” T: Ok, then tell me please if Mr Adams mind their asking questions? S2: No, he doesnt mind cuz he said “not at all”. T: Very keen observation. Ok, then imagine if you were Adams, what are you gonna say after
10、 saying you dont mind? S1: You can ask me. T: Very brilliant. Yes, “go ahead” actually means “do what you want to do”, like “just do it”. For example, I ask “ Can I open the door?” And you answer? Ss: Go ahead. T: Meaning? Ss: You can open the door. T: Very good! You guys are so smart!Then the teach
11、er is going to teach other new words by leading the students to find out the answers by themselves.3. Role playMost of the students would have chances to have a role in this scene. The students would be separated into four groups. The four groups will practice first then finish the whole play.During
12、 this time, the students should learn deeper about the play. The main idea and writing style of the play will be grasped by the students. The teacher will play the tape again and tell the class that they need to focus on the imitation. The teacher may provide some modal pronunciation III. Summary As
13、k the students what words theyve learned and how they understand the words, then the students should also talk about whats the most important in a play.IV. Homework Write a short play about what will happen next after the scene theyve learned in this class. Blackboard Layout Unit Three Ten Million Pond Bank Note Birthplace Spot Indeed Bring up Go ahead By accident On the contrary
