Unit 3　The Million Pound Bank Note

Period 3　语言运用课

学习目标

　　1.To comprehend the play The Million Pound Bank Note and improve reading comprehension,listening and writing abilities.

　　2.To learn about the English play by comprehending and acting it out.

　　3.To form a proper attitude to the value of money by expressing yourself in English.

学习过程

　　Part Ⅰ Reading

　　Pre-reading activity(读前):

　　Task 1 Fast-reading-Skim the text and find out the main idea of the play.

　　1.Read through the text quickly and then complete the True or False questions.

　　(1)The owner looked down upon Henry when he noticed Henry's appearance.(　　)

　　(2)Henry asked for more of the same food because he is an American who likes to eat a lot.(　　)

　　(3)When Henry saw the million pound bank note,he was happy and proud of it.(　　)

　　(4)The owner didn't believe that the bank note was real and he asked Henry to get out of the restaurant.(　　)

　　2.Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.

Time (1)　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Place (2)　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Characters (3)　　　　　　　　　　　　　 What is happening in Act Ⅰ,Scene 4? Henry's different treatment (待遇)received from(4)　　　　　　　　 before and after he showed (5)　　　　 　　

3.What kind of person is the owner of the restaurant?How do you know?

　　4.What can we learn from this play?

　　Task 2 Careful reading

　　学习建议:通过分析句子成分理清句子结构。

　　1.Well,it is well-known that Americans like to eat a lot.

　　(1)It is well-known that...意思是　　　　,可以转换为句型:As is well-known,...

What is well-known is that ...