Unit3 Using Language精品教案

Period 3 Using Language

Teaching objectives:

1. To continue the story and give Ss the opportunity to act out the play or act an interview.

2. To improve Ss' abilities of listening and writing.

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Reading and acting

Purpose: To let Ss understand Mark Twin's humors and try to act out the story.

1. Pre-reading

Ask Ss to try to get the meanings of the new words and let them read Act One loud to recall what happened before Scene 4.

Suggested Answer:

Henry Adams, an American businessman, had some very bad luck. He was lost in London. He had no money and did not know what he should do. When he was walking down the street, he was invited into a house. Two brothers asked him a lot of questions and promised to help him. They gave him a letter, which Henry couldn't open it until two o'clock. In fact, they made a bet on him. Now, after leaving their house, Henry steps into a restaurant.

2. Reading

(1) Ask Ss to form several groups six, five of whom will take parts in the play. The sixth person will direct the acting. Let Ss read the play and pay attention to their language, making the language sound authentic.

(2) Let Ss answer the following questions.

① What does Henry get from the letter?

② Is the bank-note a fake? Why?

③ What are the differences between the attitudes of the owner?

④ Why do you think the owner trust Henry at last?

Suggested Answers:

① He gets a million pond bank-note.

② No. Because, two notes in this amount have been issued by the Bank of England this year.

③ When the owner sees Henry's appearance, he looks down upon him. Then Henry takes out the