Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending教学内容分析

Teaching Plan for The Million Pound Bank Note

Step 1.

Warming up Show the picture of the million pound bank note from the film related to the text. Ask the students how they can get such a large sum of money. Then lead in the story.

Step 2.

Reading. 1.

Read the first paragraph to get the background of the story and fill in the table. When Where who

____________ and ____________, two old and wealthy brothers, who have _____________. ___________, an American businessman, who does not know _______________________.

2.

Read the text carefully and get the information about the bet and the main character, Henry. #. Something about the bet: content The brothers’ opinion What to do Nationality

Plan in London

Experience at sea

With a million pound note, a man could __________ a month in London. Oliver _____________ it. Roderick ____________ it. They want to choose the right person for their bet. ______________________ To find ________________

# He was sailing out of the _________ and then was carried out to sea by a strong wind.

# A ship found him, asked him to work for his own ___________ and then brought him to Britain.

He asked for __________ from the American embassy but got no answer.

He worked for a(n) _______________________.

No

A ____________ that he mustn’t open until 2 o’clock.

#. Information about Henry: What he did in Britain

Job in America

Money he had

What the brothers gave him

3.

Choose the following words to describe how Henry is or tell how Henry feels in different scenes. friendly, determined, generous, brave, honest, selfless, wise, happy, curious, confident lazy, ridiculous, cruel, stubborn, embarrassed, annoyed, hopeless, impatient, angry, doubtful, mean

scenes How Henry feels / How Henry is

Henry is wandering on the pavement.

Henry sees the pear dropped by the baby.

Roderick says it is an advantage.

Henry asks the brothers to offer him some kind of work.

Oliver says “What luck” and claps his hands together.

Henry takes the letter.

Henry is told not to open the letter until 2 o’clock.

Henry is told there is money in the letter.

Henry goes out of the house.

Step 3. Post-reading. 1.

Act out the play with books in hand. Narrator (旁白) / Servant

Henry Adams Roderick Oliver

2.

Predicting. What would Henry do with the million pound bank note?

Step 4. Homework assignment:

Read P22 and P58-59, and write the ending of the story.