Unit 2 Extended Reading 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第一册

Unit 2 Let's talk teens Extended Reading Lead-in Have you ever read English stories about parent-child relationships? 2 Lead-in What similar stories do you know among Chinese literature? Mama's Bank Account is a novel by Kathryn Forbes, published in 1943. It is the story of an immigrant Norwegian family living in San Francisco in the 1920s, told as a series 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. Lead-in 4 Read and answer Read the story Mama and Her Bank Account and answer the following question. What's the main idea of the story? Mother uses a nonexistent bank account, a beautiful lie, to ensure that children live a carefree life and grow up happily. 5 A In pairs, find information about each of the following elements of the short story and complete the table below. Complete the table Setting Characters Plot Theme 6 S