Unit 5Reading and Thinking 教学设计-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 5 The value of money period 2 Reading and thinking教学设计 课题 Read about a bet between two wealthy men 单元 Unit 5 学科 English 年级 高一 教材分析 The theme of this unit is the value of money. This section is Reading and Thinking about a bet between two rich men in a play based on the American writer Mark Twain's short story "Million Pounds" and the movie of the same name. The scene leads to the background and origin of the story: two rich brothers bet a million pounds that a penniless Henry happens to pass by. After asking a series of questions, the brothers decided that he was the right man and handed him the million-pound note in an envelope, which Henry did not understand. The play fully demonstrated Henry's integrity, honesty, frankness, and strong character. The rich bet millions of pounds that money is a tool for them to test their hypotheses and settle arguments. For hungry Henry, money was the only way to feed himself, but he did not want to be directly assisted by rich people, but wanted to get a job, through their own labor to earn money. Through reading the drama texts presented for the first time in the compulsory stage of high school, we can understand the history, society and culture of English-speaking countries. Understand the characteristics of drama, improve literary accomplishment; Through reading this play, we can understand Henry's honest and sincere character characteristics and the reason why he was chosen. We can help students establish a healthy view of money, hold a correct attitude towards money, and understand that money can serve us well. Be confused by money, will become a slave; At the same time, it is helpful to improve students' comprehensive language ability. 学情分析 This is the first time for students to come into contact with English drama, and some of them have a slight understanding of the Chinese version or film version of the drama. They can establish a connection with the English script based on their existing knowledge