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Unit 2 Let’s talk teens
Extended reading Mama and her bank account (I)导学案
Learning aims:
1. Understand what a short story is and the elements of a short story;
2. Figure out the structure and the plot of this story;
3. Try to share your own story between you and your family.
Step 1: Lead-in
1. Make a prediction based on the title and the picture.
2. More information about this story
3.The basic elements of a short story
Setting
when and where
the time and place in which it happens.
Characters
who
a person, or sometimes even an animal
Plot
what and how
a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict(冲突).
Theme
why
the central idea or belief in a short story.
Step 2: Presentation
Task 1 Fast reading
How many paragraphs are there in the story?
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Fill in the blanks according to the time line (the structure of the passage)
Part 1 (Paras. ________) Scene 1: In Katrin’s childhood….
Part 2 (Paras. ________) Scene 2: When Nels graduated from…
Part 3 (Paras. ________) Scene 3: After twenty years…
Task 2 Careful reading
Scene 1: In Katrin’s childhood…
Watch a video about paragraph 1-5, and try to find out these answers
1. What did mama do every Saturday night?
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2. What was the money used for?
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3. Did they draw money out of Mama’s bank account?
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4.How did they feel about Mama’s bank account?
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Scene 2: When Nels graduated from grammar school…
· Look at paragraph 6, what happened in this family?
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· Look at paragraph7-13, what was Mama’s attitude? How did they solve the problem?
Group Work :In this part, 5 people in a group to role-play the conversations, they are : narrator(旁白),Mama, Papa, Nels, Katrin.