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Unit 2
Period 4
Extended reading
新 课 导 入
Free Talk
1. What is a bank account?
2. Do you have a bank account?
An account with a bank created by the deposit of money or its equivalent and subject to withdrawal of money.
3. If you have a private bank account, how would you
feel and what would you do with the money?
Free Talk
safe and secure
satisfied/ content
confident and proud
help those in need
buy necessities in life and study
prepare yourself for the unexpected/ emergencies
treat yourself to a great meal/gift
课 堂 学 习
Prereading
Look at the title and the picture and then predict.
Could you guess what might happen in the story based on the title?
save a lot of money in the account
make full use of the money to invest
offer her family good living conditions
and make them enjoy a happy life
Let’s listen and check.
While listening try to answer the following questions.
Whilereading
1. How many kids are there in the family?
2. What was Little Bank used for?
3. What caused a big financial problem in the family?
4. Did they overcome the problem? How?
5. What is the secret of Mama’s bank account?
Now check the answers.
1. How many kids are there in the family?
2. What was Little Bank used for?
3. What caused a big financial problem in the family?
Four, Christine, Nels and Katrin and Dagmar.
It was used for sudden emergencies.
Nels wanted to go on to high school, but the family
had no enough money.
4. Did they overcome the problem? How?
5. What is the secret of Mama’s bank account?
Yes, the whole family worked together. Nels worked in Dillon’s grocery after school. Papa gave up smoking. Katrin looked after the Elvington children every Friday night with her sister Christine.
There is no bank account.
Now check the answers.
Read the story again and fill in the chart below.
Part 1 (1-5)
Part 2 (6-13)
Part 3 (14-15)
Part4 (16-22)
Introduction to Mama’s Bank Account
Truth of Mama’s Bank Account
The contributions to Nels’ education
The usage of the “L