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Unit 5 The Value of Money
Money is a good servant and
a bad master.
金钱是善仆,也是恶主。
——Francis Bacon
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Teaching objectives
1. Analyse the language style of the play and the personalities of the main characters;
2. Learn some useful skills of understanding implied meanings based on what the characters said in the text;
3. Describe the feelings of the main characters using suitable adjectives.
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
What would you do if you had a million-pound bank note?
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save them
use them up
donate
buy a big house
run a business
spend them on food
clothing
toys
share with friends
trip
do some science research
help others
Lead-in
《汤姆·索亚历险记》
《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》
《密西西比河上的生活》
His famous works
《卡拉韦拉斯县著名的跳蛙》
Lead-in
Early stage: Active & humor
Mid-term: Satire(讽刺)
Later period: pessimistic & desperate
Writing style
Learn About The Writer
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Learn About The Writer
Mark Twain
1835-1910
谎言走遍天下,真理寸步难行
A lie can travel halfway around the world, while the truth is putting on its shoes.
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Now let’s read a play and see what the young man did with the million-pound bank note.
Lead-in
Title of play
Scene(场次)
Character names
Narration
(旁白)
Lines (台词)
Stage directions
(舞台说明)
The elements of the play
A play has a unique format and style. Most plays are in the form of a dialogue.
In order to better understand a play, we should pay attention to the instructions or tips included in a play.
Setting背景
Narration always gives information or comment on the action of the scene or the motivations of characters.
A play usually consists of several acts. Each act can have several scenes.
Lead-in
Summarize the main idea in your own words.
Act1, Scene 3
Activity 1 Plot---Sum up the main idea
Two _______________made _______ and found _______ a perfect person for the bet.
wealthy brothers
a bet
Henry
What’s the bet?
Why did they make a bet?
Why did they choose Henry?
Fast reading