Unit 5 The Value of Money Reading and thinking学案-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 5 The Value of Money Reading and Thinking Learning objectives To role-play Act 1, Scene 3 of The Million Pound Bank Note. To know the features of a play. To analyze how Henry Adams feelings change in the scene. To interpret the implied meaning beyond the lines and predict the following plots.  Leading-in Read the sentences below and think about: What are the functions and meanings of these modal verbs? May we ask what you're doing in this country and what your plans are? I can't say that I have any plans. You mustn't worry about that. Could you offer me work here? Brainstorm Do you know him? What do you know about the American writer Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works? Can you name any of them? This man Henry really got a million pound bank note in one of Mark Twain’s works. Guessing ：How could that happen? Look at the layout of the text and identify its genre (体裁) Fast-reading Task1: Read the play quickly, and answer the questions. 1. How many characters are there in the scene? Who are they? 2. Where did the story happen? In the two old brothers’ house located in London. 3. What happened in Scene 3? Task 2: Put Henry's story in correct order. Henry wandered in London streets. Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. The next morning he was spotted by a ship. Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. Henry went to the American consulate to seek help. Careful-reading Read the scene and answer the questions. 1. What bet did Roderick and Oliver make? 2. How did Henry come to England? 3. How does Henry want the brothers to help him? 4. Why do you think Henry does not want the brothers’ charity? 5. Why do you think the brothers chose Henry for their bet? Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). (    ) 1. Roderick did not believe that a man could live a month in London with a million-pound bank note. (    ) 2. Henry was very hungry when he was talking to the brothers. (    ) 3. Henry was sure he would be s