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Extended reading
Unit 2 Let's talk teens
Mama and Her Bank Account
Free talk
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If you have a private bank account, how would you feel ?
satisfied/ content
confident and proud
safe and secure
Could you guess what might happen in the story based on the title “Mama and Her Bank Account”?
save a lot of money in the account
make full use of the money to invest(投资)
offer her family good living conditions and make them enjoy a happy life
Prediction
who?
when ?
where?
What?
Why?
How?
Four key elements of a short story
Characters
plot
Theme
Setting
what?
central idea
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Setting and characters of the story
a family in San Francisco in the early 1900s
Mama
Papa
Brother Nels
Sister Christine
Me Katrin
Little sister Dagmar
Scene 1 Para1-5
Every Saturday night
.
20 years ago
20 years later
Scene 2 Para6-15
Scene 3 Para16-22
When Nels went on to high school
Last year
Plot (structure) of the story
How many scenes can this story be divided into?
Scene 1 Paras.1-5
Every Saturday night
.
That was 20 years ago (L35)
Scene 2 Paras.6-15
Scene 3 Paras.16-22
When Nels went on to high school
Last year
Plot (structure) of the story
How is the article organized(组织)?
A. Time order B. Space order C. Logic order
Scene 1 Saturday Routine P1-5
What did Mama do every Saturday night?
How was the money distributed(分发)?
How did they feel during making the budget?
Fill in the blanks in your paper.
Mama would sit down by the kitchen table and count out the money.
Scene 1 Saturday Routine P1-5
How was the money distributed (分发)?
rent
groceries
a note book
poor
maybe the rest of coins
We would watch with ________ interest.
At last, Papa would ask, “Is that all?”
And when Mama ________, we could ______ a little .
Mama would look up and ______, “Good. We do not have to go to the Bank.” It gave us such a _______,
________feeling.
nodded
relax
smile
anxious
How did they feel during making the budget in para5?
warm
secure
Mama’s Bank Account
What is the personality of Mama? Match the adjectives.
P1…..and count out the money Papa had brought home. and P2 “For the rent.” Mama would count out the big silver pieces.
P3 Mama would put one or two coins to the side.
P5 ...Mama would look up and smile, “Good. We do not have to go to the Bank.”
thrifty
organized
gentle
optimistic
Scene 1 Saturday Routine P1-5
Scene 2 Emergency P6-15
What problem did the family come across?
What was the function of the “little Bank”?
How did the family work together to get through this difficulty?
Scene 2 Emergency P6-15
What problem did the family come accross?
What was the function of the “little Bank”?
Nels wanted to go on to high school and it would cost a little money.
It was used for sudden emergencies.
Scene 2 Emergency P6-15
How did the family work together to get through this difficulty(度过困境)?
Nels:
Papa:
Christine and I :
to work in Dillon’s grocery
to give up smoking
to look after Elvington children
What is the personality of Mama? Match the adjectives.
Scene 2 Emergency P6-15
P8 “We do not have (没必要)to go to the Bank,” she reminded.
P10 Mama gave him a bright smile and wrote down a number.
P 11 Mama reached out across the table and touched Papa’s arm.
confident
determined
encouraging
optimistic
thoughtful
grateful
understanding
Scene 3 Truth P16-22
Does Mama’s bank account exist?
Why did Mama make up such a lie to her children?
How about the changes of Papa and Mama?
Scene 3 Truth P16-22
Why did Mama make up such a lie to her children?
Because Mama wanted to provide a _______feeling to her children and give them courage to face up the difficulties.
safe
How about the changes of Papa and Mama?
shorter
silver hair
Papa:
Mama:
Structure and theme of the story
_____________ to Mama’s Bank Account
Even though the family is __________ , they work together to face up ___________ and never use _____________________ .
(真相)______ of Mama’s Bank Account
Part1 (1~5)
Part2 (6~13)
Part3 (14~15)
Part4(16-22)
Theme
A mother has deep______for her children and does whatever she can to protect them.
Introduction
love
truth
Mama’s bank account
poor
emergencies
The plot
Plot
Nel's urgent need for money
the reaction of Nel, Papa and Kristin
no bank account
development
climax
twist
the twist of the story
twist
the development of the story
development
the climax of the story
What is the key sentence to show the climax of the story?
Detailed Reading
Multiple Choice
1. We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. Mama was caring and wise
B. Papa was very lazy and humorous
C. Mama had an account inside the bank
D. Nels was very selfish
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The author’s family members were friendly to each other.
B. Mama prepared some money for sudden emergencies.
C. The author became a writer later.
D. There were six children in the author’s family.
Detailed Reading
Multiple Choice
3. Mama told a lie because ______.
A. she liked money very much
B. she wanted to make her children feel secure
C. she didn’t have enough money
D. she disliked her children
4. Why did they feel very good when they didn't have to go downtown?
A. They had got enough money.
B. They didn't need to use Mama's Bank Account.
C. They all didn't like to go downtown.
D. They had the Little Bank
Every Saturday night the whole family would get together and count their money. If Mama could put a little money into a box 1. ____ their “Little Bank”, 2. ________ existed in the downtown Bank, as their mother told them. And they all felt that it was their strong support. Every time some 3. _____________ (expect) thing happened, they usually 4._________ (gather)a round. The money in the "Little Bank” would be taken out and counted. If it was not enough, everyone would figure out their own ways 5. _________ (collect) the money, even giving up their free time or hobby. When they 6. _______ (final) got enough money, they felt relaxed for 7. _________(keep) the Account untouched. In this way, they went through 8. __________(count) emergencies. But when Katrin asked her mother to put her salary into the Account, what 9. ________ (surprise) them was that there was no such an account at all. In fact it is only 10. ______ white lie, which their mother makes up to spark the whole family to struggle ahead.
as
which
unexpected
gathered
to collect
finally
keeping
countless
surprised
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