Unit 5 The Value of Money Reading and Thinking 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第三册

Money is a good servant and a bad master. --Francis Bacon 导(4mins)：理解单元导语，了解学习目标 【直译】金钱是好的仆人，却是坏的主人。 【同义】要做金钱的主人，莫做金钱的奴隶。 Francis Bacon 背景补充： An English philosopher, statesman政治家, and essayist散文家； Called the father of modern science Another famous saying: "Knowledge is power." B3U5 The value of money Read about a bet between two wealthy men The Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain 2 Mark Twain Real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens The Father of American Literature. He was famous for his humor and satire/ˈsætaɪə/讽刺. The Million Pound Bank note, published in1893, was a play based on Mark Twain’s experience during the gold rush period . Background about the author and the book Mark Twain (1835-1910) To identify the basic elements of a play script; To sort out the main plot in the scene; To analyze the personalities of the main characters through finding out some evidence in the text; To understand the implied meaning behind the literal meaning; To cultivate your correct value of money 识别剧本的基本要素； 梳理场景中的主要情节； 通过在文本中寻找一些证据来分析主要角色的性格； 理解字面意思背后的隐含意义； 培养正确的金钱价值观 思(15mins)：根据导学案上的自学指导，自主阅读并完成相应的练习题 1.Skim to identify the basic elements of a play script 2.Scan to finish the reading exercises 3.Analyse some sentences and describe Henry’s feelings using suitable adjectives. 4.Understand the implied meaning of some sentences taken from this scene. 1.略读剧本的基本元素 2.扫读完成阅读理解练习 3.分析一些句子，用合适的形容词描述亨利的感受。 4.理解这个场景中一些句子的隐含意义。 Act幕 and Scene场 Narration Lines of Dialogue Title characters Stage Directions place; actions; feelings; etc. Read for the structure What are the Basic elements of a play script? Read for details 1.How did Henry come to England? A.He came to England on foot步行. B.He reached England by chance意外地. C.His friends helped him reach到达，抵达 London. D.He was carried to England by a strong wind. 2.How does Henry want the brothers to help him? A.He wanted to get a job from them. B.He desired them to give him money. C.He thought that he could live with them. D.He would like them to give him some food. √ Correct your answers：BAACCD √ 笔记P101 3.Why do you think Henry does not want the brothers’ charity慈善 /施舍 ? A.He wants to earn a living by hard work. B.He doesn’t want to be seen as a beggar 乞丐. C.He is afraid of 对…害怕 accepting the brothers’ charity. D.He feels ashamed 感到羞愧 to be given money by strangers. 4.How did Henry feel when he got a letter from the brothers? A.Worried. B.Annoyed. C.Surprised. D.Disappointed. √ √ 5.Why do you think the brothers chose Henry for their bet? A.They thought Henry was easy to fool. B.They found Henry was honest and stupid. C.They found he was poor，friendless，and alone. D.Henry knew nothing about them and was easy to control. 6.What words can be used to describe Henry? A.Wise and cautious. B.Generous and frank. C.Considerate and patient. D.Honest and hard-working. √ √ →impatient/puzzled/angry... →Puzzled/Confused... 1. Who? Me, sir? 2. Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain by accident. 3. I’m afraid I don't quite follow you, sir. 4. Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me! If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. 5. Well, why don’t you explain what this is all about? → confused/surprised Read for feelings Read these sentences and describe Henry’ s feelings using suitable adjectives.读这些句子，用合适的形容词描述亨利的感受。 课本P53 →angry/annoyed，doubtful →honest, helpless Explain what the speakers mean by saying these sentences. Understanding implied meaning Some sentences have an implied meaning which is not clearly stated. This implied meaning often indicated people's feelings, attitudes, or motives. You can find this implied meaning by looking at the context. You have to read between the lines because the real messages are often hidden beneath the literal meaning. 课本P53 Read for implied meanings Read for implied meanings Correct your answers：BABA 1. I went to the American consulate to seek help, but ... Anyway, I didn’t dare to try again. A. He got help successfully. B. He failed to get help and felt helpless. C. He didn’t want to ask for help at all. 2. You mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage. A. The brothers think his situation is useful for their bet. B. The brothers will give him a job. C. He will face more trouble. 3. What luck! Brother, what luck! A. They feel sorry for Henry. B. They are very excited because Henry is perfect for their plan. C. They think Henry is very rich. 4. Oh, this is silly. A. Henry thinks the brothers’ behavior is strange and unreasonable. B. Henry thinks he is very foolish. C. Henry thinks the note is useless. 议(5 mins)：小组讨论，深度思考 1.What would you do if you had a million-pound bank note？ 如果你有一张百万英镑的钞票，你会怎么做？ 2.What’s Henry’s attitude towards money？ 亨利对金钱的态度是什么？ 3.What do you think is the right attitude to money？ 你认为对待金钱的正确态度是什么？ 展(6mins): 学生代表发言 save them use them up donate buy a big house run a business spend them on food clothing toys share with friends travel around the world do some science research help others 1.What would you do if you had a million-pound bank note ? Critical Thinking 2.What’s Henry’s attitude towards money？ A gentleman loves his money in the right way. 君子爱财，取之有道。 Critical Thinking Critical Thinking 3. What’s your attitude towards money? Money is indeed important, but money cannot buy everything. If you only give your attention to making money, you may lose many things, such as health, friendship and love. We should not regard money as everything. Money is just a tool that can help us solve problems or enable us to live a comfortable life. What we should do is to use it appropriately and not become misers. This way, all of us can lead a happier life. As Fransico Bacon said, “Money is a good servant and a bad master.” We should use it wisely instead of being controlled by it. Oliver who believes a man could live a month in London with ______________________ Roderick who _______ the idea. Henry, an _________ who _______in Britain ____ accident a million pound bank note doubts American landed by How did that happen to Henry? What would continue to happen？ wealthy brothers made a bet on Henry Summary 评(6mins): 教师梳理戏剧场景的角色和情节发展 A month ago Henry was ________ out of the bay. Towards night Henry found himself _________ out to sea by a strong wind. The next morning Henry was ________ by a ship. Later Henry landed in ________ by accident. sailing carried spotted London After arriving in London Henry was _______ in London and was wandering in the street. While walking outside Roderick and Oliver ________ him in. At last Roderick gave Henry a _______ with money in it. lost invited letter Summarize the plot 19 Watch for the plot bet one million pounds just for fun bored&extravagant [ɪkˈstrævəɡənt]过分的 “Well, you mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage.” “What luck! Brother, what luck!” “Yes. I went to the American consulate to seek help, but… Anyway, I didn’t dare to try again.” (The brothers smile at each other.) indifferent&selfish rude (happily) other’s troubles their advantage other’s misfortune their luck sharp-sighted眼光敏锐的 made a perfect choice for the bet What kind of people are the two brothers? Further discussion Complete the passage with words from Act 1, Scene 3. The two gentlemen had been having a heated argument for a couple of days, and had decided to make a _____ which would settle their argument. They were going to find someone to take part in their bet when they saw Henry walking on the street outside. They invited him into their house, where Henry told them he had landed in Britain by _________. bet accident Although he had gone to the American consulate to _____ help, he had not received any. Henry hoped that the brothers would offer him some _____ of work because he had no money. Henry got upset with the brothers when they seemed too happy about his bad luck. They quickly told him not to feel that way and they gave him an envelope with money in it. They said the letter inside would explain what it was all about, but he had to postpone opening it until 2 o'clock. Henry felt that was odd. The _______ ended with Henry leaving their house and promising that he would not open the letter until 2 o'clock. seek sort scene 检 Role Play Now please choose the following characters to role-play. 1.Narrator 2.Roderick 3.Oliver 4.Henry 5.Servant 用 Thank you 24 39 2 Read the scene and answer the questions. 人民教育电子音像出版社 普通高中教科书 英语 必修 第三册 238069.3 $