Unit 5 The Value ofMoney-Listening &Speaking＆Talking教學設計

This themes of thesection are “Discuss the good deed of returning lost money” and “Describepeople’s changing attitudes in a film clip”.

Just as FrancisBacon said “Money is a good servant and a bad master”. Faced with the money,people’s attitudes are quite different. Some are tempted by it, but some arenot; some use it to help others, but some use it to do evil things; some loveit but honestly earn; some love it but lick others’ boots. Part A (Discuss thegood deed of returning lost money) tells the story that a cleaner Chen Liyan,who works at Taiyuan Railways Station,

found a plastic bag inside which thereis 100,000 yuan and kept on returning it to the owner without get any rewardalthough her daughter Liu Xia has a seriously illness and she had a large loanfor her daughter’s illness. Section B(Describe people’s changing attitudes in afilm clip) is the Act 1, Scene 4 of the film The Million Pound Bank Note, inwhich the American Henry Adams ate in a small restaurant after he got themillion pound bank note, but when he paid for his bill, the people such as theowner and the servant had different attitudes towards him---trying to make upto him. Therefore, faced with the value of money, different people havedifferent attitudes. Part A and Part B is a bright comparison. In fact, it’s atest of humanity when people are faced with it.

1. Students can get the detailed information from the listening and thevideo.

2. Students learn the listening strategy---make inferences in order tounderstand the inner information.

3. Students learn the value of money from the two stories and have agood attitudes towards the money.

4. Students can retell a story by using the sequencing words andconnecting words.

1. Students can get the detailed information from the listening and thevideo..

2. Students learn the listening strategy---make inferences in order tounderstand the inner information.

3. Students can retell a story by using the sequencing words andconnecting words.

Part AListening and Speaking--- Discuss the good deed of returning lost money

Step 1Before listening--Small talk

1.We knowmoney is very important. What can you use it to do ?

We can use it to do a lot of things,such as buying what we want, helping others, harm or hurt others...

2.What dopeople have to buy in order to lead a good life?
Some necessary thing to lead a goodlife, such as a house, beds, clothing, food,...

3.What canpeople not buy with money ?
buy love, friendship,...

Step 2 While listening---Task 1

Listen to the news report and match the people with the correctinformation.
1. Chen Liyan A. the owner of the lost money
2. Wang Zheng B.a cleaner at Taiyuan railway station
3. Ma Dongbao C.a police officer living in Chen’s apartment building
4. Liu Xia D.Chen’s 16-year-old daughter

Step 3 While listening---Task 2
Listen againand put these events in the correct order.

_______ Chen Liyan found Wang Zheng’s money and returned it to him.
_______ Chen gave an interview to the local newspaper.
_______ Wang built a website to help raise funds for Liu Xia.
_______ Ma Dongbao shared Chen’s story with Wang.
_______ Chen spent all her savings and took out a large loan.
_______ Wang offered Chen 5, 000 yuan.
Answers: 1 3 6 5 4 2

Step 4 While listening---Task 3
1. It was the first time Chen Liyan’s story was reported. T F
2. Chen found 10,000 yuan in a small plastic bag in Taiyuan railways station. T F
3. Wang Zheng apologised to Chen because he couldn’t offer her more money. T F
4. Chen took out a large loan to cure her daughter. T F
5. Wang set up a fundraising website for Chen’s daughter after Chen told himabout her situation.
T F

Step 4 Post listening---Speaking

1. Discuss your answers to the questions withyour partner and explain your reasoning.

1)What kind of person do you think ChenLiyan is?
She is honest and determined.
2).Did Chen return the money becauseshe didn’t need it ?
No, she didn’t. Because her daughterhad a serious illness.
3) Is it common for people to do whatChen did ?
Yes, it is.
4) How did Wang Zheng feel about thereturn of his money ?
surprised
5) Why did Ma Dongbao tell Wang aboutChen’s family ?
Because he was moved by Chen’saction.
6) How did the news reporter feel aboutChen’s actions.

The reporter feelChen Liyan’s example shows different thinking about money. Money is important,but people like Chen’s differently isn’t everything.

Example
A: What kind of person do you think Chen Liyan is?
B: I think she must be an honest person because she returned themoney to its owner Wang Zheng and didn’t accept any reward.
A: I bet she’s really determined too. You can tell this by how longshe waited for the owner.

2. Work in groups of four. Discuss thefollowing questions.
1) Do you agree with Chen Liyan ? Whatwould you do if you were in her situation ?
2) When we help someone, should weexpect to get something in return ?
3) What do you think is the best way toget money ?
4) Should we judge people based on howmuch money they have ?

Example
A: I think that Chen Liyan did the right thing by returning the moneyand refusing to take a single cent from Wang Zheng.
B: Well, I think that Chen Liyan was correct in returning the money, butshe should have accepted the money Wang offered.

Step 5Pronunciation---Intonation

語調(diào)（intonation),即說話的腔調(diào)，就是一句話里的聲調(diào)(pitch) 高低抑揚輕重的配置和變化。世界上沒有一種語言是單一的聲調(diào)說出的，以英語為例，英語有五種基本語調(diào)：升調(diào)(↗)、降調(diào)(↙)、升降調(diào)(∧)、降升調(diào)(∨) 以及平調(diào)(→)。升調(diào)和降調(diào)是英語中最基本，也是最重要的兩種語調(diào)。
降調(diào)的基本意義是表示肯定、完整、結束等意義，主要用于陳述。
升調(diào)的基本意義是表示不肯定、不完整、未結束等意義，主要用于提問。

例如：

1.A：Jean,can you bring me the newspaper?

B：↗Sorry?

Jean用升調(diào)說Sorry，其意思是Ididn’t hear you. Could you say that again，please?

2.A：Jean,can you bring me the newspaper?

B：↙Sorry.

Jean用降調(diào)說Sorry，顯然其意思是拒絕幫助或無能為力。

3.A：Mr.Smiththinks we ought to get the money in hand first.

B：↗Who?

A：Mr.Smith.

B用升調(diào)說Who，表示聽不清對方談話中的某一部分，要求對方再重復那一部分。

4.A：We’dlike to have someone to say a word at the beginning to welcome the group.

B：↙Who?

A：Wethought that you or Dr.Johnson might do it.

B用降調(diào)說Who，其意思是問，對方想讓誰在開場時致歡迎詞。

Step 6 Pronunciation---Practice
1. Listento the short conversation and mark the intonation with ↗, ↙ or ↙, ↗.Then discuss with a partner what they intend to convey by using differentintonation.
Owner: You know what ?↗ It’s a million-poundbank note↙.
Waiter 1: Really ?↗(question)
Waiter 2: Really !↙(unbelievable andsurprised)
Waiter 3: Really ?!↙↗(first question thensurprised)
2. Listen to the conversations. Underline the parts that are stressed and markthe intonation. Then talk about the implied meanings of the responses withdifferent intonations. Listen again and repeat.
1) Henry: It’s a nice suit.
Owner: Oh, it’s perfect!↙(The intonation means it is very suitable for Henry.)
2) Henry: Well, that’s very kind of you.
Owner: Kind, sir ?↗(what you said is not right) No, it’s kind of you. You mustcome whenever you want and have whatever you like. Just having yousit here is a great honour !!↙(welcomeyou to come again)
3)Henry:Well, to be honest, I have none.
Oliver:(happily) Whatluck!(excited) Brother↗, what luck!↙(It means “Didn’t you hear it?”)
Henry: Well, it may seem luckyto you but not to me!↗(angry)If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’svery funny. Now if you’ll excuse me, I ought to be on my way.↙(If so, I would leave.)
Roderick: Please don’t go↙...(hope Henry can wait for a moment)

Part B Viewingand Talking---Describe people’s changing attitudes in a film clip

Step 1 Before-listening---Tell the film

You are going towatch part of the film The Million Pound Bank Note. Look at these photos andguess what happens in the film.

The film tells Henry went to a small restaurant to eat.After he finishedhis meal, the owner asked him to pay for the bill, but he didn’t have money topay for his bill until 2:00 p.m. At 2:00, he opened the letter and took out themoney---Million Bank Note, everyone was shocked. Finally, the owner changed hisattitude towards him and made his meal free. When he was leaving, the ownerbowed.

Step 2 While viewing---Watch the film
Watch the film and answer the followingquestions.
1. Why does the owner of the restaurant want Henry to sit somewhere else ?
Because Henry is in rags.
2. What does Henry order ? Why is the waiter surprised ?
Two hams and eggs, and two nice thickbig juicy steaks with all the trimmings and two long cool tankards of ale.