The Boy and the Bank Officer

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Theme of the story：Traditionally, poor people and people who sympathize with them have regarded banks as evil, as enemies of the poor. Such suspicions and misgivings obviously still linger on. This article seems to prove that prejudices of people like the author are ungrounded.
1.He had come open a checking account. (Para.2) 2.Because the bank officer said that ,’a fourteenyear-old is not allowed to withdraw money without a letter from his parents.’( Para.7 ) 3. He was a fortyish black man with short, pressed hair, a pencil mustache, and a neatly pressed brown suit. No, he didn’t. Because everything about him suggested a carefully dressed authority. (Para.3) 4. Why did you let him withdraw money before, but not now?’ (Para.20) 5. Because they are protecting the boy’s interests.

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Background
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The Beginning of Banking Banks first emerged in the Middle Ages when people grew tired of carrying around all their gold and began leaving their money with the goldsmith. Until the founding of the Bank of England in 1694, England's goldsmiths were its first bankers. They kept money and other valuables in safe custody for their customers. They also dealt in gold bullion and foreign exchange. They profited from acquiring and sorting coins of all kinds. To attract coins, the smiths were willing to pay interest.
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• Fill each blank with one word from the list and find the corresponding explanation.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I have a friend who hates banks with a special ___ . …he replied in a voice rising slightly in ___ . You ought to get your parents here and ___ . You know, you really shouldn’t have ___ . I couldn’t believe what this ___ was saying.

bookish brownish childish feverish selfish yellowish 好读书的；迂腐的 呈棕色的 幼稚的 发热的；狂热的 自私的 微黄的；带点黄色 的
5. withdraw:
v. a. to take money out of a bank account eg: Liz withdrew $100 from her account. b. move back or away from a place eg: The American troops were forced to withdraw from Iraq.
The Boy and the Bank Officer
----Philip Ross
Philip Ross (1939- )
An American freelance writer
Write for: The New Yorker
Reader’s Digest The New York Times This text is taken from Strategies for Successful Writing
General introduction
Plot: a boy’s withdrawal of money from
the bank
Setting: in a bank
Protagonists:
bank officer, the boy and “I”
Structure
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The unfavorable opinion of the narrator’s friend on banks : They act like churches. (P1)

教学目的：了解银行的发展历史。

掌握happen to do, in the first place, over-lighted, authority, more than,think twice about, as to whether, no…but to, one cannot but do, move insth,. zero in on sth, damn等重点词汇和短语的意义及用法。

通过句子释义，理解课文中难句。

教学重点：掌握重点词汇及其同义、同形词辨析。

加强学生的口语练习。

教学内容：语言难点语言技能训练难句讲解课堂讨论练习及作业教学方法：精讲多练，讲练结合Questions for Pre-class reading:1.How do you understand the author’s friend’s attitude toward banks?He hates the bank.A banker is a man who lends you un umbrella when the weather is fair and takes it away from you when it rains.2. What can banks do for us? And what about churches?Keep your money.Churches represent God, give people moral advices and preach moral lessons, tell people what to do and what not to do.3. Why did the author go to bank one day?To open a checking account.4. What did he see in the bank?A school boy tried to withdraw money from the bank.5. Why did the officer refuse to have the boy withdraw money?A fourteen-year-old is not able to withdraw money without a letter from his parents.6. What did the author do then?He thought the bank policy is very ridiculous. He thought what he saw confirmed his friend’s comment on banks. He decided not to open his account and found it a good chance to attack the bank policy.7. What do you think of the ending of the story? What effect may it bring to the story? The exaggeration of the speaker’s anger and determination to attack produces comic(喜剧的；逗人的；幽默的) effect.Appreciation of the text:Plot: a boy’s withdrawal of money from bankSetting: at the bankMain characters: the bank officer, the boy, “I”Theme: traditionally, poor people and people who sympathize them regard bank as evil, or as enemy of the poor. Such suspicions and misgivings still linger on. This article seems to prove that prejudices of people like the author are ungrounded. Structure of the text:Part Ⅰ( para.1) : the attitude of the author’s friend toward the bank.PartⅡ( paras. 2-23): the boy managed to withdraw money from the bank but was kindly refused.Part Ⅲ( paras.24-32): the bank officer cleared the fact.Language Points▲happen to do: occur by chance, take placeShe happened to be out when he called yesterday.When the fire broke out, I happened to be passing by.She happened to be out when he called.I happen to know sth about medicine, so he couldn’t fool me.happen: ---refer to accidental or unplanned eventoccur: ---refer to accidental or unplanned event; more formal than happentake place: suggest that an event is/was planned▲in the first / second…place: ---firstly / secondly…in my / your… place: ---in my situation or circumstances▲. overlighted: --- having too much lightover-: 1)above; outside; acrossovercoat overhead overhang overall2) to excess; too muchovertime overeat over-rich overburdenovercharge overweight overstaffed overwhelm▲fortyish: at about the age of forty-ish: a).. reddish greenish bluish yellowish darkish brownishb). foolish childish babyish boyish womanish snobbishclownishc). English Irish Polish Scottish Finnish SpanishSwedishd). selfish bookishe). fiftyish fortyishf). publish polish punish accomplish abolish astonish establish▲mustache: hair on upper lipbeard: hair growing on man’s chingoatee: short pointed beard▲authority: 1) powers to give orders and make others obey The leader must be a person of authority.2) person or group having the power to give orders or take actionsThe health authority is investigating the matter.3) person with special knowledgeShe is an authority on phonetics.▲more than (para. 4): (colloq.) very; extremely; beyondThey were more than willing to help.Some of the stories were really more than could be believed.more… than…:The child was more frightened than hurt.He always seemed old to me, more like a grandfather than a father.no more than: 1)only; justIt cost me only $5 to buy the book.Before long her white sails were no more than a speck upon the waters.2) the same asHe’s no more able to read Spanish than I am.▲w ear an expression of open disma y (para. 5)She look at her plate with an expression of disgust.▲Hold one’s attentionHe is able to hold the audience’s attention even before he speaks.他甚至能在开口之前就吸引住观众的注意。