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1、The Million Pound Bank Note,Unit 3,Warming up,How much do you know about Mark Twain?,The greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature. He is good at writing about childrens adventures. The Prince and the Pauper (1882)（皇子与贫儿）,Mark Twain: (18351910),Running for Governor,The Adventures of
2、Tom Sawyer (1876) (汤姆索亚历险记）,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894） （哈克贝利费恩历险记）,The 1,000,000 Bank-Note,short stories,Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain:,Samuel Langhorne Clemens,Nov. 30th, 1835,The water is 2 fathoms deep.,Florida,Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi,The Adventur
3、es of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi,It means the water is two fathoms deep.(=12feet),He left school to look for work.,A printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a business- man and a newspaper reporter.,Further information:,Mark Twains life in
4、 the last years was filled with sad events, loneliness and the loss of much money. As a result of this, his writing lost most of its humour and became sad like him.,.,If a rich person gave you a large amount of money to use as you like, for example, one million pounds, what would you do?,Discussion,
5、a new house,travel around the world,What will you do with the money?,use it up,donate,buy a big flat,run a business,spend it on food,clothing,toys,share with friends,trip,do some science research,Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-note,Warming up and Reading,ACT,1,SCENE,1&2,A brief introduction to the st
6、ory,Pre-reading,Henry, the hero of the story, an American young man, sailed too far, drifted out to the ocean.,A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him.,Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note.,ACT,1,SCENE,3,The story b
7、egan,time,place,people,event,Listen to the tape and take down some notes according to the four things,four. Henry, two brothers (Roderick, Oliver), the servant (James).,Henry came across _ after he landed in _,London of Britain,two brothers,London,In the summer of 1903.,What happened to Henry? What
8、does the brothers choose Henry for?,Scan the passage and find out :,What happened to Henry?,He was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two oclock.,They wanted to make a bet on Henry.,What does the brothers choose Henry for?,jobless,penniless,honest, the right person
9、 to choose for betting,gave Henry an envelope and told him not to open it until 2 oclock,Skimming : answer the following questions:,1. Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London? 2. What did he do in America? 3. Why did he land in Britain?,1. Where does Henry Adams come from?Doe
10、s he know much about London?,Henry comes from San Francisco. No, he doesnt know London at all.,2. What did he do in America?,He worked for a mining company.,3. Why did he land in Britain?,He was sailing out the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was survived by a ship for London
11、.,was sailing out of the bay,found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.,was spotted by a ship.,London,Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.,Detailed reading,working on the,ship as an unpaid hand.,lost,called,an envelop with money in it,wandering,Put the following events in cor
12、rect order. Henry wandered in London streets. About a month ago 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. On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.,pair work,Key:,(2
13、) About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. (4) Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. (3) The next morning he was spotted by a ship. (5) On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. (1)Henry wandered in London streets.,Henry wants
14、to find a job in London. Henry is given an envelope by two brother. Henry is unlucky young man. Henry is not a proud man. Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.,F,O,O,O,F,Reading exercises: Write”F”if it is a fact. Write “O”if it is an opinion.,Henry was an_. One day he had an accident in
15、 a_. Luckily he was survived by a ship for_. He arrived in London by earning his passage without pay. He was _in the street in_. To his surprise an _ thing happened. Two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank-note because they had made a_.,incredible,American,London,bay,rags,lost,bet,Retell the
16、 story by filling the following passage.,What kind of person do you think Henry Adams is?,After reading,It is my first trip here. Well, to be honest, I have none. (no money) Well, I cant say that I have any plans. I dont want your charity. I just want an honest job.,honest,hard-working,direct,Task :,What characteristics of Henry ?,I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand. Could you offer me some kind of wo
