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1、Unit 3The Million Pound Bank-noteWarming upMark Twains House lWhat do you know about the American writer Mark Twain ? lDo you know any of his works? Can you name any of them?Mark TwainMark TwainSamuel Samuel Langhorne Langhorne ClemenssClemenss（ 塞谬尔塞谬尔. . 朗赫恩朗赫恩 . .克克 来门司）来门司）11/30/183511/30/1835| |
2、04/21/191004/21/1910Americas bestknown literaryfigureAmericas short story writershort story writer novelistnovelist HumoristHumorist public speakerpublic speakerliterarygiantThe evaluation given to himHis famous worksThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记The Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn 哈克贝贝利弗恩历历 险记险
3、记 Life on the MississippiThe Million Pound Bank-NoteDiscussion :Warming up-III (3m)Discussion : Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.Homework 1) Find the information (story) of scene 1 and scene 2. 2) Preview act 1, find out the usefu
4、l expressions. 3) Prepare for a performance for the text.The Million Pound Bank-note Act 1ACT1SCENE1&2A brief introduction to the storyTask 1: pre-readingTwo rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note.Henry, sailed too far, drifted out to the ocea
5、n, wandering in LandonJobless, penniless, dressed in ragsACT1SCENE3The story beganTask 2: Reading1.How did Henry Adams come to England?2.Where did Henry work? How much money did he have?3.What did the two gentlemen give Henty?4.When can Henry open the letter?Scan the passage and find out :1.How did
6、Henry Adams cone to England?It was the ship that brought him to England.2.Where did Henry work? How much money did he have?He worked for a mining company and had no money at all.3.What did the two gentlemen give Henry?They give him a letter.4.When can Henry open the letter?He cant open it until 2 oc
7、lock.Listen to the tape and then put the following events in correct order.(1)Henry wandered in London streets.(2)About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.(3)The next morning he was spotted by a ship.(4)Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.(5)On the
8、ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.51324Find out the useful expressionsPost-reading: Role-play1.Narrator 2.Roderick 3.Oliver 4.Servant1.bet n. (1)agreement to risk money, etc on an event of which the result is doubtful赌博Make a bet打赌咱们赌下次大选好吗？ Lets make a bet on the next election
9、 have a bet打赌 win/lose a bet 打赌赢/输了accept/take up a bet(2) The money, etc risked in this way （金钱等 ）赌注 v. 1)risk (money) on a race or some other event of which the result is doubtful打赌，赌博布莱克夫人把她所有的钱都花在了赌马上。Mrs. Black spent all her money betting on horses. 2)I bet=(informal) Im certain我肯定 我敢肯定他去游泳了，他喜
10、爱这项运动。 I bet hes gone to swimming-he loves it.Henry was an_. One day he had an accident in a_. Luckily he was survived by a ship for_. He arrived in London by earninghis passage without pay. He was _in the street in_. To his surprise an _ thing happened. Two rich brothers gave him a million pound ba
11、nk-note because they had made a_. incredibleAmericanLondonbayragslostbetRetell the story by filling the following passage. What kind of persons you think the characters are? (Henry Adams, Oliver Roderick)After readingproud (he earns his passage by working on a ship to England), careless( he arrived
12、in England by accident after not sailing his boat well), honest (he asks for work not charity).Henry :Oliver and Roderick : rich (servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million pound bank-note), mischievous (prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun), good judges of chara
13、cter( they see Henry is honest and proud)What do you think will happen to Henry?Will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble? Give a possible development to the story. PredictionLearning about languageAlternative words and expressions Words and expressions from the textsomeone paid to do hous
14、eworkunbelievable early evening the cost of a journey on a ship in a way not planned look at.for a long time be the reason forservantstare atby accidentpassagenightfallincredibleaccount forto be honestappearancesillypatiencea bank-notetalepermitallow story a piece of paper used as money willingness to wait foolish the way someone looks to tell you the truth
