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1、Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNoteWarmingUpandReadingWhatdoyouknowabouttheAmericanwriterMarkTwain?Doyouknowanyofhisworks?Canyounameanyofthem? SamuelLanghorneClemens(18351910),betterknownbythepennameMarkTwain,wasanAmericanauthorandhumorist.TwainismostnotedforhisnovelsAdventures of Huckleberry Finn,whichhas
2、sincebeencalledtheGreatAmericanNovel,andThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer.1876 1881 1884 1883 HaveyoueverreadMarkTwainsThe Million Pound Bank Note orseenthefilm? The Million Pound Bank NoteisashortstorybyMarkTwain.The1954filmThe Million Pound NotewasbasedonthisshortstorywithGregoryPeckstarringasHenryAdam
3、s.Imaginethatsomebodygivesyoualargesumofmoneytospendasyoulike.Whatwouldyoudowithit?putitinthebankusethemupdonatetothepoorbuyabigflatrunabusinessspenditonfoodbuyclothesbuybookssharewithfriendstravelaroundtheworlddosomescienceresearchAbriefintroductiontoThe Million Pound Bank NoteTworichgentlemenmadea
4、betonwhatwouldhappentoapersonifhewasgivenonemillionpoundnote.Henry,theheroofthestory,anAmericanyoungman,sailedtoofaranddriftedouttotheocean.Fortunately,aBritishshipforLondon,passingby,savedhim.WhatdoyouthinkwillhappentoHenry?Willthebank-notehelphimorgethimintotrouble?Fast reading1.Howmanycharactersa
5、rethereintheplay?2.WhatdidHenryget?Five.Aletterwithmoney. Careful reading1.WheredidHenrycomefrom?2.Whydidhestareatsomethingthatwasleftofthebrothersdinneronthetable?3.WhatwasHenrysattitudewhenhegotaletter?SanFranciscoinAmerica.Perhapshewasveryhungry.Hedidntwantthecharity.Hejustwantedanhonestjob.4.Wha
6、tdidhedoinAmerica?Heworkedforaminingcompany. 5.HowdidhelandinBritain?HewassailingoutthebaywhenhewascarriedouttoseabyastrongwindandwassurvivedbyashipforLondon.Tellthestatementsafact(F)oranopinion(O)afterfastreading._HenrywantstofindajobinLondon._Henryisgivenanenvelopbythetwobrothers._Henryisanunlucky
7、youngman._TheservantiscalledJames._Henryisfoolishtogoandmeetthetwobrothers.FFOFOwanderpermitstareatspotseekmoveaboutaimlesslyorwithoutanydestination allow,letlookatsb./sth.foralongtimeseeornoticeapersonorthing,esp.suddenlylookfor;trytogetorreachExplainthewordsinthetextinEnglish.Trytomakesentenceswit
8、hthesewords.AmonthagoHenrywas_outofthebay.TowardsnightfallHenryfoundhimself_outtoseabyastrongwind.ThenextmorningHenrywas_byaship.LastlyHenryarrivedin_byworkingontheshipunpaid.sailingcarriedspottedLondonNowHenrywas_inLondonandwanderinginthestreet.JustatthattimeRoderick_himandaskedhimtostepin.ToHenrys
9、surpriseRoderickgaveHenrya_withmoneyinit.lostcalledletterReadagainandfillintheblanks.DescribehowHenrysfeelingschange.What he says or doesHow he feelsBeforeheentersthebrothershouseWhenheintroduceshimselfWhenthebrothersaskhimabouthisplanWhenhetellsthemhowhereachedLondonbyshipwanderingroundLondonbehave
10、spolitelyandanswersquestionsfullyadmitshisproblemsandasksforwork;explainshissituationblameshimselfforhiscarelessness;remembershowhungryhewaswhenheseesthefoodonthetablegratefulthathewasrescued;awareofhishungerhopefulthathemightfindasolutiontohistroublescuriouswhyhehasbeenaskedtogointothehousemiserabl
11、e,unhappy,anxiousDescribehowHenrysfeelingschange.What he says or doesHow he feelsWhentheyseemhappythathehasnomoneyWhentheygivehimtheenvelopeWhentheytellhimthereismoneyinitBeforeheleavesthehouserepliesangrilyangry,irritatedwantstoopentheenvelopestraightawayirritatedthathecannotopentheenvelopeatonceex
12、plainshewantsajobnotcharityunhappytobegivenmoneyratherthanworkingforitagreesnottoopenthelettertill2p.m.interestedandcuriousDiscussion1.WhydoyouthinkthatthebrotherschoseHenryfortheirbet?ItwashisfirstvisittoLondonsonobodyknewhim.Hehadnomoneysohewouldhavetorelyonthebanknote.Theythoughthelookedhonestbec
13、auseheaskedforajobandnotcharity.2.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkHenryis?Whydoyouthinkso?OverconfidenthethoughthecouldsailbetterthanhecouldIndependentheworkedforhispassageasanunpaidhandtoEngland.Honesttellsthetruthtothebrothers.Hard-workingwantsworkbutnotcharity.FreetalkWhatdoyouthinkwillhappentoHenry?Wi
14、llthebank-notehelphimorgethimintotrouble?Giveapossibledevelopmenttothestory.EnjoyascenefromthefilmThe Million Pound Bank Note. 马克马克吐温的格言警句吐温的格言警句1.Latecomeoftruefacts,belikesuddenlyhorseshoe,ahofshootingthehead,pain!迟来的真相，就像突然击中头部的马蹄迟来的真相，就像突然击中头部的马蹄铁，哎，痛啊！铁，哎，痛啊！2.Themanwhodoesnotreadbookshasnoadva
15、ntageoverthemanthatcannotreadthem.那些有好书却不读的人不比无法读到这那些有好书却不读的人不比无法读到这些书的人拥有任何优势。些书的人拥有任何优势。3.Tellthetruthforever,suchofwordsyouneednotrecordedyoutooncesaysomewhat.永远说实话，这样的话你就不用去记你曾永远说实话，这样的话你就不用去记你曾经说过些什么。经说过些什么。4.Rathershutupdonttalk,dontbeeagertoexpressingoneself,either.宁愿闭口不说话，也不要急于表现自己。宁愿闭口不说话，也
16、不要急于表现自己。5.Comityissuchakindofintenseemotionofsanctityisthussweet,firmandhonest.友谊是如此圣洁的一种激情，是如此甜蜜、友谊是如此圣洁的一种激情，是如此甜蜜、牢固和忠诚。牢固和忠诚。6.Everyoneisamoon,andhasadarksidewhichhenevershowstoanybody每个人就像一轮月亮，不愿意将黑暗的一面每个人就像一轮月亮，不愿意将黑暗的一面让别人看到。让别人看到。7.Aslongashadignoranceandself-confidence,youcansucceedbyallmeans.只要具备了无知和自信，你就必然能成功。只要具备了无知和自信，你就必然能成功。Homework1.Reviewthetextandthesentenceswithnewwords.2.Supposeyougetonemillionyuanbanknote,howwouldyouspendit?Writedownyourplan.3.3.Readthetextandtrytoretellitinyourownwordsnexttime.
