unit 3 the million pound bank-note period 1&2 warming up and reading i
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Unit 3The Million Pound Bank-note
Period 1&2
Warming up
and Reading I
What do you know
about Mark Twain?
Do you know any of
his works?
Warming up
Real name
Meaning of his pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Place where he grew up
His famous stories
Read the short passage quickly and fill in the chart.
Real name of MT
Meaning of his pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
On Nov. 30th, 1835
Florida
Fill in the blanks.
river
Place where
he grew up
His famous
stories
In Hannibal, Missouri,
along the Mississippi
River.
The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer; The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn….
The greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature.Novels:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)( 汤姆 · 索亚历险记)The Prince and the Pauper (1882)( 皇子与贫儿 ) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894)(哈克贝利 · 费恩历险记 )
Mark Twain:(1835—1910)
The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer
《汤姆 · 索亚历险记》
He is good at writing about He is good at writing about children’s adventureschildren’s adventures
The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
《哈克贝利 · 弗恩历险记》
his masterpieceshis masterpieces
18761876
The Adventures The Adventures
of Tom Sawyerof Tom Sawyer
his masterpieceshis masterpieces
18811881
The Adventures The Adventures of Huckleberry of Huckleberry FinnFinn
his short storieshis short stories
1. Running for 1. Running for GovernorGovernor
2. The £ 2. The £ 1,000,000 1,000,000 Bank-NoteBank-Note
Suppose a rich person gives you a
million pound bank-note, what will
you do with it ? Give the reasons.
Discussion
ACT
1
SCENE
1&2
A brief
introduction to
the story
Pre-reading
the bet
Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note.
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.
What would happen to Henry?
Prediction:
ACT
1
SCENE
3
The story began
What happened to Henry?
Scan the passage and find out :
Reading
What happened to
Henry?He was given a letter by the two
brothers and was asked not to open
it until two o’clock.
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?
4. Why do you think that the
brother chose Henry for their
bet?
1. Where does Henry Adams come
from?Does he know much about
London?
2. What did he do in America?
Henry comes from San Francisco.
No, he doesn’t know London at all.
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.
4. Why do you think that the
brother chose Henry for their
bet?• It was his first visit to London so
nobody knew him.• He had no money so he would have to
rely on the bank note.• They thought he looked honest because
he asked for a job and not charity.
(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 ship he earned his passage by
working as an unpaid hand.
Put the following events in correct order.
Key:
(2) 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.
F (fact) or O (Opinion)
1). Henry wants to find a job in London.( )
2). Henry is given an envelope by the two brothers. ( )
3). Henry is an unlucky young man. ( )
4). The servant is called James. ( )
5). Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers. ( )
FF
FF
OO
FF
OO
About a month ago
Henry was ______ out of the bay;
Towards nightfall
Henry found himself ______ to sea by a strong wind.
The next morning
Henry was ______ by a ship.
Lastly Henry arrived in _______ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand.
sailing
carried
spotted
London
Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.
Now Henry was ___ in London and wandering in the streets.
Just at that time
Roderick ______ him and asked him to step in.
To Henry’s surprise
Roderick gave Henry a _____ with money in it.
lost
called
letter
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 can’t say that I have any plans.
I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand.
Could you offer me some kind of work here?
I don’t want your charity, I just want an honest job.
Well, it may seem luck to you but not to me.
If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.
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.
Prediction