M3 Unit 3The Million Pound Bank-Note

Unit 3 Reading

Act 1, Scene 3Act 1, Scene 3

Warming up

* * How much do you know about How much do you know about Mark TwainMark Twain??

Real name

Meaning of pen name

Birth date

Birthplace

Grew up places

Famous stories

Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain:

Hannibal, Missouri (along the Mississippi River)

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Nov. 30th, 1835

The water is 2 fathoms deep.

Florida

▲ a great American writer

▲ a famous speaker

▲ liked to tell funny stories

▲ liked to play jokes on his friends

Mark Twain

Mark Twain’s famous works

good at writing about good at writing about children’s adventureschildren’s adventures

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The Innocents Abroad

The Guilded Age

Suppose a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.

Discussion :

Buy a house

Travel around the world

What will you do with the money?

…

What is the style of this text?

A. narration( 记叙文 ) B. an exposition( 说明文 )

C. An argumentation D. a drama( 戏剧 )

ACT

1

SCENE

Scanning • Time __________________• Place _________• Characters:1) Henry Adams __________________________2) Roderick 3) Oliver_________________________4) Servant• What happened?

The summer of 1903

London

A lost American businessman

Two rich brothers

Henry was given a letter with money in it by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until 2 o’clock

Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a penniless person if he was given a million pound note.

Henry, the hero of the story, an American businessman, carried out to the ocean,A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him.

Roderick Oliver

Henry

About a month ago

Henry was_______out of the bay.

Towards nightfall

Henry found himself_______ out 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.

Reading- (7m)

Now Henry was _______ in London and _________ in the street.

Just at that time Roderick _______ him and asked him to step in.

To Henry’s surprise zx 。 xk

Roderick gave Henry an _______ with money in it.

lost

called

envelop

wandering

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 ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.

Reading -pair work(5m)

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.

Reading exercises:

Write”F”if it is a fact. Write “O”if it is an opinion.

1. Henry wants to find a job in London.

2. Henry is given an envelope by two brother.

3. Henry is unlucky young man.

4. The servant is called James.

5. Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.

F

O

O

F

F

Reading- (2m)

Homework• 1 .Prepare for the text and some

phrases and key sentences.• 2. Finish the excercises in the

book

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