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

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The Adventures The Adventures

of Tom Sawyerof Tom Sawyer

his masterpieceshis masterpieces

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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