Module 3 Unit 3 Reading

ACT

1

SCENE

3

basic elements （要素）

act scene narrator character settinglinesstage direction

A play based on Mark Twain’s novel

The Million Pound Bank Note is a two-act play with the city of London in the early 20th century as its ________. This is ___ 1, _____ 3 in which there are 4 _________. Their _____ are the most important part of the play, which help us understand their personalities, while ______________ tell the actor and actress their movements, the facial expressions they should have and so on.

setting Act Scenecharacters

lines

stage directions

Henry

Oliver & Roderick

One million pound bank note

penniless American businessman wandering in London

make a bet

object of the bet

stake 赌注

old, wealthy brothers

He came to Britain _________?

( )a. earned passage by working as an unpaid hand ( )b. sailed out of the bay ( )c. carried out to sea by a strong wind ( )d. was spotted by a ship ( )e. just about gave up for lost ( )f. went to the embassy to seek help

1.2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

put the sentences into the right order (line 25-36)

by accident

What did the brothers think of Henry’s situation?

Roderick: ……It’s an advantage.

Oliver: What luck! Brother, what luck!

Henry: Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me. On the contrary, in fact. If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. (Henry stands up to leave) Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.

After hearing their words, what did Henry feel? The function of stage directions

show the speaker’s tone of voice 语调 behavior. It help us better understand the characters and how the story goes.

line 37-45

(happily) (claps his hands together)

Why did the brothers choose Henry for their bet?

What kind of person do you think Henry is? How do you know that?

The function of lines:

Lines talk for themselves.They show the personalities or characteristics of the characters.

Fox example: H: I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. It was all my fault.

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

Money can buy a house.Money can buy a house.

but it can’t buy a __________.but it can’t buy a __________.

Money can buy a clock.Money can buy a clock.

but it can’t buy __________.but it can’t buy __________.

Money can buy a book.Money can buy a book.

but it can’t buy __________.but it can’t buy __________.

Money can buy medicine. Money can buy medicine.

but it can’t buy __________.but it can’t buy __________.

money is everything. money is everything.

____________________.____________________.

familyfamily

timetime

knowledgeknowledge

healthhealth

Money is Money is not everything! not everything!

1. Listen to the tape and read the play again, imitating the intonation and pronunciation.

2. Try to retell the story in your own words.

3.Underline the useful phrases and the smart everyday talk in the play.

I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand.(L35)

Could you offer me some kind of work here? (L40)

I don’t want your charity, I just want an honest job.(L42)

Henry is:

Not at all, it’s my first trip here. (L21 )

Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. (L25)

As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain by accident. (L25)

Well, to be honest, I have none. (L42)

honest

hard-working/independent:

Well, it may seem lucky 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.(L44-46)

direct/frank; proud/self-respecting

The function of lines:

Lines talk for themselves. Lines show the personality orcharacteristics of the characters.

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.

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.

Enjoy the film!

The first place I’d

like to go?

restaurant

Characters （人物）：

Henry Adams :

“Roderick” and “Oliver” :

I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. It was all my fault.

old, wealthy brothers

make a bet

(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.

5

1

3

2

4

put the following events in correct order.

• What do you think of Henry?

• They see that Henry is honest because he ask for a job but not charity.

So, that’s why the two brothers chose Henry for their

bet.

Can you tell exactly what the reasons are?

Conclusion

•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.

Discuss the questions in groups:

1. Why do you think that the brothers 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.

Money Is Money Is ??Money can buy a house, but not a home.

Money can buy a bed, but not sleep.

Money can buy a clock, but not time.

Money can buy a book, but not knowledge.

Money can buy you a position, but not respect.

Money can buy you medicine, but not health.

Money can buy a friend, but not love.

Money can buy you blood, but not life.

Money Is Money Is not everything! not everything!

What is the difference What is the difference between the two columns of between the two columns of

words?words? Money can buy a house, but not a home.

Money can buy a bed, but not sleep.

Money can buy a clock, but not time.

Money can buy a book, but not knowledge.

Money can buy you a position, but not respect.

Money can buy you medicine, but not health.

Money can buy a friend, but not love.

Money can buy you blood, but not life.

Treasure what you have now and enjoy your life!

What is the style of this text?

A.narration 记叙文 B.an exposition 说明文C. An argumentation 议论文

D. a play( 剧本 )

You have written a perfect composition except that th

ere are some spelling mistakes.

除了一些拼写错误以外，你的作文是无可挑剔的。

( 无法把 composition 放到介词 except 后，所以

是宾语从句，从句中不缺少句子成分，也没有语

义的丢失。 )