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Unit 3
The Million Pound Bank Note
By Mark Twain
Lead-in
If a rich person gives you a large amount
of money, what will you do with it?
save them
use them up
donate
buy a big flat
run a business
spend them on food
clothing
toys……
share with friends
trave
l
do some science research
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.
Pre-reading
Real name
Meaning of pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Place where he grew up
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
•The greatest The greatest humorishumoristt of the 19th century i of the 19th century in American literature.n American literature.
1835 — 19101835 — 1910
•His works are full of His works are full of hhumorumor and and satiresatire(( 讽讽刺刺 ) and ) and reflect the crureflect the cruel society and selfish hel society and selfish humanity(umanity( 人性人性 ).).
His masterpieces(His masterpieces( 杰作杰作 ))
The Adventures of The Adventures of Tom SawyerTom Sawyer
( 汤姆 · 索亚历险记)
His masterpiecesHis masterpieces
The Adventures of The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnHuckleberry Finn
(哈克贝利 ·
费恩历险记)
His masterpiecesHis masterpieces
Life on the MississiLife on the Mississippippi (密西西比河上的生活)
His short storiesHis short stories
•Running for Running for GovernorGovernor (竞(竞选州长)选州长)
•The Million PouThe Million Pound Bank Notend Bank Note(百万英镑)(百万英镑)
ACT
1
SCENE
3
The story began
Act1, s
cene
3
time
place
Characters( 角色 )
Genre( 体裁 )
Task 1. Skim the text and find out:
A. narration( 记叙文 ) B. an exposition( 说明文 )C. an argumentation ( 论说
文)D. a drama( 戏剧 )
Skimming
ACT
1
SCENE
3
• Time ________________
• Place _________• Characters( 角色 ):
1) Roderick
2) Henry Adams
3) Oliver
4) Servant
The summer of 1903
London
Skimming
Main Characters :
Henry Adams :
a lost American businessman
in London
“Roderick” and “Oliver” :
two old and wealthy brothers
Skimming
Hero( 男主角 )?
1. Where does Henry Adams come
from?
A. England
B. New York
C. San Francisco
D. France
Skimming
Task 2:Choose the best answer
2. What did the two brothers give to Henry?
A. a check B. a letter C. a credit card D. a box3. When can Henry open it? A. He can’t open it until 1 o’clock. B. He can’t open it until 2 o’clock. C. He can open it after 1:30. D. He can open it on 3 o’clock.
Skimming
Read carefully and try to find more detailed information.
A month ago Henry was ______ out of the bay.
Towards nightfallHenry 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 unpaid.
sailing
carried
spotted
England
NowHenry was _______ in London and does not know what to do..
Just at that timeRoderick called him and asked him to __________ the house.
To Henry’s surprise
Roderick gave Henry a _____ with money in it.
lost
step insideletter
Detailed-reading (Task 3)
Put the events into the right order( 次序 ):A Henry wandered in London streets.
B About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.
C The next morning he was found by a ship
D Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
E On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.
1
2
3
4
5
Detailed-reading (Task 4)
What do you think of Henry?
Think of some words to describe a person
Detailed-reading (Task 5)
4. Roderick: May we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your plans are? Henry: …I landed( 登陆 ) in Britain by accident. _____
3. Roderick: Not silly. There’s money in it. Henry: I don’t want your charity( 施舍 ), I just want an honest job. _________
1. Roderick: If you don’t mind, may I ask you how much money you have? Henry: Well, to be honest, I have none. ______
honest selfish
hard-working
direct( 直接的 )
friendly generous
2. Oliver: What luck! Brother, what luck! Henry: …If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. _________
careless
What do you think will happen to Henry?Will the million pound bank-note help him
or get him into trouble?
Give a possible development to the story.
Post-reading (Task 6)
1.Try to analyze the
personalities of Oliver
and Roderick
2.Read the play fluently