Unit 3The Million Pound

Bank-note

Warming up

and Reading I

What do you know

about Mark Twain?

Do you know any of

his works?

Warming up

Real name of MT

Meaning of his pen name

Birth date

Birth place

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

1835 (died 1910)

Florida

Fill in the blanks.

river

Place where

he grew up

His famous

stories

In Hannibal, Missoouri,

along the Mississippi

River.

The Adventures of Tom

Sawyer;

The Adventures of

Huckleberry Finn.

The Adventures of

Tom Sawyer

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

The Adventures of

Huckleberry Finn

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his short storieshis short stories

The £ 1,000,000 The £ 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

What would happen to Henry?

Prediction:

What happened to

Henry?He was given a letter by the two

brothers and was asked not to open

it until two o’clock.

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.

Jobless, penniless,

honest, the right person

to choose for betting

gave Henry an envelope

and told him not to

open it until 2 o’clock

Skimming: answer the following questions:

1. How did Henry Adams come to England?

2. Where did Henry work before? How much did he have?

3. What did the two gentlemen give Henry?

4. When can Henry open the letter?

1.How did Henry Adams come to England?

2. Where did Henry work before? How much did he have?

He landed in Britain by accident

He worked for a mining company. he had none.

3. What did the two gentlemen give Henry?

4. When can Henry open the letter?

a letter with money in it

2 p. m.

讨论： 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.

passage

spotted

sailed The

million

pound

bank

note

Before

Henry

coming to

London

A month ago, Henry

______ out of the bay.

He was carried out to sea

by a strong wind and was

_______ by a ship.

He earned his ________ by

working unpaid, which

__________ his

appearance.

accounted for

Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.

The

million

pound

bank

note

When

Henry

coming to

London

He landed in Britain

____________.

He lost his way, _________

on the _________ .

He went to the American

________ to ______help.

pavement

wandering

by accident

embassy seek

The

million

pound

bank

note

How

Henry’s

luck

_______

Two ________ brothers

made a bet.

Henry was _______ to

enter their house.

Henry was given the

letter with a million

pound bank note.

invited

wealthy

changed

Henry was an_________. One day he had

an accident in a___. Luckily he was

survived by a ship for_______. He

arrived in London by earning his passage

without pay.

American

London

bay

Retell the story by filling the following passage. Retell the story by filling the following passage.

He was ___ in the street in____. To his

surprise an _________ thing

happened. Two rich brothers gave

him a million pound bank-note

because they had made a____.

incredible

ragslost

bet

What kind of persons you think

Henry is?

Post reading

Henry:

Proud/hardworking: 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.

Honest:

It is my first trip here.Well, to be honest, I have none. Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job.

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