Unit 3The Million Pound Bank-Note -- 澄城县王庄中学 史张侠

How much do you know about him?

Mark Twain (1835—1910)

The greatest humorist of the 19th century in American literature. Also one of the greatestwriter in the world.

his masterpieceshis masterpieces

18761876

The Adventures of The Adventures of Tom SawyerTom Sawyer

( 汤姆 · 索亚历险记）

his masterpieceshis masterpieces

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The Adventures of The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnHuckleberry Finn

（哈克贝利 ·

费恩历险记）

his short storieshis short stories

1.Running for 1.Running for GovernorGovernor （竞（竞选州长）选州长）

2.The 2.The Million Million PoundPound Bank-Not Bank-Notee （百万英镑）（百万英镑）

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 :

Fast readingFast reading How many characters are there in the How many characters are there in the

scene? Who are they?scene? Who are they? Where are they in the scene?Where are they in the scene? What happened in the scene?What happened in the scene?

Characters （ three ）：

Henry Adams :

a lost American businessman in London

“Roderick” and “Oliver” :

two brothers and rich Englishmen

In two brothers’ house.Roderick and Oliver made a bet on

whether a man with a million pound bank note can survive a month. Fortunately, they find Henry.

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.

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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.

Skimming : answer the following questions:

1. Where did Henry Adams come from?

Did he know much about London?

2. What did he do in America?

3. Why did he land in Britain?

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4.What did two brother give him?

5.When could he open the thing ?

6. Why did the brothers choose Henry?

1.Where did Henry Adams come from?

Did he know much about London?

Henry came from San Francisco.

No, he didn’t know London at all.

2. What did he do in America?

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.What does two brothers give him?

They wanted to make a bet on Henry.

6.Why did the brothers choose Henry?

A letter with money in it

5.When can he open the thing ? Until two o’clock

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

Fill in the following form.

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

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

According to the text, filling the blanks

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The story happened in _________ in ________. Henry, a tramp who came from ______________ landed in Britain ____________. He earned his _________ by working as an _________ hand. Wandering in London streets, he met _______________ who asked him to _____________ their house. After asking Henry many questions, they gave him _________with one million pound bank note because they made a bet.

London1903

San Franciscoby accident passage

unpaid

two old brothers step inside

a letter

Key words:

• American, accident, save, arrive, earn his passage, lost, in rags, incredible, two brothers, million pound, make a bet

• What do you think of Henry?

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.

Suppose you get a large amount of money by buying lottery tickets ( 彩票 ) and become a millionaire ( 百万富翁 ).

What will you do with the money?

Buy a house

Travel around the world

Read the play with emotion.

Try to act it out.

Thanks a lot!

Any comment is welcome!