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Unit 3
The Million Pound
Bank-note
Period 1&2
Warming up
and Reading I
Know something
about Mark Twain
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
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.
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:
Scan the passage and answer
1.Who are the main characters of the
story?
2. When and where did the incredible tale
happen?
3. What did the two brothers give
Henry?
Fast reading
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.
Careful reading : 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?
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 saved by a ship for
London.
Tell whether these statements are true or
false. 1.Henry Adams once came to London.
2. Henry came to London by train .
3.Henry once worked for a mining company.
4.The two brothers felt disappointed after
hearing Henry’s experience.
5. Henry looked forward to being offered a
job in London.
6.Henry wanted to leave the room because he
couldn’t get the job he wanted.
felt very happy
He thought they were making fun of him.
It was his first trip
by ship
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 do you think of Henry?
Tells the truth to the brothers.
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.
Wants work but not charity.
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 kind of persons do you think
Oliver and Roderick are?
Oliver and Roderick:
rich (servants and not worrying about
giving a stranger a million pound bank-
note)
mischievous (prepared to bet one million
pounds just for a bit of fun)
good judges of character (they see Henry
is honest and proud)
What kind of persons you think
the characters are?
(Henry Adams, Oliver Roderick)
Post-reading
Oliver and Roderick :
rich (servants and not worrying about
giving a stranger a million pound bank-
note), mischievous (prepared to bet one
million pounds just for a bit of fun),
good judges of character( they see Henry
is honest and proud)
Read the play aloud after class to better
understand it.
What do you think will happen to Henry?
Give a possible development to the story.
Prediction
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