Unit 3

The Million Pound Bank-note

What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works?

The greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature.

Novels:

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)( 汤姆 · 索亚历险记）

The Prince and the Pauper (1882) （皇子与贫儿） The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894 ） （哈克贝利 · 费恩历险记）

Mark Twain:(1835—1910)

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

his masterpieceshis masterpieces

18761876

The The Adventures Adventures

of Tom of Tom SawyerSawyer

his masterpieceshis masterpieces

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The Adventures The Adventures of Huckleberry of Huckleberry Finn Finn

his short storieshis short stories

1.Running for 1.Running for GovernorGovernor

2.The £ 1,000,000 2.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

ACT

1

SCENE

3

The story began

ACT

1

SCENE

1&2

A brief introduction to the story

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.

What happened to Henry when he was wandering in the London street??

What did the brothers choose Henry for?

Scan the passage and find out :

What happened to Henry when he was wandering in the London street?

He was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two o’clock.

They wanted to make a bet on Henry.

What did the brothers choose Henry to do?

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. 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?

Henry comes from San Francisco.

No, he doesn’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.

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.

pair work

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.

1. Henry wants to find a job in London.

2. Henry is given an envelope by two brother.

3. Henry is unlucky young man.

4. Henry is not a proud man.

5. Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.

F

O

O

O

F

Reading exercises: Write”F”if it is a fact. Write “O”if it is an opinion.

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

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

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

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. 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_____.

unbelievable

American

Londonbay

rags lost

Retell the story by filling the following passage.

bet

What kind of persons do you think the characters are?

(Henry Adams, Oliver ,Roderick)

After reading

proud (he earns his passage by working on a ship to England), careless( he arrived in England by accident after not sailing his boat well), honest (he asks for work not charity).

Henry :

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 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