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1 Period 1&2 Warming up and Reading I
Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-note

2 What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works?
Warming up-I (2m) What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works?

3 his masterpieces The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1881

4 his short stories 1.Running for Governor 2.The £ 1,000,000 Bank-Note

5 Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Real name Meaning of his pen name It means the water is two fathoms deep. Birth date Birthplace Place where he grew up His famous stories Samuel Langhorne Clemens On November 30th, 1835 Florida Hannibal The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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7 A brief introduction to the story
ACT Pre-reading-I (2m) A brief introduction to the story 1 SCENE 1&2

8 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.

9 What would happen to Henry?
Pre-reading-II (1m) Prediction : What would happen to Henry?

10 ACT 1 The story began SCENE 3

11 Scan the passage and find out :
Reading-I (2m) Scan the passage and find out : 1. Characters: 2. Time: 3.Place: 4.Event:

12 Skimming : answer the following questions:
Reading-II (3m) 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?

13 4. How many questions do the brothers ask Henry
4. How many questions do the brothers ask Henry? What’s the brothers’ concern? 5.What do the brothers give Henry ? 6.When can Henry open the letter?

14 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.

15 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.

16 4. How many questions do the brothers ask Henry
4. How many questions do the brothers ask Henry? What’s the brothers’ concern? Seven. The brothers’ concern is whether Henry has money . 5.What do the brothers give Henry? A letter. 6.When can Henry open the letter? Not until 2 o’clock.

17 Put the following events in correct order.
Henry wandered in London streets. About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. The next morning he was spotted by a ship. Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. Reading III-pair work(5m)

18 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.

19 Reading-IV (2m) Reading exercises: Write”F”if it is a fact. Write “O”if it is an opinion. Henry wants to find a job in London. Henry is given an envelope by two brother. Henry is unlucky young man. Henry is not a proud man. Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers. F F O O O

20 Read Act one again, then fill in the following form. About a month ago
Reading-V (7m) Read Act one again, then fill in the following form. 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

21 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

22 Retell the story by filling the following passage.
Reading-VI (5m) Retell the story by filling the following passage. 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_____. American bay London lost rags incredible bet

23 What kind of person do you think Henry is ?
After-reading (3m) After reading What kind of person do you think Henry is ?

24 honest person Henry was? Henry was? It is my first trip here.
Think about what kind of person Henry was? Henry was? 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. honest

25 Hard-working Henry was?
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. Hard-working

26 Direct/Straightforward
Henry was? 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. Direct/Straightforward

27 Discussion In groups of four, discuss the question: Is money everything?

28 Money Is Not Everything
Money can buy a house, but not a home Money can buy a bed, but not sleep Money can buy a clock, but not time Money can buy a book, but not knowledge Money can buy you a position, but not respect Money can buy you medicine, but not health Money can buy a friend, but not love Money can buy you blood, but not life


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