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

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