1. The Million Pound Bank Note
Unit 3
The Million Pound Bank Note

2. Guess— Who is he? William Shakespeare A male(男性的) writer Britain
To be or not to be, that is a question.
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare

3. Mo Yan Guess— Who is he? A Chinese writer Born in Northeast China
Nobel Prize in Literature
Red Sorghum(高粱)
Mo Yan

4. Guess— Who is he? Nobel Prize winner Born in Columbia
Passed away(去世) recently
One Hundred Years of Solitude
百年孤独
García Márquez

5. Mark Twain Guess— Who is he? An American writer Really humorous
Real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain

6. Mark Twain (1835—1910) What do you know about Mark Twain?
Do you know any of his works?
Mark Twain
(1835—1910)

7. Read the short passage on P17 quickly and fill in the chart.
Real name
Meaning of his pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Place where he grew up
His famous stories

8. Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Fill in the blanks.
Real name
Meaning of his pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
The river is 2 fathoms deep.
November 30th, 1835
Florida

9. Place where he grew up
His famous stories
In Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

10. He is good at writing about children’s adventures.
The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer
《汤姆 · 索亚历险记》

11. The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn《哈克贝利·弗恩历险记》

12. his short stories
1. Running for Governor

13. 2. The £ 1,000,000 Bank-Note

14. Pre-reading 1. Imagine that somebody gives you a
large sum of money to spend as you
like. What would you do with it?

15. Fast Reading What is the writing style of this text?
A. A narration(记叙文) .
B. An exposition(说明文) .
C. An argumentation (议论文) .
D. A play(戏剧) .

16. A play consists of three parts:
1. The narration:
the background of the play;
2. The dialogue (对话):
things happened to the characters;
3. The action:
details that cannot be shown by words.

17. Careful Reading When Where Who What the summer of 1903 London
A: Roderick & Oliver
B: Henry Adams
A: make a bet
B: lost in London

18. Careful Reading 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?
4. Why do you think that the brothers chose Henry for their bet?

19. Careful Reading 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 survived by a ship for London.

20. Careful Reading 4. Why do you think that the brothers chose
Henry for their bet?
It was Henry’s first visit to London so nobody knew him.
He had no money so he would have to rely on the bank note.
They thought he looked honest because he asked for a job and not charity.

21. Careful Reading Put the following events in the correct order. ❶❷❸❹❺
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.

22. Careful Reading Action Analysis
They found maybe Henry was suitable
(合适的)for their bet.
1 his eyes stare at what is left of the brothers’ dinner on the table L28
2 The brothers smile at each other. L36
3 claps his hands together L 43
4 Henry stands up to leave L44
5 gets it from a desk and gives it to Henry like a gift L48
6 taking it carefully L49
7 Henry starts to open it L50

23. ACT
Now you should summarize
the main idea: 1
What happened in Act I, Scene 3?
SCENE
Henry was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two o’clock. 3

24. Character Analysis
Remember you are what you say and do. What do you think of Henry according to his words and actions?

25. polite Henry was? Thanks. Thank you. Not at all. Go right ahead.
Taking it carefully.
polite

26. honest 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

27. Henry was?
I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand.
independent

28. hard-working Henry was? Could you offer me some kind of work here?
I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job.
hard-working

29. frank & not driven by money
Henry was?
Well, it may seem lucky to you
but not to me.
If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. (Henry stands up to leave)
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.
frank & not driven by money

30. Discussion
Is money everything?

31. Money can buy a house, but not a warm home.

32. Money can buy a bed, but not a good sleep.

33. Money can buy a clock, but not golden time.

34. Money can buy a book, but not knowledge.

35. Money can buy you a position, but not respect.

36. Money can buy you medicine, but not health.

37. Money can buy a friend, but not love.

38. Money can buy you blood, but not life.

39. Money is NOT everything
Money can buy a house, but not a warm home.
Money can buy a bed, but not a good sleep.
Money can buy a clock, but not golden 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.

40. Role play
Homework
After analyzing the play, work in group of 4 to play the role of Henry, Roderick, Oliver and the servant.