1. Revision The summer of 1903 Time __________________ Place _________
Characters:
Henry Adams
__________________________
2) Roderick
3) Oliver
_________________________
Servant
Narrator
What happened?
London
A lost American businessman
Two rich brothers
Henry was given a letter with money in it
by the two brothers and was asked not to
open it until 2 o’clock

2. New words steak: eat like a wolf: genuine: reserve: scream: fake: bow:
a thick slice of good quality beef 牛排
eat food very quickly
real
order or book
give a long piercing cry
false, not real 鞠躬

3. Pre-reading:
Task 1:
Prediction

4. The first place I’d like to go?
restaurant

5. Henry at the restaurant at first?
What would happen to
Henry at the restaurant at first?
He was not taken
seriously.
He was treated
politely.

6. While-reading: Task 1. Scanning
Read and answer the following questions

7. 1. What was it in the letter?
2. Before Henry took the note out of the envelope, did the waiter serve him politely? Why?
3. Did the owner believe that the note was genuine or not? Why?
4. Whose behavior changes the most during this scene? Give examples.
5. What kind of person is the owner of the restaurant?
6. Why do you think the owner of the restaurant gave Henry a free meal?

8. Read and answer these questions.
1. What was it in the letter?
A million pound bank-note.
2. Before Henry took the note out of the envelope, did the waiter serve him politely? Why?
No, he didn’t. He served Henry impolitely. Because he thought Henry was a poor man who was not able to pay the meal.

9. 3. Did the owner believe that the note was genuine or not? Why?
He was not sure if it was real because Henry was in rags.

10. 4. Whose behavior changes the most during this scene?
The owner’s behaviour changes the most because he stops being rude and worrying if Henry can pay for the meal and becomes over-polite offering Henry a free meal.

11. 5. What kind of person is the owner of the restaurant?
He is somebody who is only impressed by how much money somebody has.

12. 6. Why do you think the owner of the restaurant gave Henry a free meal?
He may be frightened Henry will not come back. He may also worry that Henry will tell his friends about the bad treatment he got at the restaurant and they will not return either.

13. T F F F Task 2 : True or false 1.The owner looked down upon Henry when
he noticed Henry’s appearance.
2. Henry asked for more of the same food because he is an American who like to eat a lot.
3.When Henry saw the million pound bank- note, he was happy and proud of it.
4.The owner didn’t believe that the bank- note was real and he asked Henry to get out of the restaurant. F F F

14. Task3 Scene 4
1. What does “it’ll cost a large amount of money” exactly mean?
You are in rags. You can’t afford it.
2. At the sight of the customer’s note, the owner and his waiter got very __.
A. frightened B. angry
C. worried D. excited D

15. 3. When did the hostess and the waiter change their attitude to the customer?_________
A. At the beginning of the story.
B. Before they saw the large note.
C. At the end of the story.
D. After they saw the large note. D

16. 4. It can be inferred from the play that ______.
A. the two brothers are laughing at Henry
B. the waiters judge people by appearance
C. Henry is dishonest
D. Henry is the luckiest person in the world B

17. Post-reading: Reading strategy: Pay much attention to the different
Task 3. Listening
Reading strategy: Pay much attention to the different
attitude towards Henry.

18. The great change of their attitude
Rude
Respectful ?
how

19. The great change of their attitude
Rude
Respectful ?
why

20. Retell the story 1
With the __________ in hand, Henry decided to enter a _________ for a meal. He ordered some _____ and _____ and a nice big _______ together with a tall glass of _____. The waiter told him the meal would cost him _____________________ After eating his first order, Henry asked for more of ______ ________.
envelope
restaurant
ham
eggs
steak
beer
a large amount of money
the same

21. Retell the story 2
When Henry opened the letter, he found it was a _______ ________ ___________. He was ________ but the owner and the waiter were _______. The owner was not sure if it was _________ or _______. They couldn’t believe Henry who was ___ ____ could be so rich. At last, the note was proved to be real.
million pound bank-note
surprised
shocked
genuine
fake in
rags

22. Retell the story 3
After knowing that the bill is genuine, the owner _______ Henry again and again for his coming to his little eating place and even asked Henry to forget the ______. The owner, hostess and waiter all ______ together as Henry left.
thanked
bill
bow