1. Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-note Warming up and Reading I

2. What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works? Warming up

3. Real name of MT Meaning of his pen name Birth date Birth place Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835 (died 1910) Florida Fill in the blanks. river

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

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

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

7. his short stories The £ 1,000,000 Bank-Note The £ 1,000,000 Bank-Note

8. Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons. Discussion

10. What would happen to Henry? Prediction:

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

12. 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.

13. 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

14. Skimming: answer the following questions: 1. 1. How did Henry Adams come to England? 2. 2. Where did Henry work before? How much did he have? 3. 3. What did the two gentlemen give Henry? 4. 4. When can Henry open the letter?

15. 1. 1.How did Henry Adams come to England? 2. Where did Henry work before? How much did he have? He landed in Britain by accident He worked for a mining company. he had none.

16. 3. What did the two gentlemen give Henry? 4. When can Henry open the letter? a letter with money in it 2 p. m.

17. 讨论： Why do you think that the brother chose Henry for their bet? It was his 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.

18. (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. Put the following events in correct order.

19. 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.

20. passage spotted sailed The million pound bank note Before Henry coming to London A month ago, Henry ______ out of the bay. He was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was _______ by a ship. He earned his ________ by working unpaid, which __________ his appearance. accounted for Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.

21. The million pound bank note When Henry coming to London He landed in Britain ____________. He lost his way, _________ on the _________. He went to the American ________ to ______help. pavement wandering by accident embassy seek

22. The million pound bank note How Henry’s luck _______ Two ________ brothers made a bet. Henry was _______ to enter their house. Henry was given the letter with a million pound bank note. invited wealthy changed

23. 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. American London bay Retell the story by filling the following passage.

24. 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____. incredible rags lost bet

25. What kind of persons you think Henry is? Post reading

26. Henry: Proud/hardworking: 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.

27. Honest: It is my first trip here. Well, to be honest, I have none. Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job.

28. 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