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M3 Unit 3The Million Pound Bank-Note
Unit 3 Reading
Act 1, Scene 3Act 1, Scene 3
Warming up
* * How much do you know about How much do you know about Mark TwainMark Twain??
Real name
Meaning of pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Grew up places
Famous stories
Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain:
Hannibal, Missouri (along the Mississippi River)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Nov. 30th, 1835
The water is 2 fathoms deep.
Florida
▲ a great American writer
▲ a famous speaker
▲ liked to tell funny stories
▲ liked to play jokes on his friends
Mark Twain
Mark Twain’s famous works
good at writing about good at writing about children’s adventureschildren’s adventures
18761876 18811881
The Innocents Abroad
The Guilded Age
Suppose a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.
Discussion :
Buy a house
Travel around the world
What will you do with the money?
…
What is the style of this text?
A. narration( 记叙文 ) B. an exposition( 说明文 )
C. An argumentation D. a drama( 戏剧 )
ACT
1
SCENE
Scanning • Time __________________• Place _________• Characters:1) Henry Adams __________________________2) Roderick 3) Oliver_________________________4) Servant• What happened?
The summer of 1903
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
Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a penniless person if he was given a million pound note.
Henry, the hero of the story, an American businessman, carried out to the ocean,A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him.
Roderick Oliver
Henry
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
Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.
Reading- (7m)
Now Henry was _______ in London and _________ in the street.
Just at that time Roderick _______ him and asked him to step in.
To Henry’s surprise zx 。 xk
Roderick gave Henry an _______ with money in it.
lost
called
envelop
wandering
Put the following events in correct order.
(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.
Reading -pair work(5m)
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.
Reading exercises:
Write”F”if it is a fact. Write “O”if it is an opinion.
1. Henry wants to find a job in London.
2. Henry is given an envelope by two brother.
3. Henry is unlucky young man.
4. The servant is called James.
5. Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.
F
O
O
F
F
Reading- (2m)
Homework• 1 .Prepare for the text and some
phrases and key sentences.• 2. Finish the excercises in the
book
• ( 非常学案)。