Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note Reading课件

课件26张PPT。Period 1Feng YueRead the short passage quickly and fill in the chart.Samuel Langhorne Clemens1835 (died 1910)Florida Fill in the blanks.riverIn Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.his masterpieces1876The Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1881his short stories1. Running for Governor2. The ￡ 1,000,000 Bank-NoteSupposea rich persongivesyou a millionpoundbank-note, whatwillyoudo with it ? Give the reasons.DiscussionACT1SCENE1&2A brief introduction to the storyPre-readingthe bet Characters in the play:Roderick and Oliver:
Two rich brothers, who made a bet. Roderick believed that a man couldn’t survive in the city for a month with only a million pound bank-note. But Oliver believed he could.Henry Adams:
An American businessman, lost in London without money, friends or a job.ACT1SCENE3The story beganWhat happened to Henry?Scan the passage and find out :He was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two o’clock.Readingjobless, penniless, honest, the right person to choose for bettinggave Henry an envelope and told him not to open it until 2 o’clockIntensive reading:
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? 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.zxx k 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.Put the following events in correct order.(B)(1)(D)(2)(C)(3)(E)(4)(A)(5)F (fact) or O (opinion)
1). Henry wants to find a job in London.( ) zxx k
2). Henry is given an envelope by the two brothers. ( ) zxx k
3). Henry is an unlucky young man. ( )
4). The servant is called James. ( )
5). Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers. ( ) zxx kFFOFO1. Why do you think that the brother chose Henry for their bet?
2. What characteristics does Henry have ?Discussion1. 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.Tells the truth to the brothers.honest:Wants work but not charity.hard-
working:2. The characteristics of Henry:overconfident:He thought he could sail better than he couldindependent:He worked for his passage as an unpaid hand to EnglandsailingcarriedspottedLondonRead Act one again, then fill in the following form.lostcalledletterWhat 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. PredictionHomework1.Write a summary of the text.
2.Read the text fluently and preview
the words in the second period.zujuanwang