Unit 5
The value of money
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What would you like to do
if you get a million pound bank note?
1英镑=7.898人民币
Bank note
(钞票,纸币)
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Have you ever seen a drama/play?
Do you know what a typical drama/play involves?
video time
Look at the title and predict:
What is the type of the text?
A drama or play intends to portray(描述) life or people or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue. It is typically designed for theatrical(戏剧的) performance.
The Million Pound Bank Note
Act 1, Scene 3
幕 场
A. A novel.
B. A biography.
C. A play.
Pre-reading
Basic elements of a play
Characters
Lines(台词)
Stage directions(舞台指导)
Roderick, Oliver, Henry, etc.
Narrator’s words, characters’ dialogue, etc.
Act 1, Scene 3, place, etc.
Plots
Story
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While-reading
Activity 1
Who owned the million pound bank note?
The two rich brothers own it.
Who got the million pound bank note?
Henry got it.
Activity 2
Why did the brothers give someone the million pound bank note?
The two rich brothers made a bet if a man with a million pound bank note could live a month in London.
Why did Henry get it?
While-reading
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What happened
When in America
About a month ago
Towards night
The next morning
Later
After he arrived in London
While walking outside
the brothers’ house
At last
Worked for a mining company
Was sailing on the sea
Was carried out to the sea
Was spotted by a ship
Landed in Britain by accident
Had no money or job
They invited him in.
They gave him an envelope
Henry: a foreigner, homeless, jobless, penniless
While-Reading
Activity 4
How was Henry feeling?
Feelings
Lines
Who? Me, sir?
Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. …I landed in Britain by accident.
I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you.
Well, it may seem lucky to you ……some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny.
Well, why don’t you explain what this is about?
surprised
anxious
puzzled
Angry; upset
Puzzled; angry; curious, surprised
Place
Outside the house
In the house
Activity 1: Sum up the main idea
After-Reading
Two _____________ made _________ and found _______ a perfect person for the bet.
rich brothers
a bet
Henry
The story was set _______London. The two brothers had been arguing for several days and decided to make ____ bet to settle their ________(argue). They were going to find someone for the bet when they saw Henry outside.
They invited him into the house, and asked Henry ______ happed to him. After ________(hear) his experiences, the brothers seemed happy about his bad luck, ________made Henry annoyed. Then he intended ________(leave) the house.
At that time, he __________(give) an envelope with money in it and asked to postpone ________(open) it until two pm. Henry was __________(puzzle) but he promised to do that.
Activity 2: Fill in the blanks according to the text.
After-Reading
in
a
argument
what
hearing
puzzled
opening
to leave
was given
which
A gentleman makes money in a lawful way, takes it in a right way, and uses it in a proper way.
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