人教版（新课程标准） 必修三Unit3 The Million Pound Bank Note Reading 课件-(20张ppt)

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Unit 3
Warming up,pre-
reading and reading
The Million Pound Bank-Note
Do you know something about the American writer Mark Twain
(2) Have you ever read his works
Warming-up
Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn a new unit. This unit introduces you to some short stories and dramas written by Mark Twain.
ABOUT MARK TWAIN
Today we will learn something about this great writer in the American history.
Now please read a passage about Mark Twain on page 17 so that you can know more about him.
the age of twelve
Working experience
He left school to look for work.
A printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a business- man and a newspaper reporter.
More information about Mark Twain.
Mark Twain
(1835—1910)
Famous Novels:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)
(汤姆·索亚历险记）
The Prince and the Pauper (1882)
（王子与乞丐）
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894）
（哈克贝利·费恩历险记）
The greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature.
His short stories
2.The 1,000,000 Bank-Note

1.Running for Governor
If a rich person gives you a large sum of money to spend as you like, for example, one million pound, what would you do with it
Discuss the following question with your partner and then report your work.
Pre-reading
1. Have you ever read the story “The Million Pound Bank-Note”
2. Do you want to know what happened to Henry Adams in THE MILLION POUND BANK-NOTE written by Mark Twain
So in this class we will learn the story together.
A brief introduction to the story
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.
Where does Henry Adams come from
Does he know much about London
What did he do in America
Why did he land in Britain
Scanning
1. Where does Henry Adams come from
Henry comes from San Francisco.
3. What did he do in America
He worked for a mining company.
2. Does he know much about London
No, he doesn’t know London at all.
4. 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 spotted by a ship for London.
(1) Henry wandered in London streets.
Put the following events in correct order.
(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.
Key :
(2)
(4)
(3)
(5)
(1)
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.
Now Henry was _______ in London and wandering in the street.
Just at that time Roderick _______ him and asked him to step in.
To Henry’s surprise Roderick gave Henry a _____ with money in it.
lost
called
letter
Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.
Henry was an_________. One day he had an accident in a_____. Luckily he was spotted by a ship for_______. He arrived in London by earning his passage without pay. 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
American
London
bay
rags
lost
bet
Retell the story by filling the following passage.
Prediction
What do you think will happen to Henry
Give a possible development to the story.
Homework
1.Finish off reading passages A&B in English
Coaching Paper of No.4.
2.Find out useful expressions in the play.
3.Prepare for dictation on P17.
Thank you !