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Katie
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Do you know him
America’s short story writer/novelist
Humorist public speaker
America’s best known literary figure
Literary giant
Warming-up
Do you know more about Mark Twain
Can you name any of his works
Mark Twain(1835—1910)
The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer
《汤姆·索亚历险记》
His famous works
His drama
The Million Pound Bank Note英《百万英镑》》
This play was also made into a film in 1954.
The Million Pound Bank Note
Prediction
What may be talked about in the text
First Reading
⑤
①
②
③
④
Choose a phrase to summarise this scene.
Second Reading
The winner of the bet ②Henry’s new job
③Money talks ④A happy ending
⑤Falling in love ⑥The fate of the bank note
Underline those words and expressions that made you feel puzzled, surprised or interested while reading for the first time.
Second Reading
puzzling
puzzling
puzzling
surprising
puzzling
interesting
Thinking
What do you think of the language style of the story
humorous
dramatic
interesting
Write a brief review of the play The Million Pound
Bank Note.
Sharing
Think critically about people’s different attitudes towards money, the poor and the rich, including your attitude.
Thinking and writing
Money is a good servant and a bad master.
—Francis Bacon
Watch the whole film and write a detailed review.
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Main elements of a play script(剧本)
Try to find an example for each of the elements from the text.
First Reading
Title of play
scene
Narration
Character names
Stage directions
Lines of
dialogue