课件31张PPT。Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank NotePeriod 1&2 Warming
up and Reading What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works?Warming upThe greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature.
Novels:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)(汤姆·索亚历险记)
The Prince and the Pauper (1882)(皇子与贫儿)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894)
(哈克贝利·费恩历险记)Mark Twain:
(1835—1910) good at writing about children’s adventureshis masterpieces1876The Adventures of Tom Sawyerhis masterpieces1881The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnhis short stories1.Running for Governor2.The £ 1,000,000 Bank-NoteAbout Mark TwainFind out more information about Mark Twain and then complete the following chart.In FloridaHannibal, Missouri, along the MississippiThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the MississippiIt means the water is two fathoms deep.(=12feet)He left school to look for work.A printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a business- man and a newspaper reporter. Question & Thinking:
1.What was Mark Twain’s life like in the last years of his life?
2.As a result of this, what happened to his writing?
It was filled with sad events, loneliness and the loss of much money.His writing lost most of its humour and became sad like him.Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.Discussion :ACT1SCENE1&2A brief introduction
to the storyPre-reading-ITwo 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.
What would happen to Henry?Prediction :Pre-reading-IIACT1SCENE3The story began
What happened to Henry?
What does the brothers choose Henry for?Scan the passage and find out :Reading-IWhat happened to Henry?He was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two o’clock.They wanted to make a bet on Henry.What does the brothers choose Henry for?Jobless,penniless,honest, the right person to choose for bettinggave Henry an envelope and told him not to open it until 2 o’clockSkimming : answer the following questions:Reading-II1. Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London?
Henry comes from San Francisco.
No, he doesn’t know London at all.2. What did he do in America?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.
Put the following events in correct order.
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.Reading III-pair workKey:(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. Henry wants to find a job in London.
Henry is given an envelope by two brother.
Henry is unlucky young man.
Henry is not a proud man.
Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.FOOOFReading-IV (2m)sailingcarriedspottedLondonRead Act one again, then fill in the following form.Reading-V (7m)lostcalledletterHenry was an_________. One day he had an
accident in a_____. Luckily he was survived 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_____. incredibleAmericanLondonbayrags lostbetRetell the story by filling the following passage. Reading-VI (5m)What kind of persons you think the characters are?(Henry Adams, Oliver Roderick)After readingAfter-reading (3m)proud (he earns his passage by working on a ship to England), careless( he arrived in England by accident after not sailing his boat well), honest (he asks for work not charity).Henry :Oliver and Roderick :rich (servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million pound bank-note), mischievous (prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun), good judges of character( they see Henry is honest and proud)