Unit 5 The Value of Money Reading and Thinking 课件(共29张PPT)-2025-2026学年人教版（2019）必修第三册
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(共29张PPT)
LET’S START
Unit 5 The Value of Money
Reading and Thinking
THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE
LET’S START
Learning aims
1. To practise reading a scene from the script of The Million Pound Bank Note for basic comprehension;
2. Acquire the basic elements and characteristics of a play
3. Analyze the main character’s characteristics.
4. Develop a correct view on money and life.
Lead-in
What would you do if you had a million-pound bank note
OMG
!!!
save them
use them up
donate
buy a big house
run a business
spend them on food
clothing
toys
share with friends
trip
do some science research
help others
Now let’s read a play and see what the young man did with the million-pound bank note.
Do you know the author
▲a great American humorist, journalist, lecturer, and novelist
▲ liked to tell funny stories
▲ liked to play jokes on his friends
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Early stage: Active & humor
Mid-term: Satire(讽刺)
Later period: pessimistic & desperate
Writing style
Now let’s read a play and see what the young man did with the million-pound bank note.
Title of play
Scene(场次)
Character names
Narration
（旁白）
Lines （台词）
Stage directions
（舞台说明）
The elements of the play
In order to better understand a play, we should pay attention to the instructions included in a play.
Setting背景
background information
coments
A play usually consists of several acts. Each act can have several scenes.
ACT
SCENE
1
Act 1 Scene 3 begins
Read for setting
Oliver who _______ a man could live a month _____ a million pound bank note
Roderick who _______ the idea.
Henry, an _________ who _______in Britain ____ accident
believes
with
doubts
American
landed
by
brothers
made a bet
on Henry
wealthy
Henry didn’t come to Britain by_________.
design
How did Henry come to London
Read for the plot
A month ago
Later
The next morning
Towards night
Henry was sailing out of the bay.
Henry found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
Henry was spotted by a ship.
Henry landed in London by accident.
While Henry walking outside
The brothers invited Henry to come into their house
Then
Roderick gave Henry a letter with money in it.
After arriving in London, what happened
Read for the plot
Why could Henry be chosen (thinking)
How did Henry’s feeling change in the play
Read for reasons
Why could Henry be chosen (thinking)
How did Henry’s feeling change in the play
Reading Tip 1
You can get the hidden message and the emotions of characters from their lines.
Narrator: Two rich brothers, Roderick and Olive have made a bet. Oliver believes that with a million-pound bank note a man could live a month in London. His brother Roderick doubts it. They see a poor young man walking outside their house. It is Henry Adams.
Roderick: Young man, would you step inside a moment, please
Henry: Who Me, sir
Roderick: Yes, you.
Hidden message
When the wealthy brother were making a bet, Henry happened to pass by in front of their house. Then he was chosen.
——Right moment(恰当的时机）
Feeling of Henry
strange
surprised
confused
Why could Henry be chosen (thinking)
How did Henry’s feeling change in the play
Read for reasons
1. A right moment
surprised/strange
2. Henry’s personal background
( foreigner,
in a poor situation,
without aim,
without job,
young,
without money）
hard-working,
2. They see a poor young man walking outside their house.
1. Roderick:You're an American
3. Henry: Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain by accident.
without help
Henry: Yes. I went to the American consulate to seek help, but... Anyway, I didn't dare to try again.
Roderick: Well, you mustn't worry about that. It’s an advantage.
Henry: I worked for a mining company. Could you offer me work here
Roderick: Patience. If you don't mind, may I ask you how much money you have
Henry: Well, to be honest, I have none.
Oliver: (happily) What luck! Brother, what luck!
Henry:I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, sir.
understand
confused
Henry: … Could you offer me work here
Roderick: Patience…
desired
Henry: Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me! If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don't think it's very funny. Now if you'll excuse me, I ought to be on my way.
annoyed(climax)
Henry: (taking it carefully) For me
confused
Henry: Oh, no. I don’t want your charity. I just want a job that earns an honest income.
unwilling
determined
Reading Tip 1
You can get the hidden message and the emotions of characters from their lines.
Can you work out the hidden message and feelings of the following sentences
And it was the ship that brought you to England.
You mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage.
What luck! Brother, what luck!
I don’t want your charity. I just want a job that earns an honest income.
Oh, this is silly.
Read for Personalities
polite
honest/frank
1. Who Me, sir
2. Adams. Henry Adams.
3. Thank you.
4. I’m afraid… sir.
1. I can’t say I have any plans. As a matter of fact…
2. I worked for a mining company.
3. Well, to be honest, I have none.
straightforward
1. Could you offer me work here
2. Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me…
3. Oh, this is silly.
4. I don’t want your charity. I just want a job that earns an honest income.
What’s Henry’s view of money
A gentleman makes money in a right way.
Summary
Roderick and Oliver, made a _____ on whether with a million pound bank note a man could live a month in London.
Henry was given a letter with________ in it though he was not willing to get it.
_____ walked outside
two brothers invited into their house
From the conversation, the two brothers knew:
Henry
1. Henry was brought to ________ after a sea and he wanted to find ________.
2. Henry was a _______________ and _______person.
hard-working
honest
Henry was the right person for the bet.
Henry left the room with the ________ of opening the letter at two o’clock.
Cause
Process
Climax
End
bet
London
job
promise
money
Where would Henry go
What would happen
What happens to Henry in the restaurant
After leaving the brothers’ home, Henry went to a small restaurant.
Beginning
Climax
Ending
development
unwilling
doubtful
shocked
regretful but happy
feeling
Henry was about to sit down at the table, but the owner asked him to sit somewhere else.
Henry asked for another portion.
but the owner question him angry and scornful
He considers Henry poor.
The owner asked Henry to settle the bill.
Henry took out the million bank note.
The owner changed his attitude completely and served Henry for free.
Read for the plot
Beginning
Development
Climax
Ending
Henry sees and enters the tailor’s shop.
Clerks serve Henry in a rude manner.
Henry takes out the million bank note.
The owner serves Henry politely.
Feeling
happy
unsatisfied
curious
happy but worried
At the Hotel
In this scene from The Million Pound Bank Note, the owner of the tailor’s shop has called the Bumbles Hotel and told them that a rich American, Henry Adams, is coming and that they should give him their best room.
Answer the questions.
1. Why do the people at the hotel mistake the man for Henry Adams
2. The man seems odd to the hotel workers. Why are they so nice to him
3. How do the hotel workers treat the man when they discover that he is not Henry Why
4. What does the man do for a job
5. Why does Henry want to make friends with the man
Put the events in the correct order.
____ The real Henry Adams appears.
____ Henry makes friends with the man.
____ The doorman thinks the man is Henry, and so he invites him inside.
____ A man appears wearing a hat.
____ The hotel manager realises he has made a mistake.
1
2
3
4
5
1. Why do the people at the hotel mistake the man for Henry Adams
The hotel staff are looking for a wealthy American who looks poor. When the man walks up to the hotel, he puts his bag down and stands next to a horse-drawn cab (马车). The staff then makes the natural mistake of assuming that he is the wealthy American, as he looks poor, yet it looks like he has gotten out of an expensive cab.
2. The man seems odd to the hotel workers. Why are they so nice to him
3. How do the hotel workers treat the man when they discover that he is not Henry Why
They think he is an eccentric (古怪的) millionaire.
They treat him rudely because they realise he is not Henry, the millionaire.
He is a strongman in a circus.
Henry is lonely, and the man is the only person in London so far who hasn’t treated him strangely.
4. What does the man do for a job
5. Why does Henry want to make friends with the man
What happened in the end？（page 88）
Read and finish the tasks on page 89.
Money can buy a house, but not a home.
Money can buy a bed, but not sleep.
Money can buy a clock, but not time.
Money can buy a book, but not knowledge.
Money can buy you a position, but not respect.
Money can buy you medicine, but not health.
Money can buy a friend, but not love.
Money can buy you blood, but not life.
Money is a good servant and a bad master.
—Francis Bacon
Money is not everything.
Use money wisely!
Homework
1. If you were Henry, what would you do after getting the million-pound bank note Write a short passage of 80 words. (15mins).2. Work in groups to role-play Act 1, Scene 3. (5mins)
Thanks
THE END
LET’S START
Unit 5 The Value of Money
Reading and Thinking
THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE
LET’S START
Learning aims
1. To practise reading a scene from the script of The Million Pound Bank Note for basic comprehension;
2. Acquire the basic elements and characteristics of a play
3. Analyze the main character’s characteristics.
4. Develop a correct view on money and life.
Lead-in
What would you do if you had a million-pound bank note
OMG
!!!
save them
use them up
donate
buy a big house
run a business
spend them on food
clothing
toys
share with friends
trip
do some science research
help others
Now let’s read a play and see what the young man did with the million-pound bank note.
Do you know the author
▲a great American humorist, journalist, lecturer, and novelist
▲ liked to tell funny stories
▲ liked to play jokes on his friends
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Early stage: Active & humor
Mid-term: Satire(讽刺)
Later period: pessimistic & desperate
Writing style
Now let’s read a play and see what the young man did with the million-pound bank note.
Title of play
Scene(场次)
Character names
Narration
（旁白）
Lines （台词）
Stage directions
（舞台说明）
The elements of the play
In order to better understand a play, we should pay attention to the instructions included in a play.
Setting背景
background information
coments
A play usually consists of several acts. Each act can have several scenes.
ACT
SCENE
1
Act 1 Scene 3 begins
Read for setting
Oliver who _______ a man could live a month _____ a million pound bank note
Roderick who _______ the idea.
Henry, an _________ who _______in Britain ____ accident
believes
with
doubts
American
landed
by
brothers
made a bet
on Henry
wealthy
Henry didn’t come to Britain by_________.
design
How did Henry come to London
Read for the plot
A month ago
Later
The next morning
Towards night
Henry was sailing out of the bay.
Henry found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
Henry was spotted by a ship.
Henry landed in London by accident.
While Henry walking outside
The brothers invited Henry to come into their house
Then
Roderick gave Henry a letter with money in it.
After arriving in London, what happened
Read for the plot
Why could Henry be chosen (thinking)
How did Henry’s feeling change in the play
Read for reasons
Why could Henry be chosen (thinking)
How did Henry’s feeling change in the play
Reading Tip 1
You can get the hidden message and the emotions of characters from their lines.
Narrator: Two rich brothers, Roderick and Olive have made a bet. Oliver believes that with a million-pound bank note a man could live a month in London. His brother Roderick doubts it. They see a poor young man walking outside their house. It is Henry Adams.
Roderick: Young man, would you step inside a moment, please
Henry: Who Me, sir
Roderick: Yes, you.
Hidden message
When the wealthy brother were making a bet, Henry happened to pass by in front of their house. Then he was chosen.
——Right moment(恰当的时机）
Feeling of Henry
strange
surprised
confused
Why could Henry be chosen (thinking)
How did Henry’s feeling change in the play
Read for reasons
1. A right moment
surprised/strange
2. Henry’s personal background
( foreigner,
in a poor situation,
without aim,
without job,
young,
without money）
hard-working,
2. They see a poor young man walking outside their house.
1. Roderick:You're an American
3. Henry: Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain by accident.
without help
Henry: Yes. I went to the American consulate to seek help, but... Anyway, I didn't dare to try again.
Roderick: Well, you mustn't worry about that. It’s an advantage.
Henry: I worked for a mining company. Could you offer me work here
Roderick: Patience. If you don't mind, may I ask you how much money you have
Henry: Well, to be honest, I have none.
Oliver: (happily) What luck! Brother, what luck!
Henry:I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, sir.
understand
confused
Henry: … Could you offer me work here
Roderick: Patience…
desired
Henry: Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me! If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don't think it's very funny. Now if you'll excuse me, I ought to be on my way.
annoyed(climax)
Henry: (taking it carefully) For me
confused
Henry: Oh, no. I don’t want your charity. I just want a job that earns an honest income.
unwilling
determined
Reading Tip 1
You can get the hidden message and the emotions of characters from their lines.
Can you work out the hidden message and feelings of the following sentences
And it was the ship that brought you to England.
You mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage.
What luck! Brother, what luck!
I don’t want your charity. I just want a job that earns an honest income.
Oh, this is silly.
Read for Personalities
polite
honest/frank
1. Who Me, sir
2. Adams. Henry Adams.
3. Thank you.
4. I’m afraid… sir.
1. I can’t say I have any plans. As a matter of fact…
2. I worked for a mining company.
3. Well, to be honest, I have none.
straightforward
1. Could you offer me work here
2. Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me…
3. Oh, this is silly.
4. I don’t want your charity. I just want a job that earns an honest income.
What’s Henry’s view of money
A gentleman makes money in a right way.
Summary
Roderick and Oliver, made a _____ on whether with a million pound bank note a man could live a month in London.
Henry was given a letter with________ in it though he was not willing to get it.
_____ walked outside
two brothers invited into their house
From the conversation, the two brothers knew:
Henry
1. Henry was brought to ________ after a sea and he wanted to find ________.
2. Henry was a _______________ and _______person.
hard-working
honest
Henry was the right person for the bet.
Henry left the room with the ________ of opening the letter at two o’clock.
Cause
Process
Climax
End
bet
London
job
promise
money
Where would Henry go
What would happen
What happens to Henry in the restaurant
After leaving the brothers’ home, Henry went to a small restaurant.
Beginning
Climax
Ending
development
unwilling
doubtful
shocked
regretful but happy
feeling
Henry was about to sit down at the table, but the owner asked him to sit somewhere else.
Henry asked for another portion.
but the owner question him angry and scornful
He considers Henry poor.
The owner asked Henry to settle the bill.
Henry took out the million bank note.
The owner changed his attitude completely and served Henry for free.
Read for the plot
Beginning
Development
Climax
Ending
Henry sees and enters the tailor’s shop.
Clerks serve Henry in a rude manner.
Henry takes out the million bank note.
The owner serves Henry politely.
Feeling
happy
unsatisfied
curious
happy but worried
At the Hotel
In this scene from The Million Pound Bank Note, the owner of the tailor’s shop has called the Bumbles Hotel and told them that a rich American, Henry Adams, is coming and that they should give him their best room.
Answer the questions.
1. Why do the people at the hotel mistake the man for Henry Adams
2. The man seems odd to the hotel workers. Why are they so nice to him
3. How do the hotel workers treat the man when they discover that he is not Henry Why
4. What does the man do for a job
5. Why does Henry want to make friends with the man
Put the events in the correct order.
____ The real Henry Adams appears.
____ Henry makes friends with the man.
____ The doorman thinks the man is Henry, and so he invites him inside.
____ A man appears wearing a hat.
____ The hotel manager realises he has made a mistake.
1
2
3
4
5
1. Why do the people at the hotel mistake the man for Henry Adams
The hotel staff are looking for a wealthy American who looks poor. When the man walks up to the hotel, he puts his bag down and stands next to a horse-drawn cab (马车). The staff then makes the natural mistake of assuming that he is the wealthy American, as he looks poor, yet it looks like he has gotten out of an expensive cab.
2. The man seems odd to the hotel workers. Why are they so nice to him
3. How do the hotel workers treat the man when they discover that he is not Henry Why
They think he is an eccentric (古怪的) millionaire.
They treat him rudely because they realise he is not Henry, the millionaire.
He is a strongman in a circus.
Henry is lonely, and the man is the only person in London so far who hasn’t treated him strangely.
4. What does the man do for a job
5. Why does Henry want to make friends with the man
What happened in the end？（page 88）
Read and finish the tasks on page 89.
Money can buy a house, but not a home.
Money can buy a bed, but not sleep.
Money can buy a clock, but not time.
Money can buy a book, but not knowledge.
Money can buy you a position, but not respect.
Money can buy you medicine, but not health.
Money can buy a friend, but not love.
Money can buy you blood, but not life.
Money is a good servant and a bad master.
—Francis Bacon
Money is not everything.
Use money wisely!
Homework
1. If you were Henry, what would you do after getting the million-pound bank note Write a short passage of 80 words. (15mins).2. Work in groups to role-play Act 1, Scene 3. (5mins)
Thanks
THE END