The Million Pound Bank Note
教学目标：1. Get to know Mark Twain and his famous works.
2. Get to know how to act out a play.
ⅠWarming-up (p.17)
插入视频童谣（A nursery rhyme）Mr. Money and Mr. Rich
Read the short passage about Mark Train and fill in the chart
Real name
Meaning of his pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Place where he grew up
His famous stories
Ⅱ Pre-reading
Discuss in groups:
Imagine that somebody gives you a large amount of(大量的) money to spend as you like. What would you do with it?
Travel around the world
Buy a house
……
Ⅲ Skimming
1. Henry was a __________.
A. poor British businessman
B. rich British businessman
C. poor American businessman
D. rich American businessman
2. The two brothers gave ____ to Henry.
A. a check
B. a lot of money
C. a credit card
D. a letter
3. When can Henry open the letter?
A. He can’t open it until 1 o’clock.
B. He can’t open it until 2 o’clock.
C. He can open it on 1:30.
D. He can open it on 3 o’clock.
Ⅳ Scanning
(1)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.
(2) Answer the following questions
1. Who was Henry?
2. How did Henry Adams come to England?
3. Where did Henry work before? How much did he have?
4. What did the two gentlemen give Henry?
5. When can Henry open the letter?
6. Why did they choose Henry?
Ⅴ Retell the text by filling the following blanks.
In the summer of 1903, two old and wealthy brothers, Roderick and Oliver, (1) ____ __ ___. They wanted to see whether a man with a million pound bank note could (2) _______ __ ______ in London. Oliver believed so, while Roderick (3) _______ __. They happened to see Henry, wandering on the pavement outside their house. So they asked Henry to come in. From what Henry said, the two brothers learned that Henry had been (4) _______ ____ ___ ____ by a strong wind and then spotted by a ship, on which he worked as (5) __ ______ _____ to earn his passage. He was (6) _____ ______ ______ they were looking for. So Roderick and Oliver gave Henry a letter with money in it and told him not to open it (7) ____ ___ _____. At first, Henry refused but finally he accepted it and (8) _____ ___ ________.
