Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-note[下学期]

课件17张PPT。Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-noteIntroduction ofMark TwainAmerica's best known literary figureBorn Samuel Langhorne Clemens
in Florida, MissouriBrought up in HannibalThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Life on the Mississippi
The Million Pound Bank-noteDo you know any of his works?DiscussionIf a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, what will you do with it?
Have you ever made a bet with a friend? If so, what did you bet on? How did you feel about the bet after it was won or lost?The Million Pound Bank-NoteA penniless and lost young American in London becomes the subject of a bet between two rich and eccentric English gentlemen. They want to know how a poor man do and live with a million pound note. And a series of funny things happened. Main CharactersHenry a lost American businessman in London
Roderick a rich Englishman, Oliver’s brother
Oliver a rich Englishman, Roderick’s brother
Servant to the brothers
Portia Oliver’s daughter
Mr. Clemens a diner in the restaurant and expert on bank-notesReading The Million Pound Bank-Note:
Two rich men want to know how a poor man do and live with a million pound note. So they issue the note.And a series of funny things happen. Question 1:
What does this play tell us? Question 2:
What kind of person are the characters?Henry Adams:He earns his passage by working on a ship to England.He arrived in England by accident after not sailing his boat well.He asks for work not charityproud carelesshonestOliver and Roderick: servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million pound bank-noteprepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun They see that Henry is honest and proudrichmischievousgood judges
of characterPay attention to these sentenceLearning the language P.17 Line 12 That will be all.
P.18 Line 15 I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.
P.21 Line 2 That one’s reserved
P.21 Line 5 And make it extra thick.
P.21 the last line Well, we will have to take a chance.
boat, shipA boat is much smaller, such as a sailboat, and can often be steered by a single person.
A ship is much larger and requires a crew to navigate.
A vessel can be either a boat or ship.Make a list of useful expressions for requesting from the play.Would you do (something ), please?
May we ask…?
I wonder if you’d mind …?
Could you offer me…?
If you don’t mind ,may I ask you…?I wonder if you’d mind us asking you a few questions .This is a very formal expression. In the informal situations, it is usually put like this , “ Do you mind if we ask you a few questions? ”
Please say nothing about us calling.Homework
Get more about Mark Twain and his works
Try to act this play out in groups