book3U3 The Million Pound Bank-note: warming up and reading 1[下学期]

课件38张PPT。Unit 3
The Million Pound Bank-noteWarming up and ReadingWhat do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works?The 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) Mark Twain’s House The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.
友谊是如此圣洁的一种激情,是如此甜蜜、牢固和忠诚,这样的特质可使友谊维系终身—只要不向对方借钱。
—Mark Twain Mark twain Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. He liked to tell funny stories to make people laugh. He also liked to play jokes on his friends. Once Mark Twain was traveling with a friend of his. His friend lost his money, so he asked Mark Twain to buy a train ticket for him.
“But I don't have enough money to buy two tickets,” said Mark Twain.
His friend didn't know what to do.
“You can hide under my seat when the conductor comes to check the tickets,” Mark Twain said to him. When the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets, one for himself and one for his friend.
He said to the conductor, “My friend is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat.” Everyone in the train looked at his friend under the seat and laughed. 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.DiscussionACT1SCENE1&2A brief introduction to the story
Pre-readingTwo 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 ACT1SCENE3
The story beganWhat happened to Henry?
What does the brothers choose Henry for?Scan the passage and find out :What 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:1. Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London?
2. What did he do in America?
3. Why did he land in Britain?1. 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.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.Henry wants to find a job in London.
Henry is given an envelope by two brother.
Henry is an unlucky young man.
Henry is not a proud man.
Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.FOOOFReading exercises:
Write”F”if it is a fact. Write “O”if it is an opinion. sailingcarriedspottedLondonRead Act one again, then fill in the following form.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. What kind of persons you think the characters are?(Henry Adams, Oliver Roderick)After readingproud (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)What do you think will happen to Henry?
Will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble?
Give a possible development to the story. Prediction