课件24张PPT。Unit 3
The Million Pound Bank-noteReadingSuppose you get a large amount of money by buying lottery tickets (彩票) and become a millionaire (百万富翁).
What will you do with the money?Pre-reading:Two 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. ACT1SCENE3
The story began1.When and where did the story happen?
In the summer of 1903 in London
2.How many characters are there
in the play?
Four
Henry, servant, Oliver &RoderickFast readingCharacters （人物）：Henry Adams :
a lost American businessman in London“Roderick” and “Oliver” :
two brothers and rich Englishmen
While-reading1. Who was Henry?
An American businessman, who arrived in London by accident, penniless, hungry and lonely.2. How did Henry Adams come to England?
It was the ship that brought him to England.
3. Where did Henry work before? How much did he have?
He worked for a mining company before and he had no money at all.4. What did the two gentlemen give Henry?
They give him a letter.
5. When can Henry open the letter?
He can’t open it until two o’clock.
6. Why did they chose Henry?
Because Henry was honest, hard-working and poor.sailingcarriedspottedLondonRead Act one again, then fill in the following form.lostcalledletter
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 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. Henry 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 readingIt is my first trip here.
Well, to be honest, I have none. (no money)
Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. honest Henry was? Henry was?I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand.
Could you offer me some kind of work here?
I don’t want your charity, I just want an honest job.Hard-working Henry was?Well, it may seem luck 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 think I’ll be on my way.
Direct/Straightforward Henry was?…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)Discussion What do you think of this play? Is money so important? Some people say that money is everything. But some people still think that money can bring them happiness. What do you think of this? Appreciation Money is not everything
It can buy you a house but not a home,
It can buy you a bed but not sleep,
It can buy you a clock but not time,
It can buy you books but not knowledge,
It can buy you blood but not life,
It can buy you sex but not love,
It can buy you a position but not respect,
It can buy you medicine but not health,
Money may not be the root of all evil(罪恶),
But it often bring us anguish (苦恼)and regrets(懊悔).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
