课件37张PPT。A wonderful English WorldThere is a humorous story about a famous American novelist. Can you guess who he is . He liked to tell funny stories to make people laugh and play jokes on his friends. Once he was traveling with a friend of his. His friend lost his money, so he asked him to buy a train ticket for him.
“But I don't have enough money to buy two tickets,” he said.
His friend didn't know what to do.
“You can hide under my seat when the conductor comes to check the tickets,” he said to his friend. When the conductor came to check the tickets, he gave the conductor 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. Pre-reading:Background knowledge about
Mark Twain and his play .Samuel Langhorne ClemensHannibal, Missouri, along the MississippiThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Life on the Mississippi1835Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Born: 1835 Died :1910 American short story writer
HumoristThis play was made into a film. Two rich gentlemen in London made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound bank-note. An American young man who sailed too far was carried out to sea, but was saved by a British ship for London . So he was now in London , tired, hungry and penniless……
Task 2: Getting to know the story. Million Pound Bank-NoteSuppose you get a large amount of money by buying lottery tickets (彩票) and become a millionaire (百万富翁), for example one million pound, what will you do with it?While-reading: Try to gain as much information
as possible from the story through
reading and train reading skills.
While-reading: Task 1. Scanning Reading strategy: Go through the play for specific information.Don’t
read sentence by sentence. Characters (人物):Henry Adams :a lost American businessman
in London“Roderick” and “Oliver” : two brothers and rich Englishmen
sailingcarriedspottedLondonTowards
nightfallLastlyAbout a month agoThe next morning Henry was _____ out of the bay.Henry was ______ out to sea by a strong wind.Henry was ________by a ship.Henry arrived in __________ by working as an unpaid hand.lostcalledletterRoderick gave Henry a _________
with money in it.
NowHenry was______ in London and wandering in the street.Just at that timeTo Henry’s surpriseletterWhile-reading: Task 2. Skimming Reading strategy: Go through the play for the gist which is the general idea of the play.Don’t worry about the language.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?Henry comes from San Francisco.
No, he doesn’t know London at all.
He worked for a mining company.
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.
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.Put the following events
in correct order.1.2.3.4.5.While-reading: Task 3. Detailed-reading Reading strategy: Read the play carefully and try to get as much information as possible .Try to keep them in mind.Answer the following questions:1.Why is Henry lost in London? How did he get there?
2. How many questions do the brothers ask Henry?What are they? What is the concern of the brothers?
3.Can you imagine what happened when henry went to the American Embassy ?Give your reasons.
4.Why do you think that the brothers chose Henry for their bet?
5.Can you guess why the brothers do not permit Henry to open the letter until 2 o'clock ?1.Why is Henry lost in London?
It was his first trip to London.
How did he get there?
He was spotted and brought to London by a ship by working as an unpaid hand after being carried out to sea by a strong wind.
2. How many questions do the brothers ask Henry?
Three
What are they?
what about his plans, what about his job in America and how much money he has
What is the concern of the brothers?
How much money he has.3.Can you imagine what happened when henry went to the American Embassy ?
He received no help.
Give your reasons.
He was not anxcious and hungry and eager for a job if the American Embassy offered him help.
4.Why do you think that the brothers chose Henry for their bet?
Because they think Henry is hard-working, honest and penniless.
5.Can you guess why the brothers do not permit Henry to open the letter until 2 o'clock ?
They are afraid that Henry will refuse the bank note. The story happened in _________ in ________. Henry, a businessman who came from ______________ landed in Britain ____________. He earned his ________ by working as an _________ hand. He was _____in the street in_____. Two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank-note because they had made
a_____.
London1903San Franciscoby accidentpassageunpaid lostragsbetRetell the story Think about what kind of person Henry was?Post-Reading: Henry was?It 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?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/StraightforwardExercise 3 In pairs describe how Henry's feelings change and how The brothers' feelings change during the conversation and finish the following form:OccasionsWhat Henry says and
doesHow he
feelsWhat the brothers say or doHow they
appear to beBefore Henry enters the houseWhen the brothers greet HenryWhen the
brothers decide to ask questonsWhen they ask about his planswandering round Londonunhappy
anxiouswhether a man with a million pound bank note could survive a month in londonmischievous
rich
eccentricHow do you do, Mr...er...?politeunbelievable
curiousHe behaves politely and answers the questions fully.hopeful he could get helpadmits his problems and ask for work; explains his situationI wonder, Mr.Adams, if ...
May we ask what you ...very politetell them his name and where he is from without hesitatonincredible
curiousYou' re an American?
How well do you know London?unsurevery angryWhat luck! Brother, what luck!remorseful
fortunate/lucky
hungry/starving to death"For me?"
starts to open itangry
irritatedserious
mysterious
stubborninterested
curiousasked Henry not to open the letter until 2 o'clockAppreciation of the MovieDuring watching, compare Henry's language and the brothers' language.
Whose language is informal and idiomatic? Whose language is formal and polite?
Pay attention to the pronuciation and intonation of the actors.Language PointsLet’s learn some important words and expressions:1. A large quantity of money= a large sum of money
2. Make a bet
make a bet on sth. With sb= bet on sth with sb.
I bet …= I’m certain…我肯定…
3. Permit sb. To do sth.
E.g. : Her mother would not permit her to come back late.
permit doing sth.
E.g. :We do not permit smoking in the office.
4. Find oneself carried out to sea (发现某人自己被漂流到海上)
find one’s +介词短语/分词 (发现某人自己不知不觉…)
He found himself walking in the direction of the park.
5. Account for (说明/解释某事的原因)
E.g. His illness accounts for his absence.
6. by accident= by chance
E.g. I only found it by accident.
7. stare at
stare at angrily= glare at
8. to be honest= to tell you the truth = honestly speaking
9. pretend to do pretend to be doing
10. take chances of doing sth./on sth.(冒险/碰运气)
Home work Rewrite the play in to a
story in your own words.