人教高中英语必修3Unit3 The Million Pound Bank Note Warming up课件 （共27张PPT）

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M3 Unit 3
Act 1, Scene 3

Warming up
* How much do you know about Mark Twain?
Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain:
Hannibal, Missouri
(along the Mississippi River)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Nov. 30th, 1835
The water is 2 fathoms deep.
Florida
Real name
Meaning of pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Grew up places
Famous stories


▲ a great American writer

▲ a famous speaker

▲ liked to tell funny
stories

▲ liked to play jokes on
his friends
Mark Twain
his masterpieces
1876
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
（汤姆·索亚历险记）
his masterpieces
1881
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
（哈克贝利·
费恩历险记）
his short stories
1.Running for Governor（竞选州长）
2.The Million Pound Bank-Note（百万英镑）
Imagine that somebody gives you a large amount of money to use as you like.
What will you do with it ?
Discussion
Buy a house
Travel around the world
What will you do with the money?
…
What is the style of this text?
narration(记叙文)

B. an exposition(说明文)

C. An argumentation

D. a drama(戏剧)
ACT
1
SCENE
Scanning
Time __________________
Place _________
Characters:
Henry Adams
__________________________
2) Roderick
3) Oliver
_________________________
Servant
What happened?
The summer of 1903
London
A lost American businessman
Two rich brothers
Henry was given a letter with money in it
by the two brothers and was asked not to
open it until 2 o’clock
Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a penniless person if he was given a million pound note.
Henry, the hero of the story, an American businessman, carried out to the ocean,
A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him.
Roderick
Oliver
Henry
sailing
carried
spotted
London
Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.
Reading- (7m)
About a month ago Henry was_______out of the bay.
Towards nightfall Henry found himself_______ out to sea by a strong wind.
The next morning Henry was _______ by a ship.
Lastly Henry arrived in _______ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand;
lost
called
envelop
wandering
Now Henry was _______ in London and _________ in the street.
Just at that time Roderick _______ him and asked him to step in.
To Henry’s surprise Roderick gave Henry an _______ with money in it.

Put the following events in correct order.
1. About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.
2.The next morning he was spotted by a ship.
3 . Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
4. On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.
5. Henry wandered in London streets.
Reading -pair work(5m)
(2) About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.
(4) The next morning he was spotted by a ship.
(3) Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
(5) On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.
(1) Henry wandered in London streets.

Henry was an_________. One day he had an accident in a_____. Luckily he was ________ by a ship for_______. He arrived in London by earning his________as an unpaid hand. 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_____.
unbelievable
American
London
bay
rags
lost
bet
Retell the story by filling the following passage.
spotted
passage
Reading exercises:
Write”F”if it is a fact. Write “O”if it is an opinion.
Henry wants to find a job in London.
Henry is given an envelope by two brother.
Henry is unlucky young man.
The servant is called James.
Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.
F
O
O
F
F
Reading- (2m)
Discuss the questions in groups:
Why do you think that the brothers chose Henry for their bet?
2. What kind of person do you think Henry is? Why do you think so?
Discuss the questions in groups:
Why do you think that the brothers chose Henry for their bet?
It was his first visit to London so nobody knew him.
He had no money so he would have to rely on the bank note.
They thought he looked honest because he asked for a job and not charity.
Is he honest ?
Discussion
What kind of person do you think Henry is? Why do you think so?
Is he hard-working ?
Is he direct ?
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.
I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job.
Is he honest？
Discussion
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.
Is he hard-working:
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.
Is he direct ?
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