(共19张PPT)
Module 3
Unit 3
The Million Pound Bank Note
Pre-reading:
Background knowledge about
Mark Twain and his play .
Real name of Mark Twain
Meaning of his pen name
Birth Date
Birth Place
Place where he grew up
His famous
works
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Life on the Mississippi
November 30th,1835
Florida
This play was made into a film.
Characters (人物):
“Roderick” and “Oliver” :
two brothers and rich Englishmen
Henry Adams :
a lost American businessman
in London
Acting time
At this moment, they see a penniless young man wandering on the pavement outside their house. It is Henry Adams, an American businessman, who is lost in London and does not know what he should do.
helpless
Why was he in London ?
What accounts for his appearance in London ?
sailing
carried
spotted
London
Towards
nightfall
Lastly
About a month ago
The 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.
True or False
1. He knows London well .
2. He is worried about his future life in the strange city .
3. He shows his anger when he thinks the two brothers are making fun of him.
4. Though hungry and alone , he wants an honest job rather than the charity .
3. He shows his anger when he thinks the two brothers are making fun of him.
OLIVER: (happily) What luck! Brother, what luck! (claps his hands together)
HENRY: Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me! On the contrary, in fact. If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. (Henry stands up to leave) Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.
stage directions
4. Though hungry and alone , he wants an honest job rather than the charity .
He is a person who is ______________________________________
honest hardworking polite direct and proud
Is Henry a vital man in the bet ?
Which is a must for the bet ?
Penniless
lost
jobless
unknown
hardworking
honest
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_____.
London
1903
San Francisco
by accident
passage
unpaid
lost
rags
bet
Retell the story
Whole reading
What kind of person Henry is ?
Find the supporting details to support your views.
honest hardworking polite direct and proud
Which is a must for the bet ?
Penniless
lost
jobless
unknown
hardworking
honest
Homework
Rewrite the play in to a story in your own words.