人教高中英语必修3 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note reading课件 （共30张PPT）

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Modesty helps one go forward.
谦虚使人进步。
1. modesty /·m?disti/ n. 谦虚，虚心
2. help sb. (to) do sth.帮助某人做某事
每日一语
Unit 3
The Million Pound Bank Note
Warming up
He was born in 1835 and died in 1910.
How much do you know about Mark Twain?
Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Nov. 30th, 1835
The water is 2 fathoms deep.
Florida
Real name
Meaning of pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Mark Twain’s House(马克吐温故居)
Do you know any of his works? Can you name any of them?
His three masterpieces
1. The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer
《汤姆·索亚历险记》
2. The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
《哈克贝利·弗恩历
险记》
3. Life on the Mississippi
《密西西比河上的生活》
Short stories
1. Running for Governor
2. The Million Pound Bank Note
Have you ever seen the film ?
a new house
travel around the world
What will you do with the money?
…
What would you do if you got one million pounds?
Pre-reading
use it up
donate
buy a big flat
run a business
spend it on food
buy clothes
buy toys
share with friends
have a trip
do some science research
If I got one million pounds,
I would…
time
people
Skimming
Read the play quickly and take down some notes according to the four things
place
event

Four. Henry, two brothers (Roderick, Oliver), the servant (James).
Two rich brothers gave Henry ____________________ because they had made a _________
London
an envelop with money
bet
In the summer of 1903.
Time
Place
People

What happened

1.How did Henry Adams come to England?
2.What sort of work did he do in America?
3.How much money did he have?
4.When can Henry open the letter?
Scan the passage and find out :
Scanning
The Suggested Answers:
1.How did Henry Adams cone to England?
It was the ship that brought him to England.
2.What sort of work did he do in America?
He worked for a mining company.
3. How much money did he have?
He had no money at all.
4.When can Henry open the letter?
He can’t open it until 2 o’clock.
Can you retell the play according to the pictures?
Retelling
Retelling
This is Henry, the hero of the story, an American businessman, who is lost in London and does not know what he should do.
Two wealthy brothers asked whether Henry would come into their house because they had made a bet.
The brothers asked about Henry’s plans, work and how much money he had.
The brothers gave Henry an envelope with money in it and told him not to open it until 2 o’clock
Talking and Discussing
1.Is Henry honest?
2.Is Henry hard-working?
3.Is Henry direct?
4.What on earth does money mean to people? Is it everything?
5.Do you agree that only money can bring people happiness?
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.
honest
hard-working
direct
Task :
What’s the characteristics of Henry ?
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
honest
direct
Well, it may seem luck to you but not to me..
2.If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny.
3.Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.
hard-working
honest
direct
Money can buy a bed, but not sleep
Money can buy a clock, but not time
Money can buy a book, but not knowledge
Money can buy you a position, but not
respect
Money can buy you medicine, but not health
Money can buy a friend, but not love
Money can buy you blood, but not life
Discussion
Money makes the mare go.
(有钱能使鬼推磨。)
Money is root of all evil.
(金钱是万恶之源。)
Homework
1. Read the play with emotion.
2. Form in groups of five, and try to act out the play.
3. Preview the words in the second period.