Unit 3 The million pound bank note[Reading]

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Background knowledge about
Mark Twain and his play .
Getting to know a great literary giant:
Mark Twain
Task 1:
On google I have searched the following
information about Mark Twain and his works.
Tyr to draw a picture of him in English using
the information.
Real name of Mark Twain
Year of birth
Places where he lived
Names of three of his famous stories
Evaluation of him American short story writer,
novelist,humorist,and public
speaker.American best known
literary giant
SL. Clemens
1835
Raised in Hannibal, Missouri; travelled much of the US;
lived for a long time in Europe
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Life on the Mississippi
This 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.
Try to gain as much information
as possible from the story through
reading and train reading skills.
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
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.
Roderick _______ him and asked him to step in;
Roderick gave Henry a _________ with money in it.
lost
called
letter
Roderick gave Henry a _________
with money in it.
Now
Henry was______ in London and wandering in the street
Just at that time
To Henry’s surprise
letter
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.
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.
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_____.
incredible
American
London
bay
rags
lost
bet
Retell the story
Task 1. Enjoy the movie.
Pay attention to Henry’s look and his words.
Task 2. Talking
Think about what kind of person 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.
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.
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.
Task 3. Acting
Act the play out.
Task 4. Discussion
Have a discussion with the SS.
Suppose 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
Buy a house
Travel around the world
Suppose 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
Task 5. Writing
Rewrite the play in to a
story.