Unit 3
The Million Pound
Bank-Note
--澄城县王庄中学
史张侠
Mark Twain
(1835—1910)
How much do you
know about him?
The greatest humorist of the 19th century
in American literature. Also one of the greatest
writer in the world.
his masterpieces
The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer
(汤姆·索亚历险记）
1876
his masterpieces
The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
（哈克贝利·
费恩历险记）
1881
his short stories
1.Running for
Governor（竞
选州长）
2.The Million
Pound BankNote（百万英镑）
Discussion
:
Suppose a rich person
gives you a large
amount of money to
use as you like, what
will you do with it ?
Give the reasons.
Fast reading
 How
many characters are there in the
scene? Who are they?
 Where are they in the scene?
 What happened in the scene?
Characters （three）：
Henry Adams :
a lost American businessman in
London
“Roderick” and “Oliver” :
two brothers and rich Englishmen
In two brothers’ house.
Roderick and Oliver made a bet on
whether a man with a million pound bank
note can survive a month. Fortunately, they
find Henry.
• Careful reading
Put the following events in correct order.
(1)Henry wandered in London streets.
(2)About a month ago Henry Adams was
sailing out of the bay.
(3)The next morning he was spotted by a ship.
(4)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.
Key:
(2) About a month ago Henry Adams was
sailing out of the bay.
(4) Towards nightfall he found himself
carried out to sea by a strong wind.
(3) The next morning he was spotted by a
ship.
(5) On the ship he earned his passage by
working as an unpaid hand.
(1)Henry wandered in London streets.
Reading-II
Skimming : answer the following questions:
1. Where did Henry Adams come from?
Did he know much about London?
2. What did he do in America?
3. Why did he land in Britain?
4.What did two brother give him?
5.When could he open the thing ?
6. Why did the brothers choose Henry?
1.Where did Henry Adams come from?
Did he know much about London?
Henry came from San Francisco.
No, he didn’t know London at all.
2. What did he do in America?
He worked for a mining company.
3. Why did he land in Britain?
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.
4.What does two brothers give him?
A letter with money in it
5.When can he open the thing ?
Until two o’clock
6.Why did the brothers choose Henry?
They wanted to make a bet on
Henry.
Reading-iii
Fill in the following form.
About a month ago Henry was_____
sailingout of the
bay.
carried
Towards nightfall
Henry found himself______
out to sea by a strong wind.
spotted by a ship.
The next morning Henry was ____
London by
Lastly
Henry arrived in ____
working on the ship as an
unpaid hand;
Henry was _______
lost in
London and wandering in
the street.
called him
Just at that time
Roderick _______
and asked him to step in.
To Henry’s surprise Roderick gave Henry a
letter
_____ with money in it.
Now
•
According to the text, filling the
blanks
The story happened in _________
London in
________.
Henry, a tramp who came
1903
from ______________
San Francisco landed in Britain
passage
____________.
by accident He earned his _________
unpaid hand.
by working as an _________
Wandering in London streets, he met
two old brothers who asked him to
_______________
_____________
step inside their house. After asking
Henry many questions, they gave him
a letter
_________with
one million pound bank
note because they made a bet.
Key words:
• American, accident, save, arrive,
earn his passage, lost, in rags,
incredible, two brothers, million
pound, make a bet
• What do you think of Henry?
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.
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
Read the play with
emotion.
Try to act it out.
Thanks a lot!
Any comment
is welcome!