1、unit 3 the million pound bank notewarming up & reading () 1. learn about mark twains plays.2. enable students to understand the details about the whole scene.3. retell the scene using the key words of the whole scene.4. enable students to read and hear natural language in a dramatic context and incr

2、ease their self-confidence in using english.discuss: is money everything? money is not everythingmoney can buy a house, but not a homemoney can buy a bed, but not sleepmoney can buy a clock, but not timemoney can buy a book, but not knowledgemoney can buy you a position, but not respectmoney can buy

3、 you medicine, but not healthmoney can buy you blood, but not life the million pound bank notereal namemeaning of his pen namebirth datebirthplaceplace where he grew uphis famous stories read the short passage quickly and fill in the chart.warming upreal name meaning of his pen namebirth datebirthpl

4、aceplace where he grew uphis famous storiessamuel langhorne clemensrivernovember 30th, 1835florida in hannibal, missouri, along the mississippi river.the adventures of tom sawyer; the adventures of huckleberry finn.fill in the blanks.mark twain:(1835-1910)do you know any of his works? (good at writi

5、ng about childrens adventures)1876187618841884mark twains famous works1. what is the style of this text?a. a narration(記敘文記敘文) . b. an exposition(說(shuō)明文說(shuō)明文) .c. an argumentation . d. a drama(戲劇戲劇) .fast-readingtask 1: answer the questions:henry adams:a lost american businessman in london“roderick” and

6、“oliver” : two brothers and rich englishmen 2. characters : 3. who is the main character? where does he come from?henry, who comes from america. when and where did the story happen? where are the characters in scene 3? what happened in scene 3?in london, the summer of 1903. in the old brothers home.

7、the two old brothers gave henry a million-pound bank note.4. enjoy and answer :henry arrived in _ by working as an unpaid hand.henry was _by a ship.henry was _ out of the bay.sailingcarriedspottedlondontowards nightfalllastlyabout a month agothe next morning henry was _ out to sea by a strong wind.t

8、ask 2: read act one again, then fill in the following form.while-reading nowhenry was _ in london and wandering in the street.just at that timeroderick _ him and asked him to step inside a moment. to henrys surpriseroderick gave henry a _ with money in it.lostcalledletterwhile-reading task 3. skimmi

9、ngreading strategy: go through the play for the general idea of the play. dont worry about the language.1. 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.

10、no, he doesnt know london at all.he worked for a mining company.he was sailing out of the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was spotted 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

11、 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.2. put the following events in correct order.1.2.3.4.5. while-readingtask 4. detailed-readingreading strategy: read the play carefully and try to get as mu

12、ch information as possible. try to keep them in mind.answer the following questions:1. why was henry lost in london? because it was his first trip to london.2. how did he get there?he was spotted and brought to london by a ship by working as an unpaid hand after being carried out to sea by a strong

13、wind.3. what questions did the brothers ask henry about? what about his plans, what about his job in america and how much money he has.4. what is the concern of the brothers?how much money he has.5. can you imagine what happened when henry went to the american embassy ? give your reasons.he received

14、 no help. he was not anxious and hungry, eager for a job if the american embassy offered him help.6. why do you think that the brothers chose henry for their bet?because they think henry is hard-working, honest and penniless.7. can you guess why the brothers do not permit henry to open the letter un

15、til 2 oclock ?they are afraid that henry will refuse the bank note. . 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 thestreet in_. two old and rich brothers gave him a million pound bank note because they had

16、 made a _. london1903san franciscoby accidentpassageunpaid lostragsbetretell the story post-readingthink about and discuss what kind of person henry was.it is my first trip here.well, i cant say that i have any plans. well, to be honest, i have none (no money) .henry was?honesti earned my passage by

17、 working as an unpaid hand.could you offer me some kind of work here?i dont want your charity. i just want an honest job.henry was?hard-workingwell, it may seem lucky to you but not to me. if this is your idea of some kind of joke, i dont think its very funny. now, if youll excuse me, i think ill be on my way.henry was?direct/straightforwardw