Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote

1、 get to know some backgroundinformation about mark twain and the story.mark twainmark twain (18351910)the greatest humorist of the 19th centuryin american literature. （文学）（文学）also one of the greatestwriters in the world.the adventures of tom sawyerthe adventures of huckleberry finnrunning forgoverno

2、r two rich brothers, oliver and roderick, have made a bet. roderick believes that a man cannot survive in the city for a month with only a million pound bank-note, but oliver believes he can. now the two brothers are searching a person to bet on getting to know the story when we read the play, we sh

3、ould focus on the threeelements of it: characters, plots and theme. how many characters are there inthe scene? who are they? characterswho are they?henry adamsroderick and olivera lost americanbusinessman in londontwo old and wealthyenglish brothers about a month agohenry was _ out of the bay.toward

4、s nightfallhenry was _ out to sea by a strong wind.the next morning henry was _by a ship.lastlyhenry arrived in _ by working as an unpaid hand.nowhenry is _ in london and wandering in the street.just at that timeroderick notices him and asks himto _ in his house.to henrys surprise the two brothers g

5、ives henry a _ with money in it.sailingcarried spottedlondontowards nightfalllastlyabout a month agothe 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 gave henry a _ with money in it.lost

6、stepletterthe two brothers gives henry a _ with money in it.nowhenry is_ in london and wandering in the street.just at that timeto henrys surpriseletterroderick notices him and askshim to _ in his house. henrys feelings change as the story develops between henry and the two brothers. 8 occasions hen

7、rys feelings occasionhow he feels1.before he enters the brothers house2.when he introduces himself3.when the brothers ask him about his plans4.when he tells them how he reached london by ship5.when they seem happy that he has no money6.when they give him the envelope7.when they tell him there is mon

8、ey in it8.before he leaves the houseunhappygratefulanxiouscuriousexcitedhopefulangryoccasionhenrys feelingsbefore he enters the brothers houseunhappy, anxiouswhen he introduceshimselfcuriouswhen the brothers askhim about his plans hopefulunhappy, grateful, anxious, curious, excited, hopeful,angryang

9、rycurious, angrywhen they give him the envelopewhen they seem happythat he has no moneywhen he tells them howhe reached london by ship gratefulunhappy, grateful, anxious, curious, excited, hopeful,angrybefore he leaves the housecuriouswhen they tell him thereis money in itunhappyunhappy, grateful, a

10、nxious, curious, excited, hopeful,angry the theme is how, a american in london is by roderick and oliver, the two english brothers for their .henrylostchosenbet task 1. enjoy the movie.pay attention to henrys look and his words. task 2. discussionwhat kind of person do you think henry is? why do you

11、 think so?he tells the truth to the brothers.he wants work instead of charity.he says exactly what he thinks.how to enjoy a playl focus on the three elements of the play: characters, plots and theme.lpay attention to what the characters say or do on different occasions, from which we can tell the ch

12、aracteristics of different characters.what do you think will happen to henry?will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble? give a possible development to the story. prediction1. write down a short passage about what will happen to henry after he leaves the house.2. read the play with emotion

13、and then try to act it out. he is wandering on the pavement outside their house.(l3) he is lost in london and does not know what he should do.(l4) adams. henry adams.(l15) thats right, from san francisco.(l19) not at all, its my first trip here.(l21) not at all. go right ahead.(l23) well, i cant say

14、 that i have any plans. im hoping to find work.(l25) as a matter of fact, i landed in britain by accident.(l25) i didnt know whether i could survive until morning.(l32) the next morning id just about given myself up for lost when i was spotted by a ship.(l32) well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me!(l44) if this is your idea of some kind of joke, i dont think its very funny.