Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 4

1、A wonderful English World,.,Pre-reading:,Background knowledge about Mark Twain and his play .,.,Getting to know a great literary giant: Mark Twain,Task 1:,.,Samuel Langhorne Clemens,Florida, Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lif

2、e on the Mississippi,1835 1910,.,.,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

3、 was now in London , tired,hungry and penniless,Task 2: Getting to know the story.,.,While-reading:,Try to gain as much information as possible from the story through reading and train reading skills.,.,While-reading:,Task 1. Scanning,Reading strategy: Go through the play for specific information.Do

4、nt 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

5、sea by a strong wind.,Henry was _by a ship.,Henry arrived in _ by working as an unpaid hand.,.,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 Henrys surprise,letter,.,While-reading:,Task 2. Skimming,Reading stra

6、tegy: Go through the play for the gist which is the general idea of the play.Dont 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 Francis

7、co. No, he doesnt 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 wa

8、s 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.,.,While-reading:,Task 3. Detailed-reading,Reading strategy: Read the play carefully a

9、nd try to get as much information as possible .Try to keep them in mind.,.,The story happened in _ in _. Henry, a tramp who came from _ landed in Britain _. He earned his _ by working as an _ hand. He was _in the street in_. Two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank-note because they had made

10、a_.,London,1903,San Francisco,by accident,passage,unpaid,lost,rags,bet,Retell the story,.,Think about what kind of person Henry was?,Post-Reading：,.,Henry was?,It is my first trip here. Well, to be honest, I have none. (no money) Well, I cant say that I have any plans.,honest,.,Henry was?,I earned m

11、y passage by 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.,Hard-working,.,Henry was?,Well, it may seem luck 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

12、me, I think Ill be on my way.,Direct/Straightforward,.,Language Points,Lets learn some important words and expressions:,.,1. a large amount of money= a large sum of money 2. make a bet make a bet on sth. with sb= bet on sth with sb. I bet = Im certain我肯定 I bet it will be fine tomorrow. 3. permit sb.

13、 to do sth. E.g. : Her mother would not permit her to come back late. permit doing sth. E.g. :We do not permit smoking in the office.,.,4. find oneself carried out to sea (发现自己被漂流到海上） find oneself +介词短语/分词 （发现自己不知不觉处于某种状态) He found himself walking in the direction of the park. 他发现自己躺在医院的病床上。 他发现自己被一些孩子包围着。 5. account for （说明/解释某事的原因） E.g. His illness accounts for his absence.,.,6. by accident= by chance E.g. I only found it by accident. 7. stare at / glare at/look at /glance at 8.