我的第三单元.ppt

1、Unit3 The Million Pound Bank-note,制作者：马德坚,Welcome to Ms Hous English World,A wonderful English World,What do you know about Mark Twain?,Warming up,Mark Twain (18351910),The greatest humorist of the 19th century in American literature. Also one of the greatest writer in the world.,Do you know any of

2、his works?,Read the short passage quickly and fill in the chart.,Samuel Langhorne Clemens,1835 (died 1910),Florida,Fill in the blanks.,river,In Hannibal, Missoouri, along the Mississippi River.,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.,The greatest humorist of the 19th centur

3、y American literature. Novels: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)(汤姆索亚历险记） The Prince and the Pauper (1882)(皇子与贫儿) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894)(哈克贝利费恩历险记),Mark Twain: (18351910),his short stories,1. Running for Governor,2. The 1,000,000 Bank-Note,Suppose a rich person gives you a milli

4、on pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.,Discussion,Buy a house,Travel around the world,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

5、 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.,While-reading:,Task 1. Scanning,Reading strategy: Go through the play for specific information.Dont read sentence by sentence.,Characters （人物）

6、：,Henry Adams :,a lost American businessman in London,“Roderick” and “Oliver” :,two brothers and rich Englishmen,They made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note.,Henry, the people of in the story, sailed too far, drifted （漂）out to the ocean,A British ship, for L

7、ondon, passing by, fortunately saved him.,What happened to Henry?,Scan the passage and find out :,Reading,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 arrive

8、d 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,What happened to Henry ?,He was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two

9、 oclock.,While-reading:,Task 2. Skimming,Reading strategy: Go through the play for 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 Brit

10、ain?,Henry comes from San Francisco. 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

11、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.,F (fact) or O (Opinion) 1). Henry wants to find a job

12、in London.( ) 2). Henry is given an envelope by the two brothers. ( ) 3). Henry is an unlucky young man. ( ) 4). The servant is called James. ( ) 5). Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers. ( ),F,F,O,F,O,While-reading:,Task 3. Detailed-reading,Reading strategy: Read the play carefully and

13、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 ga

14、ve him a million pound bank-note because they had made a_.,incredible,American,London,bay,rags,lost,bet,Retell the story,Post-reading:,Task 1.,Pay attention to Henrys look and his words.,Post-reading:,Task 2. Talking,Think about what kind of person Henry was?,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 my 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.