Unit8EnjoyingtheClassics(2).ppt

1、Unit 3,The Million Pound Bank Note,Warming up,Do you think money can buy love?,Fast reading 1.What is the main idea of dialogue 1?,Henry meets a young lady whom he likes very much.,2. Who won the bet according to dialogue 2 ? Oliver or Roderick. Oliver,Careful reading,He is rich. Everybody in London

2、 is talking about him. The American ambassador is his friend.,He denies it. He does not understand why. He agrees.,Finish the chart below,1. What about Portias personality? clever kind 2. Why henry dont want the job promised by oliver ? Because he is very rich now. 3. How henry and Portia felt about

3、 each other? They love each other so much,Writing task,Imagine that after Henry marries Portia he has bad luck in business and becomes poor once again. Now he must tell his wife the bad news. Before you write, however, discuss these questions with your partner:,Read the questions and brainstorm some

4、 ideas.,Do you think Henry would worry about what his wife would say to him after she heard the bad news? For example, do you think she would get angry at him? 2) Do you think Henry would worry that his wife would leave him?,3) Do you think Portia would ask Henry how he suddenly became so poor? 4) D

5、o you think Portia would worry about their marriage and leave Henry? 5)Do you think they will get help from the two brothers or anybody else? Give reasons,6) what do you think Henry plans to do to solve the crisis? 7) what will they finally decide to do? 8) How do you think peoples attitude will cha

6、nge towards Henry and Portia?,Make up a dialogue and act it out!,Suggested dialogue:,P=Portia H=Henry P: Oh, Henry. Its nice to see you home so early! H: Erm, ah. P: (Looking worried) Whats happened?,H: I cant hide much from you, can I, dear? We have lost our money. The railway company in Brazil has

7、 collapsed and all our money has gone. But I have a plan to help us. We can go back to America and start again. I can become a gold miner and we can make our fortune that way.,P: Leave London? Leave my stepfather? Oh no, Henry, please! H: I think it might be better for us. We would stand on our own

8、feet. P: (crying) I shall have to go home. You cant love me if you want to do this dreadful thing.,H: (putting his arms round her) Of course I do. It is for our sake that I suggest this. It will be an adventure. We will be able to travel where we like and I will be able to show you so many lovely places.,P: That would be nice. However, Ill wait here till youve made some more money. Of course Ill wait for you. H: Thank you and Ill work twice as hard to make sure we do have a lot of money. I shall always love you. And Ill!,Homework,Go to the library or surf the