Unit 3
The Million Pound
Bank-note
Warming up
and Reading I
What do you know
about Mark Twain?
Do you know any of
his works?
Lead-in and warming up
Real name
Meaning of his
pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Place where he
grew up
His famous stories
Read the short passage quickly and fill in the
chart.
Real name of MT
Meaning of his pen name
Birth date
Birth place
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
1835 (died 1910)
Florida
Fill in the blanks.
river
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
river
1835 (died 1910)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
river
Florida
1835 (died 1910)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
river
Place where
he grew up
His famous
stories
In Hannibal, Missoouri,
along the Mississippi
River.
The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer; The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn.
马克·吐温12岁时，父亲
去世，他只好停学，到工厂当
小工。
后来他又换了不少职业，
曾做过密西西比河的领航员、
矿工及新闻记者工作。
渐渐地着手写一些有趣的
小品，开始了自己的写作生涯。
Mark Twain:
(1835—1910)
Mark Twain:
(1835—1910)
马克·吐温一生写了大量作品，
题材涉及小说、剧本、散文、诗歌
等各方面。从内容上说，他的作品
批判了不合理现象或人性的丑恶之
处，表达了这位当过排字工人和水
手的作家强烈的正义感和对普通人
民的关心；从风格上说，专家们和
一般读者都认为，幽默和讽刺是他
的写作特点。
马克·吐温是美国批判现实主义
文学的奠基人，被誉为“美国文学
史上的林肯”。他于1910年4月21日
因狭心症去世，享年七十五岁，安
葬于纽约州艾玛拉。
The greatest humorist of the
19th century 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:
(1835—1910)
The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer
《汤姆·索亚历险记》
(1876)
The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
《哈克贝利·
弗恩历险记》
(1881 )
Suppose a rich person gives you a
million pound bank-note, what will
you do with it ? Give the reasons.
Discussion
Task 1. What writing style is the text?
A. a narration(记叙文)
B. an exposition(说明文)
C. an argumentation(议论文)
D. a play(戏剧)
【合作探究与展示评价】
Task2. Knowledge about play
drama/play
character(角色）
stage direction
settingscene
(time and place)
act
(一般以斜体字（ italics）形式出现)
幕
场
背
景
舞台说明
Task3 Scan the passage and find out
1. This part is act _____scene_______ in
the play.
2. When and where did the story happen?
(the setting)
3. How many characters are there in the play?
Who are they? And who's the
main character?
3
In the summer of 1903 in London.
幕
背
景
角色
1 场
Four
Henry, Roderick, Oliver, Servant.
Henry
Two rich gentlemen made
a bet on what would
happen to a person if he
was given a million pound
note.
Henry, the hero of the story,
an American young man,
sailed too far, drifted out to
the ocean,
A British ship, for London,
passing by, fortunately
saved him.
Task4 Put the following events in correct order
while enjoying the video:
（ ）Henry wandered in London streets.
（ ）About a month ago Henry Adams
was sailing out of 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.
5
1
3
2
4
Task5 Careful reading
1. Where does Henry Adams come from?
A. London of Britain
B. San Francisco of the US
C. Paris of France
D. Not mentioned
2. Henry came to Britain for the first
time___________.
A. to find a better life
B. to make an adventure
C. all by chance
D. to find the two brothers
Task5 Careful reading
3.Why did Henry’s eyes stare at the leftovers on
the brothers’ table?
A. Because he was very angry.
B. Because he was very hungry.
C. Because he had never seen such a nice dinner.
D. Because he wanted to help them clean the
table.
4. Which one is NOT the reason that the brothers
chose Henry for their bet?
A.The two brothers wanted to cheat money.
B.It was his first visit to London so nobody
knew him.
C. He had no money so he would have to
depend on the bank note.
D. They thought he looked honest because
he asked for a job and not charity.
5.We can infer (推断) that the person the
two brothers chose might be_______.
A. handsome
B. lazy
C. proud and rich
D. honest,hardworking and direct
He is honest, hardworking and direct.
1. I earned my passage by working as an
unpaid hand.
2. Well, I can’t say that I have any plans.
3. If this is your idea of some kind of joke,
I don’t think it’s very funny.
4. I don’t want your charity, I just want an
honest job.
5. Well, it may seem luck to you but not to me.
hardworking
hardworking
honest hardworking direct
direct
direct
honest
Task6. 归纳课文，完成语法填空
The play is based on a short story written by
Mark Twain, who was brought up in Hannibal,
Missouri, and is best 1.______(know) for his
novels, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
This story 2._______ (happen) in the summer of
1903, and Henry Adams, an American
businessman, had some bad luck. He 3.________
(spot) and rescued at sea by accident by a British
ship and landed in London, where he found
himself without money, friends or a job. All this
【拓展提升】
known
happened
was spotted
Task6. 归纳课文，完成语法填空
could account for his 4.________(appear)．He
was lost and alone in London. He didn't know
5.________ to do. Walking down the street，he
heard someone 6._______(call) him, and then he
went in and was led to two rich 7._____(brother)
who made a bet and gave him an envelope with
8.___ large sum of money in it. He was asked not
9.______ (open) the letter until two o'clock in the
afternoon. As a matter of fact, there was a
one-million-pound note 10.______ it.
【拓展提升】
appearance
what
calling
brothers
a
to open
in
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