1、Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank NoteCONTENTS12345RevisionPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingTeaching aims1.To learn about the English play The Million Pound Bank Note.2.To develop students reading ability.3.To form a proper attitude to the value of money and participate in the class energetically.Rev
2、ision(words and expressions)1.scene 场面;景色2.narrator 讲述者 3.stare 凝视;盯着看 4.fault 过错;缺点 5.spot 发现;地点 6.account 认为;说明 7.seek 寻找;探索 8.contrary 反面;相反的 9.wander 漫游;漫步 10.novel 小说;新奇的 11.adventure 冒险 12.permit 许可;许可证 13.patient 耐心的 14.indeed 真正地；确实 15.rude 粗鲁的16.unbelievable 难以置信的 17.passage 船费;通道;一段Pre-rea
3、dingThere is a famous American novelist.He liked to tell humorous stories to make people laugh and played jokes on his friends.Can you guess who he is?Mark TwainBackground knowledge about Mark Twain and his works.Mark TwainAmerican short story writerHumoristReal name of Mark TwainMeaning of his pen
4、nameBirth dateBirth placeFamous worksSamuel Langhorne Clemens1835Hannibal,Missouri,along the Mississippi RiverThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the MississippiMark Twains famous works(good at writing about childrens adventures)18761884This play was made into
5、 a film.Reading:The Million Pound NoteACTSCENE1Skimming:Task1:What is the style of this text?A.A narration(记叙文).B.An exposition(说明文).C.An argumentation.D.A drama(戏剧).Task 2:What is the main idea of the text?Two rich gentlemen in London give a million pound note to Henry Adams,a man lost in London,to
6、 see whether a man could survive a month with a million pound bank note.ScanningTask 1:Time _Place _Characters:The summer of 1903LondonHenry Adams:a lost American businessman in London“Roderick”and“Oliver”:two brothers and rich EnglishmenTask 2:Put the following events in correct order.Henry wandere
7、d 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.Careful readingTask1:Fill in the form
8、About a month agoTowards nightfallThe next morningLastlyHenry was _ out to sea by a strong wind.Henry was _ out of the bay.Henry was _by a ship.Henry arrived in _ by working as an unpaid hand.sailingcarriedspottedLondonRoderick _ him and asked him to step inside a moment.Henry was _ in London and wa
9、ndering in the street.NowJust at that timeTo Henrys surpriseRoderick gave Henry a _ with money in it.lostcalledletterTask 2:Answer the following questions.1.Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London?Henry comes from San Francisco.No,he doesnt know London at all.2.What did he do
10、 in America?He worked for a mining company.3.Why did he land in Britain?He was sailing out of the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was survived by a ship for London.4.How many questions do the brothers ask Henry?And what are they?Three.What about his plans,what about his job i
11、n America and how much money he has.5.What is the concern of the brothers?How much money he has.6.Can you imagine what happened when Henry went to the American embassy?Give your reasons.He received no help.He was not anxious and hungry,eager for a job if the American embassy offered him help.7.Why d
12、o you think that the brothers chose Henry for their bet?Because they think Henry is hard-working,honest and penniless.8.Can you guess why the brothers do not permit Henry to open the letter until 2 oclock?They are afraid that Henry will refuse the bank note.Post-readingThink about and discuss what k
13、ind of person Henry was.Henry was?It is my first trip here.Well,I cant say that I have any plans.Well,to be honest,I have none(no money).honestHenry 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.hard-workingHenry was?Well,it may seem lucky 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 me,I think Ill be on my way.direct/straight forwardHomeworkRewrite the play into a story in your own words.
