1、Unit 3The Million Pound Bank-noteWhat do you know about Mark Twain?Do you know any of his works?Mark Twain1835-1910His real name:Samuel Langhorne Clemens American short story writer good at writing about childrens adventureshis masterpieces1876The Adventures of Tom Sawyer汤姆索耶历险记his masterpieces1881T
2、he Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克贝里费恩历险记his short stories Running for Governor竞选州长 The 1,000,000 Bank-Note Read the passage about Mark Twain and fill in the chart.Real name of Mark TwainDate of Birth/DeathPlaces where he lived born:childhood:Jobs ever takenNames of three of his famous storiesReas
3、ons of his works being famous1835FloridaHannibal,Missouri,along the Mississippi Riverprinter,riverboat pilot,soldier,gold miner,businessman,newspaper reporter,writerThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer,The Adventures of Huckleberry;Life On The Mississippiits description of common people and the way they tal
4、ked and his humorSamuel Langhorne Clemens1910The Million Pound Bank-note Act OneTwo brothers Oliver and Roderick bet on what would happen if one had nothing but a bank-note of 1,000,000.They made a bet on a poor man Henry,who was in rags.They gave him a million pound bank-note and saw whether he cou
5、ld win others respect even though he was in rags and looked poor.So the story beganBrief introduction to the story:Main idea:Henrys experience with two brothers after he landed in London by chance.Read the passage and answer the questions:1.Where does Henry come from?Does he know much about London?2
6、.2.What did he do in America?3.3.Why did he land in Britain?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.4.Put the following event in correct order.(1)Henr
7、y wandered in London streets.(2)About a months ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.(3)The he was spotted by a ship.(4)Towards nightfall next morning he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.(5)On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.A.(2)(3)(4)(1)(5)B.(2)(4)
8、(3)(5)(1)C.(5)(2)(3)(4)(1)D.(1)(4)(3)(5)(2)5.Why did the narrator say“youre about to hear the most incredible tale?”A.Because Henry Adams survivedB.Because Henry Adams earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.C.Because Roderick and Oliver invited Henry to step in and asked him questions.D.Bec
9、ause Henry Adams,a tramp,was given some money for reasons unknown to himAbout a month agoTowards nightfallThe next morningLastlyNowJust at that timeRoderick _ him and asked himeto _ _To Henrys surpriseRoderick gave him_sailing out of the baycarried out to sea by a strong windspotted by a shipearn his passage by working as an unpaid handlost in London and wandering in the streetcalledstep insidea letter with money in it
