Unit 3 The Million Pound Note 高一人教新课标版必修三 Unit 3 The Million Pound Note Warming up

Do you know him?

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Mark Twain’s House

Do you know any of his works? Can you name any of them?

His famous works 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

Life on the Mississippi 《密西西比河上的生活》

his short stories Running for Governor 《竞选州长》

The Million Pound Bank Note 《百万英镑》

Real name Meaning of his pen name Birth date Birthplace Place where he grew up His famous stories Samuel Langhorne Clemens the water is two fathoms deep November 30th, 1835 Florida Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Characters Henry: An American businessman, who arrived in London by accident, penniless, hungry and lonely.

Characters Roderick and Oliver: Two rich brothers, who made a bet. Roderick believed that a man couldn’t survive in the city for a month with only a million pound bank-note. But Oliver believed he could.

THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE Reading THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE

Answer these questions. Fast Reading 1. Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he know much about London? 2. What did he do in America? Henry comes from San Francisco. No, he doesn’t know London at all. He worked for a mining company.

3. Why did he land in Britain? 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. What a bet did the brothers make? They want to know if a poor man can live with a million pound note in a strange place.

Careful Reading Put the following events in correct order. 1. Henry wandered in London streets. 2. About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. 3. The next morning he was spotted by a ship. 4. Towards nightfall 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. 2 4 3 5 1

3 In pairs describe how Henry’s feelings change during the conversation. How he feels Before he enters the brothers’ house When he introduces himself miserable, unhappy, anxious curious

How he feels When the brothers ask him about his plan When he tells them how he reached London by ship hopeful grateful ; aware of his hunger

How he feels When they seem happy that he has no money When they give him the envelope angry strange; curious

How he feels When they tell him there is money in it Before he leaves the house unhappy strange; curious

4 Discuss these questions in groups. 1. Why do you think that the brothers chose Henry for their bet? It was his first visit to London so nobody knew him. 2) He had no money so he would have to rely on the bank note. 3) They thought he looked honest because he asked for a job and not charity.

2. What kind of person do you think Henry is? Why do you think so? overconfident. He thought he could sail better than he could. 2) independent. He worked for his passage as an unpaid hand to England. 3) honest. He tells the truth to the brothers. 4) hard-working. He wants work but not charity.

3. What kind of persons you think Oliver and Roderick are? 1) rich (servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million pound bank-note) 2) mischievous (恶作剧的;调皮的,淘气的) (prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun) 3) good judges of character (they see Henry is honest and proud)