1. I've just s_________ a mistake on the front cover. potted 2. The child was found w__________ the streets alone. andering 3. Visitors are not p___________ to take photographs in the museum. ermitted 4. 'Can I have the sports section?' 'Yeah, go a______, I've read it.' head 5. Don't s_______ at people like that, it's rude. tare 6. She believes it was the doctor's f______that Peter died. ault 7. Recent pressure at work may a______ for his behavior. ccount 8. She has no p________ with time-wasters. atience

1. The pilot, whether by a_______ or design, made the plane do a sharp turn. ccident 2. It wasn't a good thing; on the c________ it was a huge mistake. ontrary 3. If it is a g_________ Michelangelo(米开朗基罗) drawing, it will sell for millions. enuine 4. Children in r______ begged money from the tourists. ags 5. I was annoyed(恼怒的), i___________ furious(愤怒的), over what happened. ndeed 6. You can ask the others, but as _____ myself, I'll be busy in the office. for 7. It's bad m_______ to talk with your mouth full (=talk and eat at the same time) . anners

Warming up Suppose you get a large amount of money by buying lottery tickets (彩票) and become a millionaire (百万富翁). What will you do with the money?

a million pound bank note

Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note

Mark Twain 1835-1910 What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works?

The story was made into a film. The £ 1,000,000 Bank Note

This play is adapted from Mark Twain’s short story by the same title This play is adapted from Mark Twain’s short story by the same title. Like most of Twain’s stories, it is meant to be humorous. This is a rags-to-riches story but with a new twist(转折): the main character　(人物) is actually doing quite well for himself before his accident at sea.

Characters （人物）： Henry Adams: a lost American businessman in London Roderick and Oliver: two brothers and rich Englishmen

Two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a secret bet: Roderick believes that a man cannot survive in the city for a month with only a million pound bank note in his possession but Oliver believes he can.

The Million Pound Bank-note Act One Brief introduction to the story: Two brothers Oliver and Roderick brothers 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 could win other’s respect even though he was in rags and looked poor. So the story began…

Careful reading 1. Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he know much about London? 2. What did he do in America? 3. Why did he land in Britain? 1. San Francisco. No, he doesn’t know London at all. 2. He worked for a mining company. 3. He was sailing out of the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was saved by a ship for London.

Consolidation Fill in the form according to the text.

sailing carried spotted London lost called letter About a month ago Henry was _______ out of the bay; Towards nightfall Henry found himself _______ out to sea by a strong wind; The next morning Henry was _______ by a ship; Lastly Henry arrived in ________ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand. Now Henry was _______ in London and wandering in the street. Just at that time Roderick ________ him and asked him to step in; To Henry’s surprise Roderick gave Henry a _______ with money in it. sailing carried spotted London lost called letter

Character Analysis Find out what kind of person the character is: Henry Adams : hard-working, honest, careless…… proud, Oliver and Roderick : generous(慷慨的，大方的) ( rich ), mischievous(顽皮的，淘气的),

Henry was? I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand. independent

honest Henry was? It is my first trip here. Well, to be honest, I have none. (no money) Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. honest

hard-working Henry was? Could you offer me some kind of work here? I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job. hard-working

frank Henry was? Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me. If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way. frank

Retell the story About a month ago… Towards nightfall… The next morning… give oneself up for lost when…spot… Then…earn his passage by…, account for… Now…be lost… Just at that time… To Henry’s surprise… At last…promise…

Finish the summary of the story: American Henry Adams, an _______ businessman, one day found himself _____ in London. In fact, he had his own boat in San Francisco, U.S.A. and had been ________ to sea by a strong wind while _______________. Luckily, he was ______ by a ship and brought to England. Hungry and penniless, now he was _______ down the street, when he was called into a room, where two brothers were ____________. Then he was asked many questions. He thought they were making fun of him. But later he was given a letter with money in it and was told not to _____ it until _______. lost carried out sailing out of the bay spotted walking making a bet open 2 o’clock

附: 马克 • 吐温的格言警句 1.The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that cannot read them. 2.Always tell the truth; then you don’t have to remember anything. 3.When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down in his private heart no man much respects himself. 4.Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.