the million -pound bank-note百万英镑解析

buyabigflatspendthemonfoodtoysdosomescienceresearchUnit3byMarkTwainTheMillionPoundBank-NoteTheMillionPoundBank-Note《百万英镑》是美国著名作家马克·吐温的小说，讲述了一个美国穷小子亨利·亚当斯在伦敦的一次奇遇。伦敦的两位富翁打赌，把一张无法兑现的百万大钞借给亨利，看他在一个月内如何收场。一个月的期限到了，亨利不仅没有饿死或被捕，反倒成了富翁，并且赢得了一位漂亮小姐的爱情。Thisplaywasmadeintoafilm.Ifarichpersongivesyoualargeamountofmoneytouseasyoulike,forexample,onemillionpound,whatwillyoudo?Pre-readingWarmingupMarkTwain▲agreatAmericanwriter▲afamousspeaker▲likedtotellfunnystories▲likedtoplayjokesonhisfriendsWhyweretheownerandhostessshockedwhentheysawthemillionpoundbank-noteinHenry’shand?Becausetheyneverthoughtthatthebank-notebelongedtosuchapersoninrags.DiscussionWhatkindofpersonistheowner?why?snobbishWhosebehaviourchangesthemostduringthisscene?Giveexamples.Theowner’sbehaviourchangesthemost;first,hetreatedHenrycoldlybecauseofhispoorappearance,butwhenhesawHenry'sbanknote,hetreatedHenrywarmlyandrespectfullyandevenofferingHenryafreemeal.BackgroundknowledgeaboutMarkTwainandhisplay.Answerthequestions1.Whatdoes“I’mafraidit’llcostalargeamountofmoney”exactlymean?2.BeforeHenrytookthenoteoutoftheenvelope,didthewaiterservehimpolitely?Why?Youareinrags.Youcan’taffordit.No,hedidn’t.HeservedHenryimpolitely.BecausehethoughtHenrywasapoormanwhowasnotabletopayforthemeal.Tworichgentlemenmadeabetonwhatwouldhappentoapersonifhewasgivenamillionpoundnote.Henry,theheroofthestory,anAmericanyoungman,sailedtoofar,driftedouttotheocean,ABritishship,forLondon,passingby,fortunatelysavedhim.1.WheredoesHenryAdamscomefrom?DoesheknowmuchaboutLondon?HenrycomesfromSanFrancisco.No,hedoesn’tknowLondonatall.2.WhatdidhedoinAmerica?Heworkedforaminingcompany.3.WhydidhelandinBritain?HewassailingoutthebaywhenhewascarriedouttoseabyastrongwindandwassurvivedbyashipforLondon.detailedreadingAmonthagoHenrywas______outofthebay.TowardsnightfallHenryfoundhimself_______outtoseabyastrongwind.ThenextmorningHenrywas________byaship.LastlyHenryarrivedin________byworkingontheshipunpaid.sailingcarriedspottedLondonNowHenrywas_______inLondonandwanderinginthestreet.JustatthattimeRoderick_______himandaskedhimtostepin.ToHenry’ssurpriseRoderickgaveHenrya_____withmoneyinit.lostcalledletterReadagainandfillintheblanks.Discussthequestionsingroups:1.WhydoyouthinkthatthebrotherschoseHenryfortheirbet?•itwashisfirstvisittoLondonsonobodyknewhim.•Hehadnomoneysohewouldhavetorelyonthebanknote.•Theythoughthelookedhonestbecauseheaskedforajobandnotcharity.Discussthequestionsingroups:2.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkHenryis?Whydoyouthinkso?•Overconfident–hethoughthecouldsailbetterthanhecould•Independent–heworkedforhispassageasanunpaidhandtoEngland.•Honest–tellsthetruthtothebrothers.•Hard-working–wantsworkbutnotcharity.•TheyseethatHenryishonestbecauseheaskforajobbutnotcharity.So,that’swhythetwobrotherschoseHenryfortheirbet.Canyoutellexactlywhatthereasonsare?Conclusion•ItwashisfirstvisittoLondon,sonobodyknewhim.•Hehadnomoney,sohewouldhavetorelyonthebanknote.WhatdoyouthinkwillhappentoHenry?Willthebank-notehelphimorgethimintotrouble?Giveapossibledevelopmenttothestory.PredictionTheMillionPoundBankNoteBeforeshowingthenoteAftershowingthenoteBeforeeatingDuringeatingAftereatingpoorappearance;lie;reserved；alargeamountofeatlikeawolf;askformoreofthesame;takeachancewouldyoumindwaiting…;inarudemannershock;scream;blamfor…inthebackof…;havewhateverheliked;agreathonor;forget;bowRealnamePennamemeaningBirthdateBirthplaceGrewupplacesFamousstoriesFillinthebasicinformationaboutMarkTwain:Hannibal,Missouri(alongtheMississippiRiver)SamuelLanghorneClemensTheAdventuresofTomSawyerTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnNov.30th,1985Thewateris2fathomsdeep.(=12feet)FloridaTworichgentlemeninLondonmadeabetonwhatwouldhappentoapersonifhewasgivenamillionpoundbank-note.AnAmericanyoungmanwhosailedtoofarwascarriedouttosea,butwassavedbyaBritishshipforLondon.SohewasnowinLondon,tired,hungryandpenniless……Task2:Gettingtoknowthestory.Trytogainasmuchinformationaspossiblefromthestorythroughreadingandtrainreadingskills.Task1.ScanningReadingstrategy:Gothroughtheplayforspecificinformation.Don’treadsentencebysentence.Characters（人物）：HenryAdams:alostAmericanbusinessmaninLondon“Roderick”and“Oliver”:twobrothersandrichEnglishmenTask2.SkimmingReadingstrategy:Gothroughtheplayforthegistwhichisthegeneralideaoftheplay.Don’tworryaboutthelanguage.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.WheredoesHenryAdamscomefrom?DoesheknowmuchaboutLondon?2.WhatdidhedoinAmerica?3.WhydidhelandinBritain?HenrycomesfromSanFrancisco.No,hedoesn’tknowLondonatall.Heworkedforaminingcompany.HewassailingoutthebaywhenhewascarriedouttoseabyastrongwindandwassurvivedbyashipforLondon.HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.AboutamonthagoHenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.Putthefollowingeventsincorrectorder.1.2.3.4.5.Task3.Detailed-readingReadingstrategy:Readtheplaycarefullyandtrytogetasmuchinformationaspossible.Trytokeeptheminmind.Thestoryhappenedin_________in________.Henry,atrampwhocamefrom______________landedin