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Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNoteWarmingupandreadingSupposearichpersongivesyouamillionpoundbank-note,whatwillyoudowithit?DiscussionHaveyoueverreadthestoryof“TheMillionPoundBankNote”？Haveyouseenthefilm?Ifyouhave,whatdidyouthinkofit?WhatdoyouknowaboutMarkTwain?Doyouknowanyofhisworks?Warmingup-I(2m)Thegreatesthumoristofthe19thcenturyAmericanliterature.Novels:TheAdventuresofTomSawyer(1876)(汤姆·索亚历险记）ThePrinceandthePauper(1882)（皇子与贫儿）TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn(1894）（哈克贝利·费恩历险记）MarkTwain:(1835—1910)goodatwritingaboutchildren’sadventureshismasterpieces1876TheAdventuresofTomSawyerhismasterpieces1881TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnhisshortstories1.RunningforGovernor2.The£1,000,000Bank-NoteAboutMarkTwain(readingonP23)FindoutmoreinformationaboutMarkTwainandthencompletethefollowingchart.Warmingup-II(5m)RealnameMeaningofhispennameBirthdateBirthplacePlacewherehegrewupHisfamousstoriesSamunelLanghorneClemensOnNovenber30th,1835TheAdventuresofTomSawyer,TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnandLifeontheMississippiItmeansthewateristwofathomsdeep.(=12feet)Hannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiInFloridaQuestion&Thinking:1.WhatwasMarkTwain’slifelikeinthelastyearsofhislife?2.Asaresultofthis,whathappenedtohiswriting?Itwasfilledwithsadevents,lonelinessandthelossofmuchmoney.Hiswritinglostmostofitshumourandbecamesadlikehim.ACT1SCENE1&2AbriefintroductiontothestoryPre-reading-I(2m)Tworichgentlemenmadeabetonwhatwouldhappentoapersonifhewasgivenamillionpoundnote.Henry,theheroofthestory,anAmericanyoungman,sailedtoofar,driftedouttotheocean,ABritishship,forLondon,passingby,fortunatelysavedhim.WhatwouldhappentoHenry?Prediction:Pre-reading-II(1m)ACT1SCENE3ThestorybeganWhathappenedtoHenry?WhatdoesthebrotherschooseHenryfor?Scanthepassageandfindout:Reading-I(2m)WhathappenedtoHenry?Hewasgivenaletterbythetwobrothersandwasaskednottoopenituntiltwoo’clock.TheywantedtomakeabetonHenry.WhatdoesthebrotherschooseHenryfor?Jobless,penniless,honest,therightpersontochooseforbettinggaveHenryanenvelopeandtoldhimnottoopenituntil2o’clockSkimming:answerthefollowingquestions:1.WheredoesHenryAdamscomefrom?DoesheknowmuchaboutLondon?2.WhatdidhedoinAmerica?3.WhydidhelandinBritain?Reading-II(3m)1.WheredoesHenryAdamscomefrom?DoesheknowmuchaboutLondon?HenrycomesfromSanFrancisco.No,hedoesn’tknowLondonatall.2.WhatdidhedoinAmerica?Heworkedforaminingcompany.3.WhydidhelandinBritain?HewassailingoutthebaywhenhewascarriedouttoseabyastrongwindandwassurvivedbyashipforLondon.Putthefollowingeventsincorrectorder.(1)HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.(2)AboutamonthagoHenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.(3)Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.(4)Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.(5)Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.ReadingIII-pairwork(5m)Key:(2)AboutamonthagoHenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.(4)Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.(3)Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.(5)Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.(1)HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.Readingexercises:Write”F”ifitisafact.Write“O”ifitisanopinion.1.HenrywantstofindajobinLondon.2.Henryisgivenanenvelopebytwobrother.3.Henryisunluckyyoungman.4.Henryisnotaproudman.5.Henryisfoolishtogoandmeetthetwobrothers.FOOOFReading-IV(2m)AboutamonthagoHenrywas______outofthebay.TowardsnightfallHenryfoundhimself______outtoseabyastrongwind.ThenextmorningHenrywas____byaship.LastlyHenryarrivedin______byworkingontheshipasanunpaidhand;sailingcarriedspottedLondonReadActoneagain,thenfillinthefollowingform.Reading-V(7m)NowHenrywas_______inLondonandwanderinginthestreet.JustatthattimeRoderick_______himandaskedhimtostepin.ToHenry’ssurpriseRoderickgaveHenrya_____withmoneyinit.lostcalledletterHenrywasan_________.Onedayhehadanaccidentina_____.Luckilyhewassurvivedbyashipfor_______.HearrivedinLondonbyearninghispassagewithoutpay.Hewas_____inthestreetin_____.Tohissurprisean________thinghappened.Tworichbrothersgavehimamillionpoundbank-notebecausetheyhadmadea_____.incredibleAmericanLondonbayragslostbetRetellthestorybyfillingthefollowingpassage.Reading-VI(5m)Whatkindofpersonsdoyouthinkthecharactersare?(HenryAdams,Oliver,Roderick)AfterreadingAfter-reading(3m)proud(heearnshispassagebyworkingonashiptoEngland),careless(hearrivedinEnglandbyaccidentafternotsailinghisboatwell),honest(heasksforworknotcharity).Henry:OliverandRoderick:rich(servantsandnotworryingaboutgivingastrangeramillionpoundbank-note),mischievous(preparedtobetonemillionpoundsjustforabitoffun),goodjudgesofcharacter(theyseeHenryishonestandproud)WhatdoyouthinkwillhappentoHenry?Willthebank-notehelphimorgethimintotrouble?Giveapossibledevelopmenttothestory.PredictionKnowledgeaboutdrama/play1.Wordsrelatedtodrama/playDrama/playtragedycomedyoperastagecharacterstagedirectionlinesdirectorcurtainplaywrightactor/actressscriptpropactsceneheroheroinerehearsal2.act&sceneThisisatwo-actplay,meaningthattheeventsofthedramaaredividedintotwomainparts.Sometimesthesecondactofaplaychangesthesetting(ie.timeandplace)butmoreoftenthereissomechangeinthethoughtsandactionsofthemaincharacters.Eachactis