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Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-NoteHowmuchdoyouknowabouthim?MarkTwain(1835—1910)Thegreatesthumoristofthe19thcenturyinAmericanliterature.Alsooneofthegreatestwriterintheworld.goodatwritingaboutchildren’sadventureshismasterpieces1876TheAdventuresofTomSawyer(汤姆·索亚历险记）hismasterpieces1881TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn（哈克贝利·费恩历险记）hisshortstories1.RunningforGovernor（竞选州长）2.TheMillionPoundBank-Note（百万英镑）Supposearichpersongivesyoualargeamountofmoneytouseasyoulike,whatwillyoudowithit?Givethereasons.Discussion:Characters（人物）：HenryAdams:alostAmericanbusinessmaninLondon“Roderick”and“Oliver”:twobrothersandrichEnglishmenPutthefollowingeventsincorrectorder.(1)HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.(2)AboutamonthagoHenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.(3)Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.(4)Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.(5)Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.ReadingI-pairworkKey:(2)AboutamonthagoHenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.(4)Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.(3)Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.(5)Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.(1)HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.Skimming:answerthefollowingquestions:1.WheredidHenryAdamscomefrom?DidheknowmuchaboutLondon?2.WhatdidhedoinAmerica?3.WhydidhelandinBritain?Reading-II4.WhathappenedtoHenryafterhemetthetwobrothers?5.WhydidthebrotherschooseHenry?1.WheredidHenryAdamscomefrom?DidheknowmuchaboutLondon?HenrycamefromSanFrancisco.No,hedidn’tknowLondonatall.2.WhatdidhedoinAmerica?Heworkedforaminingcompany.3.WhydidhelandinBritain?HewassailingoutthebaywhenhewascarriedouttoseabyastrongwindandwassurvivedbyashipforLondon.4.WhathappenedtoHenryafterhemetthetwobrothers?Hewasgivenaletterbythetwobrothersandwasaskednottoopenituntiltwoo’clock.TheywantedtomakeabetonHenry.5.WhydidthebrotherschooseHenry?AboutamonthagoHenrywas_____outofthebay.TowardsnightfallHenryfoundhimself______outtoseabyastrongwind.ThenextmorningHenrywas____byaship.LastlyHenryarrivedin____byworkingontheshipasanunpaidhand;sailingcarriedspottedLondonFillinthefollowingform.Reading-iiiNowHenrywas_______inLondonandwanderinginthestreet.JustatthattimeRoderick_______himandaskedhimtostepin.ToHenry’ssurpriseRoderickgaveHenrya_____withmoneyinit.lostcalledletterHenrywasan_________.Onedayhehadanaccidentina_____.Luckilyhewassavedbyashipfor_______.HearrivedinLondonbyearninghispassagewithoutpay.Hewas_____inthestreetin_____.Tohissurprise,an________thinghappened.Tworichbrothersgavehimamillionpoundbank-notebecausetheyhadmadea_____.incredibleAmericanLondonbayragslostbetRetellthestorybyfillingthefollowingpassage.Reading-IVKeywords:•American,accident,save,arrive,earnhispassage,lost,inrags,incredible,twobrothers,millionpound,makeabet•WhatdoyouthinkofHenry?Itismyfirsttriphere.Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.(nomoney)Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.Iearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.Couldyouoffermesomekindofworkhere?Idon’twantyourcharity,Ijustwantanhonestjob.Well,itmayseemlucktoyoubutnottome.Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon’tthinkit’sveryfunny.Now,ifyou’llexcuseme,IthinkI’llbeonmyway.Enjoythefilm!Readtheplaywithemotion.Trytoactitout.