新人教必修三Unit3Themillionpoundbanknote[閱讀課件]

1、Unit 3,by Mark Twain,The Million Pound Bank-Note,Warming up,Mark Twain a great American writer a famous speaker liked to tell funny stories liked to play jokes on his friends,Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain:,Hannibal, Missouri (along the Mississippi River),Samuel Langhorne Clemens,The

2、 Adventures of Tom Sawyer,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,Nov. 30th, 1985,The water is 2 fathoms deep.(=12feet),Florida,good at writing about childrens adventures,1876,1881,If a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, for example, one million pound, what will you do?,Pre

3、-reading,save them,use them up,donate,buy a big flat,run a business,spend them on food,clothing,toys,share with friends,trip,do some science research,ACT,1,SCENE,1&2,A brief introduction to the story,Background information,Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was give

4、n a million pound note.,Henry, the hero of the story, an American young man, sailed too far, drifted out to the ocean,A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him.,What would happen to Henry?,Prediction :,ACT,1,SCENE,3,The story began,Act1, scene 3,Tell the statements a fact (F) or

5、an opinion (O) after a fast reading.,_ Henry wants to find a job in London. _ Henry is given an envelop by the two brothers. _ Henry is an unlucky young man. _ The servant is called James. _ Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.,F,F,O,F,O,Read carefully and answer the following questions

6、:,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?,Careful - reading,1. Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he know much about London?,Henry comes from San Francisco. No, he doesnt know London at all.,2. What did he

7、do in America?,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.,detailed reading,sailing,carried,spotted,London,lost,called,letter,Read again and fill in the blanks.,In pai

8、rs describe how Henrys feelings change during the conversation.,In pairs describe how Henrys feelings change during the conversation.,Post - reading,Find all the examples of polite requests. Then rewrite them in informal language.,Discuss the questions in groups:,Discuss the questions in groups:,Ret

9、elling,Henry was an_. One day he had an accident in a_. Luckily he was survived by a ship for_. He arrived in London by earning his passage without pay. He was _in the street in_. To his surprise an _ thing happened. Two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank-note because they had made a_.,incr

10、edible,American,London,bay,rags,lost,bet,Retell the story by filling the following passage.,The characteristics of Henry:,It is my first trip here. Well, to be honest, I have none. (no money) Well, I cant say that I have any plans. I dont want your charity. I just want an honest job.,honest:,Discuss

11、ion,Find the original sentences in the passage to prove Henrys characteristic.,I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand. Could you offer me some kind of work here? I dont want your charity, I just want an honest job.,hard-working:,careless:,I landed in Britain by accident.,Well, it may seem

12、luck to you but not to me. If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I dont think its very funny. Now, if youll excuse me, I think Ill be on my way.,direct:,They see that Henry is honest because he ask for a job but not charity.,So, thats why the two brothers chose Henry for their bet. Can you tell exactly what the reasons are?,Conclusion,It was his first visit to London, so nobody knew him.,He had no m