Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note

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Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
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Pre-reading
Background knowledge about Mark Twain and his
play.
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Task 1
Mark Twain
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Task 2 the story

• Two rich gentlemen in London made a bet on
  what would happen to a person if he was given a
  million pound bank-note. An American young man
  who sailed too far was carried out to sea, but
  was saved by a British ship for London. So he was
  now in London, tired, hungry and penniless

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While-reading
Try to gain as much information as possible
from the story through reading and train reading
skills.
Task 1. Scanning
Reading strategy Go through the play for
specific information.Dont read sentence by
sentence.
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Characters (??)
Henry Adams
a lost American businessman in London
Roderick and Oliver
two brothers and rich Englishmen
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About a month ago
Henry was _____ out of the bay.
Towards nightfall
Henry was ______ out to sea by a strong wind.
The next morning
Henry was ________by a ship.
Lastly
Henry arrived in __________ by working as an
unpaid hand.
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Now
Henry was______ in London and wandering in the
street.
Roderick _______ him and asked him to step in.
Just at that time
Roderick gave Henry a _________ with money in
it.
To Henrys surprise
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While-reading
Task 2. Skimming
Reading strategy Go through the play for
the gist which is the general idea of the play.
Dont worry about the language.
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Answer the following questions.

• 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?
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Put the following events in a correct order.
A. Henry wandered in London streets. B. About a
month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the
bay. C. The next morning he was spotted by a
ship. D. Towards nightfall he found himself
carried out to sea by a strong wind. E. On the
ship he earned his passage by working as an
unpaid hand.
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While-reading
Task 3. Detailed-reading
Reading strategy Read the play carefully and
try to get as much information as possible. Try
to keep them in mind.
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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_____.
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Post-reading
Task 1. Enjoy the movie
Pay attention to Henrys look and his words.
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Act? Scene 3
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Post-reading
Task 2. Talking
Think about what kind of person Henry was?
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Post-reading
Task 3. Acting
Act the play out.
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Post-reading
Task 4. Discussion
Have a discussion with the students.

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Suppose you get a large amount of money by
buying lottery tickets (??) and become a
millionaire (????). What will you do with the
money?
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Post-reading
Task 5. Writing
Rewrite the play into a story.