Unit 3 The Million-Pound Bank-Note

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Unit 3 The Million-Pound Bank-Note
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About the writer --Mark Twain
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Place he was born in
Places where he lived
famous works
The meaning of mark twain
the age of twelve
Working experience
Working experience
In Florida
Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi
It means the water is two fathoms deep.(12feet)
He left school to look for work.
A printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold
miner, a business- man and a newspaper reporter.
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• Question Thinking
• What was Mark Twains life like in the last years
  of his life?
• As a result of this, what happened to his
  writing?
• What can you learn?

It was filled with sad events, loneliness and the
loss of much money.
His writing lost most of its humour and became
sad like him.
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Pre-reading

• Just look at the title of the story The Million
  Pound Bank-Note, can you guess where the story
  happened?

• In Britain.(Pound is used in Britain)

Pounds
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• U.S. Dollar

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• Euros

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• Ren Min Bi
• Yuan

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Fast-reading answer the following questions.
1. This part is scene_______ in the play.
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2. When and where did the story happen?(the
setting)
In the summer of 1903 in London.
3. How many characters are ? Who are they? And
whos the hero?
Three. Roderick, Henry, Oliver, servant.
Henry
4. Please find out all the stage directions (the
talics???),and guess their functions in the play.
1.) Tone of voice 2.) behaviour
Functions
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Careful reading
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About a month ago Henry was __________ out of the bay
Towards nightfall Henry found himself _________ out to sea by a strong wind
The next morning Henry was __________ by a ship
Lastly Henry arrived in______ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand
sailing
carried
spotted
London
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Now Henry was______ in London and wandering in the street
Just at that time Roderick _______ him and asked him to step in
To Henrys surprise Roderick gave Henry a _________ with money in it.
lost
called
letter
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Comprehending For each statement, write F if
it is a fact. Write Oif it is an opinion.
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1. _____ Henry wants to find a job in London.
2. _____ Henry is given an envelope by the two
   brothers.
3. _____ Henry is an unlucky young man.
4. _____ Henry is not a proud man.
5. _____ Henry is foolish to go and meet the two
   brothers.

f
o
o
o
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Comprehending find and adjective in the list to
complete each sentence. Each word is used only
once.

1. Both brothers probably felt that Henry was a
   ______ young man.
2. Henry was not _________ about what would happen
   to him when he left the brothers.
3. Henry must have felt _______ when he saw how far
   he had travelled out to sea.
4. Henry was not _______ to accept money from the
   brothers.
5. Henry felt _______ when he saw the food on the
   brothers table.

clever
confident
foolish
glad
jealous
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Open Discussion

1. What is the function of this scene in the whole
   play?
2. Why the narrator said it is the most incredible
   tale?

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Film Dubbing
Lets have a try!
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(No Transcript)
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Language points
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1. A large quantity of money a large sum of money
2. Make a bet make a bet on sth. With sb bet
on sth with sb. I bet Im certain???
3. Permit sb. To do sth. Eg. Her mother would
not permit her to come back late. permit
doing sth. Eg. We do not permit smoking
in the office.
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4. Find oneself carried out to sea
(????????????) find ones ????/??
(??????????) He found himself walking in the
direction of the park.
5. Account for (??/???????) Eg. His illness
accounts for his absence.
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6. by accident by chance Eg. I only found it
by accident.
7. stare at stare at angrily glare at
8. to be honest to tell you the truth honestly
speaking
9. pretend to do pretend to be doing
10. take chances of doing sth./on sth.(??/???)