1、The Million Pound Bank Note,Unit 3,Words and expressions,Do you know who he is?,Im Mark Twain. How much do you know about me?,Mark Twain (18351910),Mark Twain,Mark Twains House,Americas best known literary figure,Americas short story writer novelist,Literary giant,Do you know any evaluation given to
2、 him?,Humorist public speaker,Do you know any of his works? Can you name any of them?,His famous works,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记,The Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn 哈克贝利 弗恩历险记,Life on the Mississippi 密西西比河上的生活,Running for Governor 竞选州长,The Million Pound Bank Note百万英镑,“The man who does not r
3、ead books has no advantage over the man that cannot read them.” “Always tell the truth; then you dont have to remember anything.”- Mark Twain,Read the short passage below and then fill in the chart.,This novel was made into a film.,Have you seen the film? If you have, what did you think of it?,The M
4、illion Pound Bank Note,Henry: An American businessman, who arrived in London by accident, penniless, hungry and lonely.,Characters,Characters,Roderick and Oliver: Two rich brothers, who made a bet. Roderick believed that a man couldnt survive in the city for a month with only a million pound bank-no
5、te. But Oliver believed he could.,The Million Pound Bank Note Act I,Brief introduction to the story: Two brothers Oliver and Roderick brothers bet on what would happen if one had nothing but a bank-note of 1,000,000. They made a bet on a poor man Henry, who was in rags.,They gave him a million pound bank note and saw whether he could win others respect even though he was in rags and looked poor. So the story began,The Bet,Homework,1. Look up the new words andexpressions of the readingin the dictionary. 2. Preview the reading:The Million Pound Bank Note Act I,
