1、SL. Clemens,1835,Brought up in Hannibal, Missouri;,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,Getting to know a great literary giant: Mark Twain,hju:mrist n. 幽默（作）家,有幽默感的人,litrri adj. 文学的 daint n. 巨人 adj. 巨大的,文豪,i.vljuein n. 估价,评价,Unit3 The Million Pound Bank-note,Two rich gentl
2、emen 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,Getting to know the story.,While-re
3、ading:,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.,The Million Pound Bank-note,Characters （人物）：,Henry Adams :,a lost American busin
4、essman in London,“Roderick” and “Oliver” :,two brothers and rich Englishmen,What had happened to them?,sailing,carried,spotted,London,Towards nightfall,Lastly,About a month ago,The next morning,Henry was _ out of the bay.,Henry was _ out to sea by a strong wind.,Henry was _by a ship.,Henry arrived i
5、n _ by working as an unpaid hand.,lost,called,letter,Roderick gave Henry a _ with money in it.,Now,Henry was_ in London and wandering in the street,Just at that time,To Henrys surprise,letter,1. Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he know much about London?,2. What did he work in America? How muc
6、h did he have?,3. Why did he land in Britain?,Henry comes from San Francisco. No, he doesnt know London at all.,He worked for a mining company and he had no money at all.,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.,4. What did the
7、 two gentlemen give Henry?5. When can Henry open the letter?,They give him a letter.,He cant open it until two oclock.,Answer the following questions:,While-reading:,Task 2. Skimming,Reading strategy: Go through the play for the gist(主旨,要点) which is the general idea of the play.Dont worry about the
8、language.,Henry wandered in London streets. About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. The next morning he was spotted by a ship. Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.,Put the following e
9、vents in correct order.,1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,The story happened in _ in _. Henry, a tramp who came from _ landed in Britain _. He earned his _ by working as an _ hand. Wandering in London streets, he met _ who asked him to _ their house. After asking Henry many questions, they gave him _.,London,1903,San
10、Francisco,by accident,passage,unpaid,two old brothers,step inside,a letter,the main idea of the whole passage,trmp n. 重步声,流浪者 v. 践踏,重步行走,F (fact) or O (Opinion) 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. ( )
11、4). The servant is called James. ( ) 5). Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers. ( ),F,F,F,O,O,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.,passage,spotted,sailed,accounted for,Re
12、ad Act one again, then fill in the following form.,pavement,wandering,by accident,embassy,seek,invited,wealthy,changed,Henry was an_. One day he had an accident in a_. Luckily he was survived by a ship for_. He arrived in London by earninghis 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 madea_.,unbelievable,American,London,bay,rags,lost,bet,Retell the story,
