Unit 3
The Million Pound  Bank Note
Do you know who he is?
I’m Mark Twain. How much do you know about me?
Answer:
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 of
Huckleberry Finn
《哈克贝利·
弗恩历险记》
Life on the Mississippi
《密西西比河上的生活》
The Prince and the Pauper
王子与乞丐
The Million Pound Bank Note
《百万英镑》
This novel was made into a film.
Have you seen the film?
If you have, what did you think of it?
The Million 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 couldn’t survive in the city for a month with only a million pound bank-note. But Oliver believed he could.
The Million Pound Bank Note Act I
Brief introduction to the story:
Two brothers Oliver and Roderick 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 other’s respect even though he was in rags and looked poor. So the story began …
The Bet
Homework
1. Look up the new words and
expressions of the Reading in
the dictionary.
2. Preview the Reading:
THE MILLION POUND
BANK NOTE
Act I, Scene 3
____ Henry wants to find a job in London.
____ Henry is given an envelope 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
Reading Comprehension III
Write “F” if it is a fact. Write “O” if it is an opinion.
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.
1
2
3
4
5
Put the following events in correct order.
Reading Comprehension IV
1. How did Henry Adams come to England?
2. Where did Henry work before?

3. Why did they choose Henry?
It was the ship that brought him to
England.
He worked for a mining company.
Because Henry was honest, hard-working and poor.
Reading Comprehension V
Answer the following questions.
Reading Comprehension VI
Find all the examples of polite requests
in the story. Then rewrite them in
informal language.
Come in, please.
Hello. Please come
in.
Let me show you
the way.
Hello Mr …
Mr Adams, is it
OK if …?
Why are you in
England?
Please excuse me.
Find what Henry says or does on the following occasions and then use your own words to describe how you think he feels.
Reading Comprehension VII
wandering
round London
behaves politely and answers questions fully
miserable,
unhappy,
anxious
curious why he has been asked to go into the house
admits his
problems and asks for work;
explains his situation
blames himself for his carelessness;
remembers how hungry he was when he sees the food on the table
grateful that he was rescued;
aware of his hunger
hopeful that he might find a solution to his troubles
replies angrily
angry, irritated
wants to open the envelope straightaway
irritated that he cannot open the envelop at once
explains he wants a job not charity
unhappy to be
given money
rather than
working for it
agrees not to open the letter till 2 pm
interested and
curious
I. Try to retell the story by using the key
words below.
an unpaid hand made a bet
survive a month carried out to sea
doubted it the right person
made the promise until 2 o’clock
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In the summer of 1903, two old and wealthy brothers, Roderick and Oliver, (1) _____ __
___. They wanted to see whether a man
with a million pound bank note could (2) _______ __ ______ in London. Oliver believed so, while Roderick (3) _______ __. They happened to see Henry, wandering on the pavement outside their house. So they asked Henry to come in. From what Henry
made a
bet
survive a month
doubted it
said, the two brothers learned that Henry had been (4) _______ ____ ___ ____ by a strong wind and then spotted by a ship, on which he worked as (5) __ ______ _____ to earn his passage. He was (6) _____ ______
______ they were looking for. So Roderick and Oliver gave Henry a letter with money in it and told him not to open it (7) ____ ___
______. At first, Henry refused but finally he accepted it and (8) _____ ___ ________.
carried out to sea
an unpaid hand
the right
person
o’clock
until 2
made the promise
Homework
1. Read the play again and review
the new words and expressions.
2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字).
go ahead, patience, stare at,
seek, by accident, scene, account for, spot, permit,
on the contrary.