M3 Unit 3
The Million Pound
Bank-Note
Unit 3 Reading
The Million Pound Bank-Note
Act 1, Scene 3

Warming up
* How much do you know about Mark Twain?
Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain:
Hannibal, Missouri
(along the Mississippi River)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Nov. 30th, 1835
The water is 2 fathoms deep.
Florida

▲ a great American writer

▲ a famous speaker

▲ liked to tell funny
stories

▲ liked to play jokes on
his friends
Mark Twain
Mark Twain’s famous works
good at writing about children’s adventures
1876
1881
The Innocents Abroad
The Guilded Age
Suppose a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.
Discussion :
Buy a house
Travel around the world
What will you do with the money?
…
What is the style of this text?
narration(记叙文)

B. an exposition(说明文)

C. An argumentation

D. a drama(戏剧)
ACT
1
SCENE
Scanning
Time __________________
Place _________
Characters:
Henry Adams
__________________________
2) Roderick
3) Oliver
_________________________
Servant
What happened?
The summer of 1903
London
A lost American businessman
Two rich brothers
Henry was given a letter with money in it
by the two brothers and was asked not to
open it until 2 o’clock
Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a penniless person if he was given a million pound note.
Henry, the hero of the story, an American businessman, carried out to the ocean,
A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him.
Roderick
Oliver
Henry
sailing
carried
spotted
London
Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.
Reading- (7m)
lost
called
envelop
wandering
Put the following events in correct order.
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.
Reading -pair work(5m)
Key:
(2) About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.
(4) Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
(3) The next morning he was spotted by a ship.
(5) On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.
(1) Henry wandered in London streets.
Reading exercises:
Write”F”if it is a fact. Write “O”if it is an opinion.
Henry wants to find a job in London.
Henry is given an envelope by two brother.
Henry is unlucky young man.
The servant is called James.
Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.
F
O
O
F
F
Reading- (2m)
Homework
1 .Prepare for the text and some phrases and key sentences.
2. Finish the excercises in the book
(非常学案）。