1 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note Jiashan Middle School Shen Xuefang.

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Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note

Jiashan Middle School Shen Xuefang

lottery ticket

[lɔtəri]

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What will you do with the money?

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A brief introduction to The Million Pound Bank Note

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When: __________________

Where: _________ Who :

What happened:

The summer of 1903

In London

Henry Adams Roderick

Oliver servant

Two old and wealthy brothers made a bet .

Characters （人物）：

Henry Adams :

a lost American businessman

in London

“Roderick” and “Oliver” :

two brothers and rich Englishmen

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When: __________________

Where: _________ Who :

What happened:

The summer of 1903

In London

Henry Adams Roderick

Oliver servant

Two old and wealthy brothers made a bet .

Characters （人物）：

Henry Adams :

a lost American businessman

in London

“Roderick” and “Oliver” :

two brothers and rich Englishmen

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When: __________________

Where: _________ Who :

What happened:

The summer of 1903

In London

Henry Adams Roderick

Oliver servant

Two old and wealthy brothers made a bet .

What would happen to Henry?

Prediction

ACT

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SCENE

3

Enjoy the story

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

Now Henry was _______ in London and wandering in the street.

Just at that time

Roderick _______ him and asked him to step in.

To Henry’s surprise

Roderick gave Henry a _____ with money in it.

lost

called

letter

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Read Act I, Scene 3 carefully and find how many questions two brothers asked Henry.

Detailed reading

Seven. 1.How do you do, Mr... Er...?2.You’re an American?3.How well do you know London?4.May we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your plans are?

5.How is that possible?6.What sort of work did you do in American?7.If you don’t mind ,may I ask how much money you have?

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Why did they ask the questions?

They want to know whether or not Henry was the right person for their bet.

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Henry was the right person for their bet.

It was his first visit to London so nobody knew him.

He had no money so he would have to rely on the bank note.

They thought he looked honest because he asked for a job and not charity.

Because Henry is jobless, penniless, honest, the right person to choose for betting

Why ?

1.How do you do, Mr... Er...?2.You’re an American?3.How well do you know London?4.May we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your plans are?

5.How is that possible?6.What sort of work did you do in American?7.If you don’t mind ,may I ask how much money you have?

1.How do you do, Mr... Er...?

4.May we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your plans are?

7.If you don’t mind ,may I ask how much money you have?

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The polite requests:

(1)Would you step inside a moment, please?

(2)Good morning, sir. Would you please come in?

(3)Permit me to lead the way, sir.

Act out what happened in this scene 3?

Group work:

1.How do you do, Mr... Er...?2.You’re an American?3.How well do you know London?4.May we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your plans are?5.How is that possible?6.What sort of work did you do in American?7.If you don’t mind ,may I ask how much money you have?

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What is the style of this

text? A drama( 戏剧 )

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Prediction

1.What do you think will happen to Henry?2.Will the bank note help him or get him into trouble?

Give a possible development to the story.

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Homework:

1.How do you think the story will develop?

2. Write something about it in about 5 sentences.

4. How many questions do the brothers

ask Henry? What is the brothers’

concern?

Seven. They want to know whether

or not Henry is penniless.

6. Can you find the examples of polite requests?• Would you step inside a moment, please?• Good morning, sir, would you please come in?• Permit me to lead the way, sir.• How do you do, Mr … er …?• I wonder, Mr Adams, if you’d mind ...• May we ask what you’re doing in this country …?• Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll …

答案：

Two rich brothers， Oliver and Roderick， made a bet.

Oliver believed that with a million pound bank note a man could

survive a month in London， but Roderick didn't believe it.

Henry Adams， an American businessman， was carried out to

sea by a strong wind when sailing home. He was spotted by a ship

where he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. Then

the boat brought him to London quite by accident. As Henry was

penniless， the brothers thought him the right person to test who

would win the bet. So they asked Henry to come into a mansion

and gave Henry a letter， telling him not to open it until 2

o'clock.

made a bet----saw Henry---asked Henry to enter the house---asked Henry questions---gave Henry a letter with money

Describe how Henry’s feelings change.What he says or does How he feels

Before he enters the brothers’ house

When he introduces himself

When the brothers ask him about his plan

When he tells them how he reached London by ship

wandering round London

behaves politely and answers questions fully

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

that he was rescued; aware of his hunger

that he might find a solution to his troubles

curious why he has been asked to go into the house

unhappy, anxious

hopeful

Grateful

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Describe how Henry’s feelings change.

What he says or does

How he feels

When they seem happy that he has

no money

When they give him the envelope

When they tell him there is money in it

Before he leaves the house

replies angrily angry

wants to open the envelope straightaway

irritated that he cannot open the envelope 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 p.m.

interested and curious