Book 3 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank NotePeriod 1 Warming up &ReadingThe best way to cheer yourself up is try to cheer somebody else up. ——Mark TwainLearning Goals:1. To learn some words and expressions and have a full understanding of the text.2. To learn about Mark Twain and understand natural language in the dramatic context.3. To have a discussion about the characters in the text.Step 1 Leading in Read the short passage about Mark Twain in Warming Up and fill in the chart.Real nameSamuel Langhorne ClemensBirth date BirthplacePlace where he was brought upHannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi RiverReason for his pen name Meaning of his pen nameHis famous storiesStep 2 Watching & Reading & Thinking1. Watch the video and take down some notes according to the four elements.TimeIn the summer of 1903PlacePeopleHenry Adams, Roderick, Oliver and a servantWhat is happening in the videoHenry’s with Roderick and Oliver after he landed in by .2.Careful reading Read the text fast and answer the following questions.(1) What’s in the letter? (2) Why do the brothers make a bet? (3) Why did he land in Britain? (4) Where did Henry work before? (5) What did Henry want the two brothers to offer him? 3. Post-reading Analyze the characteristics of Henry, Oliver and Roderick. Henry was 1 Oliver and Roderick was Step 3 Summary Henry Adams, an American , was carried out to sea by in his own boat. He spent a helpless night on the sea until . Luckily, he was spotted and saved by a ship. Then he by working for free on the board. After he landed in Britain, he went to for help, but without luck. One day, he on the street when he was called into a large house owned by two old Englishmen, who asked him a few questions. Henry answered that he was looking for in London and asked whether they could offer any. They didn’t answer directly but gave Henry which they said contained a sum of money. They also asked Henry to promise until 2 o’clock. Henry thought it was but accepted it. Step 4 Discussing(1) Interview Suppose some of you get a large amount of money by buying lottery tickets and become millionaires and some of you are reporters . Make dialogues in group of two.(2) Is money everything?Money can buy a house, but not… Money can buy a bed, but … Money can buy a clock, but not …2
