how
Before Henry shows his million pound bank-note
Owner
That one’s reserved.
Hostess
Waiter
It’ll cost a My large amount goodness! of money. Well, we He eats Again, will have to like a wolf. take a everything? scornful chance. 蔑视的 What’s …if you pay there to the bill… wait for? unfriendly
Money can buy you blood, but not life.
By acting the play,watching the film and analyzing the passage,we can conclude that Henry is______ honest hard-working direct ____________and _______person. The brothers are___ rich ____________ mischievous judgematic and__________. The owner,the hostess and the scornful _________ snobbish and waiter are________ _________. flattering
think I’ll be on my way.
honest
hard-working
direct
Oliver and Roderick :
1. rich (servants and not worrying about
giving a stranger a million pound bank-note) 2. mischievous (prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun)
After Henry shows his million pound bank-note
Owner Hostess Waiter
I’m so sorry, sir, so sorry. Screams
Oh, please, don’t worry, sir. Doesn’t matter at all.
here is a great honour! …bow…
And you put him in the back of the Just having you sit restaurant! bow
...bow…
flattering 奉承的
The great change of their attitude
Task 4
Discussion
Is money everything?
Money M o n e y notIeverything! s
Money can buy a bed, but not sleep.
Money can buy a clock, but not time.
?
Money can buy a house, but not a home.
Henry, a penniless American
businessmanlanded in Britain
by accident. Wandering in London streets, he was asked____ _____ to step inside two old brothers’ house. After ______ asked many questions, he was given a letter.
why
Because of
Task 3
Act out
ACT
1
SCENE
The story began
3
Characters （人物）：
Henry Adams :
a lost American businessman
in London
“Roderick” and “Oliver” :
two old and wealthy
Money can buy a book, but not knowledge.
Money can buy you a position, but not respect.
Money can buy you medicine, but not health.
Money can buy a friend, but not love.
_______forced Hunger him to go into a restaurant. The owner and the waiters rude served him in a____manner. However, when they saw the note, their attitude ______ to Henry changed greatly .
brothers
ACT
1
SCENE
At the restaurant
4
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Characters （人物）：
Henry Adams :
A young man holding
a envelope with money in it.
Owner and hostess :
the bosses of the restaurant
hard-working
Task
:
honest
direct
What characteristics of Henry ?
1. I earned my passage by
working as an unpaid hand.
2. Could you offer me some kind of work here? 3. I don’t want your charity, I just want an honest job. honest
Unit 3
The Million Pound Bank-note
Learning aims
1.To act out the play freely. 2.To analyze the characters. 3.To summarize the play.
Task 1
Retell the story
hard-working
direct
What characteristics of Henry ?
1. Well, it may seem luck to
you but not to me.. 2.If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. 3.Now, if you’ll excuse me, I
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Task 2
Charactes analyses
• What do you think of Henry?
What characteristics of Henry ?
1. It is my first trip here. 2. Well, to be honest, I have none. (no money) 3. Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. 4. I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job.
Finish exercises Section I on Keshi’xunlian.
3. Judgematic/good judges of character( they see Henry is honest
and proud))
• What do you think of the owner,hostess amd the waiter?
The great change of their attitude