2. What did he do in America? He worked for a mining company.
3. Why did he land in Britain? He was sailing out of the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was saved by a ship for London.
4. Why do the brothers make a bet? Because they want to know if a poor man can live with a million pound note in a strange place.
Scanning
Scan the passage and find the answers to the questions:
3. Why did he land in Britain?
4. Why do the brothers make a bet?
Answer these questions.
1. Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he know much about London? Henry comes from San Francisco. No, he doesn’t know London at all.
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Have you read the story of The Million Pound Bank Note?
Answer these questions
1.Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he know much about London? 2.What did he do in America?
Towards Henry found himself c_a_r_r_i_ed_ to
nightfall sea by a strong wind.
The next Henry was s_p_o_t_t_ed_ by a ship.
morning
Lastly
Henry arrived in _L_o_n_d_o_n_ by working on the ship as an
3) They thought he looked honest because he asked for a job and not charity.
Fill in the form.
About a Henry was _sa_i_li_n_g_ out of the
month ago bay.
3. Henry is an American young man. ( T) 4. The brothers are wealthy. (T) 5. Henry is foolish to go and meet the
two brothers. (F )
Discuss these questions in groups.
Pre-reading
Imagine you are given a large sum of money to spend as you like. What would you do with it?
spend them on food and clothing buy a car share with friends run a business plan a trip buy a big flat help the poor
1. How many characters are there in this scene? Who are they?
2. When and where does the story take place?
3. What do the two old men give Henry?
Characters Henry:
unpaid hand.
Now
Henry was _lo_s_t in London
and wandering in the
streets.
Just at that Roderick _c_a_ll_e_d_ him and
working as an unpaid hand. 24351
Comprehending: 1 T or F
1. Henry wants to find a job in London. ( T)
2. Henry is given an envelope by the two brothers. ( T)
An American businessman
Characters Roderick and Oliver: Two rich brothers
Put the following events in correct order.
1. Henry wandered in London streets. 2. About a month ago Henry Adams was
sailing out of the bay. 3. The next Байду номын сангаасorning he was spotted by a ship. 4. Towards nightfall he found himself carried
out to sea by a strong wind. 5. On the ship he earned his passage by
Why do you think that the brothers chose Henry for their bet?
1) It was his first visit to London so nobody knew him.
2) He had no money so he would have to rely on the bank note.