Fast reading
Put the following events in correct order.
5 (1)Henry wandered in London streets. 1 (2)About a month ago Henry Adams was
sailing out of the bay.
2.Running for Governor （竞选州长）
Characters （人物）：
Henry Adams :
a lost American businessman in London
“Roderick” and “Oliver” :
two brothers and rich Englishmen
Prediction : What would happen to Henry?

ACT
1 The story SCENE began
3
What is the style of this text?
A. narration(记叙文) B. an exposition(说明文) C. An argumentation (议论文） D. a drama(戏剧)
Unit 3 The Million Pound
Bank-Note
Discussion
If a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, what will you do with it ?
Buy a house
…
What will you do with the money?
Travel around the world
Predict the content from title
1.Have you heard of the story 1.nWahmaetdTishemimlliilolnio?n pound bank-
on the ship as an unpaid hand;
Now
Just at that time
To Henry’s surprise
Henry was __lo_st____ in
London and
_w_a_n_d_er_i_ng__ in the
street.
Roderick _c_a_ll_e_d__ him
The next morning Lastly
Henry found
himself_c_a_r_ri_e_d_ out to
sea by a strong wind.
Henry was _s_po_t_te_d__ by
a ship.
Henry arrived in
_L_o_n_d_o_n_ by working
1n,o0t0e0?,000
2.What is bank-note?
2.What do you know about it?
Who is the writer of the “The million pound bank-note” ?
Warming up
* How much do you know about Mark Twain?
Henry, the hero of the story, an American businessman, carried out to the ocean,
A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him.
Pre-reading-II (1m)
3 (3)The next morning he was spotted by a ship. 2 (4)Towards nightfall he found himself carried
out to sea by a strong wind.
4 (5)On the ship he earned his passage by
and asked him to step in.
Roderick gave Henry
an _e_nv_e_lo_p_e_ with
money in it.
Discussion
Is money everything?
Money Is Not Everything Money can buy a house, but not a home Money can buy a bed, but not sleep Money can buy a clock, but not time 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 Money can buy you blood, but not life
（汤姆·索亚历险记）
1876
his masterpieces
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
（哈克贝利· 费恩历险记） 1881
his short stories
1.The Million Pound BankNote（百万英镑）
his short stories
working as an unpaid hand.
Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.
About a month Henry was_s_a_ili_n_g__out
ago
of the bay.
Towards nightfall
ACT
1 A brief introduction
SCENE
to the story
1&2
Roderick
Henry
Oliver
Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a penniless person if he was given a million pound note.
Mark Twain
(1835—1910)
The greatest humorist of the 19th century in America. Also one of the greatest writer in the world.
his masterpieces
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer