【公开课】必修三Unit 3Reading The Million Pound Bank Note

WarmingupandReadingIUnit3TheMillionPoundBankNoteWhatdoyouknowaboutMarkTwain?WarmingupMarkTwain

(1835—1910)Thegreatesthumoristofthe19thcenturyinAmericanliterature.Alsooneofthegreatestwriterintheworld.Doyouknowanyofhisworks?RealnameofMarkTwainMeaningofhispennameBirthdateBirthplaceSamuelLanghorneClemensNovember30th,1835FloridaFillintheblanks.riverPlacewherehegrewupHisfamousstoriesInHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiRiver.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer;TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.RunningforGovernorMarkTwain’swritingstylesMarkTwain’squalitiesthathelpedhimtobesuccessfulinhiswritingdeterminationperseverance(毅力)Helikedtowritehumorousstories,satires(讽刺故事),andadventures.Hismasterpieces1876TheAdventuresofTomSawyerHismasterpieces1881TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn1.RunningforGovernorHisshortstoriesHisshortstories2.TheMillionPoundNotecharacterscriptauthornovelnarratoractoractressshortstorysceneactlinesdirectorTime

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ConflictheroheroineplayFirst,let’slearnsomethingaboutplay.戏剧包括哪些要素？情感，欲望，争斗，妥协。什么是戏剧冲突？戏剧冲突表现在人物性格的冲突上，具体表现为一系列的动作。Pre-reading什么是戏剧语言？戏剧语言包括人物语言(actor’slines)和舞台说明(stagedirections)。舞台说明是写在剧本每一幕的开端，结尾和对话中间的说明性的文字，内容包括人物表、时间、地点、服装、道具、布景、以及人物的表情、动作、上下场等，它具有增强舞台气氛，烘托人物心情，展示人物性格，推动情节展开等多种作用。Listentothetapeandreadtheplay,andfindouttheconflictintheplay.Afterthat,answerthequestions.Howmanycharactersarethereinthescene?Whoarethey?Characters（人物）：HenryAdams:alostAmericanbusinessmaninLondonRoderickandOliver:twobrothersandrichEnglishmenWhoisthemaincharacter?Wheredoeshecomefrom?Henry,theheroofthestory,comesfromAmerica.ACT1SCENE3ThestorybeganAboutamonthagoHenrywas______outofthebay.TowardsnightfallHenryfoundhimself________outtoseabyastrongwind.ThenextmorningHenrywas________byaship.LastlyHenryarrivedin________byworkingontheshipasanunpaidhand;NowHenrywas_______inLondonandwanderinginthestreet.JustatthattimeRoderick_______himandaskedhimtostepin.ToHenry’ssurpriseRoderickgaveHenrya_____withmoneyinit.sailingcarriedspotted

LondonlostcalledletterReadtheplaycarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.HowdidHenryAdamscometoEngland?2.WheredidHenryworkbefore?Howmuchdidhehave?3.WhydidtheychooseHenry?4.HowmanyquestionsdothebrothersaskHenry?Whatisthebrothers’concern?1.HowdidHenryAdamscometoEngland?

ItwastheshipthatbroughthimtoEngland.2.WheredidHenryworkbefore?Howmuchdidhehave?Heworkedforaminingcompanybeforeandhehadnomoneyatall.3.WhydidtheychooseHenry?

BecauseHenrywaspoor,hard-workingandhonest.Tellsthetruthtothebrothers.“Itismyfirsttriphere.”“Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.”(nomoney)“Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.”honestHenrywas?Henrywas?Wantsworkbutnotcharity.“Iearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.”“Couldyouoffermesomekindofworkhere?”“Idon’twantyourcharity,Ijustwantanhonestjob.”Hard-working4.ThebrothersaskHenrymanyquestions.

Whatisthebrothers’concern?TheywanttoknowwhetherornotHenryispenniless.5.WhydoyouthinkthatthebrotherschoseHenryfortheirbet?1)ItwashisfirstvisittoLondonsonobodyknewhim.2)Hehadnomoneysohewouldhavetorelyonthebanknote.3)Theythoughthelookedhonestbecauseheaskedforajobandnotcharity.6.Canyoufindtheexamplesofpoliterequests?Wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?Goodmorning,sir,wouldyoupleasecomein?Permitmetoleadtheway,sir.Howdoyoudo,Mr…er…?Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyou’dmind...Mayweaskwhatyou’redoinginthiscountry…?Nowifyou’llexcusemeI’ll…Henrywasan_________.Onedayhehadanaccidentina___.Luckilyhewassurvivedbyashipfor_______.HearrivedinLondonbyearninghispassagewithoutpay.AmericanLondonbayRetellthestorybyfillingthefollowingpassage.Hewas___inthestreetin____.Tohissurprisean_________thinghappened.Tworichbrothersgavehimamillionpoundbank-notebecausetheyhadmadea____.

incredibleragslostbetWhatdoyouthinkofHenry?CharacterAnalysisoverconfidenthethoughthecouldsailbetterthanhecould2)independentheworkedforhispassageasanunpaidhandtoEngland3)honesttellsthetruthtothebrothers4)hand-workingwantsworkbutnotcharityWhatkindofpersonsyouthinkOliverandRoderickare?Post-readingOliverandRoderick:rich(servantsandnotworryingaboutgivingastrangeramillionpoundbank-note),likeplayingtricks(prepared