高一英语themillionpoundbanknote课件

Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNoteRealnameMeaningofhispennameBirthdateBirthplacePlacewherehegrewupHisfamousstoriesReadtheshortpassagequicklyandfillinthechart.RealnameMeaningofhispennameBirthdateBirthplaceSamuelLanghorneClemensNovember30th,1835FloridaFillintheblanks.ThewateristwofathomsdeepPlacewherehegrewupHisfamousstoriesInHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiRiver.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer;TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.Whoisthemaincharacter(hero)?Whatwashim?HenryAdams.HewasanAmericanbusinessman.Wheredidthestoryhappen?ThestoryhappenedinLondon.ABriefRevisionoftheMovieWhathappenedtoHenryAdams?Hewasgivenamillionpoundnote.Whywashegivenamillionpoundnote?Tworichgentlemenmadeabet.Henrywas

jobless,penniless,honest,therightpersontochooseforbetting.ACT1SCENE3ReadingWhathappenedtoHenryinthisscene?Listentothepassageandfindout:ScanningHewasgivenaletterbythetwobrothersandwasaskednottoopenituntiltwoo’clock.Skimming:answerthefollowingquestions:1.WheredoesHenryAdamscomefrom?DoesheknowmuchaboutLondon?2.WhatdidhedoinAmerica?3.WhydidhelandinBritain?4.

WhydoyouthinkthatthebrotherschoseHenryfortheirbet?1.WheredoesHenryAdamscomefrom?DoesheknowmuchaboutLondon?2.WhatdidhedoinAmerica?HenrycomesfromSanFrancisco.No,hedoesn’tknowLondonatall.Heworkedforaminingcompany.3.WhydidhelandinBritain?HewassailingoutthebaywhenhewascarriedouttoseabyastrongwindandwassurvivedbyashipforLondon.4.WhydoyouthinkthatthebrotherschoseHenryfortheirbet?ItwashisfirstvisittoLondonsonobodyknewhim.Hehadnomoneysohewouldhavetorelyonthebanknote.Theythoughthelookedhonestbecauseheaskedforajobandnotcharity.(1)HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.(2)AboutamonthagoHenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.(3)Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.(4)Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.(5)Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.Putthefollowingeventsincorrectorder.Key:(2)AboutamonthagoHenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.(4)Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.(3)Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.(5)Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.(1)HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.passage

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ThemillionpoundbanknoteBeforeHenrycomingtoLondonAmonthago,Henry______outofthebay.Hewascarriedouttoseabyastrongwindandwas_______byaship.Heearnedhis________byworkingunpaid,which__________hisappearance.accountedfor

Readagain,fillinthefollowingform.ThemillionpoundbanknoteWhenHenrycomingtoLondonHelandedinBritain____________.Helosthisway,_________onthe_________.HewenttotheAmerican________to______help.pavementwandering

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ThemillionpoundbanknoteHowHenry’sluckchangedTwo________brothersmadeabet.

Henrywas_______toentertheirhouse.

Henrywasgiventheletterwithamillionpoundbanknote.

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wealthyHenrywasan_________.Onedayhehadanaccidentina___.Luckilyhewassurvivedbyashipfor_______.HearrivedinLondonbyearninghispassagewithoutpay.AmericanLondonbayRetellthestorybyfillingthefollowingpassage.Hewas___inthestreetin____.Tohissurprisean______________thinghappened.Tworichbrothersgavehimamillionpoundbank-notebecausetheyhadmadea____.

unbelievableragslostbetWhatkindofpersonyouthinktheherois?Howcanyouknowthat?Post-readinghonest:hard-working:Toldthetruthtothebrothers.Wantedworkbutnotcharity.independent:Heworkedforhispassage