必修3 UNIT3 Reading Scene 3.pptVIP

* * * * * Two rich gentlemen in London made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound bank-note. An American young man who sailed too far was carried out to sea, but was saved by a British ship for London . So he was now in London , tired,hungry and penniless…… Getting to know the story. Task 1. Scanning Reading strategy: Go through the play for specific information.Don’t read sentence by sentence. Characters （人物）： Henry Adams : a lost American businessman in London “Roderick” and “Oliver” : two brothers and rich Englishmen sailing carried spotted London Towards nightfall Lastly About a month ago The next morning Henry was _____ out of the bay. Henry was ______ out to sea by a strong wind. Henry was ________by a ship. Henry arrived in __________ by working as an unpaid hand. Roderick gave Henry a _________ with money in it. Roderick _______ him and asked him to step in; lost called letter Roderick gave Henry a _________ with money in it. Now Henry was______ in London and wandering in the street Just at that time To Henry’s surprise letter Task 2. Skimming Reading strategy: Go through the play for the gist which is the general idea of the play.Don’t worry about the language. Answer the following questions: 1. Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he know much about London? 2. What did he do in America? 3. Why did he land in Britain? Henry comes from San Francisco. No, he doesn’t know London at all. He worked for a mining company. He was sailing out the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was survived by a ship for London. Henry wandered in London streets. About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. The next morning he was spotted by a ship. Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid h