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Unit3 The Million Pound Bank-Note 黄宝仙 鹤庆一中 by Mark Twain The Million Pound Bank-Note Warming up Mark Twain ▲a great American writer ▲ a famous speaker ▲ liked to tell funny stories ▲ liked to play jokes on his friends Real name Pen name meaning Birth date Birth place Grew up places Famous stories Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain: Hannibal, Missouri (along the Mississippi River) Samuel Langhorne Clemens The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Nov. 30th, 1985 The water is 2 fathoms deep.(=12feet) Florida good at writing about children’s adventures 1876 1881 If a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, for example, one million pound, what will you do? Pre-reading ACT 1 SCENE 12 A brief introduction to the story Background information Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note. Henry, the hero of the story, an American young man, sailed too far, drifted out to the ocean, A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him. What would happen to Henry? Prediction : ACT 1 SCENE 3 The story began Act1, scene 3 Tell the statements a fact (F) or an opinion (O) after a fast reading. _____ Henry wants to find a job in London. _____ Henry is given an envelop by the two brothers. _____ Henry is an unlucky young man. _____ The servant is called James. _____ Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers. F F O F O Read carefully and 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? Careful - reading 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. 2. What did he do in America? He worked for a mining company. 3. Why did he land in Britain? He was sailing out the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was surviv