themillion-poundbank-note百万英镑开题报告.ppt

The Million Pound Bank-Note  《百万英镑》是美国著名作家马克·吐温的小说，讲述了一个美国穷小子亨利·亚当斯在伦敦的一次奇遇。伦敦的两位富翁打赌，把一张无法兑现的百万大钞借给亨利，看他在一个月内如何收场。一个月的期限到了，亨利不仅没有饿死或被捕，反倒成了富翁，并且赢得了一位漂亮小姐的爱情。 * save them use them up donate buy a big flat run a business spend them on food clothing toys share with friends trip do some science research Unit 3 by Mark Twain The Million Pound Bank-Note This play was made into a film. 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 Warming up Mark Twain ▲a great American writer ▲ a famous speaker ▲ liked to tell funny stories ▲ liked to play jokes on his friends Why were the owner and hostess shocked when they saw the million pound bank-note in Henry’s hand? Because they never thought that the bank-note belonged to such a person in rags. Discussion The owner is snobbish and impressed by how much money somebody has. What kind of person is the owner? why? snobbish Whose behaviour changes the most during this scene? Give examples. The owner’s behaviour changes the most ; first,he treated Henry coldly because of his poor appearance,but when he saw Henrys bank note,he treated Henry warmly and respectfully and even offering Henry a free meal. Background knowledge about Mark Twain and his play . Answer the questions 1. What does “I’m afraid it’ll cost a large amount of money” exactly mean? 2. Before Henry took the note out of the envelope, did the waiter serve him politely? Why? You are in rags. You can’t afford it. No, he didn’t. He served Henry impolitely. Because he thought Henry was a poor man who was not able to pay for the meal. 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. 1. Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he k