Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNoteWarmingUp&Reading(I)Helikedtotellfunnystoriestomakepeoplelaughandplayedjokesonhisfriends.Oncehewastravelingwithafriendofhis.ThereisahumorousstoryaboutafamousAmericannovelist.Canyouguesswhoheis?Hisfriendlosthismoney,soheaskedhimtobuyatrainticketforhim.“ButIdon'thaveenoughmoneytobuytwotickets,”hesaid.Hisfrienddidn'tknowwhattodo.“Youcanhideundermyseatwhentheconductorcomestocheckthetickets,”hesaidtohisfriend.Whentheconductorcametocheckthetickets,hegavetheconductortwotickets,oneforhimselfandoneforhisfriend.Hesaidtotheconductor,“Myfriendisastrangeman.Whenhetravelsonatrain,hedoesnotliketositontheseat.Helikestolieonthefloorundertheseat.”Everyoneinthetrainlookedathisfriendundertheseatandlaughed.Pre-readingBackgroundknowledgeaboutMarkTwainandhisworks.MarkTwainSamuelLanghorneClemens•Americanshortstorywriter•HumoristRealnameofMarkTwainMeaningofhispennameBirthdateBirthplaceFamousworksSamuelLanghorneClemensHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiRiverTheAdventuresofTomSawyerTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnandLifeontheMississippi1835(goodatwritingaboutchildren’sadventures)18761884MarkTwain’sfamousworksThisplaywasmadeintoafilm.Task1:Whatisthestyleofthistext?A.Anarration(记叙文).B.Anexposition(说明文).C.Anargumentation.D.Adrama(戏剧).TworichgentlemeninLondonmadeabetonwhatwouldhappentoapersonifhewasgivenamillionpoundbanknote.AnAmericanyoungmanwhosailedtoofarwascarriedouttosea,butwassavedbyaBritishshipforLondon.SohewasnowinLondon,tired,hungryandpenniless…Task2:Gettingtoknowthestory.Pair-workTheMillionPoundBankNoteSupposeyougetalargeamountofmoneybybuyinglotterytickets(彩票)andbecomeamillionaire(百万富翁),forexampleonemillionpound,whatwillyoudowithit?While-readingTrytogainasmuchinformationaspossiblefromthestorythroughreadingandtrainreadingskills.While-readingTask1.ScanningReadingstrategy:Gothroughtheplayforspecificinformation.Don’treadsentencebysentence.CharactersHenryAdams:alostAmericanbusinessmaninLondon“Roderick”and“Oliver”:twobrothersandrich...
