高一下学期英语人教必修3Unit3Warmingupandreading课件(1)(1)

Tell whether these statements are true or false.
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F
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Prediction
Read the play aloud after class to better understand it. What do you think will happen to Henry? Give a possible development to the story.
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 saved by a ship for London.
Well, it may seem luck to you but not to me. If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.
hearing Henry’s experience. F
5. Henry looked forward to being offered a
job in London. T
6.Henry wanted to leave the room because he
couldn’t get the job he wanted. F
Period 1&2 Warming up and Reading I
Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-note
Warming up
Know something about Mark Twain
Read the short passage quickly and fill in the
2. What did he do in America? 3. Why did he land in Britain?
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.
chart.
Real name
Meaning of his pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Place where he grew up
His famous stories
Fill in the blanks.
Real name of MT Meaning of his pen name Birth date
Henry found himself c_a_r_r_i_e_d to sea by a strong wind. Henry was s_p_o_t_t_e_d by a ship.
Henry arrived in L__o_n_d_o_n_ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand.
Post-reading
What kind of persons you think the characters are?
(Henry Adams, Oliver Roderick)
Oliver and Roderick :
rich (servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million pound banknote), mischievous (prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun), good judges of character( they see Henry is honest and proud)
They gave him a letter with money in it.
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.
What do you think of Henry?
Tells the truth to the brothers. It is my first trip here. Well, to be honest, I have none. (no money) Well, I can’t say that I have any plans.
Prediction:
What would happen to Henry?
Fast reading
Scan the passage and answer 1.Who are the main characters of the
story? Roderick, Oliver and Henry 2. When and where did the incredible tale happen? In the summer of 1903;in London 3. What did the two brothers give Henry?
Wants work but not charity. I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand. Could you offer me some kind of work here? I don’t want your charity, I just want an honest job.
Now
Just at that time To Henry’s surprise
Henry was _lo_s_t in London and wandering in the streets.
Roderick _c_a_l_le_d_ him and asked him to step in.
Roderick gave Henry a _le_t_te_r_ with money in it.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens river
1835 (died 1910)
Birth place
Florida
Place where he grew up
In Hannibal, Missoouri, along the Mississippi River.
His famous stories
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Discussion
Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.
What kind of persons do you think Oliver and Roderick are?
Oliver and Roderick:
rich (servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million pound banknote) mischievous (prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun) good judges of character (they see Henry is honest and proud)
He thought they were making fun of him.
Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.
About a month ago
Towards nightfall
The next morning
Lastly
Henry was s_a_i_li_n_g_ out of the bay;
A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him.
Careful reading : answer the following questions:
1. Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London?