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Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
By Mark Twain
If a rich person gives you a large amount of money, what will you do with those money?
Do you dare to use them?
Is money important?
Will the money bring you happiness?
Free-talking
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
Prediction:
What will happen to Henry?
A. He will have nothing.
B. He will have everything he wants.
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At the restaurant
The Million Pound Bank Note
( ACT 1, Scene 4 )
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A. He was not taken seriously.
B. He was treated politely.
Pre-reading
What would happen to Henry at the restaurant?
Read through the text quickly and then complete the True or False questions.
The owner looked down upon Henry when he noticed Henry’s appearance.
Henry asked for more of the same food because he is an American who like to eat a lot.
When Henry saw the million pound bank-note, he was happy and proud of it.
The owner didn’t believe that the bank-note was real and he asked Henry to get out of the restaurant.
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Fast-reading
Answer these questions in small groups.
Whose behaviour changes the most during this scene? Give examples.
What kind of person is the owner of the restaurant?
Why do you think the owner of the restaurant gave Henry a free meal?
The owner’s behaviour changes the most because he stops being rude and worrying if Henry can pay for the meal and becomes over-polite offering Henry a free meal
He is somebody who is only impressed by how much money somebody has.
He may be frightened Henry will not come back. He may also worry that Henry will tell his friends about the bad treatment he got at the restaurant and they will not return either.
What did the hostess feel when Henry came into the restaurant? How do you know?
2. How about Henry’s feeling after he finished eating and asked another one?
3. Why were the owner and hostess shocked when they saw the mil