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UNIT 5 The Value of Money
Reading and Thinking
The Million Pound Bank Note
By the end of this class, you will be able to:
1. identify the six elements and get the main idea of the
playwriting;
2. analyze the feelings and character of Henry;
3. understand implied meaning of some sentences.
Teaching objectives
What would you do if you had a million-pound bank note?
The young man, called Henry, got a million-pound bank note by accident.
What had happened to him?
Lead in
Mark Twain
(1835-1910)
Mark Twain is the greatest American writer in the 19th century. He was for his humor and satire (讽刺).
His main novels:
●The Adventures of Tom Sawyer《汤姆索亚历险记》
●The Prince and the Pauper 《皇子与贫儿》
●The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
《哈克贝利费恩历险记》
Pre-reading
How much do you know Mark Twain?
The film The Million Pound Bank Note is adapted from a short story of the same name created by Mark Twain, which is full of black humor and contains satire to American society at that time.
Pre-reading
Title of play
Act, Scene
Character names
Lines of dialogue
Narration
Stage directions
Read for six elements of playwriting.
(Background information: when, where, who, what )
Activity 3
While reading
Read for the main idea.
While reading
Activity 4
Roderick and Oliver made a bet on whether a man could live in London for a month with a million-pound bank note.
While reading
Read the lines of dialogue and study the development of the story, focusing on “who and what”.
Activity 5
Part 1 Roderick and Oliver invited Henry inside.
Part 2 Roderick and Oliver asked Henry questions.
Part 3 Roderick and Oliver gave Henry a letter.
Understand Henry's situation.
●How do you do, Mr...er...?
●You're an American?
●May we ask what you're doing in this country and what your plans are?
●How is that possible?
●What sort of work did you do in America?
●May I ask you how much money you have?
1. What can we learn from