Unit 5 The value of money Reading and thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

To role-play Act 1, Scene 3 of The Million Pound Bank Note. To know the features of a play. To analyze how Henry Adams feelings change in the scene. To interpret the implied meaning beyond the lines and predict the following plots.  Mark Twain (1835-1910) Mark Twain was born in Florida in 1835. He was brought up in Missouri, along the Mississippi River. He is best known for his novels set in his boyhood world on the river, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The author loved the river so much that even his pen name is about the river. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clements. He is the greatest humorist of the 19th century in American literature. Also one of the greatest writer in the world. His famous works Early stage: Active & humor Mid-term: Satire(讽刺) Later period: pessimistic & desperate Writing style The Million Pound Bank Note 1. What do you know about The Million Pound Bank Note? Item K (What I know) W (What I want to know) L (What I learnt) author time setting characters plot ending 2. What would you do if you had a million-pound bank note? Immediate needs Short-term goals Long-term possibilities Watch the video and learn The Million Pound Bank Note. The passage tells us that ____________. A. people can buy everything with the million pound bank note B. money is regarded as everything in Western countries C. one can get everything for free if he has a million pound bank note D. it is easy to get a million pound bank note Predicting B Read the play quickly, and find out the conflict in the play. Then answer the questions. How many characters are there in the scene? Who are they? Main Characters Henry Adams, a lost American businessman in London. Roderick and Oliver, two brothers and rich Englishmen. Where did the story happen? Where are the characters in Scene 3? What happened in Scene 3? In London. In the brothers’ house. The two old brothers gave Henry a bank note. Who is the main charact