Unit 5 The Value of Money
Reading: The Million Pound Bank Note
Motto: Money is a good servant and a bad master. 金钱是善仆，也是恶主。 I. Learning aims
1. Sum up the main idea of the text by skimming;
2. Analyse the language style of the play and the personalities of the main characters;
3. Learn some useful skills of understanding implied meanings based on what the characters said in the text; Learning guidance 1. Lead-in Tests If you have a million pound bank note, what would you do with it? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. What is the type of the text? A. A novel. B. A biography. C. A play. 2. Look through the passage and answer the question. 1) How many characters(人物) are there in the scene? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 2）Who are the main characters? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Task 1: Read the text carefully and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). ( )1. Roderick and Henry are two rich brothers. ( )2. Henry is a young man from America. ( )3. Henry came to Britain with the purpose of making money. ( )4. The brothers asked Henry not to open the envelope until 2 o'clock. Task 2: Choose the best answer according to the passage. ( ) 1. Why did the two brothers give Henry Adams an envelope? A. Because they made a bet. B. Because they had a pity on Henry. C. Because they wanted to play a trick on Henry. D. Because Henry was not an Englishman. ( ) 2. How did Henry Adams feel when he got an envelope from the brothers? A．Sad. B．Happy. C．Astonished. D．He took it for granted. ( ) 3. Henry came to Britain for the first time in his life ________. A．all by accident B．to find a better life C．to make an adventure D．to look for the two brothers 2. Skimming 3. Scanning 1
( ) 4. How did Henry feel when he heard one of the brothers saying “What luck! Brother, what luck！”？ A．He felt he was lucky, too. B．He thought he was a rich man. C．He felt the two brothers would help him. D．He was a bit angry and was ready to leave. ( ) 5. Why was Oliver so happy when hearing Henry say he had no money? A．Because they could do something good for him. B．Because they finally found the right person for their bet. C．Because they could show off their bank note to him. D．Because they were surprised that the young man was so poor. Task 3: Put the following events in correct order. ( ) Henry wandered in London streets. ( ) About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. ( ) The next morning he was spotted by a ship. ( ) Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. ( ) On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. 4. Discussion What kind of role do you think money plays in our daily life? Is money everything? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ III Consolidation Level A: Summary
Henry, a San Francisco businessman, found himself (1) _______(carry) out to sea by a strong wind. When he was just about to give himself up, he (2) ___________(spot) by a ship, so he landed in London (3) ___accident. Hungry and alone, he walked on the streets of the city when he was (4) ____________(expect) called into a mansion, (5) ______two rich brothers, Oliver and Roderick, gave him a letter and told him not to open it till two o’clock of the day. Not (6) ________(know) it was a million pound bank note, Henry left the mansion and went into a cheap restaurant to stuff his stomach. Everybody was rude to him (7) _________he was in rags and looked depressed. Then, to the surprise of everybody, he handed the owner a million pound bank note to pay (8) ___the meal. Seeing the note, all the people in the restaurant became polite and tried their best (9) ________ (please) Henry. Don’t you think it’s (10) ___most incredible tale in the world?
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