Unit5TheValueofMoney

TheMillionPoundBankNote

ImaginationWhatwouldyoudoifyouhadamillion-poundbanknote?LearningAims

Afterthissection(部分）,youwillbeableto,1.readandunderstandascenefromthescript(劇本）.2.analyzethemaincharacter’scharacteristics.3.mastertheusageofsomeimportantwords.4.developacorrectviewonmoneyandlife.MarkTwain(1835-1910)HeisknownbyhispennameMarkTwain,wasanAmericanwriter,humorist,entrepreneur（企業家）,publisher,andlecturer（演說家）.Hewascalledas“thefatherofAmericanliterature”（美國文學之父）AbouttheMarkTwainHisfamousworks《密西西比河上的生活》《湯姆·索亞歷險記》《哈克貝利·費恩歷險記》A.abiographyB.anovelC.apoemD.afilmscript(劇本）/drama/playLookatthetitleanditsform.What’sthestyleofthetext?

TheMillionPoundNoteTitleofplaySceneCharacternamesNarration旁白Linesofdialogue對話Stagedirections舞臺說明Characterization性格化Action動作化Colloquialism口語化BodyLanguageWhat’saplay?thebasicelementsoftheplayReadforsetting(thenarrationpart)Place:

MainCharacters:Event:

ThetwooldbrothersmakeabetonwhetheramancanliveinLondonforamonth.TheychooseHenryAdamsasthebetLondonHenryAdamsRoderickandOliver2.HowdidHenrycometoEngland?HecametoEnglandbyaccident.Hewasoutsailingwhenhisboatwascarriedouttosea,andashiprescuedhim,takinghimtoEngland.3.HowdoesHenrywantthebrotherstohelphim?Hewouldlikethemtoofferhimajob.4.WhydoyouthinkHenrydoesnotwantthebrothers’charity?5.WhydoyouthinkthebrotherschoseHenryfortheirbet?Becauseheisproudandhonestmanwhothinksthatitisimportanttolivebyhardwork.Becausehelookspoor，friendless,andalone.Heisperfectfortheirbet.FeelingsLinesWho？Me,

sir？Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.…IlandedinBritainbyaccident.I’mafraidIdon’tquitefollowyou.Well,itmayseemluckytoyou……somekindofjoke,Idon’tthinkit’sveryfunny.Well,whydon’tyouexplainwhatthisisabout?surprisedanxiousconfused/puzzledAngry;upsetPuzzled;angry;curious,surprisedPlaceOutsidethehouseInthehouseHowdidHenry’sfeelingchangeintheplay?Henrywas...?●Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.●Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.(nomoney)honest●Couldyouoffermeworkhere?●Idon’twantyourcharity.Ijustwantajobthatearnsanhonestincome.hard-working●Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome!●Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon’tthinkit’sveryfunny.Nowifyou’llexcuseme,Ioughttobeonmyway.frankReadforcharacters●Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?●Mayweaskwhatyou’redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?●Ifyoudon’tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyouhave?politeOliverandRoderickwere...?Theyhavemadeabetaboutonemillionpoundsjustforabitoffun.惡作劇的mischievousagoodjudgeofcharacterTheycantellHenryishonestandhard-workingthroughhiswordsandbehaviors.RoderickandOliver,thetworichbrothers,madea_____about________________________________________________________________________endingdevelopmentclimaxbeginningThetwobrothersgavethe______________________toHenryandaskedhimnotto_________________.betwhetheramancouldliveinLondonforamonthwithamillion-poundnote.______walkedoutsideinvitedinFromtheconversation,thetwobrothersknew:Henry1.Henrywasan_________andlandedinLondon___________,

whichmeant_________________________________2.Henryoncewentto_______________________forhelp,butfailed,whichmeant___________________________3.Henryhad_____moneyhimself,whichmeant_______________________________________4.Henrywasa_______________person.letterwiththenoteinitopenuntil2o'clockHernylefttheroom.AmericanbyaccidenthewashomelessAmericanconsulatenobodyherewouldhelphim.nohehadtorelyonthenoteforlivinghere.hard-working,honest

Finishthemindmapbelowandretellthestory.Henrywastherightpersonforthebet.打賭一張百萬銀行支票請進來一下事實上偶然；意外是船把你帶到英格蘭的尋求幫助我不理解你的意思老實說我應該走了即將做...你最好...makeabetamillion-poundbanknotestepinsideamomentasamatteroffactbyaccidentItwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEnglandseekhelpI’mafraidIdon’tfollowyoutobehonest/honestlyspeakingIoughttoonmyway.beabouttodoYou’dbetter(not)doUsefulExpressionsRevisionMoneycanbuyahouse,butnotahome.Moneycanbuyabed,butnotsleep.Moneycanbuyaclock,butnottime.Moneycanbuyabook,butnotknowledge.Moneycanbuyyouaposition,butnotrespect.Money