Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note (Period 1 Warming up and reading)
2. skimmingreading strategy: go through the play for the gist.1)answer the following questions:(1)where does henry adams come from? does he know much about london?(2)what did he do in america?(3)why did he land in britain?suggested answers:(1)henry comes from san francisco.no, he doesn’t know london at all.(2)he worked for a mining company.(3)he was sailing out the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was rescued by a ship for london.2)put the following events in a correct order to form a short passage: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.suggested answers:about a month ago henry adams was sailing out of the bay. towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. the next morning he was spotted by a ship. on the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. henry wandered in london streets.3. detailed-readingreading strategy: read the play carefully and try to get as much information as possible. try to keep them in mind.fill in the blanks and retell the story.henry was an ____________. one day he had an accident in a ______________. luckily he was rescued by a ship for _____________. he arrived in london by earning his passage without pay. he was _____________ in the street in ______________. to his surprise an ______________ thing happened. two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank-note because they had made a ______________.suggested answers:american; bay; london; wandering; rags; incredible; bet4. reading aloud and underliningask students to read the play aloud to the tape and let them pay attention to the pronunciation and the pauses within each sentence. tell them to pick out all the useful expressions or collocations from the passage while reading and copy them to the notebook after class as homework.→step 4 post-reading1. discussing and talkingwhat kind of person do you think henry is? why do you think so? find some of his words to prove.1)is henry honest?it is my first trip here.well, to be honest, i have none. (no money)well, i can’t say that i have any plans. 2)is henry hard-working?i earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand.could you offer me some kind of work here?i don’t want your charity; i just want an honest job. 3)is henry direct/straightforward?