Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-Note

(4) have you ever read the story “the million pound bank-note”?
(5) have you seen the movie? if so, what did you think of it?

2. get ss to talk freely with their partners about the value and use of money. after talking, ask ss to present their opinions in class.
for your reference:
s1: i’ll buy a big house, a new car of my own and get married to a beautiful girl. in my opinion, the most important thing for a person is to enjoy the life. so, if i have a lot of money, i’ll make full use of it to meet my needs for a rich life.
s2: i’ll give some money of the one million pound to the poor people in the western part of our country to help them live a happy life, especially the children. because they really need help and they can learn more knowledge in order to develop the western part of our country. this way of spending money is meaningful.

step 2. leading-in
purpose: to stimulate ss’ interest in reading the text.
ask ss to think about the following questions and talk about the answers.
1. how did henry get the million pound bank-note?
2. do you agree that the money can bring henry happiness?
3. what will henry do with the note?
4. how many characters are there in this scene?
5. when and where did the story happen?
step 3. fast reading
purpose: to get the gist of the pass
step 4. intensive reading
purpose: to get the students to learn the details of the text.
1. ask ss to read the text again and finish ex1 of comprehending on p19.

2. ask ss to talk in pairs and answer the following questions.
(1) how did henry adams come to england?
(2) where did henry work before? how much did he have?
(3) what did the two gentlemen give henry?
(4) when can henry open the letter?
suggested answers:
(1) it was the ship that brought him to england.
(2) he worked for a mining company before and he had no money at all.
(3) they gave him a letter.
(4) he can’t open it until two o’clock.

3. ask ss to read the text very carefully and finish the following table.
time it is the (1) __________ of (2) _________. 
place (3) _________________
main
characters 
henry adams ● he is a/an (4) _____________________.
● he is (5) ____________ in london.
● he wants to (6) __________________.
 
roderick and oliver ● they are (7) ___________.
● they (8) ________henry to their house.
● they ask henry a few (9) __________.
● they give henry a letter with (10) _______________ in it.
event the brothers are making a (11) _________ on henry.
suggested answers:
(1) summer (2) 1903 (3) london (4) american businessman (5) lost (6) find a job (7) brothers (8) invited (9) questions (10) a million pound bank-note (11) bet