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ACT
1
SCENE
Invitation to Act in “ The Million Pound Bank Note”
Dear students,
We are excited to invite you to be actors/ actresses in your upcoming show, “ The Million Pound Bank Note”!
Look forward to your wonderful performance!
Sincerely,
Tianjiabin Senior High School
Mark Twain: Look forward to your performance!
What do you know about it
What do you want to know about it
What is the text type (文本类型）？
A. A biography (传记）
B. A journal （日记）
C. A play/drama （戏剧）
D. A novel （小说）
阅读技巧：
关注体裁特点、圈画关键词
第1场，第3幕
叙述者（旁白）
台词（对话）

舞台说明
Task 1 Read for the features/elements
Elements of a play/drama
Title
Narrator
Narration
Lines/Dialogue
Characters
Plot
角色
叙述者
台词/对话
标题
叙述/旁白
剧情
Read and scene and answer the questions.
1.How many characters are there in this scene Who are they
2.What bet did the two rich brothers make
3.How did Henry come to England
4.What did the two brother give to Henry
5. Can you try to summarize the story
Task 2 Read for the Plot
阅读技巧：
圈画关键词: Who Where What How Why
Read and scene and answer the questions.
1.How many characters are there in this scene Who are they
Task 2Read for the Plot
Roderick
Oliver
Henry
servant
Read and scene and answer the questions.
2.What bet did the two rich brothers make
Task 2 Read for the Plot
Narrator: Two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a bet. Oliver believes that with a million-pound bank note a man could live a month in London. His brother Rickerick doubts it....
They made a bet on whether a man could live in a month in London wiht a million pound bank note.
Read and scene and answer the questions.
3.How did Henry come to England
Task 2 Read for the Plot
Henry: Well, I had my own boat. About a month ago, I was sailing, and towards night I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. The next morning I was spotted by a ship.
Oliver: And it was the ship that brought you to England.
He came to England by accident.
Read and scene and answer the questions.
4.What did the two brother give to Henry
Task 2 Read for the Plot
Roderick: Please don’t go. You musn’t think we don’t care about you. Oliver, give him the letter.
They gave Henry a letter.
Q:What was in the letter
A million bank note was in the letter.
Read and scene and answer the questions.
5. Can you try to summarize the story
Task 2 Read for the Plot
Two rich brothers, ，made a bet on whether , a penniless American, could live for one month in London with nothing but ,and gave him .
Oliver and Roderick
Henry
a million pound note
a letter
Narrator:
who
where
what
penniless American
wealthy brothers
Henry
Roderick + Oliver
1903
made a bet on whether
a person could survive
a month in London on
a million pound bank note
(Backgrounds)
lost
choose
when
London
Read and scene and answer the questions.
Task 3 Read for the Character
Experience
Emotions
Personality
Experience: He landed in England_________（偶然的）. He had no and no money. He was _______.(无助的）
by chance
job
Henry: ...As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain by accident.
Roderick: ..what sort of work did you do..
Henry: I worked for a mining company. Could you offer me work here
Roderick:...may I ask how much money you have
Henry: Well, to be honest, I have none.
helpless
Read and scene and answer the questions.
Task 3 Read for the Character
Emotions
How did Henry feel
Word Banks ( emotions and feelings)
happy, glad, excited, hopeful,relaxed surprised,curious(好奇的），
sad, confused（困惑的）, angry, disappointed（失望的）,
upset, depressed（压抑的）, nervous, scared(害怕的）, ...
Read and scene and answer the questions.
Task 3 Read for the Character
Emotions
How did Henry feel
1.Who Me, Sir
Read and scene and answer the questions.
Task 3 Read for the Character
Emotions
How did Henry feel
2.Well, I can’t say that I have any plans... I landed in Britain by accident.
Read and scene and answer the questions.
Task 3 Read for the Character
Emotions
3.I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you.
Read and scene and answer the questions.
Task 3 Read for the Character
Emotions
How did Henry feel
4.Well, it may seem lucky to you... some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny.
Read and scene and answer the questions.
Task3 Read for the Character
Emotions
How did Henry feel
5.Well, why don’t you explain what this is about
Task 3 Read for the Character
Personality
What kind of the person is Henry
Please circle the words that you think best describe Henry.
Word banks (Personality)
kind, honest, frank, direct（直率的）, hard-working, polite, careful, independent(独立的）, energetic,warm-hearted, generous（慷慨的）, humorous,thoughtful, friendly, proud, easy-going（随和的）...
mean（吝啬的，刻薄的）, selfish（自私的, foolish, rude（粗鲁的）,...
①Well, I can’t say that I have any plans.
As a matter of fact, I landed in Brain by accident.
Well, to be honest, I have none.
②Could you offer me work here I don’t want your charity. I just want a job that earns an honest income.
③Well, it may see lucky to you but not to me!If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny.Now, if you’ll excuse me, I ought to be on my way.
Lines (台词）
Task 3 Read for the Character
What do you think of Roderick and Oliver
Please circle the words that you think best describe them.
Word banks (Personality)
kind, honest, frank, direct（直率的）, hard-working, polite, careful, independent(独立的）, energetic,warm-hearted, generous（慷慨的）, humorous,thoughtful, friendly, proud, easy-going（随和的）...
mean（吝啬的，刻薄的）, selfish（自私的, foolish, rude（粗鲁的）,...
①Roderick: Young man, would you step inside a moment, sir
Roderick: Well, you mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage.
Roderick: Please don’t go. You musn’t think that we don’t care about you.
②Oliver: How is that possible
Oliver: (happily) What luck Brother, what luck!
Oliver: Yes, I was about to go get the letter. Wait!( getting it from a desk and giving it to Henry) The letter.
Lines (台词）
polite
quirky
thoughtful
-Would you step inside a moment, please
Roderick and Oliver made a bet and gave Henry a million bank note.
-May we ask what you are doing in this country and what your plans are
What kind of the brothers are they
How do you do, Mr ... er ...
hopeful
You’re American
excited
Adam, Henry Adams.
confused
That’s right, from San Francisco.
confused
Read these lines with appropriate emotion.
Brothers
Henry
Well, you mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage.
content
What sort of work did you do in America
hopeful
I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you ...
confused
Could you offer me work here
hopeful
Read these lines with appropriate emotion.
Brothers
Henry
What luck! Brother, what luck!
excited
Yes, I was about to get the letter. Wait!
excited
I don’t think it’s very funny.
angry
For me
confused
Read these lines with appropriate emotion.
Brothers
Henry
...You can’t open it until 2 o’clock.
excited
Not silly. There’s money in it.
excited
Oh, this is silly.
angry
Oh, no. I don’t want your charity.
confused
Read these lines with appropriate emotion.
Brothers
Henry
Read these lines with appropriate emotion.
Not until 2 o’clock, promise
content
Brothers
Henry
Promise.
confused but also hopeful
Q1: What was the bet
Q2: Who made the bet
Q3: Who did they meet for their bet
Q4: How did they choose Henry for their bet
Q5: Why did they choose Henry for their bet
Q6: Who will win the bet, Roderick or Oliver Why
Q7: Why did Mark Twain design such a bet in the play
Summary
Task 4 Role play
角色扮演，模拟片段
Role 1
Oliver
Role 2
Roderick
Role 4
Narrator/Servant
Role 3
Henry
Checklist Role1 Role 2 Role3 Role 4
台词（语音）
情感（语调）
动作
个人总分
小组总分
Money is a good servant
but a bad master.
---Francis Bacon
Post reading
What do you think about the value of money
Can money buy everything
要做金钱的主人，莫作金钱的奴隶。

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