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The Value of Money
Unit 5
Reading and Writing
Unit 5 The Value of Money
Period 6 Reading and Writing
Write a dramatic review
子主题1：《百万英镑》戏剧中的金钱观
激活已知
Activity 1: Review and share
Recall what you have known about The Million Pound Bank Note and briefly summarize its main plot.
rich brothers, made a bet
whether the penniless Henry could live a month in London
with only a million-pound bank note
Henry went to a restaurant and a tailor’s shop
received free services
a successful life in London
激活已知
Activity 1: Review and share
The rich brothers Roderick and Oliver made a bet over whether the penniless Henry could live a month in London with only a million-pound bank note. With this million-pound banknote, Henry went to a restaurant and tailor’s shop and received free services. He seemed to be leading quite a successful life with the bank note.
Please recall what you have known about The Million Pound Bank Note and briefly summarize its main plot.
导入话题
Activity 2: Look and predict
Describe what the picture shows and predict how the plot
may end based on the picture.
We can see Henry dressed very smartly and Portia looking at him lovingly. The rich brothers are standing aside talking.
I think the story may end happily.
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Activity 3: Read and order
Skim the script and put the events in the correct order.
___ Oliver cashes the bank note.
___ Henry falls in love with Portia.
___ Henry finds out Oliver is Portia’s stepfather.
___ Roderick and Oliver come back from their trip.
___ Oliver offers Henry a job.
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Activity 4: Read and answer
1. How did Henry become rich
2. Who won the bet, Roderick or Oliver Why
3. Why didn’t Henry want a job from Oliver
4. What happened to Henry and Portia in the end
5. What kind of person do you think Henry was at the beginning How did he change during the one month
6. How did people treat Henry during that month What do these people have in common
7. What do you think the writer wanted to tell us through this story
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Activity 4: Read and answer
1. How did Henry become rich
A friend used Henry’s name to invest in a gold mine and this made him rich.
2. Who won the bet, Roderick or Oliver Why
Oliver, because Henry has survived for thirty days in London using the bank note.
3. Why didn’t Henry want a job from Oliver
Because now Henry was rich and he didn’t need a job.
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Activity 4: Read and answer
4. What happened to Henry and Portia in the end
They got married.
5. What kind of person do you think Henry was at the beginning How did he change during the one month
He seems nice and fairly honest. He doesn’t really seem to have changed much in a month, though his circumstances have changed greatly.
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Activity 4: Read and answer
6. How did people treat Henry during that month What do these people have in common
Almost everyone treated Henry well because they thought he was rich. What they have in common is their own greed and insincerity.
7. What do you think the writer wanted to tell us through this story
Mark Twain wanted to show how people’s attitudes change when they think a person is rich.
概括整合
Activity 5: Read and summarize
Discuss with your partners and summarize the main plot of the scene.
Henry fell in love with Portia, and became rich thanks to a friend of his who used Henry’s name to invest and made a fortune. Oliver, who turned out to be Portia’s stepfather, won the bet because Henry led a wonderful life with the bank note. Henry refused Oliver’s job offer but asked to marry Oliver’s stepdaughter Portia. They got married and lived a happy life.
The main characters Effects of money on them
Henry
Staff at the restaurant
Staff at the tailors’
Portia
The brothers
分析判断
Activity 6: Read and analyze
What effects does money have on the main characters
What can you conclude from this
Money makes him well off and much more confident.
Money becomes their master and they judge people mainly by how large a fortune they own.
Money becomes their master and they judge people mainly by how large a fortune they own.
She fell in love with Henry even when he was not rich. So money has little effect on her choice of love.
Since they own much more money than they need, they tend to see money as a tool to experiment with.
批判评价
Activity 7: Think and share
1. What message does the author intend to convey in your opinion
2. What do you think of this play What are its strengths and weaknesses Please state your opinions based on some evidence.
批判评价
Activity 7: Think and share
1. What message does the author intend to convey in your opinion
Money is not everything. People should make good use of money, instead of becoming slaves to money. Things like love, friendship and companionship can not be bought with money and should be cherished.
批判评价
Activity 7: Think and share
2. What do you think of this play What are its strengths and weaknesses Please state your opinions based on some evidence.
I think this is a fantastic play. It uses various languages and designs very typical dramatic conflicts to show the sharp contrast between knowing someone is poor and knowing someone is rich. But I think the happy ending is a little too optimistic. Henry is a total winner in the play, with all the luck but no misfortune at all. This is a little far from the real life.
课后作业
Homework
Write a review of the play The Million Pound Bank Note. You should include a brief summary of the play and some comments on it. (No more than 100 words)
Goodbye!

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