T: If a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, for example, one million pound, what will you do? Why?

( Students have a discussion on this question. Whatever choice students make here, they should be ready to offer their classmates a good reason for it.)

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T: I think all of you have a good idea. Do you want to know what happened to Henry Adams in THE MILLION POUND BANK-NOTE written by Mark Twain? Have you ever read the story? So this class we will learn the story together.

Step Ⅲ While reading

1. Scanning

Get the students to comprehend the whole scene quickly and accurately and meanwhile help them form a good habit of reading. Give the students some time to read through the scenes and then answer some questions

a. How did Henry Adams come to England?

b. Where did Henry work before? How much did he have?

c. What did the two gentlemen give Henry?

d. When can Henry open the letter.

2. After the students discuss the questions and then check the answers with the whole class.

T: Listen to the tape and try to find out the characteristics of the whole passage.

Ss: This is part of a play. So, the narration is written in the present tense.

T: OK. All of you have done a good job. Next, let's read the scene again and do some exercises.

Step Ⅳ Post-reading

Do comprehending exercises and explain :

He was brought up in Hannibal ,Missouri, along the Mississippi River.