Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-noteMarkTwain(１８３５－１９１０）Americanwriter马克.吐温是美国批判形式主义文学的奠基人，出生于佛罗里达的一个贫穷的律师家庭，当过排字工人，密西西比河水手，士兵，经营过木材业，矿业和出版业，但成功的职业是记者和作家。主要作品有：《竞选州长》，《哥尔斯密的朋友再度出洋》，《镀金时代》，《哈克贝里.费恩历险记》，《傻瓜威尔逊》等。TaskOne:Discussions:TheMillionPoundBank-NoteAnAmericanyoungmanHenryisrescuedatseabyaBritishshipwhichtakeshimtoLondonwherehefoundhimselfwithoutmoney.Thusthestorybegins.TaskTwo:Scanthetextandfindouttheanswerstothequestions:1.HowdidHenryAdamscometoEngland?2.WheredidHenryworkbefore?Howmuchdidhehave?3.WhatdidthetwogentlemengiveHenry?4.WhencanHenryopentheletter?Answers:1.ItwastheshipthatbroughthimtoEngland2.Heworkedforaminingcompanybeforeandhehadnomoneyatall.3.Theygavehimaletter.4.Hecan’topenituntil2o’clock.Trueorfalse1.HenryisanEnglishman.()2.HenryworkedforaminingcompanyinLondon.()3.Henrywasveryhappytoacceptmoneyfromthebrothers.()4.BoththetwobrothersthoughtHenrywasalazyman.()5.Henryfeltjealouswhenhesawthefoodonthebrothers’table.()6.Henrythoughtthetwobrotherswereplayingjokesonhim.()7.Henryisfoolishtogoandmeetthetwobrothers.()8.Henryisnotaproudman.()Readthetextandfillintheblanksusing:incredible,byaccident,let…into,calling,careabout,walking,offer,envelopeHenryAdamslandedinBritain___________andhehadnomoney.________downthestreet,heheardsomeone_________him.An__________storyhappenedlater.Therichman____him____ahousewheretheyaskedhimhisexperienceinAmerica.Henryaskedthemto_____himanhonestjob.Buttheygavehiman_______withmoneyinit.Buttheypromisedthey________him.ThenHenrylefttheirhouseastheyrequired.ComprehendingHomeworkGood-bye