1、1Unit 3 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-NoteThe Million Pound Bank-Note23What do you know about Mark Twain?Do you know any of his works?Warming up-I(2m)4About Mark TwainFind out more information about Mark Twain and then complete the following chart.Warming up-II(5m)5Place he was born inPlaces where h
2、e livedfamous worksThe meaning of mark twainthe age of twelveWorking experienceIn FloridaHannibal,Missouri,along the MississippiThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the MississippiIt means the water is twofathoms deep.(=12feet)He left school to look for work.A
3、printer,a riverboat pilot,a soldier,a gold miner,a business-man and a newspaper reporter.6Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note,what will you do with it?Give the reasons.Discussion:Warming up-III(3m)7ACT1SCENE1&2A brief introduction to the storyPre-reading-I(2m)8Two rich gentleme
4、n made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note.Henry,the hero of the story,an American young man,sailed too far,drifted out to the ocean,A British ship,for London,passing by,fortunately saved him.9What would happen to Henry?Prediction:Pre-reading-II(1m)10ACT1SCENE
5、3The story began11What happened to Henry?What does the brothers choose Henry for?Scan the passage and find out:Reading-I(2m)12What happened to Henry?He was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two oclock.They wanted to make a bet on Henry.What does the brothers choos
6、e Henry for?13Skimming:answer the following questions:1.Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London?2.What did he do in America?3.Why did he land in Britain?Reading-II(3m)141.Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London?Henry comes from San Francisco.No,he does
7、nt know London at all.2.What did he do in America?He worked for a mining company.153.Why did he land in Britain?He was sailing out the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was survived by a ship for London.16Put the following events in correct order.(1)Henry wandered in London str
8、eets.(2)About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.(3)The next morning he was spotted by a ship.(4)Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.(5)On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.Reading III-pair work(5m)17Key:(2)About a month ag
9、o Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.(4)Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.(3)The next morning he was spotted by a ship.(5)On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.(1)Henry wandered in London streets.18 Reading exercises:Write F if it is
10、a fact.Write Oif it is an opinion.1.Henry wants to find a job in London.2.Henry is given an envelope by two brother.3.Henry is unlucky young man.4.Henry is not a proud man.5.Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.FOOOFReading-IV(2m)19About a month agoHenry was_out of the bay.Towards nightf
11、allHenry found himself_ out to sea by a strong wind.The next morningHenry was _ by a ship.Lastly Henry arrived in _ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand;sailingcarriedspottedLondonRead Act one again,then fill in the following form.Reading-V(7m)20NowHenry was _ in London and wandering in the stre
12、et.Just at that timeRoderick _ him and asked him to step in.To Henrys surpriseRoderick gave Henry a _ with money in it.lostcalledletter21Henry was an_.One day he had an accident in a_.Luckily he was survived by a ship for_.He arrived in London by earning his passage without pay.He was _in the street
13、 in_.To his surprise an _ thing happened.Two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank-note because they had made a_.incredibleAmericanLondonbayrags lostbetRetell the story by filling the following passage.Reading-VI(5m)22What kind of persons you think the characters are?(Henry Adams,Oliver Roderi
14、ck)After readingAfter-reading(3m)23proud(he earns his passage by working on a ship to England),careless(he arrived in England by accident after not sailing his boat well),honest(he asks for work not charity).Henry:Oliver and Roderick:rich(servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million p
15、ound bank-note),mischievous(prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun),good judges of character(they see Henry is honest and proud)24What do you think will happen to Henry?Will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble?Give a possible development to the story.Prediction25261.bet
16、n.(1)agreement to risk money,etc on an event of which the result is doubtful赌博Make a bet打赌咱们赌下次大选好吗？Lets make a bet on the next electionhave a bet打赌win/lose a bet 打赌赢/输了accept/take up a bet27(2)The money,etc risked in this way（金钱等）赌注v.1)risk(money)on a race or some other event of which the result is
17、 doubtful打赌，赌博布莱克夫人把她所有的钱都花在了赌马上。Mrs.Black spent all her money betting on horses.282)I bet=(informal)Im certain我肯定我敢肯定他去游泳了，他喜爱这项运动。I bet hes gone to swimming-he loves it.2.permit(v.)1)permit sb to do sth.=allow sb to do sth.允许她的妈妈是不会允许她晚归的。Her mother would not permit her to come back late.29Permit
18、me to explain it.容我解释一下。2)permit sth:allow sth.to exist,happen,or to be done(very formal)许可、容许（某事物）存在、发生或被（某人）做（非常正式）在我们的办公室里不准吸烟。We dont permit smoking in the office.犯人每天允许有两个小时的户外活动。The prisoners were permitted two hours outdoor exercise a day.303.incredible(adj.)=unbelievable:incredible tale1)to
19、a great degree;extremely or unusually 非常地；极端地；异乎寻常地。极热的天气incredibly hot weather2)in a way that is difficult to believe;amazingly 难以置信；惊人地真是难以置信，这样简单的主意竟没有人想到。Incredibly,no one had ever thought of such a simple idea before.314.go head:be carried out;take place执行，进行，举行1)尽管天气不好，旅行将照常进行。Despite the bad
20、weather,the journey will go ahead.新桥的修建将按计划进行。The building of the new bridge will go ahead as planned.325.matter n.&v(1)n.affair,topic or situation being considered 事情；问题；情况我不和同事谈私事。下次会议我们有几件重要的事情要处理。I dont discuss private matters with my colleagues.We have several important matters to deal with at
21、our next meeting.33(2)n.physical substance or things of a specified kind物质，材料，物品宇宙是由物质构成的。(3)v.be important关系重大，要紧他来也好去也好，那有什么关系呢？你做什么我都无所谓。It doesnt matter to me what you do.What does it matter whether he comes or goes?The universe is composed of matter.346.stare v.(1)look at sb./sth.with the eyes
22、wide open in a fixed gaze瞪着眼睛凝视盯着人看是没有礼貌的Its rude to stare.他们都惊讶得瞪大了眼睛。They all stared in amazement.35(2)be wide open with a fixed gaze 睁大眼睛注视他瞪着眼睛注视着这场面。He gazed at the scene with staring eyes.(3)bring sb.into a specified condition 瞪着某人使其做出某种反应她把他瞪得不吭声了。She stared him into silence.367.passage n.pro
23、cess of passing/freedom or right to go through通行机动车禁止通行。The passage of motor vehicles is forbidden.他们被禁止穿越占领区。They were denied passage through the occupied territory.378.account for:be the explanation of sth.;explain the cause of sth.做某事的解释；解释某事物的原因。他因病缺席。请你对自己的行为作出解释。Please account for your own con
24、duct.His illness accounts for his absence.389.appearance n.1)arrival 出现，来到警察突然出现，小偷就逃跑了。The sudden appearance of a policeman caused the thief to run away.2)外貌，外表勿以貌取人外貌不可靠。Dont judge by appearances-appearances can be misleading.3910.by accident=by chance 偶然地，意外地我只是碰巧找到的。11.to be honest=to tell you the truth=honestlyspeaking 类似用法：to be frank=frankly speaking坦率地说我认为我们取胜的可能性不大。I only found it by accident.To be honest,I dont think we have a chance of winning.40Assignment Review the new words and the key sentences in this part.Preview the words in the second period.
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