1、Before the classYou are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class,not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say.Id like you to take active notes rather than passive notes.Write down what can make you feel or learn something.Bette
2、r attention,better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.Better attention,better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.You are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class,not necessarily thinking about getting d
3、own every word that I say.Id like you to take active notes rather than passive notes.Write down what can make you feel or learn something.THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTEAct I,Scene 3Unit 3Read the explanation and speak out the word it explains.mistake,esp.sth.for which you are to blame;a weakness in a p
4、ersons character;a broken part or weakness in a machine or system faultn.过错;缺点;故障contraryadj.相反的;相违的patiencen.耐性;忍耐the opposite the ability to wait,or to continue doing sth.despite difficultiessth.or someone that is completely different from another person or thing n.反面;对立面to walk around slowly in a
5、 relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction wandervi.漫游;漫步;漂泊spotn.斑点;污点;地点to see or notice someone or sth.,usually because you are looking hard vt.发现;认出a small,usually round area of colourwhich is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface around it;a particular placea pa
6、rt of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period of time;a place where an unpleasant event has happened;a view or picture of a place,event,or activitypavementn.人行道seekvt.&vi.寻找;探索;寻求scenen.(戏剧)一场;现场;场面;景色a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road,tha
7、t people walk on to try to find or get sth.,esp.sth.which is not a physical object to look for a long time with the eyes wide open,esp.when surprised,frightened or thinking a part of the coast where the land curves in so that the sea is surrounded by land on three sides bayn.海湾vi.凝视;盯着看starepassagen
8、.船费(包括食宿);通道;(一)段a journey,esp.over the sea;a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides;a short piece of writing or music which is part of a larger piece of work businessmann.商人a man who works in business,esp.if he has a high position in a company permitn.通行证;许可证;执照t
9、o allow sth.;embassyn.大使及其官员;大使馆the group of people who represent their country in a foreign country;the building that these people work in vt.&vi.许可;允许;准许an official document that allows you to do sth.or go somewhereto think of someone or sth.in the stated way;judge a written or spoken description
10、of an event;because of sth.;an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to allow you to take it out when you need toaccountn.说明;理由;计算;账目vt.&vi.认为;说明;总计有aheadadv.在前;向前;提前in frontgo ahead by accident stare at account for on the contrary导致;做出解释盯着看;凝视前进;(用于祈使句)可以;往下说与此相反;正相反偶然;无意中;不小心Match1.
11、To summarize and remember the main idea of the story.2.To speak out the detailed information of the story.3.To guess the personality of the main characters.4.To learn some useful words,expressions and patterns in the passage.ObjectivesWords:scene,permit,stare,spot,account,seek,patience,contrary Expr
12、essions:go ahead,by accident,stare at,account for,on the contraryPattern:find+sb./sth.+宾语补足语ACT1SCENEThe story beganSkimming for general ideaFrom this text we can infer that _ is most likely to be in the letter.A.Henrys ID card B.a return ticketC.a million pound bank noteD.a letter of thanksReading
13、Comprehension ISkimmingScanning for specific information1.Roderick and his brother Oliver invited 2.Henry in so as to _.A.give him some money B.test out their bet C.help him overcome difficulties D.make friends with himReading Comprehension IIScanning2.What Henry needed to do most was to _.A.find a
14、job to earn his living B.find his old friend C.seek help from others D.meet some rich people3.Henry arrived in London _.A.after a car accident B.quite by accident C.with the help of his friends D.without telling his family1._ Henry wants to find a job in London.2._ Henry is given an envelope by the
15、two brothers.3._ Henry is an unlucky young man.4._ The servant is called James.5._ Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.FFOFOReading Comprehension IIIWrite“F”if it is a fact.Write“O”if it is an opinion.ScanningHenry wandered in London streets.About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out
16、 of the bay.The next morning he was spotted by a ship.Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.12345Put the following events in correct order.Reading Comprehension IVScanning1.How did Henry Adams come to Eng
17、land?2.Where did Henry work before?3.Why did they choose Henry?It was the ship that brought him to England.He worked for a mining company.Because Henry was honest,hard-working and poor.Reading Comprehension VAnswer the following questions.ScanningPolite languageSimple alternative1 Would you step ins
18、ide a moment,please?Come in,please.23456Reading Comprehension VIScanningFind all the examples of polite requests in the story.Then rewrite them in informal language.Polite languageSimple alternative1 Would you step inside a moment,please?2 Good morning,sir.Would you please come in?3 Permit me to lea
19、d the way,sir.Come in,please.Hello.Please comein.Let me show you the way.4 How do you do,Mr er?5 I wonder,MrAdams,if youd mind 6 May we ask what youre doing in this country?7 Now if youll excuse me Hello Mr Mr Adams,is it OK if?Why are you in England?Please excuse me.Find what Henry says or does on
20、the following occasions and then use your own words to describe how you think he feels.Reading Comprehension VIIScanningWhat Henry says or doesHow he feelsBefore he enters the brothers houseWhen heintroduces himselfwandering round Londonbehaves politely and answers questions fullymiserable,unhappy,a
21、nxiouscurious why he has been asked to go into the houseWhen the brothers ask him about his plansWhen he tells them how he reached London by shipadmits hisproblems and asks for work;explains his situationblames himself for his carelessness;remembers how hungry he was when he sees the food on the tab
22、legrateful that he was rescued;aware of his hungerhopeful that he might find a solution to his troublesWhen they seem happy that he has no money When they give him the envelopereplies angrily angry,irritatedwants to open the envelope straightawayirritated that he cannot open the envelop at onceWhen
23、they tell him there is money in itBefore he leaves the houseexplains he wants a job not charityunhappy to be given moneyrather than working for itagrees not to open the letter till 2 pminterested andcuriousDiscuss these questions in groups.Group WorkDivide up the class so that each group of students
24、 looks at one character and then shares the idea of each group.What kinds of people are Henry Adams,Oliver and Roderick?Find some adjectives(or other words)to describe them after reading.I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand.It is my first trip here.Well,I cant say that I have any plans.W
25、ell,to be honest,I have none.(no money)Could you offer me some kind of work here?I dont want your charity.I just want an honest job.Well,it may seem lucky to you but not to me.If this is your idea of some kind of joke,I dont think its very funny.Now if youll excuse me,I think Ill be on my way.The ch
26、aracteristics ofOliver and Roderick:servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million pound bank noteprepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of funThey see that Henry is honest and proud.richmischievous恶作剧的good judge of characterWhat do you think of this play?Is money so importan
27、t?Some people say that money is everything.But some people still think that money cannot bring them happiness.What do you think of this?DiscussionPrediction恶作剧的What 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.Individu
28、al activity注:另附 word 文档。点击此处链接In the summer of 1903,two old and wealthy brothers,Roderick and Oliver,(1)_ _.They wanted to see whether a manwith a million pound bank note could(2)_ _ _ in London.Oliver believed so,while Roderick(3)_ _.They happened to see Henry,wandering on the pavement outside thei
29、r house.So they asked Henry to come in.From what Henrymade abetsurvive a monthdoubted itI.Retell the story by filling in the following blanks.said,the two brothers learned that Henry had been(4)_ _ _ _ by a strong wind and then spotted by a ship,on which he worked as(5)_ _ _ to earn his passage.He w
30、as(6)_ _ they were looking for.So Roderick and Oliver gave Henry a letter with money in it and told him not to open it(7)_ _.At first,Henry refused but finally he accepted it and(8)_ _ _.carried out to seaan unpaid handthe rightpersonoclockuntil 2made the promiseII.Task-based reading.Fill in the bla
31、nks with proper words or phrases.Samuel Langhorne Clemens(18351910)Pen name Mark Twain,which means(1)“_”.Career He is a writer,a(2)_ and a humorist.Favorite animalHe is fond of(3)_.Work experienceWhen he was a teenager,he was an amateur(4)_.At one time,he was a steamboat pilot,and then he worked as
32、a(5)_ and a journalist.Interesting facts about Mark Twain Mark Twain was a very famous American writer.He was also a lecturer and a humorist.He is famous for his novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.These books are still considered classics and are very popular
33、among readers.Mark Twains original name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.Mark Twain is his pen name,and its an old riverboat term which means“the water is two fathoms deep”.But this is not his only pen name.He used to write a lot of comic(喜剧的)articles with the pen name Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass before
34、he started writing with Mark Twain as his pen name.While he was a teenager,Mark Twain worked as an amateur(业余的)printer.He has a lot of fondness for cats.He loved to have them around wherever he went.At one time,he worked as a steamboat pilot.He also worked as a miner and as a journalist(记者).He was w
35、ell appreciated(赏识)as a lecturer.He wrote the books with characters which seem very natural to readers.The characters seem very real that we think we might have met these characters somewhere.Samuel Langhorne Clemens(18351910)Pen name Mark Twain,which means(1)“_”.Career He is a writer,a(2)_ and a hu
36、morist.Favorite animalHe is fond of(3)_.Work experienceWhen he was a teenager,he was an amateur(4)_.At one time,he was a steamboat pilot,and then he worked as a(5)_ and a journalist.the water is two fathoms deep lecturer cats printer minerThings I can doEvaluationI have learned the knowledge of the
37、play(lines,characters,plot,etc.).5 4 3 2 1I can understand the reading passage.5 4 3 2 1I can understand and spell the new words and expressions and can use them in new situation.5 4 3 2 1I can understand the sentence patterns and write new sentences with them.5 4 3 2 1I need more practice in _.Thin
38、k about what weve just learnt today.Study without reflection is a waste of time.After the classIts time to stop the class for you to look back in silence.Homework1.Read the play again and review the new words and expressions.2.发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字).go ahead,patience,stare at,seek,by accident,scene,account for,spot,permit,on the contrary.
