Unit 3
The Million Pound
bank note
Words Reviewing
1 抚养 提出
2 冒险
3 短语
4 一场 景色
5 打赌
6 漫步
7 允许 许可证
8 往下说
9 偶然
10 盯着看
11 发现 污点
12 船费
13 作出解释
14 寻找
15 忍耐
16 相反
bring up
adventure
phrase
scene
make a bet
wander
permit
go ahead
permission
by accident
stare at
spot
passage
account for
seek
patience
on the contrary
patient
sought
About Mark Twain

Mark Twain
America's best known
literary figure
America's short story writer
Literary giant
Humorist
Public speaker
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
the water is two fathoms deep
November 30th, 1835
Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal, Missouri,
along the Mississippi
The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer, The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
His works?
More
乞丐公主
Buy a house
Travel around the world
What will you do with the money?
…
use it up
donate
buy a big flat
run a business
spend it on food
clothing
toys
share with friends
trip
do some science research
narration(记叙文)
B. an exposition(说明文)
C. An argumentation (论说文）
D. a drama(戏剧)
The style of this text?
Time __________________
Place _________
Characters:
Henry Adams

2) Roderick and Oliver
3) Servant
The summer of 1903
London
A lost American businessman
Two rich brothers
Scanning
What happened to each of them?
Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a penniless person if he was given a million pound note.
Roderick
Oliver
To the brothers
Henry, the hero of the story, an American businessman, carried out to the ocean.
A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him.
To Henry
Henry was given a letter with money in it by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until 2 o’clock.
A brief introduction to
The Million Pound Bank Note
The Million Pound Bank Note Act I
Brief introduction to the story:
Two brothers Oliver and Roderick brothers bet on what would happen if one had nothing but a bank-note of ￡ 1,000,000. They made a bet on a poor man Henry, who was in rags.
What do you think will happen to Henry?
Will the bank-note help him or get him into
trouble?
1. Henry was a __________.
A. poor British businessman
B. rich British businessman
C. poor American businessman
D. rich American businessman
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
2. The two brothers gave ____ to Henry.
A. a check B. a lot of money
C. a credit card D. a letter
3. When can Henry open the letter?
A. He can’t open it until 1 o’clock.
B. He can’t open it until 2 o’clock.
C. He can open it after 1:30.
D. He can open it on 3 o’clock.
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
____ Henry wants to find a job in London.
____ Henry is given an envelope by the two brothers.
____ Henry is an unlucky young man.
____The servant is called James.
____ Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.
F
F
O
F
O
scanning
Reading Comprehension II
Write “F” if it is a fact. Write “O” if it is an opinion.
sailing
carried
spotted
London
lost
saw
letter
Read again and fill in the blanks.
Careful reading
1. Where did Henry come from?

2. Why did he stare at something that was left of
the brothers’ dinner on the table?

3. What was Henry’s attitude when he got a
letter?
San Francisco in America.
Perhaps he was very hungry.
He didn’t want the charity.
He just wanted an honest job.
4. What did he do in America?
He worked for a mining company.
5. How 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.
Discuss
It was his first visit to London
so nobody knew him.
He had no money so he would
have to rely on the bank note.
They thought he looked honest
because he asked for a job and
not charity.
Thinking
Think about what kind of person Henry was?
Henry was?
It is my first trip here.
Well, to be honest, I have none. (no money)
Well, I can’t say that I have any plans.
honest
Henry was?
I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand.
Could you offer me some kind of work here?
I don’t want your charity, I just want an honest job.
Hard-working
Henry was?
Well, it may seem luck to you but not to me.
If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.
Direct/Straightforward
Is money everything?
Money Is ?
Money can buy a house, but not a home.
Money can buy a bed, but not sleep.
Money can buy a clock, but not time.
Money can buy a book, but not knowledge.
Money can buy you a position, but not respect.
Money can buy you medicine, but not health.
Money can buy a friend, but not love.
Money can buy you blood, but not life.
Money Is not everything!
Retelling
Retell the text by filling the following
blanks.
In the summer of 1903, two old and wealthy brothers, Roderick and Oliver, (1)_____ ___
____. They wanted to see whether a man
with 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 their house. So they asked Henry to come in. From what Henry
made a
bet
survive a month
doubted it
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 was (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 sea
an unpaid hand
the right
person
o’clock
until 2
made the promise
Language points
This unit is a play __________a short story by an American writer.
This unit is a play ______ ______ based on a short story….
which is
你的意见都要以事实为根据。
You should base your opinion on facts.
based on
2. He was ____________(抚养) in Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River.
bring up: 提出，抚养，呕吐
He can’t eat anything without bringing it up.
他吃什么都会吐
He was brought up in the country.
他是在农村长大的
Why did you have to bring up the subject of money?
你为什么非要提钱这个问题
brought up
3. He ____________________his novels __________ his boyhood world on the river .
她作为一位作家很出名。
She is known as a writer.
The novel is set in an unnamed country.
小说的场景设在一个未知名国度。
is best known for
set in
4. Two old and wealthy brothers have ____________.
n: make a bet (on), win a bet, lose a bet
我们赌下一次的选举吧。
Let’s make a bet on the next election.
v: 打赌，赌博
布莱克先生把钱花在了赌马上。
Mr Black spent his money in betting on horse races.
I bet: 我敢说
Follow this advice and I bet you'll be employed soon!
遵循这个建议，我打赌你很快就会找到工作！
You bet: 的确，当然
-- Are you going to see the film?
--- You bet ！
made a bet.
5. Permit me to lead the way, sir.
Permit sb to do
Permit doing
你准许你的孩子们吸烟吗？
Do you permit your children to smoke?
在我们办公室不许吸烟。
We do not permit smoking in the office.
Permit: n 许可证，通行证
除非你有许可证，否则不许再这里停车。
You are not allowed/ permitted to park here unless you have a permit.
permit: n ____________
permission
6.---I wonder, Mr Adams, if you’d mind us asking a few questions.
----Not at all. Go right ahead
(1) I wonder if / whether
不知你能否给我在学习上提些建议。
I wonder if you can give me any advice?
(2) Would you mind _______ care of my dog? (take)
(3)---- Could I ask you a personal question? ----- ________. A Yes, don’t worry B Of course, go ahead C Yes, help yourself D Of course, why not
taking
7. Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
我发现自己被一群孩子围住了。
I found myself surrounded by a group of children.
他发现肉的价格近来一直在上涨。
He found the price of meat rising recently.
经典回顾： A cook will be immediately fired if he is found __________ (smoke) in the kitchen.
smoking
8. The next morning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.
正当…这时(突然)
be doing…when
just about …when
我正在看电视，突然有个孩子冲进来。
我正要离开，这时突然下起了雨。
(1). I was watching TV when a boy rushed in.
(2). I was just about to go when it rained.
give up for lost: 认为没希望
(3) He was about to tell me the secret ____ someone patted him on the shoulder.
A. As B. until C. while D. when
spot: v, n
I spotted her at once in the crowd.
我从人群中认出了他。
The ink spotted her dress.
墨水弄脏了她的衣服。
There are a lot of spots of paint on the carpet.
地板上有许多油漆斑点。
He was hit by a falling stone and got killed ______.
A on a spot B in a spot
C on the spot D under the spot
认出，弄脏，斑点
当场，在现场
9. The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance.
There were different accounts of the story in the newspapers.
(2) Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior.
(3) 请对你自己的行为作出解释。
报纸上对此事有几种不同的说法。
他的行为也许应归因于他最近的工作压力。
Please account for your own behavior.
11. You can’t open it until two o’ clock
当我们失去健康时，才知道它的价值
We can not know the value of health until we lose it.
12. James, show Mr Adams out.
领进来
带领参观
我们被领进了等候室。
We were shown into/in the waiting room.
Show sb in
Show sb around
13. Why don’t you explain what this is all about?
__________________ what this is all about?
Why not explain
14. In exactly an hour and a half.
He _____ in three days.
A came back B has come back
C will come back D comes back
Thank you！