Unit 3 The million pound bank note Reading

Pre-reading

Discuss the question with your partners and then report your work Discuss the question with your partners and then report your work. Encourage to express your opinions freely.

(1) 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 with it? Why?

(2) Have you ever made a bet with your friend (2) Have you ever made a bet with your friend? If so, what did you bet on? How did you feel about the bet after it was won or lost?

(3) Have you ever read the story “The Million Pound Bank-Note” (3) Have you ever read the story “The Million Pound Bank-Note”? Have you seen the movie? If so, what did you think of it? 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.

Reading

Language points bet make a bet 打赌 (1) agreement to risk money, etc on an event of which the result is doubtful 赌博 make a bet 打赌 Let’s make a bet on the next election . 咱们赌下次大选好吗？

have a bet 打赌 win/lose a bet 打赌赢/输了 accept/take up a bet (2) The money, etc risked in this way (金钱等)赌注

v. ①risk (money) on a race or some other event of which the result is doubtful 打赌，赌博 Mrs. Black spent all her money betting on horses. 布莱克夫人把她所有的钱都花在了赌马上。

②I bet……=(informal) I’m certain…… 我肯定… I bet he’s gone to swimming---he loves it. 我敢肯定他去游泳了，他喜爱这项运动。

permit v. (1)permit sb to do sth.=allow sb to do sth. 允许 Her mother would not permit her to come back late. 她的妈妈是不会允许她晚归的。 Permit me to explain it. 容我解释一下。

We don’t permit smoking in the office. (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） We don’t permit smoking in the office. 在我们的办公室里不准吸烟。

incredible adj. = unbelievable: incredible tale (1) to a great degree; extremely or unusually 极端地；异乎寻常地 incredibly hot weather 极热的天气

(2) in a way that is difficult to believe; amazingly 难以置信；惊人地 Incredibly, no one had ever thought of such a simple idea before. 真是难以置信，这样简单的主意竟没有人想到。

go head :be carried out; take place 执行，进行，举行 (1)Despite the bad weather, the journey will go ahead. 尽管天气不好，旅行将照常进行。 (2)The building of the new bridge will go ahead as planned. 新桥的修建将按计划进行。

matter n.&v (1) n. affair, topic or situation being considered 事情；问题；情况 I don’t discuss private matters with my colleagues. 我不和同事谈私事。

The universe is composed of matter. 宇宙是由物质构成的。 n.<u> physical substance or things of a specified kind物质，材料，物品 The universe is composed of matter. 宇宙是由物质构成的。

v. be important关系重大，要紧 What does it matter whether he comes or goes? 他来也好去也好，那有什么关系呢？ It doesn’t matter to me what you do. 你做什么我都无所谓。

They all stared in amazement. v. (1)look at sb./sth. with the eyes wide open in a fixed gaze瞪着眼睛凝视 It’s rude to stare. 盯着人看是没有礼貌的 They all stared in amazement. 他们都惊讶得瞪大了眼睛。

He gazed at the scene with staring eyes. (2) be wide open with a fixed gaze 睁大眼睛注视 He gazed at the scene with staring eyes. 他瞪着眼睛注视着这场面。

She stared him into silence. She is staring into the distance. (3) bring sb. into a specified condition 瞪着某人使其做出某种反应 She stared him into silence. 她把他瞪得不吭声了。 She is staring into the distance. 她凝视着远方。

Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? n.&v. (1)n. small mark different in color, texture 斑点 豹和虎哪一个身上有斑点？ Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger?

Did you feel a few spots of rain? (2)drop 滴 下了几滴雨，你感觉到了吗？ Did you feel a few spots of rain?

(3)v. pick out, catch sight of, recognize, discover 找出，认出，发觉 杰克最终找到了他想要的衬衫。 Jack finally spotted just the shirt he wanted. 我看不出两者的区别。 I can’t spot the difference between them.

The passage of motor vehicles is forbidden. <u>process of passing/freedom or right to go through通行 机动车禁止通行。 The passage of motor vehicles is forbidden.

8.account for :be the explanation of sth.; explain the cause of sth. 他因病缺席。 His illness accounts for his absence. 请你对自己的行为作出解释。 Please account for your own conduct.

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.

Don’t judge by appearances---- appearances can be misleading. (2) 外貌，外表 勿以貌取人——外貌不可靠。 Don’t judge by appearances---- appearances can be misleading.

I only found it by accident. by accident =by chance 偶然地， 意外地 我只是碰巧找到的。 I only found it by accident.

to be honest = to tell you the truth =honestly speaking to be frank =frankly speaking坦率地说 我认为我们取胜的可能性不大。 To be honest, I don’t think we have a chance of winning.

2. Listen to the tape of the text 2. Listen to the tape of the text. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence and try to find out the characteristics of the whole passage and then some questions.

(1) What happened to Henry? He was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two o’clock.

(2) What do the brothers choose Henry for? They wanted to make a bet on Henry.

Scanning

Read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. According to the scenes, answer the following questions.

(1) Where does Henry Adams come from? Henry comes from San Francisco.

(2) Does he know much about London? No, he doesn’t know London at all.

(3) What did he do in America? He worked for a mining company.

(4) 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.

Discussion (1) Divide up the class into groups of four to discuss what kind of person they think their character is.

Name Character Evidence Henry Adams 1. pround 2. honest 3. Careless Pays for his passage by working as an unpaid sailor he asks for work not charity. He did not sail his boat well and might have died if the ship had not seen him. Oliver and Roderick 1. rich 2. trusting 3.mischievous 4. good judge of character Servants and a house. Give a stranger a million pound bank note without any check or guarantee prepared to bet on so much money just for fun they can tell by his face that Henry is honest.

(2)The style of the play In this play, Henry speaks American English. The other characters all speak British English. Their choice of words, is formal by today’s standards. So draw students’ attention to: · Henry’s English style which shows he is American(“Go right ahead”, “I’d about given myself up for lost”). · The brothers’ use of English that shows they are British(“Would you step inside please”, “I wonder if you’d mind us asking a few questions”).

Comprehending

Polite language Simple alternatives 1 Would you step inside a moment, please? Come in, please 2 Good morning, sir, would you please come in? Hello. Please come in. 3 Permit me to lead the way, sir. Let me show you the way 4 How do you do, Mr…er…? Hello Mr… 5 I wonder, Mr Adams, if you’d mind… Mr Adams, is it OK if… 6 May we ask what you’re doing in this country…? Why are you in England? 7 Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll… Please excuse me.

Homework 1. Review the new words and the key sentences in this part. 2. Preview the words in the second period.

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