1. 课标人教实验版 高一 Module 3 Unit 3

2. The Million Pound Bank-note Period 1&2 Warming up and Reading I

3. What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works? Warming up

4. Real name Meaning of his pen name Birth date Birthplace Place where he grew up His famous stories Read the short passage quickly and fill in the chart.

5. Real name of MT Meaning of his pen name Birth date Birth place Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835 (died 1910) Florida Fill in the blanks. river

6. Place where he grew up His famous stories In Hannibal, Missoouri, along the Mississippi River. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

7. The greatest humorist of the 19 th century American literature. Novels: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)( 汤姆 · 索亚历险记） The Prince and the Pauper (1882)( 皇子与贫儿 ) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894)( 哈克贝利 · 费恩历险 记 ) Mark Twain: (1835—1910)

8. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆 · 索亚历险记》 He is good at writing about children’s adventures

9. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克贝利 · 弗恩历 险记》

10. his masterpieces 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

11. his masterpieces 1881 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

12. his short stories 1. Running for Governor 2. The £ 1,000,000 Bank-Note

13. Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons. Discussion

15. Some new words incredible: difficult to believe (unbelievable) stare at: look at sb. / sth. for a long time nightfall: the time in the evening when it becomes dark survive: continue to live or exist

16. spot: see or notice a person or thing account for: to be the explanation or cause of sth. charity: 施舍 by accident: by chance

17. ACT 1 SCENE 1&2 A brief introduction to the story Pre-reading the bet

18. Two rich gentlemen 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.

19. What would happen to Henry? Prediction:

20. ACT 1 SCENE 3 The story began

21. What happened to Henry? Scan the passage and find out : Reading

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

23. Jobless, penniless, honest, the right person to choose for betting gave Henry an envelope and told him not to open it until 2 o’clock

24. Skimming: 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? 4. Why do you think that the brother chose Henry for their bet?

25. 1. Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London? 2. What did he do in America? Henry comes from San Francisco. No, he doesn’t know London at all. He worked for a mining company.

26. 3. 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.

27. 4. Why do you think that the brother chose Henry for their bet? 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.

28. (1) Henry wandered in London streets. (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. Put the following events in correct order.

29. Key: (2) About a month ago 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.

30. F (fact) or O (Opinion) 1). Henry wants to find a job in London.( ) 2). Henry is given an envelope by the 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. ( ) F F O F O

31. About a month ago Henry was ______ out of the bay; Towards nightfall Henry found himself ______ to sea by a strong wind. The next morning Henry was ______ by a ship. LastlyHenry arrived in _______ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand. sailing carried spotted London Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.

32. NowHenry was ___ in London and wandering in the streets. Just at that time Roderick ______ him and asked him to step in. To Henry’s surprise Roderick gave Henry a _____ with money in it. lost called letter

33. Henry 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. American London bay Retell the story by filling the following passage.

34. He was ___ in the street in____. To his surprise an _________ thing happened. Two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank-note because they had made a____. incredible ragslost bet

35. What kind of persons you think the characters are? (Henry Adams, Oliver Roderick) After-reading

36. Oliver and Roderick : rich (servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million pound 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)

37. Henry: Tells the truth to the brothers. honest: Wants work but not charity. hard-working:

38. He worked for his passage as an unpaid hand to England overconfident independent He thought he could sail better than he could

39. 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. Prediction

40. 1.bet 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？ Let’s make a bet on the next election. Language points for Reading

41. have a bet 打赌 win/lose a bet 打赌赢 / 输了 accept/take up a bet

42. (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 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.

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

44. 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.

45. 容我解释一下。 Permit me to explain it. 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 don’t 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.

46. 3. 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 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.

47. 4. 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。 I don’t discuss private matters with my colleagues. 下次会议我们有几件重要的事情要处理。 We have several important matters to deal with at our next meeting.

48. (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 doesn’t matter to me what you do. What does it matter whether he comes or goes? The universe is composed of matter.

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

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

51. (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.

52. 她凝视着远方。 She is staring into the distance. 我看了可是看不清楚。 I looked but couldn’t see it clear. spot 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?

53. (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.

54. 7. passage n. 船费（包括食宿） 她的祖父一路在船上打工支付船费 来到美国。 Her grandfather had worked his passage to America.

55. 8. 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。 His illness accounts for his absence. 请你对自己的行为作出解释。 Please account for your own conduct.

56. 9. appearance n. 1) 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。 Don’t judge by appearances---- appearances can be misleading.

57. Summary of the Million Pound Bank-Note Henry, a San Francisco businessman is rescued at sea by a British ship that takes him to London where he finds himself without money, friends or the hope of finding a good job. Hungry and alone, he walks the streets of the city when unexpectedly he is asked to a large and grand house.

58. Two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a secret bet, Roderick believes that a man cannot survive in the city for a month with only a million Pound bank-note in his possession but Oliver believes he can. The play takes us along on Henry’s misadventures with humor and surprise to discover who will win the bet.

59. Assignment Review the new words and the key sentences in this part. Preview the words in the second period.