Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
Warming up-Reading
学习目标：
1. 了解戏剧体裁的特点，学习和理解戏剧语言，尝试表演戏剧，提高文学修养和欣赏水平。
2. 学习《百万英镑》的故事，了解马克•吐温的生平和他的作品风格，探讨金钱和人性的关系，树立正确的价值观和人生观。
3. 学会在语言交际中运用委婉的语言表达请求，懂得如何用英语点餐和购物。
4. 掌握名词性从句做宾语和表语的用法。
5. 学习并掌握本单元所学的词汇和短语。
背景导读
Mark Twain was born in Florida（弗罗里达州） and spent his boyhood in Hannibal （汉尼拔）, Missouri（密苏里州）, along the Mississippi River（密西西比河）. Three of his most famous books describe people on this great river. There are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi. Indeed, this author loved the river so much that even his pen name is about the river . “Twain ” is an old word for “two” . So, to “mark twain” is to say that the water is two fathoms（英寻）deep. A fathom is equal to six feet or 1.83 metres.
The Million Pound Bank Note , The Prince and the Pauper , Running for Governor are all works written by Mark Twain .
His writing became famous for its description of common people and the way they talked, but especially for his humor. He became rich from the many novels, short stories and travel journals he wrote and was very popular at public readings（当众朗读会）. Yale（耶鲁）and Oxford Universities honored him for his writing .
Reading One
I. Fast reading: Read this play quickly, then finish the following exercises.
1. Why did the two brothers make a bet?
A. They wanted to make fun of Henry.
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B. They wanted to rob Henry of some money.
C. They wanted to see whether a man could survive with a million pound bank note for a month in London.
D. They wanted to make Henry their son-in-law.
2. Why did Henry wander in London streets?
A. He was on business. B. He was visiting an old friend.
C. He was a citizen of London. D. He landed in Britain by accident without money.
3. What did Henry find in the envelope?
A. Nothing B. A photo C. A picture D. A million pound bank note
4. How did Henry feel when he found the million pound bank note in the envelope?
A. Surprised B. Crazy C. Glad D. Sad
5. What can we learn from the waiter’s look and manner at first?
A. He wanted to beat Henry. B. He thought Henry could not pay for the meal.
C. He was rude to Henry. D. He thought Henry was a beggar.
II. Second Reading: Ask Ss to read the text very carefully and finish the following table.
Time
It is the (1) __________ of (2) _________.
Place
(3) _________________
Main
characters
Henry Adams
● He is a/an (4) _____________________.
● He is (5) ____________ in London.
● He wants to (6) __________________.
Roderick and Oliver
● They are (7) ___________.
● They (8) ________Henry to their house.
● They ask Henry a few (9) __________.
● They give Henry a letter with (10) _______________ in it.
Event
The brothers are making a (11) _________ on Henry.
III. Third Reading:
Task 1: Find out the following phrases in the passage.
1. 抚养；养育；教育；提出_____________ 2. 因……而出名_______________
3. 以……为背景 __________________ 4. 一大笔钱___________________
5. 打赌 _________________________ 6. 前进；（用于祈使句）可以_________
7. 偶然；无意中；不小心______________ 8. 盯着看；凝视__________________
9. 导致；做出解释____________________ 10. 与此相反；正相反_____________
11. 冒险 _________________________ 12. 衣衫褴褛___________________
13. 关于；至于_______________________ 14. 以粗鲁的举止________________
Task 2: Underline and analyze some important sentences.
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1. This unit is a play based on a short story by an American writer--- Mark Twain.
based on a short story by an American writer在句中做_____________________.
2. He is best known for his novels set in his boyhood world on the river, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
set in his boyhood world on the river在句中做_____________________.
3. It is Henry Adams, an American businessman, who is lost in London and does not know what he should do.
an American businessman在句中为_________; who 引导________;what 引导__________.
4. ①His eyes stare at what is left of the brothers’ dinner on the table.
what在句中引导______________.
②That’s why we’ve given you the letter. why在句中引导______________.
③Why don’t you explain what this is all about? what在句中引导______________.
5. And it was the ship that brought you to England.
此句中句型为________________.
6. The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance.
earn one’s passage____________; that在句中引导_________;which引导 ___________;account for_________.
7. ①It is well-known that Americans like to eat a lot.
②It’s amazing how much pleasure you get out of the simple things in life, especially if you can’t have them for a while.
句中it是____________
8. Anyway, I don’t think it can be a fake.
翻译：_______________________________.
9. You must come whenever you want and have whatever you like.
whenever 引导____________; whatever引导____________.
10. Just having you sit here is a great honour.
have sb. do sth._____________; just having you sit here在句中作________; honour___________.
IV. Important sentences
Read this play again, then underline and memorize the following sentences in the text.
1. Would you step inside a moment, please? 请你进来一会儿，好吗？
2. Permit me to lead the way, sir. 先生，请让我来带路吧。
3. ---I wonder, Mr Adams, if you’d mind us asking a few questions.
---Not at all. Go right ahead.
---亚当斯先生，不知你是否介意我们问几个问题。--- 不介意，请问吧。
4. How is that possible? 这怎么可能呢？
5. It was all my fault. 这都是我的错。
6. I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you, sir. 对不起，先生，你的话我没有听懂。
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7. Well, why don’t you explain what this is all about? 嗯，怎么不给我讲讲，这究竟是怎么回事呢？
8. That one’s reserved. This way, please. Take this gentleman’s order, Horace.
那张桌子有人订了。请到这边来。霍勒斯，来等这位先生点菜。
9. That’s two orders of ham and eggs, two extra thick steaks, two large glasses of beer, two cups of coffee and two desserts.
两份火腿加鸡蛋，两份特厚的牛排，两大杯啤酒，两杯咖啡和两份甜点。
10. What’s there to wait for? 还等什么？
11. But it’s all I have on me. 而我身上就只带了这张钞票。
12. Oh, it’s for us to thank you, sir and I do, sir, from the bottom of my heart.
啊，先生，该是我们谢谢您呢。先生， 我从心底里感激您。
Reading One
拓展提升学案
summarize the passage and fill in the following blanks.
This play is adapted from ____________short story by the same title. Like most of Twain’s stories. It is meant to be_________. This is a rags-to-riches story but with a new twist: the main character, Henry Adams, is actually doing quite well for himself before his accident at the sea. After the accident, a Britain ship takes him to __________where he finds himself without money, friends or the prospect of a good job. Hungry and alone, he walks the streets of the city when unexpectedly he is ________into a large house. Two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a secret_______. Roderick believes that a man cannot _________in the city for a month with only a million pound bank note in his possession but Oliver believes he can. The play follows Henry’s adventures with homour and surprise to the discovery who will win the bet.
Book3 Unit 3 Warming up-Reading
课前预习学案答案
I.CDDAB
II. Suggested Answers:
(1) summer (2) 1903 (3) London (4) American businessman (5) lost (6) find a job (7) brothers (8) invited (9) questions (10) a million pound bank-note (11) bet
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III.
1. 抚养；养育；教育；提出 bring up 2. 因…….而出名 be known for
3. 以…….为背景 be set in 4. 一大笔钱 a large sum of money
5. 打赌 make a bet 6. 前进；（用于祈使句）可以 go ahead
7. 偶然；无意中；不小心 by accident/chance 8. 盯着看；凝视 stare at
9. 导致；做出解释 account for 10. 与此相反；正相反 on the contrary
11. 冒险 take a chance 12. 衣衫褴褛 in rags
13. 关于；至于 as for 14. 以粗鲁的举止 in a rude manner
IV.
1. 后置定语 2.后置定语 3 同位语； 定语从句； 宾语从句 4. 宾语从句; 表语从句；宾语从句
5. 强调句型 6. 挣取船费；表语从句；非限定性定语从句；导致，做出解释 7. 形式主语
8. 不管怎样，我认为它不可能是假的。 9. 让步状语从句；宾语从句
10. 让某人做某事； 主语； 荣幸，光荣
Reading one 拓展提升学案
Mark Twain’s ; humorous; London; invited; bet ; survive
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