potted
1. I've just s_________
a mistake on the front cover.
andering the streets alone.
2. The child was found w__________
3. Visitors are not p___________
ermitted
to take photographs
in the museum.
4. 'Can I have the sports section?' 'Yeah, go a______,
head
I've read it.'
5. Don't s_______
tare
at people like that, it's rude.
6. She believes it was the doctor's f______that
ault
Peter
died.
7. Recent pressure at work may a______
ccount for his
behavior.
8. She has no p________
atience with time-wasters.
1. The pilot, whether by a_______
ccident or design, made the
plane do a sharp turn.
ontrary it was a
2. It wasn't a good thing; on the c________
huge mistake.
3. If it is a g_________
Michelangelo(米开朗基罗)
enuine
drawing, it will sell for millions.
ags
4. Children in r______
begged money from the tourists.
ndeed
5. I was annoyed(恼怒的), i___________
furious(愤怒
的), over what happened.
6. You can ask the others, but as _____
for myself, I'll be
busy in the office.
anners to talk with your mouth full
7. It's bad m_______
(=talk and eat at the same time) .
Suppose you get a large amount of
money by buying lottery tickets
(彩票) and become a millionaire
(百万富翁).
What will you do with the money?
Mark Twain
1835-1910
What do you know
about Mark Twain?
Do you know any of his
works?
Unit 3
The Million
Pound Bank
Note
pounds
£
Read Act I, Scene 3 and find the following
information:
when
where
who
What
In the summer of 1903.
London of Britain
four. Henry, two brothers
(Roderick, Oliver), the servant
(James).
Henry’s experience with the
two brothers after he landed
______________
accident
in ______________
by________.
London
Two rich brothers, Roderick and
Oliver, have made a secret bet:
Oliver believes he can survive a
month in the city with only a
million pound bank note in his
possession but Roderick believes
that he cannot.
Put the following events in correct order.
(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.
2-4-3-5-1
Answer the following questions:
1. Where is Henry Adams from?
2. Why did he land in London?
3. What did he do before he came to
London?
4. What does he ask from the brothers?
5. What do the two gentlemen give him?
6. When can he open the letter?
About a
month ago
Towards
nightfall
The next
morning
Lastly
Henry was _______
sailing out of the bay;
carried out to sea
Henry found himself _______
by a strong wind;
Henry was _______
spotted by a ship;
London by working
Henry arrived in ________
on the ship as an unpaid hand.
Now
Henry was _______
lost in London and
__________
wandering in the street.
Just at that Roderick ________
called him and asked him to
time
step in;
letter with
To Henry’s Roderick gave Henry a _______
surprise
money in it.
Name
Character
Evidence
1.proud
pays for his passage by
independent working as an unpaid sailor
2. hard-working he asks for work not charity
Henry
Well, to be honest, I have none.
3. honest
Adams
(no money)
Well, it may seem lucky to you
4. frank
but not to me.
give a stranger a million pound
1. trusting
banknote without any check or
guarantee
Oliver and
bet on so much money just
2.
mischievous
Roderick
for fun
3. Good judge they can tell by his face
of character that Henry is honest
Prediction
What do you think will happen to Henry?
Will the bank-note help him or get him
into trouble?
Find the following expressions from the
script:
make a bet with sb
与某人打赌
be/get lost in …
在…迷失
step inside
走进来
go ahead
请问吧，请做…吧
by accident
偶然
驾船驶出海湾 sail out of the bay
as a matter of fact
事实上
接近傍晚时分towards nightfall
被带到海上 be carried out to sea
一阵大风 a strong wind
因迷失而放弃 give up for lost
被…发现、看见 be spotted by
通过…赚取旅费 earn one’s passage by
作为一个不拿报酬的帮手 work as an unpaid hand
说明理由 account for
相视而笑 smile at each other
一家矿业公司 a mining company
老实说 to be honest
来等…点菜 take one’s order
把…做得特厚 make sth extra thick
cost a large sum of money
得花点钱
狼吞虎咽 eat like a wolf
某人脸上的神色 the look on sb’s face
抓住机会，冒险 take a chance
two orders of …
两份…
以粗鲁的方式 in a rude manner
从…得到乐趣 get pleasure out of …
pay the bill
付账
hold sth in one’s hand
手里拿着…
用手捂住嘴巴
put a hand to one’s mouth
发行了面值为…的钞票
issue a note in the amount of …
对…注意，关注
give attention to
as for …
从心底里感谢 thank sb from the bottom of
one’s heart
找开一张钞票 change a bank-note
莫大的荣幸
a great honor
至于说…
衣着破烂
in rags
把…放在身上
have sth on sb
Finish the summary of the story:
Henry Adams, an American
_______ businessman, one
day found himself _____
lost in London. In fact, he
had his own boat in San Francisco, U.S.A. and
had been carried
________
out to sea by a strong wind
while sailing
_______________.
out of the bay Luckily, he was
spotted by a ship and brought to England.
______
Hungry and penniless, now he was _______
walking
down the street, when he was called into a
making a bet
room, where two brothers were ____________.
Then he was asked many questions. He thought
they were making fun of him. but later he was
envelope with a letter as well as
given an ________
money in it and was told not to _____
open it until
2 o’clock
_______.
Assignment:
Read the script in groups of four
(narrator & servant, Roderick, Oliver,
and Henry) and try to act it
out.( performance on next week)
Mark Twain’s writing
style:
He is famous for his
humorous writing. Usage
of sarcasm is the basic
characteristic of his
writing. Besides, slang
and regional dialect
Appreciate the following sentences:
1. I wonder if you’d mind us asking a few
questions.
2. If you don’t mind, may I ask you how much
money you have?
3. His eyes stared at what is left of the
brother’s dinner on the table.
4. Well, you mustn’t worry about that. It’s an
advantage.
5. You mustn’t think we don’t care about you.
6. Oh, no, you mustn’t open it.
7. I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you.
8. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be
on my way.
9. I don’t want your charity.
10.Why don’t you explain what this is all
about?
1. bet vt. = risk on a race or some other event
of which the result is not sure
bet sth on sth
He bets all his money on horses.
bet sb that …
He bet me 100 yuan that I wouldn’t be able to
pass the exam.
vt. = be certain about sth.
I bet our class will win the race next time.
make a bet with sb/on sth
have/place/put a bet on…在…上下赌注
2. permit: to allow something to happen,
especially by an official order or decision
permit sb to do sth
I am afraid I cannot permit my daughter to marry
you.
I'll see you after the meeting, if time permits.
(=if it finishes early enough)
We'll have a picnic in the woods, weather permitting.
(=if the weather is good enough)
permit sth./doing sth.
We don’t permit using mobile phones on campus.
我们不允许在办公室吸烟.
We don’t permit smoking in the office.
permission n. 允许
4.go ahead
A.Once our plan is made ,we will go ahead.
毫不犹豫地去做
B. He has been in the class only a week and he is
already going ahead.
C. Although it was raining hard, they still went ahead
with their plans.
前进
D. Everything in the world is going ahead.
E.---I was wondering if I could use your typewriter.
---sure, go ahead.
5. account for sth
to be the reason why something happens
•His illness accounts for his absence.
•Recent pressure at work may account for
his strange behavior.
to make up a particular amount or part of
something
Imports from Japan accounted for 40% of the
total.
take …into account / consideration考虑到
on account of 因为， 由于
Finish the summary of the story:
Henry Adams, an American
_______ businessman, one
day found himself _____
lost in London. In fact, he
had his own boat in San Francisco, U.S.A. and
had been carried
________
out to sea by a strong wind
while sailing
_______________.
out of the bay Luckily, he was
spotted by a ship and brought to England.
______
Hungry and penniless, now he was _______
walking
down the street, when he was called into a
making a bet
room, where two brothers were ____________.
Then he was asked many questions. He thought
they were making fun of him. but later he was
envelope with a letter as well as
given an ________
money in it and was told not to _____
open it until
2 o’clock
_______.
Homework:
• Finish the exercise on page
19, 20, 56,57.