Reading
Unit3 The Million Pound Bank-Note
What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works?
(1835—1910)
The greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature.
his masterpieces
1876
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1881
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
his short stories
1.Running for Governor
2.The £ 1,000,000 Bank-Note
Find out more information about Mark Twain and then complete the following chart.
P23 Reading
About Mark Twain
In Florida
Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi
It means the water is two fathoms deep.(=12feet)
He left school to look for work.
A printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a business- man and a newspaper reporter.
Question & Thinking:
1.What was Mark Twain’s life like in the last years of his life?

2.As a result of this, what happened to his writing?
It was filled with sad events, loneliness and the loss of much money.
His writing lost most of its humour and became sad like him.
Reading Act One
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.
A brief introduction to the story
What would happen to Henry?
Prediction :
The story began
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?
1. Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London?
Henry comes from San Francisco.
No, he doesn’t know London at all.
2. What did he do in America?
He worked for a mining company.
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.
4.What happened to Henry?
He was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two o’clock.
gave Henry an envelope and told him not to open it until 2 o’clock
They wanted to make a bet on Henry.
5.What does the brothers choose Henry for?
Jobless,penniless,honest, the right person to choose for betting
sailing
carried
spotted
London
Read Act one again, then fill in the following form.
lost
called
letter
What kind of persons you think the characters are?
(Henry Adams, Oliver Roderick)
After reading
proud (he earns his passage by working on a ship to England), careless( he arrived in England by accident after not sailing his boat well), honest (he asks for work not charity).
Henry :
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)
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
Using Language
SCENE
At the restaurant
Prediction
What would happen to Henry at the restaurant?
A. He was not taken seriously.
B. He was treated politely.
Fast Reading
Read through the text quickly and then complete the True or False questions.
The owner looked down upon Henry when he noticed Henry’s appearance.
Henry asked for more of the same food because he is an American who like to eat a lot.
When Henry saw the million pound bank-note, he was happy and proud of it.
The owner didn’t believe that the bank-note was real and he asked Henry to get out of the restaurant.
T
F
F
F
What did the hostess feel when Henry came into the restaurant? How do you know?
2. How about Henry’s feeling after he finished eating and asked another one?
3. Why were the owner and hostess shocked when they saw the million pound bank-note in Henry’ hand?
4. What made them trust that the bank-note was genuine?
5. What can we learn from this story?
Read the passage and answer the following questions
What did the hostess feel when Henry came into the restaurant? How do you know?
She felt very impatient and looked down upon Henry because of his poor appearance.
“Why, look at him, he eats like a wolf.”
2. How about Henry’s feeling after he finished eating and asked another one?
He felt satisfied and full. That was a wonderful meal.
3. Why were the owner and hostess shocked when they saw the million pound bank-note in Henry’ hand?
Because they never thought that the bank-note belonged to such a person in rags.
4. What made them trust that the bank-note was genuine?
Mr. Clemens’ words. He said “Two notes in this amount have been issued by the Bank of England this year. No thief would want that to happen.”
enjoyed a good meal in a restaurant.
To his surprise,
a million pound note.

refused to take any money ,
extremely polite to Henry
What kind of person is the owner? why?
snobbish
1.What can you learn from
the text?
Discussion
2.Is money everything?
1. do with: 对待；处理；处置
e.g. “What have you done with my dog?”
“I ate it for lunch.”“你把我的狗怎么了？”“我把它当午餐吃了了。”
2. make a bet: 打赌
e. g. We made a bet on the outcome of the next examination.我们就下次考试的结果打了个赌。
Language points
3. be about to do: 正要（即将）做某事
Just as I was about to go to the toilet, the water was cut off.我正要上厕所，停水了。
4. be lost: 迷路；倾心于某事
He was lost in reading his book that he forget the time of his date.他看书入了神，把约会的时间都忘了。
5. permit…to do: 准许……做某事
e.g. She won’t permit her mother to play CS.她不允许她的母亲玩CS。
6. as a matter of fact  = in fact: 事实上；实际上
e. g. He says he is full, but as a matter of fact, he usually eats 10 meals per day.他说他吃饱了，但事实上，他通常一天吃10顿。
7. by accident = by chance  = happen to: 偶然地
e.g. By accident, he found the place where his dad had hidden the gold.他偶然地发现了他爸爸藏金子的地方。
8. stare at: 盯着瞧；凝视
e.g. He has been staring at the fly in his soup for a long time.他已经盯着汤里面的那只苍蝇看很久了。
9. Spot: 做动词用有“认出”的意思
e.g. He is very tall and ugly, so he can be easily spotted in the crowd.他很高而且很丑，因此在人群中一眼就能看见。
10. earn one’s passage: 挣取旅费
e.g. Ivy always earn her passage by doing jobs on the ship for her traveling fare.艾维总是在船上做些零活来挣取旅费。
11. account for: 对……做出解释；说明原因
e.g. He can never account for his sudden and mysterious death.他永远也不再能为他的突发离奇之死做出解释了。
e.g. To be honest, I broke with my boyfriend.老实说，我跟我男朋友分手了。
12. to be honest: 老实说；说实话
13. take a chance / take (the) chances: 碰运气；冒风险
e.g. You’d better not take a chance. She won’t marry such a poor guy as you.你最好别冒险，她是不会嫁给你这样的穷光蛋的。
14. in a … manner:以……的举止、方式
e.g. The dinner was prepared in the Japanese manner.晚宴是日本式的。
15. go ahead :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.
在日常对话中表示鼓励对方做某事,意为“干吧，说吧，尽管用吧”
用be about to, be lost, go ahead, as a matter of fact, by accident, spot, account for的正确形式填空.
1.It’s easy to ____ a tall man in a crowd.
2.I met her _________ in a crowded bus.
3.His illness _________ his absence.
4.The manager ________ leave when his secretary called him back.
5.—Could I have a look at your copy of China Daily? –Sure. ________.
spot
by accident
accounts for
was about to
Go ahead.
6.He ___ so ____ in reading his book that he forgot the time of his train.
7._______________, I was the one who did it.
was lost
As a matter of fact
Thank you