Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-Note

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e to England?
(2) Where did Henry work before? How much did he have?
(3) What did the two gentlemen give Henry?
(4) When can Henry open the letter?
Suggested Answers:
(1)It was the ship that brought him to England.
(2)He worked for a mining pany before and he had no money at all.
(3)They gave him a letter.
(4) He can’t open it until two o’clock.

3. Ask Ss to read the text very carefully and finish the following table.
TimeIt 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.
EventThe brothers are making a (11) _________ on Henry.
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

Step 5. Language point
1. go ahead
(1) 进行；发生
The building of the new bridge will go ahead as planned. 新桥的建设将会按照计划进行。
(2) 前进；继续做
Despite the bad weather, they still went ahead with their plans. 尽管天气不好，他们仍按计划继续前进。
(3) 取得进展，取得进步
He is always going ahead. 他一直在进步。
(4) (祈使句) 做吧，请吧
― May I start now？我可以开始了吗？
― Yes, go ahead.好，开始吧。
2. as a matter of fact 实际上，事实上
As a matter of fact, he was blamed for his not handing in the homework. 实际上，他因未交作业而受到责骂。
Many people think that he is an honest man. As a matter of fact, he is a cheat. 许多人认为他是个诚实的人，而实际上，他是个骗子。
3. by aident 偶然
I found him in the airport by aident. 我在机场里偶然发现了他。
4. stare at 注视，盯着看
He stared at the word trying to remember what it meant. 我盯着那个词看，想要回忆起它的意思。
It’s rude to stare at other people. 盯着别人看是不礼貌的。

6. spot
(1) v. (用眼睛)挑出，察出，认出
I spotted her in the crowd. 我从人群中认出了他。
(2) v 使……染上斑点；点上污点
The ink spotted her white shirt. 我把她的白色衬衫上弄上了污点。
(3) n 斑点；污点；圆点
She had spots on her face when she was ill. 她生病的时候，脸上出现了斑点。
(4) n 地点；场所
This is a nice spot for a house. 这是一个建房子的好地方。

7. to be honest坦白地说
To be honest, I don’t like the course, but I must take it. 坦白地说，我不喜欢这门课，但我不得不修。
8. care about 在乎；在意

I don’t care if I never see her again. 即使我永远见不到她，我也不在乎。
Step 6. Extension
Ask Ss to talk about the following questions in pairs.
● Many people are crazy about buying lottery tickets (彩票). What do you think of it?
● What kind of role do you think money plays in our daily
Step 7. Homework
1. Ask Ss to use the new words to make some new sentences.
2. Ask Ss to retell the story in their own words.
3. Ask Ss to finish Ex2 of prehending on P19.

Period 3 Using Language
Teaching Goals:
1. To continue the story and give Ss the opportunity to act out the play or act an interview.
2. To improve Ss’ abilities of listening and writing.
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1. Reading and acting
Purpose: To let Ss understand Mark Twin’s humors and try to act out the story.
1.Pre-reading
Ask Ss to try to get the meanings of the new words and let them read Act One loud to recall what happened before Scene 4.
Suggested Answer:
Henry Adams, an American businessman, had some very bad luck. He was lost in London. He had no money and did not know what he should do. When he was walking down the street, he was invited into a house. Two brothers asked him a lot of questions and promised to help him. They gave him a letter, which Henry couldn’t open it until two o’clock. In fact, they made a bet on him. Now, after leaving their house, Henry steps into a restaurant.
2.Reading
(1) Ask Ss to form several groups six, five of whom will take parts in the play. The sixth person will direct the acting. Let Ss read the play and pay attention to their language, making the language sound authentic.

(2) Let Ss answer the following questions.
①What does Henry get from the letter?
②Is the bank-note a fake? Why?
③What are the differences between the attitudes of the owner?
④Why do you think the owner trust Henry at last?
Suggested Answers:
① He gets a million pond bank-note.
② No. Because, two notes in this amount have been issued by the Bank of England this year.
③ When the owner sees Henry’s appearance, he looks down upon him. Then Henry takes out the bank-note to pay his meal. The owner is shocked by it. And he changes his attitude towards Henry.
④ The owner is so sophisticated (世故的) that he just pretends to be
3. Acting
After reading the play, ask two or three groups to perform in front of the class. And let others choose the best group. Then suppose a journalist in London heard this unbelievable story: A millionaire in rags had a meal in a restaurant. He thought it might make an excellent article. So he rushed to that restaurant and interviewed the owner, the hostess and the waiter. Let the groups act out the interview.
4. Language point
(1) order
① n 叫/要的菜
May I take you order now? 您的菜点好了吗？
② n 顺序，次序
The books are arranged in order of size. 书籍按尺寸码放。
③ n 命令
Soldiers must obey orders. 军人必须服从命令。
We did it on his order. 我们奉他之命做了那件事。
④ v 命令
The officer ordered his soldiers to march. 长官命令他的士兵前进。
⑤ v 预订，订购
I have ordered a new puter from the shop. 我从商店里订购了一台新电脑。
I’ve ordered a steak. 我点了一份牛排。
(2). take a chance 碰运气
As for whether he will win the game or not, we must take a chance. 对于他能否取胜，我们只能碰运气。
(3) manner n
① 方法；方式
Why are you talking in such a strange manner? 你为什么用这种奇怪的方式谈话？
② 态度；举止
He talked to her in a very rude manner. 他很粗鲁地和她说话。
③ 礼貌，礼节；风俗，习俗
It's bad manners to talk with a mouth full. 嘴里有食物时说话不礼貌。
You should have good manners all the time. 你应该时时刻刻都讲礼貌。
These are the manners and customs of the Chinese. 这些是中国人的风俗习惯。
(4) genuine adj 真正的； 真实的；名副其实的
We cannot make sure it is a genuine painting. 我们不能确认它是一幅真画。
● 辨析：
◆ genuine指物品的来历或性质同所说的是一致的。如:
a genuine antique 一件真古董。
genuine knowledge 真知；真正的知识
◆ real adj 真实的； 真正的；指从外表看来不是虚假或伪造的
That is a real dog, not a toy. 那是一条真狗，而不是一个玩具。
◆ true adj 意为“真实的；确实的；确切的” 指符合实际情况。
It is true that he has won the prize. 他确实赢得了奖品。
Is it true that he is rich? 他很富有，是真的吗？
(5) in rags穿着破旧衣服；穿得破破烂烂的(状态)
The old man is in rags. 那个老人穿得破破烂烂的。
(6) indeed adv
① 的确是；实在是；当然
― Did you hear the explosion last night? 你昨晚听见爆炸声了吗？
― Indeed I did. 我确实听到了。
② (表示惊奇、反语等)真是的；的确
―I earn $1000 a day. 我一天赚一千美元。
―― Indeed? 真的吗?
(7) from the bottom of one’s heart 衷心地，真诚地；发自内心地
It was a request from the bottom of my heart. 这是我发自内心的请求。
● 拓展：
break one’s heart 让某人伤心
learn sth by heart 记住
heart and soul 全心全意地
lose heart 失去信心
lose one’s heart to sb = fall in love with sb 爱上某人
Step 2. Listening and writing
Purpose: To improve Ss’ listening ability.
To get Ss to know what happened to Henry after Scene 4.
1.Ask Ss to look through the exercises of Ex1 before listening and then play the tape.
2.Ask Ss to think of more things Henry might do with the bank-note. Let them try to make up what might happen after Henry do these things.
Step 3. Reading
Purpose: To get Ss to know something about the famous writer Mark Twain.
To get Ss to learn how to introduce a famous person to the readers.
1. Ask Ss if they know who is the man in the following pictures and tell as much information about him as possible. Under the pictures are some famous Mark Twain quotes for Ss to enj

◆ Always tell the truth; then you don't have to remember anything.
◆ The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that can not read them.
◆ Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
◆ When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down in his private heart no man much respects himself.
◆ Anyone who can only think of one way to spell a word obviously lacks imagination.
2. Ask Ss to read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:
(1) Which famous river played an important role in Twain’s writing?
(2) Why did Mark Twain get this pen name?
(3) What kind of jobs did Mark Twain ever do?
(4) For what Mark Twain’s writing is so famous?
(5) Is he still one of the most popular writers in the world today?
Suggested Answers:
(1) The Mississippi River.
(2) Because he loved the river so much that even his pen name is about the river.
(3) A painter, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a businessman and a newspaper reporter.
(4) His writing is famous for its description of mon people and the way talked, but especially for his humors.
(5) Yes. He is still one of the most popular writers in the world today.
3. Ask Ss to fill in the table below under the passage on P23 and then check the answers in pairs.

Step 4. Homework
1.Ask Ss to choose any topic to make a short play and act it out.
2.Ask Ss to preview the next period.

Period 4 Learning about Language
Teaching Goals:
1. To get Ss to know how to use new words and phrases.
2. To help Ss to master some new words and expressions.
3. To get Ss to have the knowledge of this grammar point: A noun clause is used as the object; a noun clause is used as the predicative.
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1. Revision
Purpose: To consolidate the words and phrases in the text.
1. Ask Ss to look through the reading passage and finish Ex1 of Discovering useful words and expressions.
2. Ask Ss to finish Ex2 of Discovering useful words and expressions. Then let them check the answers in pairs.
3. anize a game. Ask Ss to finish Ex3 to see who can get the most right answers in the least time.
Step 2. Grammar
1.Ask Ss to finish Ex1 and Ex2 of Discovering useful structures and try to find some rules about how to use a noun clause as the object.
2.Ask Ss to finish Ex3, Ex4 and Ex5 of Discovering useful structures and try to find some rules about how to use a noun clause used as the predicative.
3. Conclusion
(1) 宾语从句：引导词为that; whether/ if; what; which; who; whom; whose; when; where; how; why and so on. The object clause can be placed after vt, prep, and some adj.
注意事项：
◆ 用陈述句的语序。
◆注意从句的时态呼应（主句是现在时，从句用各种时态；主句是过去时，从句用过去的时态，包括过去、过去进行、过去完成、过去将来），表示客观真理或普遍事实时除外。
◆主句的谓语动词是advise, demand, request, order, suggest, insist时，宾语从句的谓语动词用should +v.
◆主句的主语是第一人称，谓语是think, suppose, believe, expect, imagine时，否定转移。
◆ that引导宾语从句时，一般省略。不省略的情况为：a. 从句位于句首以示强调时；b. 及物动词后的第二个及以后的宾语从句；c. 谓语动词和that从句间有短语隔开时；d. 在复合宾语中；e. 宾语从句由“从句+主句”构成，从句的引导词紧跟在主句谓语动词后，that不省。
(2) 表语从句：
① 从属连词引导
The question is whether we should ask them for help.
The fact remains that you are still behind the others.
② 连接代词引导
Guilin is not what it used to be.
What she wants to know is which dress she should buy.
③ 连接副词引导
That is where Lu Xun used to live.
That is why he didn’t pass the exam.
That was how they were defeated.
注：还可由as if 或as though引导。
It looks as if it were going to rain.
4. Practice
(1) Ask Ss to finish Ex1 of Using Structures on P57 and check their answers.
(2) Ask Ss to finish Ex2 of Using Structures on P57 and check their answers in pairs.
(3) Ask Ss to finish the following exercises.
① is a fact that English is being aepted as an international language.
A. There B. This C. That D. It
② we can’t get seems better than we have.
A. What; what B. What; that C. That; that D. That; what
③ I read about it in some book or other, does it matter it was?
A. where B. what C. how D. which
④ It’s generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants.
A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. wherever
⑤ ?I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week.
-Is that you had a few days off?
A. why B. when C. what D. where
⑥ Perseverance is a kind of quality----and that’s
it takes to do anything well.
A. what B. that C. which D. why
⑦ Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unfettable moment, I will always treasure.
A. that B. one C. it D. what
⑧ There’s a feeling in me we’ll never know what a UFO is-----not ever.
A. that B. which C. of which D. what
⑨ There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars road conditions need .
A. that; to be improved B. which; to be improved
C. where; improving D. when; improving
Suggested Answers:
① D ② A ③ D ④ B ⑤ A ⑥ A ⑦ B ⑧ A ⑨ A
Step 3. Homework
1. Ask Ss to finish the exercises of Using Words And Expressions.
2. Ask Ss to remember the rules of the object clauses and predicative clauses and use them to make some sentences.

Period 5 & 6 Workbook
Teaching Goals:
1. To enable Ss to develop their imagination to continue the story.
2. To develop Ss’ ability in speaking and listening.
3. To give Ss the chance to finish a play or a story.
Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Talking
Purpose: To get Ss to talk about the stories happening after Henry read the letter from the brothers.
1. Ask Ss to think about the following questions and then present their views to all classmates.
① What will Henry do with the bank-note?
② Does he want to run out of the money as soon as possible?
③ After he finds his coat is worn out, where will he go?
2. Tell Ss that Henry now notices his coat is worn out. So he goes into a tailor’s shop and wants to get a new coat. Ask Ss to discuss the stories happening in the tailor’s shop. Then let them make a dialogue for Act Two, Scene 1 with their partners using all of the following information:

Henry tells a clerk that he wants a coat for a suit. The clerk shows him a cheap coat downstairs. Henry doubts if he should take it. The clerk persuades him to buy it. Henry agrees, but explains that he can’t pay him right now as he has no small change.

3. Ask Ss to use the following expressions on shopping in the dialogue. Then let some groups present their dialogues in class.

Can I help you? / What can I do for you? I’d like to have …
This way, please. Do you have a bigger size? What colour do you like best?
What size do you wear? Could we have a table for five?
What’s today’s special? May I see the menu, please?
What do you suggest I order? What sort of side dish would you like, sir?
Eat here or to go? Is there anything else? Here is the change.
Can you bring me the check, please? It’s not expensive, right?

for the gist. For the second time, ask Ss to finish Ex2.
4. Play the tape again and ask Ss to check each other’s answers.
Step 2. Reading and speaking task
1. Ask Ss to work in pairs and talk about how they think the play will end. Then let some pairs present their ideas.
2. Ask Ss to read the whole passage of Act Two, Scene 4 and answer the following questions.

(1) What advice did Portia give Henry about the job?
(2) What sort of bet did Oliver and Roderick make?
(3) Who won at last?
(4) What kind of job does Henry want to get at first?
(5) Did Portia know Henry’s story before Henry met her? Why?
(6) Was the bank-note still useful after their marriage?
Suggested Answers:
(1) If they ask too much, they may get no salary at all.
(2) Whether the bank-not can be spent.
(3) Oliver.
(4) He wanted nothing.
(5) Yes. Because Oliver was her stepfather.
(6) No, it was not useful at last.
3. Play the tape for Ss and ask them to learn Act Two, Scene 4 by heart. Then let them act it out. Remind them to speak with expression.
Step 3. Writing task
1.Ask Ss to imagine what would happen after Henry marries Portia.
2.Ask Ss to work in pairs and imagine Henry fails in his business and bees poor again. Then ask them to talk about the questions of Writing task.
3.Ask one student to pretend to be Henry and his partner to be Portia. Then let them make up a short dialogue in which Henry tells his wife the bad news.
Step 4. Homework
1.Ask Ss to review what has been learnt in this unit.
Ask Ss to preview the next unit.