高中一年級人教版英語Unit 3Reading

1、Unit 3The Million Pound NoteReading高一人教新課標版必修三Imagine that somebody gives you a large sum of money to spend as you like. What would you do with it? Pre-reading help the poorbuy a big flatrun a businessspend them on food and clothingshare with friendsplan a tripdo some science researchHave you read t

2、he story of The Million Pound Bank Note? Have you seen the film? If you have, what did you think of it?THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTEReadingTwo rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note.Background Henry, the hero of the story, an American young man,

3、 sailed too far, drifted out to the ocean, A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him. Jobless, penniless, honest, the right person to choose for bettinggave Henry an envelope and told him not to open it until 2 oclock1. Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he know much about Lo

4、ndon? 2. What did he do in America?Henry comes from San Francisco. No, he doesnt know London at all.He worked for a mining company.Answer these questions.Fast Reading 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 f

5、or London.4. Why do the brothers make a bet? Because they want to know if a poor man can live with a million pound note in a strange place. 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 nightfal

6、l 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.2 4 3 5 1Careful ReadingAbout a month agoHenry was _ out of the bay;Towards nightfallHenry found himself _ to sea by a strong wind.The ne

7、xt morningHenry was _ by a ship.LastlyHenry arrived in _ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand.sailingcarriedspottedLondonFill in the form.NowHenry was _ in London and wandering in the streets.Just at that timeRoderick _ him and asked him to step in.To Henrys surpriseRoderick gave Henry a _ with

8、money in it.lostcalledletterHenry 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. He was _in the street in _. To his surprise an _ thing happened. Two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank-note because

9、they had made a _. incredibleAmericanLondonbayrags lostbetRetell the story by filling the blanks. 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 mee

10、t the two brothers. ( )FFOFOComprehending: 1 Fact or Opinion2 Find all the examples of polite requests. Then rewrite them in informal language. Would you step inside a moment, please?2. Good morning, sir, would you please come in?Hello, please come in.Come in, please3. Permit me to lead the way, sir

11、.4. How do you do, Mr er?5. I wonder, Mr Adams, if youd mind Let me show you the way.Hello Mr Mr Adams, is it OK if 6. May we ask what youre doing in this country ?7. Now if youll excuse me Ill Why are you in England?Please excuse me.3 In pairs describe how Henrys feelings change during the conversa

12、tion.What Henry says or doesHow he feelsBefore he enters the brothers houseWhen he introduces himselfwandering round Londonmiserable, unhappy, anxiousbehaves politely and answers questions fullycurious why he has been asked to go into the houseWhat Henry says or doesHow he feelsWhen the brothers ask

13、 him about his planWhen he tells them how he reached London by shipadmits his problems and asks for work; explains his situationhopeful that he might find a solution to his troublesblames himself for his carelessness; remembers how hungry he was when he sees the food on the tablegrateful that he was

14、 rescued; aware of his hungerWhat Henry says or doesHow he feelsWhen they seem happy that he has no moneyWhen they give him the envelopereplies angrilyangry, irritatedwants to open the envelope straightawayirritated that he cannot open the envelope at onceWhat Henry says or doesHow he feelsWhen they

15、 tell him there is money in itBefore he leaves the houseexplains he wants a job not charityunhappy to be given money rather than working for itagrees not to open the letter till 2 erested and curious1. Why do you think that the brothers chose Henry for their bet? It was his first visit to Lon

16、don so nobody knew him.2) He had no money so he would have to rely on the bank note.3) They thought he looked honest because he asked for a job and not charity.4 Discuss these questions in groups.2. What kind of person do you think Henry is? Why do you think so? overconfident. He thought he could sa

17、il better than he could.2) independent. He worked for his passage as an unpaid hand to England.3) honest. He tells the truth to the brothers.4) hand-working. He wants work but not charity. 3. What kind of persons you think Oliver and Roderick are? 1) rich (servants and not worrying about giving a st

18、ranger a million pound bank-note) 2) mischievous (惡作劇的;調皮的,淘氣的) (prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun)3) 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 develo

19、pment to the story. Prediction1. scene n. 1) 一場, 一鏡頭 He added a new scene at the beginning. 在開頭他又加了一場戲。 We missed the first few scenes of the film. 我們錯過了這場電影開始的幾個鏡頭。 2) 景色, 風景, 場面 The night scene in Shanghai is quite beautiful. 上海的夜景非常美。 3) (發(fā)生事件的)現場, 地點 They rushed to the scene of the traffic accid

20、ent.他們火速趕到車禍的現場。 Language points 比較: scene , scenery 和view scene 指都市景觀或室內陳設, 還可以指舞臺場面或部分布景, 可數名詞。 scenery 指山河湖海等自然景觀, 也可以指舞臺全部, 是不可數名詞。 view 指從遠處或高處看到的風景。 The view from the top of the hill is wonderful. 從山頂上眺望, 風景很美。 2. bet n. 1) 賭博 make a bet 打賭咱們賭下次大選好嗎？ Lets make a bet on the next election.have a

21、 bet 打賭win/lose a bet 打賭贏/輸了accept/take up a betA few of us had a bet on whod get married first.If he scores now, Ill win my bet.2) (金錢等)賭注v. 1) 打賭, 賭博Mrs. Black spent all her money betting on horses. 布萊克夫人把她所有的錢都花在了賭馬上。How much do you want to bet?bet (somebody) that He bet me 10 that I wouldnt do i

22、t.bet (something) on something She bet all her money on a horse that came last.bet against I wouldnt bet against him winning the championship this year.2) I bet=(informal) Im certain 我肯定我敢肯定他去游泳了, 他喜愛這項運動。I bet hes gone swimminghe loves it.3. permit 1) vt. 許可, 允許, 容許 permit doing / n./ pron. 準許做某事 p

23、ermit sb. to do sth. 準許sb.做某事 We dont permit making noise here. 我們不允許在這里吵鬧。 The teacher didnt permit us to swim in this river. 老師不允許我們在這條河里游泳。 Her mother would not permit her to come back late. 她的媽媽是不會允許她晚歸的。 容我解釋一下。Permit me to explain it.2) vi. (事物)允許, 成為可能 I will go to meet you if time permits. 如

24、果時間允許的話, 我們會去見你。 Well start tomorrow, weather permitting. 天氣允許的話, 我們明天出發(fā)。 3) n. 許可證, 通行證 Please show your drive permit. 請出示你的駕照。 Ex:The teacher doesnt permit _ in class. smoke B. to smokeC. smoking D. to have a smoke C 4. go head1) 進行; 發(fā)生The building of the new bridge will go ahead as planned. 新橋的建設

25、將會按照計劃進行。2) 前進; 繼續(xù)做Despite the bad weather, they still went ahead with their plans. 盡管天氣不好, 他們仍按計劃繼續(xù)前進。3) 取得進展, 取得進步He is always going ahead. 他一直在進步。4) (祈使句) 做吧, 請吧 May I start now? 我可以開始了嗎？ Yes, go ahead. 好, 開始吧。5. as a matter of fact 實際上, 事實上As a matter of fact, he was blamed for his not handing i

26、n the homework. 實際上, 他因未交作業(yè)而受到責罵。Many people think that he is an honest man. As a matter of fact, he is a cheat. 許多人認為他是個誠實的人, 而實際上, 他是個騙子。matter n.&v1) n. 事情; 問題; 情況我不和同事談私事。 I dont discuss private matters with my colleagues.下次會議我們有幾件重要的事情要處理。We have several important matters to deal with at our ne

27、xt meeting.2) n. u 物質, 材料, 物品 宇宙是由物質構成的。3) v. be important 關系重大, 要緊 他來也好去也好, 那有什么關系呢？ 你做什么我都無所謂。It doesnt matter to me what you do.What does it matter whether he comes or goes?The universe is composed of matter.6. by accident =by chance 偶然地, 意外地I only found it by accident.我只是碰巧找到的。I found him in the

28、 airport by accident.我在機場里偶然發(fā)現了他。on purpose 故意的 I think she lost the key on purpose. 我認為她是故意遺失鑰匙。 7. stare v.1) 瞪著眼睛凝視 盯著人看是沒有禮貌的 Its rude to stare. 他們都驚訝得瞪大了眼睛。 They all stared in amazement.2) 睜大眼睛注視 他瞪著眼睛注視著這場面。 He gazed at the scene with staring eyes.3) bring sb. into a specified condition 瞪著某人使其

29、做出某種反應 她把他瞪得不吭聲了。 She stared him into silence. 她凝視著遠方。 She is staring into the distance. 我看了可是看不清楚。 I looked but couldnt see it clear.8. Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. 到黃昏時, 我發(fā)現自己被一陣大風卷到了大海里。 found myself carried out to sea 反身代詞myself 作found 的賓語; 過去分詞carr

30、ied作賓語補足語。屬于 find + sb. / sth.+ done 的結構。 find + 復合賓語結構: 1) find + 賓語 + adj. + to do The boy found the novel difficult to read. 這個男孩發(fā)現這本小說很難讀懂。 2) find + it + adj.+ to do 在此句型中it 代替其后的不定式作形式賓語。 I found it hard to get along with his brother. 我發(fā)現很難同他的兄弟相處。 3) find + 賓語+adj./adv./過去分詞/ 現在分詞/介詞短語 I foun

31、d the job boring. 我發(fā)現這項工作令人厭煩。 I found him in his own room. 我發(fā)現他在自己的房間里。 He hurried to the store, only to find the door closed. 他匆忙趕到商店, 發(fā)現門關著。 4) find oneself doing sth./ at / in 意識到自己非本意地干某事或處于某種境地 Peter, who was usually shy, found himself talking to the girls. 彼得一向靦腆, 突然意識到自己在跟女孩們說話。 After wander

32、ing around, we found ourselves back at the hotel. 四處閑逛之后, 我們不自覺地回到旅館。 9. fault 1) n. 過錯, 缺點, 故障, 毛病 Her greatest fault is that she talks too much. 她最大的的缺點是話太多。 2) find fault with 挑剔 He is always finding fault with me. 他總是對我百般挑剔。 3) vt. 對挑毛病 It was impossible to fault her performance. 她的演出無懈可擊。 fault

33、less adj. 無錯的, 完美的 faulty adj. 有缺點的, 不完整的 10. The next morning Id just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship. 第二天早上我正感到絕望的時候一艘船發(fā)現了我。 1)about 為副詞, 同almost。這里just about=almost 如: The apples are just about ripe now. 蘋果差不多都熟了。 2) give oneself up 放棄, 絕望 give oneself up for 因絕望 3) lo

34、st 前省去了being 4)when 此句中的when為并列連詞, 譯為“正在這時(突然)”, 常用于以下句型： be just to do when /be on the point of doing sthwhen /be doingwhen / be about to do . when I was watching TV when a boy rushed into the door. 我正在看電視的時候(突然)有個孩子沖進來。 I was just about to leave when it began to rain. 我正要離開的時候, 這時(突然)下起雨來。 She was

35、 on the point of leaving when I arrived. 她正要離開, 這時我來了。 had donewhen已經這時/突然 I had gone to bed when somebody knocked at my door. 我已經上睡覺, 這時有人敲門。 5) spot n.&v.n. 斑點 豹和虎哪一個身上有斑點？Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger?n. drop 滴 下了幾滴雨, 你感覺到了嗎？ Did you feel a few spots of rain? n. 地點, 場所 這就是事故發(fā)生的地點。 Thi

36、s is the very spot where the accident happened.v. 找出, 認出, 發(fā)覺杰克最終找到了他想要的襯衫。 Jack finally spotted just the shirt he wanted.我看不出兩者的區(qū)別。 I cant spot the difference between them.11. I earned my passage by working as unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance. 我靠做義工來頂替船費, 這就是我為什么衣冠不整的原因了。1) earn ones pa

37、ssage 掙取旅費e.g. He couldnt afford the fare, and so he had to earn his passage by doing jobs on the ship. passage n. 船費(包括食宿)她的祖父一路在船上打工支付船費來到美國。 Her grandfather had worked his passage to America. 2) account for : 對做出解釋, 說明原因 他因病缺席。 His illness accounts for his absence.請你對自己的行為作出解釋。 Please account for

38、 your own conduct.導致 Bad weather accounted for the long delay. 長期的延緩是由壞天氣導致的。 3) appearance n.arrival 出現, 來到 警察突然出現, 小偷就逃跑了。 The sudden appearance of a policeman caused the thief to run away.外貌, 外表 勿以貌取人外貌不可靠。 Dont judge by appearances- appearances can be misleading.12. seek (sought, sought) vt.& vi. 1) 尋找, 追求 They sought shelter from the rain. 他們找地方躲雨。 He found it worthless to seek fame. 他發(fā)現追求名聲是不值錢得的。 2)請求, 征求, 求教 You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter. 在這件事上你應征求你律師的意見。 3) 企圖, 試圖 They sought to puni