人教版高中英語必修三：Unit3reading課件

1、 Reading Unit3 The Million Pound Bank-NoteReading Act OneTwo 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, fortunate

2、ly saved him. A brief introduction to the storyWhat would happen to Henry?Prediction :The story beganSkimming : 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

3、from?Does he know much about London?Henry comes from San Francisco. No, he doesnt 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 Lo

4、ndon.4.What happened to Henry?He was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two oclock.gave Henry an envelope and told him not to open it until 2 oclockThey wanted to make a bet on Henry.5.What does the brothers choose Henry for?Jobless,penniless,honest, the right pers

5、on to choose for bettingAbout a month agoHenry was_out of the bay.Towards nightfallHenry found himself_ out to sea by a strong wind.The next morningHenry was _ by a ship.Lastly Henry arrived in _ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand;sailingcarriedspottedLondonRead Act one again, then fill in the

6、 following form.NowHenry was _ in London and wandering in the street.Just at that timeRoderick _ him and asked him to step in.To Henrys surpriseRoderick gave Henry a _ with money in it. lostcalledletter 1. What did happen to Mr. Adams before he land in Britain? A. He just sailed out of the bay for a

7、 travel . B. He planned to go to Britain by his own boat. C. His boat was broken by a strong wind. D.His boat was carried out to sea by a strong wind. 2. What does “spot” mean in the text? A. discover B. a point C. a place D. save3. What did Mr. Adams feel when he heard one of the brothers saying “W

8、hat luck! Brother! What luck!” ?A. He felt he was lucky, too. B. He thought they laughed at him. C. He was a bit of angry and is ready to leave. D.He felt the two brothers would help him.Comprehending4. What the character did Mr. Adams have according to the text? A. A young, kind but silly person. B

9、. A young, proud and hard-working man. C. A careful, kind and poor man. D. A young, rich and happy man. 5. What did Mr. Adams ask for from the two brothers? A. A house to stay for a short moment. B. A letter with a bank note worth million pound in it. C. An honest job. D. Charity from the two brothe

10、rs.What kind of persons you think the characters are?(Henry Adams, Oliver Roderick)After readingproud (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

11、 :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 int

12、o trouble? Give a possible development to the story. PredictionUsing LanguageSCENE At the restaurantPredictionWhat would happen to Henry at the restaurant?A. He was not taken seriously.B. He was treated politely.Fast ReadingRead through the text quickly and then complete the True or False questions.

13、The owner looked down upon Henry when he noticed Henrys 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 didnt believe that the bank-note was real and he asked Henry to

14、get out of the restaurant.TFFFWhat did the hostess feel when Henry came into the restaurant? How do you know?2. How about Henrys 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

15、trust that the bank-note was genuine?5. What can we learn from this story?Read the passage and answer the following questionsWhat 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

16、him, he eats like a wolf.”2. How about Henrys 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 b

17、elonged 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

18、. refused to take any money ,extremely polite to HenryWhat kind of person is the owner? why?snobbish1.What can you learn from the text?Discussion2.Is money everything?1. do with: 對待；處理；處置e.g. “What have you done with my dog?” “I ate it for lunch.”“你把我的狗怎么了？”“我把它當午餐吃了了。”2. make a bet: 打賭e. g. We made

19、 a bet on the outcome of the next examination.我們就下次考試的結果打了個賭。Language points3. be about to do: 正要（即將）做某事Just as I was about to go to the toilet, the water was cut off.我正要上廁所，停水了。4. be lost: 迷路；傾心于某事He was lost in reading his book that he forget the time of his date.他看書入了神，把約會的時間都忘了。5. permitto do: 準

20、許做某事e.g. She wont permit her mother to play CS.她不允許她的母親玩CS。6. as a matter of fact = in fact: 事實上；實際上e. g. He says he is full, but as a matter of fact, he usually eats 10 meals per day.他說他吃飽了，但事實上，他通常一天吃10頓。7. by accident = by chance = happen to: 偶然地e.g. By accident, he found the place where his dad

21、had hidden the gold.他偶然地發(fā)現(xiàn)了他爸爸藏金子的地方。8. stare at: 盯著瞧；凝視e.g. He has been staring at the fly in his soup for a long time.他已經盯著湯里面的那只蒼蠅看很久了。9. Spot: 做動詞用有“認出”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見。10. earn ones passage: 掙取旅費e.g. Ivy always earn

22、her passage by doing jobs on the ship for her traveling fare.艾維總是在船上做些零活來掙取旅費。11. account for: 對做出解釋；說明原因e.g. He can never account for his sudden and mysterious death.他永遠也不再能為他的突發(fā)離奇之死做出解釋了。e.g. To be honest, I broke with my boyfriend.老實說，我跟我男朋友分手了。12. to be honest: 老實說；說實話13. take a chance / take (the) chances: 碰運氣；冒風險e.g. Youd better not take a chance. She wont marry such a poor guy as you.你最好別冒險，她是不會嫁給你這樣的窮光蛋的。14. in a manner:以的舉止、方式e.g. The dinner was