Unit 3

The Million Pound Bank Note

a. 重点词汇和短语：

make a bet , permit sb to do sth , bring up, go ahead, as a matter of fact, by accident, give up, account for, to be honest, show sb. out/in, care about, give attention to, get into trouble, stare at, on the contrary

b. 重点句子 May we ask what you are doing in this country? Well, why don’t you explain what this is all about? That’s why we’ve given you the letter. Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind . The next morning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.

I. Teaching goals 1. Target language

II. Teaching important points How to make students understand the text Get the students to know noun clause as object and predicative

What do you know about the

American writer Mark Twain?

Do you know any of his works? Can

you name any of them?

Samuel Langhorne Samuel Langhorne ClemensClemens (1835 – 1910), (1835 – 1910), better known by the better known by the pen pen namename Mark TwainMark Twain, was , was an American author and an American author and humorist. Twain is most humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Adventures of Huckleberry FinnFinn, which has since , which has since been called the Great been called the Great American Novel, and American Novel, and The The Adventures of Tom Adventures of Tom SawyerSawyer. .

Imagine that somebody gives you a large sum of

money to spend as you like. What would you do

with it?

put it in he bank

use them up

donate

buy a big flatrun a business

spend them on food

buy clothing

buy books

share with friends

travel around the world

do some science research

A brief introduction to The Million The Million

Pound Bank NotePound Bank Note

Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given one million pound note.

Henry, an American young man, was wandering in the street ….

What do you guess happened to Henry ?

And what will happen to Henry then?

Tell the story in you own words in first person by the time order

One day a month ago, I was sailing out of the bay. The wind was so _________that towards nightfall I found myself ___________to sea by the strong wind. I was desperate and frightened. Luckily I was ________by a ship the next morning and thus I was brought to England working _______on the ship. But now I was lost in London and _________in the street, not knowing what to do _______someone called me….

strong carried out

spotted

unpaidwandering

when

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I wonder if you could send me an e-mail.

I wonder if you could give me some advice.

Language points

1. I wonder, ( Mr. Adams), if you’d mind us amind us askingsking a few questions .（ 1 ） . I wonder whether /if you … 表示委婉的请求，用于较为正式的场合，可理解为：不知您是否……=> 不知您是否给我发个电子邮件。

=> 你是否能给我出个主意。

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（ 2 ） .mind Vt. 介意mind ( sb.) doing 为一固定形式，观察下列句子：=>Would you mind passing me the dictionary?Do you mind me / my turning on the TV ? ---Do you mind ___________ (leave) alone at ho

me?

--- Of course not.

问：表示“不介意”的表达还有那些？It doesn’t matter. / Not at all . / No, go ahead pleas

e.

注意： Never mind. 不符合习惯，不可用。

being left

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=>--- Could I use your computer for a few moments, please ?

---__________. I’m not using it myself now.

A. come on B. It depends

C. Go ahead D. That’s great

=>---Could I ask you a rather personal question ?

--- __________.

A. Yes, don’t worry B. Of course not, go ahead

C. Yes, help yourself D. Of course, why not

“ go ahead” 在口语常表示：可以；往下说；开始吧；

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2.Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind .

1/. towards nightfall/evening 临近傍晚2/.find + 宾语 + 补语为一常见结构句型=>We found him a good cook.=>I found her out. => She found the door closed. =>The next morning he was found lying on the flo

or, dead.=>When she came to herself, she found herself i

n the hospital.=>I found it hard to work out the problem.

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Practice :

1. If a cook is found _______ in the kitchen , he will be immediately fired.

A. smoke B. to be smoking C. smoked D. smoking

2.The moment the superstar stepped out the plane, she found herself _______ by a group of reporters.

A. to be surrounded B. being surrounded

C. surrounded D. surrounding

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3.The next morning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.

when 此处表示 just then / at that very moment 即“这时、恰其时”，是考点之一。

=>He was about to leave the office when the phone rang.

=>I was wandering in the street when I came across one of my old friends.

He was on the point of crying out when someone patted her on the shoulder.

他正要离开办公室这时电话响了。

我正在大街上溜达这时我邂逅一位老友。

他正要大喊出声这时有人拍他的肩。

when 常用于以下句型：1). be about to do …when… 正要做某事就……2). be on the point of doing…when… 正要做某事就……3). be doing…when… 正在做某事就在这时……4). had just done sth. …when... 刚做完某事就……5). had hardly done…when… 几乎还没有做完某事就…… 例如：1). He was about to go out when it bagan to rain. 他正要出去时天下起雨来了。2). I’ d just finished my test paper when the bell rang. 我刚做完试卷下课铃就响了。 3). The boy was riding when he fell off his bike. 那个小孩正在骑车，就在这时，摔了下来。

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4.And it was the ship that brought you to England.

此句转为陈述句为：

复习强调句的构成和用法。

强调句

The ship brought you to England.

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强调句型：强调句型：

It is/ wasIt is/ was + + 被强调部分被强调部分＋＋ that/ whothat/ who + + 其他部其他部分分 (1). I saw him on the street last night.(1). I saw him on the street last night.II

It was It was II that/ who saw him on the street last night. that/ who saw him on the street last night.

himhim

It was It was himhim that/ who I saw on the street last night. that/ who I saw on the street last night.

on the streeton the street

It was It was on the streeton the street that I saw him last night. that I saw him last night.

last nightlast night

It was It was last nightlast night that I saw him on the street. that I saw him on the street.

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Exercises:Exercises:1.--Where was ＿＿＿＿ you picked up the wallet ﹖　 --Just near the school gate. A. it B. it that C. the place D. the place that 2. I must find out why ＿＿＿＿ so many students

made the same mistake. A. is it that B. was it which C. it is what D. it was that

3. Is it in the factory ＿＿ you visited last week ＿＿this kind of car is made ﹖

　 A. ／ that B. where when C. where that D. ／ when

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4. It was because of bad weather ＿＿＿＿＿＿ the football match had to be put off.

A. so B. so that 　 C. why D. that 5.It was his remarks （话语）＿＿＿＿＿ left me wo

ndering about his real purpose. 　 A. which B. what 　 C. where D. that 6. --- Was it in 1969________ the American astrona

ut succeeded________ landing on the moon ﹖　 --- Quite right. 　　 A. when; on B. that; on 　 C. when; in D. that; in