1. 一大笔钱 2. 和朋友就 … 打 赌 3. 赌赢 / 输 4. 最难以置信的 事 5. 倒霉 6. 一家矿业公司 7. 鼓掌 8. 关心某人 / 事 9. 送某人出去 1.a large amount of money 2. make a bet with a friend on sth. 3. win/lose a bet 4. the most incredible tale 5. have very bad luck 6. a mining company 7. clap one’s hands 8. care about sb/sth 9. show sb out

Language Points 1. a large amount of 2. make a bet 3. permit sb to do st 4. mind (sb’s/sb) doing sth 5. go ahead 6. as a matter of fact 7. by accident/chance 8. stare at sb / sth 9. find oneself done 10. give up

11. earn… by doing sth 12. to be honest 13. care about sb 14. show sb out/ in 15. lead the way 16. step inside 17. spot sth./ sb. 18. account for= explain 19. be on one’s way = leave = be off

1. 请让我来带路吧 你对伦敦熟悉吗 ? --- 一点也不熟, 这是我第一次来 伦敦 不知你是否介意我们问几个 问题 ? --- 请问吧. 4. 他的眼睛盯着兄弟俩留在餐桌 上的残羹剩菜上. 5. 傍晚时分我发现我自己被一阵 大风刮到海上去了. 6. 第二天早晨我正感到绝望时, 一艘海船发现了我.

7. 我是作为一个不拿工资的帮手赚 来我的船费的, 这就是我为什么衣 冠不整的原因了. 8. 你的话我听不懂 如果你不介意, 能不能告诉我你 手头多少钱 ? --- 老实说, 我一分钱也没有. 10. 请愿谅, 我想我该上路了. 11. 我不需要你们的施舍, 我只要一 份老老实实的工作.

1. Permit me to lead the way. ---How well do you know London? --- Not at all. It’s my first trip here I wonder if you mind us asking a few questions. --- Go straight ahead. 4. His eyes stare at what is left of the brother’s dinner on the table. 5.Towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wing. 6. The next morning I’d just about given myself up when I was spotted by a ship.

7. I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance. 8. I don’t quite follow you If you don’t mind, may I ask you how much money you have? ---Well, to be honest, I have none. 10. If you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way. 11. I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job.

The million pound bank-note Act one Scene 4

If you were Henry, what would you do after leaving the house of the two rich men with the letter?

At the restaurant

What would happen to Henry at the restaurant? A. He was not taken seriously. B. He was treated politely.

enjoyed a good meal in a restaurant. To his surprise, a million pound note.

refused to take any money, extremely polite to Henry

Fast reading: What does Henry order in the restaurant?

1.The owner looked down upon Henry when he noticed Henry’s appearance. 2.Henry asked for more of the same food because he is an American who like to eat a lot. 3.When Henry saw the million pound bank-note, he was happy and proud of it. 4.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

Careful reading 1. How is the attitude of the waiter to Henry before he takes the note out of the envelope? Why? 2. Does the owner believe that the note is genuine? Why?

1. It be well-known that… 2. take a chance on/ by doing sth. 3. in a rude manner 4. in rags 5. for some time 6. even if = even though 7. in a rather unusual way

8. Sth. is reserved/ taken 9. take sb.’s order 10. It’s amazing that/ how/ what… 11. have money on sb. 12. as for/ to= in terms of

1.What can you learn from the text? 2.Is money everything? Discussion

Homework: 1.Master the points in Scenes Do the EXX. In Unit 3 in BT.