必修三unit-3-reading

Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote1.TolearnthebasicinformationofMarkTwain2.ToknowsomefamousworksofMarkTwain3.TogetageneralunderstandingaboutTheMillionPoundBankNoteHi,I’mMarkTwain.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutme?Let’sreadthisshortpassageandfindtheanswers.P171MarkTwain(1835—1910)SamuelLanghorneClemensAmericanshortstorywriter,novelist,humorist,literarygiantMarkTwainjustsohappenedtobebornfollowingHalley’scomet,andin1909hepredictedthathewouldgowithHalley’scometthenextyear.JustasMarkTwainpredicted,hepassedthenightafterthecometlituptheskyattheageof75.Halley’sCometvisitstheEarthevery75years.DoyouknowHalley’sComet?What’stherelationshipbetweenHalley’sCometandMarkTwain?Earlystage:Active&humorMid-term:Satire（讽刺）Laterperiod:pessimistic（悲观的）&desperate（绝望的）Heusedalotofcolloquialidioms(俚语)andcolloquialsyntax(口语)andmadehiswritingfullofallegories(寓言)thatlaybehindthehumor.TheMillionPoundBankNoteDoyouknowthisnovel?Thenovelisastoryaboutbet.Haveyouseenthefilmorreadthenovel?Ifyouhave,whatdoyouthinkofit?TheMillionPoundBankNoteFeatures：1.Intheformofadialogue2.DifferentstylesofspeechReadingaplayReadinganormaltextAplayusuallyconsistsofseveralacts.Eachactcanhaveseveralscenes.Aplayhasauniqueformatandstyle.Mostplaysareintheformofadialogue.Narratoralwaysgivesinformationorcommentontheactionofthesceneorthemotivationsofcharacters.Charactersmaynarrate,oraperformerwhoisnotinvolvedintheactioncancarryouttheroleof‘narrator’.Inordertobetterunderstandaplay,weshouldpayattentiontotheinstructionsortipsincludedinaplay.Imaginethatsomebodygivesyoualargesumofmoneytospendasyoulike.Whatwouldyoudowithit?AmancalledHenryAdamswasluckyenoughtogetamillionpoundbanknote.Howwouldhedealtwithit?Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappentohim?Nowlet’sreadActI,Scene3.Readtheplayandthenanswerthequestions.Howmanycharactersarethereinthescene?Whoarethey?Whenandwheredidthestoryhappen?WherearethecharactersinScene3?WhathappenedinScene3?HenryAdams,RoderickandOliverandJamesInLondon,thesummerof1903.Intheoldbrothers’home.ThetwooldbrothersgaveHenryabanknote.HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.AboutamonthagoHenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.12345Putthefollowingeventsincorrectorder.1.HowdidHenryAdamscometoEngland?2.WheredidHenryworkbefore?3.WhydidtheychooseHenry?ItwastheshipthatbroughthimtoEngland.Heworkedforaminingcompany.BecauseHenrywashonest,hard-workingandpoor.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.____HenrywantstofindajobinLondon.2.____Henryisgivenanenvelopebythetwobrothers.3.____Henryisanunluckyyoungman.4.____TheservantiscalledJames.5.____Henryisfoolishtogoandmeetthetwobrothers.FFOFOWrite“F”ifitisafact.Write“O”ifitisanopinion.P191P193HowdoesHenry’sfeelingschangeduringtheconversation?FirstfindwhatHenrysaysordoesonthefollowingoccasionsandthenuseyourownwordstodescribehowyouthinkhefeels.Explainyourreasons.WhatHenrysaysordoesHowhefeelsBeforeheentersthebrothers’houseWhenheintroduceshimselfWhenthebrothersaskhimabouthisplansWhenhetellsthemhowhereachedLondonbyshipwandersroundLondonbehavespolitelyandanswersquestionsfullymiserable,unhappy,anxiouscuriouswhyhehasbeenaskedtogointothehouseadmitshisproblemsandasksforwork;explainshissituationblameshimselfforhiscarelessness;remembershowhungryhewaswhenheseesthefoodonthetablegratefulthathewasrescued;awareofhishungerhopefulthathemightfindasolutiontohistroublesWhatHenrysaysordoesHowhefeelsWhentheyseemhappythathehasnomoneyWhentheygivehimtheenvelopeWhentheytellhimthereismoneyinitBeforeheleavesthehouserepliesangrilyangry,irritatedwantstoopentheenvelopestraightawayirritatedthathecannotopentheenvelopatonceexplainshewantsajobnotcharityunhappytobegivenmoneyratherthanworkingforitagreesnottoopenthelettertill2pminterestedandcuriousWhatkindsofpeopleareHenryAdams,OliverandRoderick?GroupworkFindsomewordstodescribethemafterreading.Iearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.Itismyfirsttriphere.Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.(nomoney)Couldyouoffermesomekindofworkhere?Idon’twantyourcharity.Ijustwantanhonestjob.Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome.Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon’tthinkit’sveryfunny.Nowifyou’llexcuseme,IthinkI’llbeonmyway.Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyou’dmindusaskingafewquestions.Mayweaskwhatyou’redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?Ifyoudon’tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyouhave?preparedtobetonemillionpoundsjustforabitoffun恶作剧的TheyseethatHenryishonestandproudthroughhiswordsandbehaviour.1.ThenextmorningI’djustaboutgivenmyselfupforlostwhenIwasspottedbyaship.第二天早上，我正感到绝望的时候，一艘船发现了我。时间状语从句hadjustdone…when表示“刚做完……就……”giveupsth.for因为……而放弃adv.almost;几乎2.ThefactisthatIearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,whichaccountsformyappearance.事实上我靠充当免费水手来顶替船费，这就是我衣冠不整的原因。表语从句方式状语定语从句,which指代前面的整句话accountfor是…的原因；对…作出解释handasailor;水手1.WhatdoyouthinkwillhappentoHenry?2.Willthebanknotehelphimorgethimintotrouble?PredictionDiscussionIsmoneysoimportant?Somepeoplesaythatmoneyiseverything.Butsomepeoplestillthinkthatmoneycannotbringthemhappiness.Whatdoyouthink