M3U3 The Million Pound Bank Note

Section II Warming up & Reading

学习目标

1. 通过欣赏马克•吐温的作品，简单了解有关美国人民的历史、文化等知识。

2. 戏剧是一种综合的舞台艺术，要简单了解戏剧，并学会欣赏一些著名的戏剧。

学习重难点

1. 短语：find oneself +宾补结构, go ahead, for the first time, the first time

2. 句式：when"正在那时，突然"句式，强调句型it was...that/who...

学法指导

用"5W+1H"原则去欣赏戏剧。5W（When, Where , Who, What, Why）；1H（How）。

学习过程

Task 1:

Read the statements below after reading Act I, Scene 3. For each statement, write "F" if it is a fact. Write "O" if it is an opinion.

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 meet the two brothers.

Task 2:

According to the "5W+1H" principle mentioned above, retell the story by using the following words and expressions:

make a bet - survive a month - while（而）- doubt - wander - carry out to sea - by accident - earn one's passage by working as an unpaid hand

Task 3: 认真学习以下材料，按要求进行归纳总结并完成相应练习。

1. Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. 快到黄昏的时候，我发现自己被一阵大风吹到了海上。 (P18)

find + oneself +宾语补足语：发现自己竟......；发现自己不知不觉......。

He found himself in the park.