【预习疑问】

【课堂探究】

Task 1 Read the text and and answer the questions .

Prediction : What would happen to Henry at the restaurant?

A. He was not taken seriously.

B. He was treated politely.

① What was it in the letter?

② Before Henry took the note out of the envelope, did the waiter serve him politely? Why?

③Did the owner believe that the note was genuine or not? Why?

④ Whose behavior changes the most during this scene?

⑤ What kind of person is the owner of the restaurant?

Read Act One, Scene 4 again and finish the following tasks.

Choose the best words to describe the restaurant owner's attitudes towards Henry.

① sympathetic (同情的) ② flattering (奉承的)③ unfriendly ④ respectful (恭敬的)

1. When asking Henry to pay the bill, he is _______.

2. When he finds Henry is a "millionaire", he is ______.

Task 2 Try following are some important words and phrases . Try to be clear about their meaning and read them correctly .

the usages of such important new words and expressions as steak; a large amount of ; eat like a wolf ; take a chance genuine in rags ; in a rude manner and so on .

Task 5 Retell the text

With the __________ in hand, Henry decided to enter a _________ for a meal. He ordered some _____ and _____ and a nice big _______ together with a tall glass of _____. The waiter told him the meal would cost him __ _____ ____. After eating his first order, Henry asked for more of ___ _____.

When Henry opened the letter, he found it was a ______ _____ _________. He was ________ but the owner and the waiter were _______. The own was not sure if it was _________ or _______. They couldn't believe Henry who was ___ ____ could be so rich. At last, the note was proved to be real.

After knowing that the bill is genuine, the owner _______ Henry again and again for his coming to his little eating place and even asked Henry to forget the ______. The owner, hostess and waiter all ______ together as Henry left.

【总结反思】

Collocations from ACT ONE, Scene 4 of THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE

outside a restaurant（在餐馆外边）, look at the envelop with the letter（看着那封信的信封）, sit down at the table（坐在桌旁）, next to...（靠近，紧挨着）, see sb.'s appearance（看某人的外表）, take one's order（来等......点菜）, a nice big steak（一块大牛排）, make... extra thick（使......特别厚）, cost a tiny bit（得多花点儿钱）, have a nice tall class of beer（要要一大杯啤酒）, leave for...（朝......走去）, eat like a wolf（吃东西像头饿狼），as clever as a wolf（像狼一样机灵），look on sb.'s face (看着服务员脸上的神色), ask for...（要......）, take a chance（抓住机会，冒险）, read the bill（念账单）, two orders of...（两份......）, in a rude manner（以粗鲁的