Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
預習： 在課文在找出下列短語和句子。
1. 教育，撫養__________________
2. 沿著河邊_________________
3. 因…而最出名_______________
4. 打賭_________________
5. 百萬英磅鈔票_______________
6. 在這一刻_________________
7. 在…迷路了_________________
8. 允許某人做某事_____________
9. 帶路_________________
10. 介意某人做某事_____________
11. 往下說，可以，前進___________
12. 事蒲上，實際上______________
13. 偶然地 ，無意中，不小心______
14. 盯著看________________
15. 把某人帶到…_______________
16. 導致。做出解釋______________
17. 尋求幫助_________________
18. 擔心_________________
19. 礦產公司_________________
20. 給某人提供…_______________
21. 老實說_________________
22. 與此相反，正相反____________
23. 在乎，在意_________________
24. 直到…才…_________________
25. 送某人走_________________
1. 最使他出名的小說都是以他在河畔的童年為背景的。
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2. 就在這一刻，他們看見一個身無分文的年青人在他們房子外的人行道上徘徊。
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3. 先生，請讓我來帶路吧！
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4. 阿當先生，不知你是否介意我們問你幾個問題。
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5. 事實上，我在英國上岸是偶然的。
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6. 到黃昏時, 我發現自己被一陣大風卷到了大海里
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7. 第二天早上，我正感到絕望的時候，一艘船發現了我。
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8. 事實上我靠做義工來頂替船費，這就是我為什么我衣冠不整的原因了。
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9. 這就是為什么我們給你這封信的原因了。
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Reading comprehension
Read the text and then finish the following exercise.
1. Scanning: read the text quickly and answer the questions
①. Where does Henry Adams come from? Does he know much about London?
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②. What did Henry do in America?
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③. Why did Henry land in Britain?
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2. Careful reading
①Put the following events in correct order.
A. Henry wandered in London streets.
B. About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.
C. The next morning he was spotted by a ship.
D. Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
E. On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.
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② Fill in the form.
About a month ago Henry was ______ out of the bay;
Towards nightfall Henry found himself ______ to sea by a strong wind.
The next morning Henry was _______ by a ship.
Lastly Henry arrived in _______ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand.
Now Henry was ______ in London and wandering in the streets.
Just at that time Roderick ______ him and asked him to step in.
To Henry’s surprise Roderick gave Henry a _____ with money in it.
③ Find all the examples of polite request in the text. Then rewrite them in informal language.
1. Would you step inside a moment, please? Come in, please.
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3. Retelling
Henry was ________ American. One day he had an accident in a bay. ________ (luck) he was spotted by a ship for London. He arrived in London _______ earning his passage without pay. He _________ (lose) in the street in London________ he found himself without money. To ________ surprise an unbelievable thing happened. Two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver, gave him a million pound bank-note _________ they had made bet. Roderick believed ________ a man couldn’t survive in the city for a month with only a million pound bank note ________Oliver believed he could.