1、Reading and Thinking Unit 5 The Value of Money Lead in Warming-up Do you know him? Americas best known literary figure Americas short story writer/novelist Literary giant Humorist public speaker His famous works The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆汤姆索亚历险记索亚历险记 The Million Pound Bank Note 百万英镑百万英镑 his dra
2、ma Task 1 1. What is the text type of the passage? A. Script. B. Argumentative Essay. C. Expository Writing. D. Practical Writing. 答案答案: A 2. Whats the main idea of this passage? The text is about a (1)_ made by two brothers on a (2) _. bet million-pound bank note Skimming Look through the passage a
3、nd answer the question. 1. How many characters(人物) are there in the scene? Who are they? Who are the main characters? Four. Two brothers: Roderick and Oliver; Henry; Servant The two brothers and Henry. while reading Read the text again and choose the best answers. 1. What happened to Henry before he
4、 landed in Britain? A. He just sailed out of the bay for a travel. B. He planned to go to Britain by his own boat. C. His boat was broken by a strong wind. D. His boat was carried out to sea by a strong wind. D A 2. Which one has the similar meaning to the word “spot” in the text? A. Discover. B. A
5、point. C. A place. D. Save. 3. How did Henry feel when he heard one of the brothers saying “What luck! Brother, what luck!”? A. He felt he was lucky, too. B. He thought they laughed at him. C. He was a bit angry and was ready to leave. D. He felt the two brothers would help him. C B C 4. Whats the c
6、haracter of Henry according to the text? A. A young, kind but silly person. B. A young, honest and hard-working man. C. A careful, kind and poor man. D. A young, rich and happy man. 5. What did Henry ask for from the two brothers? A. A house to stay for a short moment. B. A letter with a bank note w
7、orth a million pounds in it. C. An honest job. D. Some charity from the two brothers. Step 2: Read the text and fill in the table. About a month ago Henry was 1. . Towards nightfall Henry found himself 2. out to sea by a strong wind. The next morning Henry was 3. by a ship. Later Henry went to the A
8、merican 4. _ to seek help, but in vain. Just at that time Roderick 5. him and asked him to step in. To Henrys surprise Roderick gave Henry a 6. with one million pound bank note in it. carried spotted called consulate letter sailing 1) Who? Me, sir ?(_) 2) Well, I cant say that I have any plans. As a
9、 matter of fact, I landed in Britain by accident.(_) 3) Im afraid I dont quite follow you, sir.(_) 4) Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me ! if this is your idea of some kind of joke, I dont think its very funny.(_) 5) Well, why dont you explain what this is all about ?(_) honest surprised 1
10、. Read these sentences and describe Henrys feelings using suitable adjectives. puzzled angry confused Post Reading-Study the language Henry was an American, who worked for a mining company. One day he 1._ (sail) in the bay when he had an accident. He found himself 2._ (carry)out to sea by a strong w
11、ind.He didnt know whether he could survive the next morning. 3._ (lucky), he was spotted by a ship and arrived in London 4._ accident.He had no money and was very hungry.He was 5._ (lose)in London and was wandering in the street.To 6._ (he) surprise, an unbelievable thing happened.He 7._ (invite) in
12、to a house by two rich brothers. When the two brothers learned that Henry had no money, one of the brothers said it was an advantage, 8._ made Henry upset.He thought they were making fun of him.He wanted to leave the house, 9._ the two brothers stopped him and gave him a letter.They asked him not 10
13、._ (open) it until two oclock.Henry said he would keep his word and left the house. 【答案】1.was sailing2.carried 3.Luckily4.by5lost6.his 7.was invited8.which9.but 10to open 1.What kind of role do you think money plays in our daily life? Is money everything? I will buy my favorite things. /I will help
14、the poor. 2.Think about what kind of person Henry was according to the given information in the text. _( Well, I cant say that I have any plans. Well, to be honest, I have none. ) _(Could you offer me work here? I dont want your charity. I just want a job that earns an honest income. ) He was honest. He was hard-working.
