1、Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note,单元话题美文,Those billionaires first jobs Your first job usually wont be your dream job.Nonetheless，you never forget it.It introduces you to the working world，teaches you how to work hard for your money，and often gives you an idea of what you do and dont want from your
2、career. From washing dishes at a Chinese restaurant to flipping hamburgers at McDonalds，heres what five billionaires did in their first jobs：,1.As a teenager，Bezos started working behind the grill at McDonalds during the summer.His dad had also worked at McDonalds in the past.Bezos thinks the most c
3、hallenging thing is keeping everything going at the right pace during a rush. 2.The tech billionaire got his start in the restaurant business.At the age of 12，Dell worked at a Chinese restaurant washing dishes.After he left the Chinese restaurant，Dell worked at a Mexican restaurant.,3.While on a ful
4、l scholarship at Tennessee University，the media mogul Oprah worked at a grocery store next to her fathers barber shop. 4.Bloomberg worked as a parking lot attendant at Harvard and Johns Hopkins universities while getting his college degree. 5.Buffett started delivering newspapers on his bicycle at t
5、he age of 13.During high school，he moved on to his pinball machine business.,那些亿万富翁们的首份工作 你的第一份工作可能往往不是你的理想工作。尽管如此，你却永生难忘。正是这份工作把你引入了职场，教会你如何努力奋斗挣钱，而且让你学到在职业生涯中应该汲取或抛弃什么。 以下是五个亿万富翁的首份工作，有的在中餐馆洗盘子，有的在麦当劳煎汉堡。 1.十几岁的时候，亚马逊创始人贝佐斯开始在麦当劳打暑假工，工作是煎汉堡。他的父亲以前也是麦当劳的员工。贝佐斯认为这份工作最具挑战性的地方在于如何在一片繁忙的时候做到有条不紊。 2.这位科
6、技巨富的成功之路是从餐饮业开始的。戴尔创始人戴尔的第一份工作是在一家中餐馆洗盘子，那时他12岁。离开中餐馆之后，他去了一家墨西哥餐厅。 3.获得了田纳西大学的全额奖学金后，这位日后的脱口秀女王奥普拉在她父亲理发店附近的杂货铺里开始了第一份工作。 4.前纽约市市长布隆伯格大学毕业以后，在哈佛和约翰霍普金斯大学的停车场当起了泊车小弟。 5.股神巴菲特13岁的时候开始骑着自行车送报纸。高中时，他开始转做弹球机生意。,课文预读,Period One Warming Up & ReadingPre-reading,匹配左边的单词和右边的汉语意思 第一组,1.adventure A.漫游；漫步；漂泊 2.
7、phrase B.海湾 3.wander C.短语；词组；惯用语 4.pavement D.奇遇；冒险 5.bay E.人行道,第二组,6.fault A.大使馆；大使及其官员 7.spot B.认为；说明；总计有；说明；理由；计算；账目 8.passage C.过错；缺点；故障 9.account D.船费(包括食宿)；通道；(一)段 10.embassy E.发现；认出；斑点；污点；地点,第三组,11.seek A.耐性；忍耐 12.patience B.慈善(团体)；施舍 13.contrary C.寻找；探索；寻求 14.charity D.信封 15.envelope E.反面；对立
8、面；相反的；相违的,.Who is the author of the novel The Million Pound Bank Note?.Which country was he from?.Have you read the novel or seen the film?,.If you have，what do you think of it?.If you were given a million pound bank note，what would you like to do?,Step 1 Fast-reading Skim the text and fill in the f
9、ollowing blanks. 1.What is the main idea of the passage? The text is a story about made a bet on _if he was given a million pound bank note，and they found ，an American businessman，who .,答案,two rich brothers,what would,happen to a person,Henry Adams,was lost in London,2.How many characters are there
10、in the play？Who are they? There are characters in the play and they are _.,答案,Henry，servant，,four,Oliver and Roderick,Step 2 Careful-reading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. 1.Why did the two brothers make a bet? A.They wanted to make fun of Henry. B.They wanted to rob Henry o
11、f some money. C.They wanted to see whether a man with a million pound bank note could survive a month in London. D.They wanted to make Henry their son-in-law.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,2.What did Henry come to London for? A.He wanted to run a small company here. B.He wanted to make friends with the two brothers.
12、 C.He wanted to seek for a good job. D.He came here by accident without any plan.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,3.What did Mr Adams ask for from the two brothers? A.A house to stay for a short moment. B.A letter with a bank note worth a million pound in it. C.An honest job. D.Charity from the two brothers.,答案,1,2,3,
13、4,5,4.How did Henry feel when he got a letter from the brothers? A.Surprised. B.Angry. C.Hopeful. D.Worried.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,5.Whats Henrys promise? A.He wouldnt come back to the two brothers until 2 oclock. B.He wouldnt use the money in the letter after 2 oclock. C.He would give the money back to the
14、two brothers before 2 oclock. D.He wouldnt open the letter until 2 oclock.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,Step 3 Post-reading After understanding the passage，please fill in the following blanks. Henry Adams，who was carried out to sea by a strong wind from his own boat，was a businessman.He spent a 1. (help) night on t
15、he sea until the next morning.2. (luck)，he was spotted and saved by a ship.Then he earned his passage by 3. (work) for free on board.After he landed in Britain，he went to the embassy for help,4. without luck.,答案,helpless,Luckily,working,but,One day，he 5. (wander) on the street when he was called int
16、o a large house owned by two old Englishmen,6. asked him a few questions.Henry answered that he was looking for a job in London and 7. (ask) whether they could offer any.They didnt answer 8. (direct) but gave Henry a letter which they said contained 9. sum of money.They also asked Henry to promise n
17、ot 10. (open) it until 2 oclock.Henry thought it was silly but accepted it.,答案,was wandering,who,asked,a,directly,to open,Step 4 Sentence-learning 1.It is Henry Adams，an American businessman，who is lost in London and does not know what he should do. 句式分析 本句It is.who.为强调句结构，强调主语Henry Adams。an America
18、n businessman是同位语，对前面的Henry Adams进行解释说明。后面的what he should do为宾语从句，作know的宾语。 自主翻译 _ _,他叫亨利亚当斯，是一个美国商人。在伦敦迷了路，不,答案,知道该做什么。,2.The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand，which accounts for my appearance. 句式分析 本句中that引导的是表语从句，which引导的是非限制性定语从句。 自主翻译 _ _,答案,事实上我靠做义工来顶替船费，这就是我衣冠不整的原,因了。,3.If this is your idea of some kind of joke，I dont think its very funny. 句式分析 本句为复合句结构。主句是I dont think its very funny，其中its very funny是省略that的宾语从句。If this is your idea of some kind of joke是条件状语从句。 自主翻译,答案,如果你们认为这是一个笑话，我不认为它很好笑。,