Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note(Period 7 Revision: Summing up and learning tip)
phrasal verbs: bring up, go ahead, stare at, account for, take a chance
useful nouns: birthplace, novel, adventure, phrase, author, scene, pavement, businessman, permit, bay, fault, spot, passage, account, embassy, patience, contrary, envelope, steak, pineapple, dessert, amount, manner, scream, rag, bow, barber
useful adjectives and adverbs: contrary, unbelievable, rude, genuine, ahead, indeed
other useful expressions: by accident, on the contrary, in rags, as for
new grammar item: noun clauses as the object and the predicative
活動與探究
as we know, mark twain was a great humorist. many famous jokes was about him. go to the library or surf the internet to find some and share them with your classmates.
samples:
mark twain and the barber
in the course of one of his lecture trips, mark twain arrived at a small town before dinner. he went to a barber’s shop to be shaved.
“are you a stranger? ” asked the barber.
“yes, ” mark twain replied. “this is the first time i’ve been here. ”
“you chose a good time to come, ” the barber continued. “mark twain is going to give a lecture tonight. you’ll go, i suppose? ”
“oh, i guess so. ”
“have you bought your ticket? ”
“not yet. ”
“but everything is sold out. you’ll have to stand. ”
“how annoying! ” mark twain said with a sigh. “i never saw such luck. i always have to stand when that fellow lectures. ”
mark twain and whistler
whistler, the famous artist, once invited mark twain to visit his studio to see a new painting he was just finishing. the humorist examined the canvas for some time in silence, then said, “i’d do away with that cloud if i were you, ” and extended his hand carelessly toward one corner of the picture as though about to smudge out a cloud effect. whistler cried out nervously, “god, sir, be careful! don’t you see the paint is still wet? ”
“oh, that doesn’t matter, ” said mark twain. “i’ve got my gloves on. ”