Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note Vocabulary

Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note ---Vocabulary learning 广州市第六中学 高少敏 No. 6 Middle School Shaomin. Gao （Mar. 19 th. 2013 ）

Underline the sentences containing the following words from the play • • • wander permit stare at spot patience on the contrary pavement by accident fault account for

• At this moment, they see a penniless young man wandering on the pavement outside their house. (line 3) • wander: to move without a direction • pavement: path at the side of a road for people to walk on.

• Good morning, sir. Would you please come in? Permit me to lead the way, sir. (line 11) • permit: to allow sth. to happen permit sb. to do n. permission / permit

• Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. I’m hoping to find work. As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain by accident. (line 26) • by accident: not on purpose, by chance

• His eyes stare at what is left of the brothers’ dinner on the table. (line 29) • stare at / glare at

• Oh, yes. Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. It was all my fault. (line 32) • fault: mistake

• The next morning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship. (line 33) • spot (v. ): to notice sth. that is difficult to see

• Yes. The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance. (line 35) • account for sth. : to explain sth. , to tell the reason for sth.

• Patience, Mr Adams. If you don’t mind, may I ask you how much money you have? (line 41) • patience (n. ) • adj. --- patient

• Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me! On the contrary, in fact. If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. (line 44) • On the contrary: means sth. opposite

• • • wander permit stare at spot patience on the contrary pavement by accident fault account for

a little boy something glittering (发光) diamond ring

pick … up; keep it

back home mother unhappy reluctant

Homework • Learn the vocabulary by copying and making sentences • Write down the story told in class.

One day, when a boy was wandering on the pavement, he spotted something glittering by accident. After staring at it for a long time, he found that it was a diamond ring. Then he picked it up and decided to keep it. Back home, when his mother saw it, she was surprised and asked her son to account for it. Thinking that his mother would be happy to hear that, the boy told his mother excitedly that he found it on the pavement. But on the contrary, his mother was not happy. Instead, she didn’t permit him to keep it. At first, the boy was reluctant because he didn’t think it was his fault. Finally, with patience, his mother persuaded him to take it to the police station.