and go over the vocabulary list.

2. Pre-reading by giving background information about Twain Mark

3. Reading and underlining

What would happen to a perfectly honest and intelligent stranger who should be turned adrift in London without a friend, and with no money but a million-pound bank-note, and no way to account for his being in possession of it? Would he starve to death or not? Would he get arrested if he tried to change it? Could he live for a month without being sent to jail?

　　Now read the play and underline all the collocations in the passage. You are asked to copy them into your notebook after class as homework.

Collocations from ACT ONE of The Million Pound Bank Note

an incredible tale(难以置信的故事), have some very bad luck（非常倒霉）, be lost in London（在伦敦迷路）, have no money（身无分文）, walk down the street（在街上走）, hear ... ~ing...（听见......正在做某事）, step inside（走进来）, a moment（一会儿）, through the front door（从前门进来）, on one's left（在某人的左侧）, open the door for...（给......开门）, permit...to dosth.（准许......做）, ask a few questions（问几个问题）, go right ahead（请问吧）, have no plans（没有什么计划）, find work（找工作）, as a matter of fact（其实，事实上）, land in Britain（在英国上岸）, by accident（偶然）, back home（在家时，回家）, sail out of the bay（驾船驶出海湾）, stare at（眼睛盯着看）, towards nightfall（接近傍晚时分）, find...~ed（发现某事/某人被......）, be carried out to sea(被带到海上), a strong wind（一阵大风）, give...up for lost（因迷失而放弃）, be spotted by a ship（被一艘海船发现）, earn one's passage by...（通过......赚来某人的游费）, work as an unpaid hand（作为一个不拿工资的帮手）, account for...（说明理由；足以说明）, smile at...（相顾而笑）, worry about（对......担心）, work for...（为......工作）, offer sb. sth.（提供某人某物）, a mining company（一家矿业公司）, to be honest（老实说）, on one's way（在......的路上）, care about...（在意......）, get... from...（从......拿来）, call to...（叫......来）, an honest job（老老实实的工作）, show...out（送......出去）, in an hour and a half（一个半小时以后）