10/21/2015 必修 3 Unit 3 马林霞

Unit3 The Million Pound Bank Note

Warming up

He was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. He liked to tell funny stories to make people laugh. He also liked to play jokes on his friends. Once he was traveling with a friend of his.

When the conductor came to check the tickets, he gave him two tickets, one for himself and one for his friend. He said to the conductor, “My friend is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to

sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat.” Everyone in the train looked at his friend under the seat and laughed.

Mark Twain

His friend lost his money, so he asked him to buy a train ticket for him. “But I don't have enough money to buy two tickets,” said he. His friend didn't know what to do. “You can hide under my seat when the conductor comes to check the tickets,” he said to his friend.

Scanning Scan the passage and try to find out what the passage mainly talks about? A. Mark Twain’s famous novels. B. Mark Twain’s writing style. C. Mark Twain’s life. D. The origin of Mark Twain’s name.

Place he was born in Places where he lived famous works The meaning of “mark twain” the age of twelve Working experience In Florida Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi It means the water is two fathoms deep.(=12feet) He left school to look for work. A printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a business- man and a newspaper reporter.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆 · 索亚历险记》 He was good at writing about children ’ s adventures His masterpieces His masterpieces1876

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克贝利 · 弗恩历 险记》 (1894 ）

Life on the Mississippi 1881

his short stories The £ 1,000,000 Bank-Note The Million Pound Bank-note

Why did his writing become famous? His writing became famous for common people and the way they talked, but especially for his humor.

Question & Thinking: 1.What was Mark Twain’s life like in the last years of his life? 2.As a result of this, what happened to his writing? It was filled with sad events, loneliness and the loss of much money. His writing lost most of its humour and became sad like him.

America's best known literary figure America's short story writer novelisthumorist public speaker literary giant The evaluation given to him

Reading

The Million Pound Bank-Note

The Million Pound Bank-Note

Fast-reading 1.How many characters are there in the play? 2.What did Henry get? Five A letter with money

Careful reading 1.Did Henry come to Britain on purpose? Why? 2.Where did Henry come from? 3.Why did he stare at something that was left of the brothers’ dinner on the table? 4.What’s Henry’s attitude when he got a letter? No. He didn’t. A strong wind carried him out to sea and another ship brought him to England. San Francisco in American. Perhaps he was very hungry. He didn’t want the charity.He just wanted an honest job.

Language points 1. a large amount of: a large quantity of 2. make a bet: make an arrangement to risk money 3. permit sb. to do sth. : allow sb. to do sth. 4. by accident: as a result of chance 5. stare at: look at sb. with the eyes wide open in a fixed gaze 6. to be honest: to tell you the truth

Discussion What kind of person are they? Henry: Oliver and Roderick: Proud (to earn the passage by working on a ship to England); Careless(to arrive in England by accident after not sailing his boat well); Honest(to ask for work not charity). Rich;Good judges of character(to see that Henry is honest and proud).

Homework 1.Finish the part“Comprehending”. 2.Find four partners to get ready for acting out the play.