Book3 unit3 the million pound note[下学期]

课件24张PPT。Unit3
Reading 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. 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. 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 tosit 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 TwainScanningScan 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. In FloridaHannibal, Missouri, along the MississippiThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the MississippiIt 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
1876The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
《哈克贝利·弗恩历
险记》 (1894）Life on the Mississippi1881Do you know his other works?Mark Twain:
(1835—1910) The Prince and the Pauper (1882)（皇子与贫儿）
Tom Sawyer Abroad
A Horse's Tale
The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg
Innocents Abroad
Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses What is his first successful story about?His first story is about a jumping frog contest.his short stories1.Running for Governor2.The ￡ 1,000,000 Bank-NoteThe 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
figureAmerica's
short story writer
novelist
humorist
public speakerliterary
giantThe evaluation
given to himMark Twain’s mottoes:
1."Always tell the truth; then you don't have to remember anything. “
2."The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that can not read them."
3."Anyone who can only think of one way to spell a word obviously lacks imagination."
4."Love your enemy, it will scare the hell out of them."
5."When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down in his private heart no man much respects himself."
6.If there are no cigars in Heaven, I shall not go.
7."The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not."
8."When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear. "
9."Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it."
The Million Pound Bank-NoteKnowledge about drama/play 1. Words related to drama/playDrama/playtragedycomedyoperastagecharacterstage directionlinesdirectorcurtainplaywrightactor/actressscriptpropactsceneheroheroinerehearsalKnowledge about drama/play
2.act &sceneThis is a two-act play, meaning that the events of the drama are divided into two main parts. Sometimes the second act of a play changes the setting (ie. time and place) but more often there is some change in the thoughts and actions of the main characters. Each act is made up of various scenes, or specific dramatic situations. 3. Stage directionAnother basic feature in the structure of plays is the stage direction. The word or words, which appear in italics(斜体）provide the director and actors with guidance about how words should be said (ie. tone of voice) or what actions actors should take as they say the words (ie. behavior).Knowledge about drama/play
Some stage directions in Act 1, Scene 3:e.g.
A servant opens the door for him
The brothers smile at each other
Claps his hands together
Henry stands up to leave
Calls to the servant
……