课件25张PPT。Unit3The Million Pound Bank-NoteWarming-up and reading Mark TwainWarming upMark Twain▲ American short story writer▲ a famous public speaker
▲ liked to tell funny stories
▲ liked to play jokes on
his friends
▲ Humorist
▲ American best known literary figure (文学巨人)
Mark Twain’s famous works good at writing about children’s adventures18761881The Innocents Abroad
The Guilded Age* Do you want to know more about
Mark Twain?Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain:Hannibal, Missouri (along the Mississippi River)Samuel Langhorne ClemensThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnNov. 30th, 1985The water is 2 fathoms deep.(=12feet)Florida Mark Twain 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 Mark Twain was traveling with a friend of his. His friend lost his money, so he asked Mark Twain to buy a train ticket for him.
“But I don't have enough money to buy two tickets,” said Mark Twain.
His friend didn't know what to do.
“You can hide under my seat when the conductor comes to check the tickets,” Mark Twain said to him. When the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets, one for himself and the other 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.
Imagine that somebody gives you a large amount of money to use as you like.
What will you do with it ?DiscussionBuy a houseTravel around the worldWhat will you do with the money?…What is the style of this text? narration(记叙文)
B. an exposition(说明文)
C. An argumentation (议论文)
D. a drama(戏剧)ACT1SCENEScanning Time __________________
Place _________
Characters:
Henry Adams
__________________________
2) Roderick 3) Oliver
_________________________
Servant
What happened?The summer of 1903 London A lost American businessman Two rich brothers Henry was given a letter with money in it
by the two brothers and was asked not to
open it until 2 o’clockTwo rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a penniless person if he was given a million pound note.Henry, the hero of the story, an American businessman, carried out to the ocean,A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him. RoderickOliverHenrysailingcarriedspottedLondonlostcalledletterCareful-reading Task 1 Listen, read and fillA. Henry walked in London streets.
B. About a month ago, Henry Adams was
sailing out of the bay.
C. The next morning he was spotted by a ship.
D. Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
E. On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.BDCEATask :Task . Put the following events in correct order:
What kind of person is Henry?
Task 3:
善良的
热心的
粗心的
诚实的
勤劳的
友好的
kindwarm-heartedcarelesshonest
hard-working
friendly
proud
温和的 easygoing
有礼貌的 gentle
无私的 selfless
直率的 direct
大方的 generous
自豪的
hard-workinghonestdirect playproud
2. A: What luck! Brother, what luck!
B: Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way. ____________
4. A: May we ask what you’re doing in this country?(预习语法项目:宾语从句)
B: I landed in Britain by accident. _________________3. A: Not silly. There’s money in it.
B: I don’t want your charity, I just want an honest job._______________1. A: How well do you know London?
B: Not at all. It is my first trip here. ________________honestdirecthard-workingcareless诚实的直率的努力工作的粗心的该上路了honestdirecthard-workingcarelessdirectdirect施舍上岸,登陆偶然的,意外的真走运 Henry was an_________. One day he had an accident in a_____. Luckily he was survived by a ship for_______. He arrived in London by earning his passage without pay. He was _____in the street in _____ (衣衫褴褛). While wandering in the street, he heard someone _______ him. Then he came in and ________(lead) to two rich brothers,Roderick and Oliver, ________made a secret bet and gave him a letter ____which there was _____ one-million-pound bank note. He ________(ask) to open the letter until two o'clock in the afternoon. Roderick believes that a man can't ________ in the city for a month with only a million pound bank note in his possession ________ Oliver believes he can.
AmericanLondonbayrags lostSummary of the StoryTask 4callingwas ledwhoinanwas askedsurvivewhileAppreciation of the MovieDuring watching, compare Henry's language and the brothers' language.
Whose language is informal and idiomatic? Whose language is formal and polite?
Pay attention to the pronuciation and intonation of the actors.Act the text out in group of four.Find out the useful expressions of the text.Homework