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1、Module 3 Cultural Corner and Task,高二英语组 徐川,Introduction,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记,Do you know this book?,This novel describes a young boy named Tom Sawyer growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. He explores the countryside on a riverboat with his friends, falls in love wit
2、h girls, searches for treassure,Who is the author of this interesting novel?,Mark Twain,How much information do you know about him?,Lets read the cultural corner on P.29 and write down the following information about him,Mark Twain,Name?,Pen Name? Mark Twain,Real Name? Samuel Clemens,Works ? The Adv
3、entures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,Meaning? Watermark Two,Use? A warning,Adventurous Life?,Influence? Popular,The Adventurous Life of Mark Twain,He determined to make his fortune in South America, but he did not succeed. Forced to change his plans, he worked as a pilot for sev
4、eral years on Mississippi.,The Adventurous Life of Mark Twain,Mark Twain was born in Florida and he was not a healthy baby. But with his mothers tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He didnt like to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home.,
5、The Adventurous Life of Mark Twain,When he was four, Twains family moved to Hannibal. In 1851, he began working as a typesetter (排字员)and contributor. From 1857 to 1861,Twain worked as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River.,The Adventurous Life of Mark Twain,In 1863, he worked at a Virginia City
6、 newspaper. In 1864,Twain moved to San Francisco, still as a journalist.,The Adventurous Life of Mark Twain,“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County“ brought him national attention.,The Adventurous Life of Mark Twain,According to this article, can you tell me whats the relationship between h
7、is adventurous life and his works?,Works?,Adventurous Life?,Giving Mark Twain inspiration and materials of writing. Through his vivid and often amusing description, he can write so many wonderful works.,The names of his Books,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克贝利弗恩历险记 The Man that Corrupted Hadley
8、burg 败坏了赫德莱堡的人 Running for Governor 竞选州长 The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 卡拉维拉斯县著名的跳蛙 The Innocents Abroad 傻子旅行 The Gilded Age 镀金时代 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记 The Prince and the Pauper王子与乞丐 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court亚瑟王朝廷里的康涅狄格州的美国佬 The Innocents Abroad (1869
9、) 傻子旅行 Roughing It(1872) 艰苦岁月 Old Times on the Mississippi（1875） 密西西比河的旧日时光 The Mysterious Stranger 神秘陌生人 Autobiography of Mark Twain 马克吐温自传,The Famous Sayings about Him,“Classic” A book which people praise and dont read. Mark Twain “经典之作”是人人皆称赞却不愿去读的书。 马克吐温,Q1: What sort of books do you like readin
10、g? Q2: Of all the books youve read, which one do you like best? Why? Q3: How often do you read for pleasure? Q4: Are you reading a book at the moment? Whats the title? Q5: How many books do you read per year?,Survey,Requirements: 1. Make up a group of three or four students. 2. Complete the Table in
11、 your hand.(7 minutes) 3. Try to talk with your partners in English.,The Sum of Members Who Like Reading: The Sum of Books Read by All Members per Year:,The Results of the Survey,The sum of students who like reading is ( ). The sum of books read by all students is ( ). About ( %) students like readi
12、ng. The average number of books every student reads per year is ( ).,Are the results positive? OK, Now, lets write a report about the results of this survey. Key Points: 1.the results of this survey. 2.Your advice on how to make more students read. 3.Your own ideas.,A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. Franklin Roosevelt 好书如挚友,永远不相负. 富兰克林罗斯福 （美国第32任总统）,Thats all! Thank you!,
