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1、The Million Pound Bank Note Unit 3 birthplace novel adventure phrase author n. 出生地；故乡出生地；故乡n. 小说；长篇故事小说；长篇故事 adj. 新奇的；异常的新奇的；异常的n. 奇遇；冒险奇遇；冒险n. 短语；词组；惯用语短语；词组；惯用语n. 著者；作家著者；作家 bring up抚养；教育；提出抚养；教育；提出Words previewExpressions previewDo you know who he is?Im Mark Twain. How much do you know about me?
2、Mark Twain(18351910) Mark TwainMark Twains House Americas best known literary figureAmericas short story writer novelistLiterary giantDo you know any evaluation given to him?Humorist public speakerDo you know any of his works? Can you name any of them?His famous worksThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆汤
3、姆索亚历险记索亚历险记The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn哈克哈克贝利利弗恩弗恩历险记 Life on the Mississippi密西西比河上的生活密西西比河上的生活 Running for Governor竞选竞选州州长长The Million Pound Bank Note 百万英百万英镑镑“The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that cannot read them.”“Always tell the truth; then you dont have to re
4、member anything.” - Mark Twain Read the short passage below and then fill in the chart.Mark Twain was born in Florida on November 30th, 1835. He was brought up in Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River. He is best known for his novels set in his boyhood world on the river, such as The Adven
5、tures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.Twain loved the river so much that even his pen name is about the river. “Twain” is an old word for “ two”. The phrase “mark twain” means that the water is two fathoms deep. The authors real name was SamuelLanghorne Clemens.Fill in the blank
6、sReal nameMeaning of his pen nameBirth dateBirthplacePlace where he grew upHis famous storiesReal nameSamuel Langhorne ClemensMeaning of his pen namethe water is two fathoms deepBirth dateNovember 30th, 1835BirthplaceHannibal, MissouriPlace where he grew upHannibal, Missouri, along the MississippiHi
7、s famous storiesThe Adventures of TomSawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAnswer:Have you ever read any of Mark Twains novels? Choose one and tell the class about it.Suppose you get a large amount of money by buying lottery tickets (彩票彩票) and become a millionaire (百万富翁百万富翁). What will you do wi
8、th the money?DiscussionImagine that somebody gives you a large sum of money to spend as you like. What would you do with it? Buy a houseTravel around the worldHave you ever made a bet with a friend? If so, what did you bet on? How did you feel about the bet after it was won or lost?The Million Pound
9、 Bank NoteDo you know this novel?The novel is a story about bet.This novel was made into a film.Have you seen the film? If you have, what did you think of it?Henry:An American businessman, who arrived in London by accident, penniless, hungry and lonely.CharactersCharactersRoderick and Oliver:Two ric
10、h brothers, who made a bet. Roderick believed that a man couldnt survive in the city for a month with only a million pound bank-note. But Oliver believed he could.The Million Pound Bank Note Act I Brief introduction to the story:Two brothers Oliver and Roderick brothers bet on what would happen if o
11、ne had nothing but a bank-note of 1,000,000. They made a bet on a poor man Henry, who was in rags. They gave him a million pound bank note and saw whether he could win others respect even though he was in rags and looked poor. So the story beganThe BetHomework1. Look up the new words and expressions of the reading in the dictionary.2. Preview the reading: The Million Pound Bank Note Act I
