1、Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-note,Background knowledge aboutMark Twain and his play .,Getting to know a great literary giant: Mark Twain,4,The greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature. Novels: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)(汤姆索亚历险记） Life on the Mississippi(密西西比河上的生涯) The Adven
2、tures of Huckleberry Finn (1894）（哈克贝利费恩历险记）,Mark Twain: (18351910),5,good at writing about childrens adventures,5,his masterpieces,1876,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (汤姆索亚历险记）,his masterpieces,1881,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn（哈克贝利费恩历险记）,his short stories,1.Running for Governor（竞选州长）,2.The Mill
3、ion Pound Bank-Note（百万英镑）,Discussion :,Warming up-III (3m),Discussion :,Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.,Characters （人物）：,Henry Adams : a lost American businessman in London,“Roderick” and “Oliver” : two brothers and rich English
4、men,1.How did Henry Adams come to England? 2.Where did Henry work? How much money did he have? 3.What did the two gentlemen give Henry? 4.When can Henry open the letter?,Scan the passage and find out :,1.How did Henry Adams come to England? It was the ship that brought him to England. 2.Where did He
5、nry work? How much money did he have? He worked for a mining company and had no money at all.,3.What did the two gentlemen give Henry? They give him a letter. 4.When can Henry open the letter? He cant open it until 2 oclock.,sailing,carried,spotted,London,Fill in the following form.,Careful-reading,
6、lost,called,letter,Think about what kind of person Henry was?,I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand. Could you offer me some kind of work here? I dont want your charity, I just want an honest job.,hard-working,Well, it may seem luck to you but not to me. If this is your idea of some kind
7、of joke, I dont think its very funny. Now, if youll excuse me, I think Ill be on my way.,derict/straightfoward,It is my first trip here. Well, to be honest, I have none. (no money) Well, I cant say that I have any plans.,honest,Put the following events in correct order. Henry wandered in London streets. About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. The next morning he was spotted by a ship. Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.,5,1,3,2,4,
