1、Warming up and Reading I,What do you know about Mark Twain?,Warming up,Mark Twain (18351910),The greatest humorist of the 19th centuryin American literature. Also one of the greatestwriter in the world.,Do you know any of his works?,Samuel Langhorne Clemens,November 30th, 1835,Florida,Fill in the bl
2、anks.,river,In Hannibal, Missoouri, along the Mississippi River.,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.,The greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature.Novels:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)(汤姆索亚历险记）The Prince and the Pauper (1882)(皇子与贫儿) The Adventures o
3、f Huckleberry Finn (1894)(哈克贝利费恩历险记),Mark Twain:(18351910),The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记,He is good at writing about childrens adventures.,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn哈克贝利弗恩历险记,his masterpieces,1876,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,his masterpieces,1881,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,1.
4、 Running for Governor,his short stories,his short stories,2. The 1,000,000 Bank-Note,Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it? Give the reasons.,Discussion,Some new words,stare at: look at sb. / sth. for a long time nightfall: the time in the evening when i
5、t becomes dark,spot: see or notice a person or thingaccount for: to be the explanation or cause of sth. charity: 施舍 by accident: by chance,We are going to study the play “The Million Pound Bank Note” by Mark Twain. First, lets learn something about play.,戏剧包括哪些要素？情感，欲望，争斗，妥协。什么是戏剧冲突？戏剧冲突表现在人物性格的冲突上，
6、具体表现为一系列的动作。,Pre-reading,什么是戏剧语言？戏剧语言包括人物语言和舞台说明。舞台说明是写在剧本每一幕的开端，结尾和对话中间的说明性的文字，内容包括人物表、时间、地点、服装、道具、布景、以及人物的表情、动作、上下场等，它具有增强舞台气氛，烘托人物心情，展示人物性格，推动情节展开等多种作用。,Listen to the tape and read the play, and find out the conflict in the play. After that, answer the questions.,How many characters are there in
7、the scene? Who are they?,Characters （人物）：,Henry Adams: a lost American businessman in London,“Roderick” and “Oliver”: two brothers and rich Englishmen,Who is the main character? Where does he come from?,Henry, the hero of the story, comes from America.,(1) Henry wandered in London streets.(2) About
8、a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.(3) The next morning he was spotted by a ship.(4) Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.(5) On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.,Put the following events in correct order.,Key:,(2) About a
9、month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.(4) Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.(3) The next morning he was spotted by a ship.(5) On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.(1) Henry wandered in London streets.,ACT,1,SCENE,3,The story b
10、egan,sailing,carried,spotted,London,lost,called,letter,Read the play carefully and answer the following questions:,1.How did Henry Adams come to England? 2. Where did Henry work before? How much did he have? 3. Why did they choose Henry? 4. How many questions do the brothers ask Henry? What is the b
11、rothers concern?,1.How did Henry Adams come to England?,It was the ship that brought him to England.,2. Where did Henry work before? How much did he have?,He worked for a mining company before and he had no money at all.,3. Why did they choose Henry?,Because Henry was honest, hard-working and poor.,
12、Tells the truth to the brothers.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,Henry was?,Henry was?,Wants work but not charity.I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand.Could you offer me some kind of work here?I dont want y
13、our charity, I just want an honest job.,Hard-working,4. How many questions do the brothers ask Henry? What is the brothers concern?,Seven. They want to know whether or not Henry is penniless.,5. Why do you think that the brothers chose Henry for their bet?,1) It was his first visit to London so nobo
14、dy knew him. 2) He had no money so he would have to rely on the bank note.3) They thought he looked honest because he asked for a job and not charity.,6. Can you find the examples of polite requests?,Would you step inside a moment, please?Good morning, sir, would you please come in?Permit me to lead
15、 the way, sir.How do you do, Mrer?I wonder, Mr Adams, if youd mind.May we ask what youre doing in this country?Now if youll excuse me Ill,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.,American,Lond
16、on,bay,Retell the story by filling the following passage.,He was _ in the street in _. To his surprise an _ thing happened. Two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank-note because they had made a _.,incredible,rags,lost,bet,What do you think of Henry?,Character Analysis,overconfident he thought
17、 he could sail better than he could2) independent he worked for his passage as an unpaid hand to England3) honest tells the truth to the brothers4) hand-working wants work but not charity,What kind of persons you think Oliver and Roderick are?,Post-reading,Oliver and Roderick:,rich (servants and not
18、 worrying about giving a stranger a million pound bank-note), mischievous (prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun), good judges of character (they see Henry is honest and proud),What do you think will happen to Henry?Will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble? Give a possible development to the story.,Prediction,
