Warming up and Reading I

What do you know about

Mark Twain?

Warming up

Mark Twain (1835—1910)

The greatest humorist

of the 19th century

in American literature.

Also one of the greatest

writer in the world.Do you know any of his works?

Real name of MT

Meaning of his pen name

Birth date

Birth place

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

November 30th, 1835

Florida

Fill in the blanks.

river

Place where

he grew up

His famous

stories

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 of Huckleberry Finn (1894)(哈克贝利 ·费恩历险记 )

Mark Twain:(1835—1910)

The Adventures of

Tom Sawyer

《汤姆 ·索亚历险记》

He is good at writing about He is good at writing about children’s adventures.children’s adventures.

The Adventures of

Huckleberry

Finn《哈克贝利 ·

弗恩历险记》

his masterpieceshis masterpieces

18761876

The Adventures The Adventures

of Tom Sawyerof Tom Sawyer

his masterpieceshis masterpieces

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The Adventures The Adventures of Huckleberry of Huckleberry FinnFinn

1. Running for 1. Running for GovernorGovernor

his short storieshis short stories

his short storieshis short stories

2. The £ 2. The £ 1,000,000 1,000,000 Bank-NoteBank-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

it becomes dark

spot: see or notice a person or thing

account 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, let’s 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，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 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 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 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 began

About a month ago

Henry was ______ out of the bay.

Towards nightfallHenry found himself ________ out to sea

by a strong wind.

The next morningHenry was ________ by a ship.

LastlyHenry arrived in ________ by working on

the ship as an unpaid hand;

NowHenry was _______ in London and

wandering in the street.

Just at that timeRoderick _______ him and asked him to

step in.

To Henry’s surprise

Roderick gave Henry a _____ with money in it.

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 brothers’ 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.

Tells the truth to the brothers.

It is my first trip here.

Well, to be honest, I have none.

(no money)

Well, I can’t say that I have

any plans.

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 don’t want your charity, I just want

an honest job.

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 nobody 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 the way, sir.•How do you do, Mr…er…?•I wonder, Mr Adams, if you’d mind...•May we ask what you’re doing in this country…?•Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll…

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

London

bay

Retell the story by filling the following

passage.

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

ragslost

bet

What do you think of Henry?

1) overconfident he thought 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 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