unit3 Mark Twain：课件二（17张PPT）（人教版必修3）.pptVIP

Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. His friend lost his money, so he asked Mark Twain to buy a train ticket for him. “But I dont have enough money to buy two tickets,” said Mark Twain. His friend didnt know what to do. “You can hide under my seat when the conductor comes to check the tickets,” Mark Twain said to him. When the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets, one for himself and one for his friend. He said to the conductor, “My friend is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat.” Questions Mark Twain has a meaning, which means ___________ feet deep or ________ meters deep. What is his first successful story? Why did his writing become famous? Which universities honored him for his writing? * * * What do you about Mark Twain ? Do you know any of his works? Can you name any of them? What do you know about Mark Twain? Mark Twain (pen name) Real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens He liked to tell funny stories to make people laugh. He also liked to play jokes on his friends. Once Mark Twain was traveling with a friend of his. Everyone in the train looked at his friend under the seat and laughed. his masterpieces his short stories 1.Running for Governor 2.The ￡ 1,000,000 Bank-Note About Mark Twain Find out more information about Mark Twain Writing style the age of twelve famous works Working experiences Place where he lived The meaning of “mark twain” Place he was born in In Florida Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Life on the Mississippi It means the water is two fathoms deep.(=12feet) He left school to look for work. A printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a businessman and a newspaper reporter. Humorous twelve 3.66 It is about a jumping frog contest His writing beca