大学高级英语Lesson9课件.pptVIP

Lesson Nine Mark Twain – Mirror of America I. Questions for preparing the text 1. Search on Internet or in the library for the information about Mark Twain and prepare a presentation about his life story. 2. Why is Mark Twain one of America’s best-loved authors? 3. Give a brief account of Mark Twain’s experience before he became a writer. II. Background information II. Background information Mark Twain 1. Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), 1)America’s most famous humorist 2)printer 3)steamboat pilot 4) reporter 5)writer 2. humorist autobiographi