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* Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-note What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works? Mark Twain 1835-1910 His real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens American short story writer good at writing about children’s adventures his masterpieces 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆?索耶历险记》 his masterpieces 1881 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克贝里?费恩历险记》 his short stories Running for Governor 《竞选州长》 The ￡ 1,000,000 Bank-Note Read the passage about Mark Twain and fill in the chart. Names of three of his famous stories Jobs ever taken Reasons of his works being famous born: childhood: Places where he lived Date of Birth / Death Real name of Mark Twain 1835 Florida Hannibal, Missouri,along the Mississippi River printer, riverboat pilot, soldier, gold miner,businessman, newspaper reporter, writer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry; Life On The Mississippi its description of common people and the way they talked and his humor Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1910 The Million Pound Bank-note Act One Two brothers Oliver and Roderick bet on what would happen if one had nothing but a bank-note of ￡1,000,000. They made a bet on a poor man Henry, who was in rags. They gave him a million pound bank-note and saw whether he could win others’ respect even though he was in rags and looked poor. So the story began… Brief introduction to the story: Main idea: Henry’s experience with two brothers after he landed in London by chance. *