Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNoteSectionOne课件新人教必修3.pptVIP

Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works? Warming up 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) good at writing about children’s adventures his masterpieces 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer his masterpieces 1881 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn his short stories 1.Running for Governor 2.The £ 1,000,000 Bank-Note About Mark Twain Find out more information about Mark Twain and then complete the following chart. Place he was born in Places where he lived famous works The meaning of “mark twain” the age of twelve Working experience In Florida Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and 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 business- man and a newspaper reporter. Question Thinking: 1.What was Mark Twain’s life like in the last years of his life? 2.As a result of this, what happened to his writing? It was filled with sad events, loneliness and the loss of much money. His writing lost most of its humour and became sad like him. Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons. Discussion : ACT 1 SCENE 12 A brief introduction to the story Pre-reading-I Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note. Henry, the hero of the story, an American young man, sailed too far, drifted out to the ocean, A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him. What would happen to Henry? Prediction : Pre-reading-II ACT 1 SCENE 3 The story began What happened to Henry? What does the br