英语必修三unit3百万英镑 reading.ppt

Step 1 Pre-reading The brief introduction of Mark Twain Mark Twain was born in Florida on November 30th,1835.He was brought up in Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River. He is best known for his novels set in his boyhood world on the river, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain loved the river so much that even his pen name is about the river. Twain is an old word for two. The phrase mark twain means that the water is two fathoms deep. The author’s real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Writing Characteristics of Mark Twain Early stage: Active humor Mid-term: Satire（讽刺） Later period: Pessimistic（厌世，悲观） desperate（绝望） Mark Twain His experiences: 1. Color blindness, poor family ,tough childhood, as an apprentice（学徒）in printing house, delivery boy（送报员）, sailor and helmsman（舵手）, soldier. 2. Three months before his birth, one of his brother died; His mother died when he was 4; Three years later his elder brother Benjamin died; His father died when he was 11; His only brother died of ship explosion when Mark Twain was 22; His only son died after he was born 19 months. His eldest daughter Susie, youngest daughter Jean and his wife all died before him It said that until Susie’s death, he become gloomy(沮丧） and his wife death made it worse. Step 2 Fast-reading and watching the clip Please answer the following questions: 3. Which of the following is not true according to the text? A. Henry was a mineworker before. B. Henry had planned to come to England. C. Henry was a hard-working young man. D. Henry wouldnt open the letter until 2 o’clock 4. Which is the correct order of the following events? a. Henry went to the American embassy to seek help. b. Henry was spotted by a ship. c. Henry was sailing out of the bay. d. Henry earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. e. Henry was wandering on the pavement in London. f. Henry was brought to England. A. e c