精品公开课MarkTwain共37张PPT1.ppt

1. Know something about the life and major works of Mark Twain; 2. Understand the definition of local colorism; 3. Know something about Twain’s writing features and theme; 4. Learn to analyze Is he living or is he dead? (theme, setting and character etc) . Outline A brief introduction Text reading comprehension Here is a humorous story about Mark Twain. His friend lost his money, so he asked him to buy a train ticket for him. “But I dont have enough money to buy two tickets,” he said. His friend didnt know what to do. “You can hide under my seat when the conductor comes to check the tickets,” he said to his friend. When the conductor came to check the tickets, he gave the conductor 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.” Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didnt do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. -- Mark Twain 二十年后，让你觉得更失望的不是你做过的事，而是你没有去做的事。所以，解开帆索，从安全的港湾中起航吧。乘着信风，去探索，去梦想，去发现。 --马克 吐温 Mark Twain Mark Twain (1835-1910) active and lively; full of acid and satirical sense; pessimistic and cynic. Major Themes 1. Drew heavily from his rich knowledge of people and places 2. Freedom, justice and man’s dignity 3. Friendship and understanding between men Is He Living or Is He dead? Seemly funny in form but solemn in theme 幽默音符下的一曲悲怆之歌 Discussion questions What is the setting? Who are the characters? From what point of view is the story told? What is the typical feature of this story? What are the similarity and difference between the story of the singing bird and the story of four artists