英语课件必修三unit3 The Million Pound Bank Note--warming up and reading.pptVIP

The Million Pound Bank Note Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemems The water is two fathoms deep November 30th, 1835 Hannibal, Missouri Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi (1876) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (fiction) (1883) Life on the Mississippi (non-fiction) (1884) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (fiction) (1893) The ￡1,000,000 Bank Note (fictional story) Quotes About Twain “.the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs.-- William Faulkner All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.?-- Ernest Hemingway Quotes By Twain The lack of money is the root of all evil. Dont go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. Comedy keeps the heart sweet.? In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards. Quotes By Twain Clothes make man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. Do something every day that you dont want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain. If you tell the truth, you dont have to remember anything. Scanning Time _______________________ Place ___________ Characters: Henry Adams __________________________ 2) Roderick 3) Oliver _________________________ Servant What happened? The summer of 1903 London A lost American businessman Two rich brothers Henry was given a letter with money in it by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until 2 o’clock Put the following events in correct time order. Henry wandered in London streets. About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. The next morning he was spotted by a ship. Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. Reading (5m) (2) About a month ago Henry Adams