外研版高中英语必修五课件：Module+3+Cultural+corner.ppt

Cultural corner;Mark Twain;1. He left school early, and as an adolescent, determined to make his fortune in South America, set off from his home in Hannibal, Missouri, for New Orleans. 2. He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket only to find that there were no boats for South America.;3. Forced to change his plans, he worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat, taking passengers up and down the Mississippi, the great river which flows from the north of the US near the Canadian border, down to the Gulf of Mexico.;4. Twain’s vivid and often amusing description of life on the river quickly became popular, and established the reputation he still enjoys today.;In what ways was Mark Twain’s life an adventure? He liked to travel, and later worked on the River Mississippi. ;;2) exception 例外；除外 Most of the buildings in this town are unattractive, but this church is an exception. All students without exception must take the English exam. 毫无例外 I enjoyed all his novels with the exception of his last.;回想 except与besides “除…之外”;2. determine;