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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,WPS,Office,Make Presentation much more fun,Step 1,Pre-reading,What do you know about,Mark Twain,?Do you know any of his,works,?,About Mark Twain,Find out,more information about Mark Twain and then complete,the following chart,.,The brief introduction of Mark Twain,Mark Twain was born in,Florida,on,November 30,th,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 authors real name was,Samuel Langhorne Clemens,.,Real name,Meaning of pen name,Birth date,Birthplace,Grew up places,Famous stories,Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain:,Hannibal,Missouri,Samuel Langhorne Clemens,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,Nov.30th,1835,The water is,2 fathoms,deep.,Florida,his masterpieces,1876,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,his masterpieces,1881,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,good at writing about childrens adventures,his short stories,1.Running for Governor,2.,The 1,000,000 Bank-Note,Writing Characteristics of Mark Twain,Early stage:,optimism(,乐观,)&humor,Mid-term:,Satire,(讽刺),Later period:,Pessimism,(悲观),&desperation,(绝望),like a,sharp,weapon,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 Susies death,he become,gloomy,(,沮丧),and his wife death made it,worse.,The Introduction,The Million Pound Note,(released as,Man with a Million,as well as,Big Money,in the U.S.)is a 1954,British,comedy,directed by,Ronald,Neame,and starring,Gregory Peck,.It is based on the,Mark Twain short,story,The Million Pound Bank Note,.,Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note,what will you do with it?Give the reasons.,Discussion,Characters(人物):,Henry Adams,:,a lost American businessman in London,“Roderick”and“Oliver”,:,two brothers and rich Englishmen,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,(漂移),out to the ocean,A British ship,for London,passing by,fortunately saved him.,Step 2,Fast-reading and watching the clip,ACT,1,SCENE,3,Please enjoy the film(the bet),What is the text,mainly,about?,A.,How,Henry got the letter.,B.The story about,the wealthy brothers,.,C.The story of,Henry,.,D.How,the million pound note,came out.,Please answer the following questions:,2.By saying“,What luck!”,Oliver was happy that,to meet their bet.,A.Henry was,penniless,B.Himself was,rich,while Henry,not,C.Henry was,not English,D.Henry was an,American,3.,Which of the following is,not true,according to the text?,A.Henry worked for a,mining company,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 oclock,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 b f d a B.c b d f a e,C.c b f d a e D.c b e f d e,Step 3,Careful-reading,Read carefully and answer the questions:,1.Who was,Henry,?,An American,businessman,who arrived in London,by accident,penniless,hungry and lonely.,2.,How,did Henry Adams come to,England,?,3.,Where,did Henry work,before,?,How much,did he have?,It was,the ship,that brought him to,England,.,He worked for a,mining company,before and he had,no money,at all.,4.,What,did the two gentlemen,give,Henry?,5.,When,can Henry,open,the letter?,6.,Why,did they,chose,Henry?,They give him a,letter,.,He,cant,open it,until two oclock,.,Because Henry was,honest,hard-working,and,penniless,.,passage,spotted,sailed,The million pound bank note,Before Henry coming to London,A month ago,Henry,_ out of the bay.,He was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was _ by a ship.,He earned his _ by working,as,unpaid,hand,which _ his appearance.,accounted for,Read Act one again,then fill in the following form.,The million pound bank note,When Henry coming to London,He landed in Britain _.,He lost his way,_ on the _.,He went to the American _ to _help.,pavement,wandering,by accident,embassy,seek,The million pound bank note,How Henrys luck _,Two _ brothers made a bet.,Henry was _ to enter their house.,Henry was given the letter with a million pound bank note.,invited,wealthy,changed,Henry was an_.One day he had an accident in a_.Luckily he,was save,by a ship for_.He arrived in London by earning his passage,by working as an unpaid hand,.,American,London,bay,Retell the story by filling the following passage.,He was _ in the street in_.To his surprise an _ thing happened.Two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank-note because they had made a_.,unbelievable,rags,lost,bet,Step 4,Post-reading,What do you think of Henry?,Character Analysis,Tells the truth to the brothers,.,It is my first trip here.,Well,to be honest,I have none.(no money),Well,I cant say that I have any plans.,honest,Henry was?,Henry was?,Wants work but not charity,.,I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand.,Could you offer me some kind of work here?,I dont want your charity,I just want an honest job.,Hard-working,Henry was?,Well,it may seem luck to you but not to me.,If this is your idea of some kind of joke,I dont think its very funny.,Now,if youll excuse me,I think Ill be on my way.,Direct/Frank,Step 5,Homework,Some people,say that,money is everything,.But some people still think that money,cant,bring them,happiness,.,Is money,so important,?Do you think money is the,only thing,that can bring you,happiness,?,Is money,everything?,Money can buy a,house,but not a,home,.,Money can buy a,bed,but not,sleep.,Money can buy a,clock,but not,time.,Money can buy a,book,but not,knowledge.,Money can buy you a,position,but not,respect.,Money can buy you,medicine,but not,health.,Money can buy a,friend,but not,love.,Money can buy you,blood,but not,life.,Money Is,not everything!,WPS,Office,Make Presentation much more fun,
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