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Warming up and Reading I
What do you know about
Mark Twain?
Warming up
Mark Twain (1835—1910)
The greatest humorist
of the 19th century
in American literature.
Also one of the greatest
writer in the world.Do you know any of his works?
Real name of MT
Meaning of his pen name
Birth date
Birth place
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
November 30th, 1835
Florida
Fill in the blanks.
river
Place where
he grew up
His famous
stories
In Hannibal, Missoouri,
along the Mississippi
River.
The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer; The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn.
The greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature.Novels:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)(汤姆 ·索亚历险记)The Prince and the Pauper (1882)(皇子与贫儿 ) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894)(哈克贝利 ·费恩历险记 )
Mark Twain:(1835—1910)
The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer
《汤姆 ·索亚历险记》
He is good at writing about He is good at writing about children’s adventures.children’s adventures.
The Adventures of
Huckleberry
Finn《哈克贝利 ·
弗恩历险记》
his masterpieceshis masterpieces
18761876
The Adventures The Adventures
of Tom Sawyerof Tom Sawyer
his masterpieceshis masterpieces
18811881
The Adventures The Adventures of Huckleberry of Huckleberry FinnFinn
1. Running for 1. Running for GovernorGovernor
his short storieshis short stories
his short storieshis short stories
2. The £ 2. The £ 1,000,000 1,000,000 Bank-NoteBank-Note
Suppose a rich
person gives you a
million pound
bank-note, what
will you do with it?
Give the reasons.
Discussion
Some new words
stare at: look at sb. / sth. for a long
time
nightfall: the time in the evening when
it becomes dark
spot: see or notice a person or thing
account for: to be the explanation or
cause of sth.
charity: 施舍by accident: by chance
We are going to study the play “The Million Pound Bank Note” by Mark Twain. First, let’s learn something about play. 戏剧包括哪些要素?情感,欲望,争斗,妥协。什么是戏剧冲突?戏剧冲突表现在人物性格的冲突上,具体表现为一系列的动作。
Pre-reading
什么是戏剧语言?戏剧语言包括人物语言和舞台说明。舞台说明是写在剧本每一幕的开端,结尾和对话中间的说明性的文字,内容包括人物表、时间、地点、服装、道具、布景、以及人物的表情、动作、上下场等,它具有增强舞台气氛,烘托人物心情,展示人物性格,推动情节展开等多种作用。
Listen to the tape and read the play,
and find out the conflict in the play.
After that, answer the questions.
•How many characters are there in the
scene? Who are they?
Characters (人物):
Henry Adams:
a lost American
businessman in London
“Roderick” and “Oliver”:
two brothers and rich
Englishmen
Who is the main character? Where does
he come from?
Henry, the hero of the story, comes from America.
(1) Henry wandered in London streets.
(2) About a month ago Henry Adams was
sailing out of the bay.
(3) The next morning he was spotted by a ship.(4) Towards nightfall he found himself carried
out to sea by a strong wind.(5) On the ship he earned his passage by
working as an unpaid hand.
Put the following events in correct order.
Key:
(2) About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.
(4) Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
(3) The next morning he was spotted by a ship.
(5) On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.
(1) Henry wandered in London streets.
ACT
1
SCENE
3
The story began
About a month ago
Henry was ______ out of the bay.
Towards nightfallHenry found himself ________ out to sea
by a strong wind.
The next morningHenry was ________ by a ship.
LastlyHenry arrived in ________ by working on
the ship as an unpaid hand;
NowHenry was _______ in London and
wandering in the street.
Just at that timeRoderick _______ him and asked him to
step in.
To Henry’s surprise
Roderick gave Henry a _____ with money in it.
sailing
carried
spotted London
lost
called
letter
Read the play carefully and answer the
following questions:
1.How did Henry Adams come to England?
2. Where did Henry work before? How much did he have?
3. Why did they choose Henry?
4. How many questions do the brothers ask
Henry? What is the brothers’ concern?
1.How did Henry Adams come to England?
It was the ship that brought him to England.
2. Where did Henry work before? How much did he have?
He worked for a mining company before and he had no money at all.
3. Why did they choose Henry?
Because Henry was honest, hard-working and poor.
Tells the truth to the brothers.
It is my first trip here.
Well, to be honest, I have none.
(no money)
Well, I can’t say that I have
any plans.
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 don’t want your charity, I just want
an honest job.
4. How many questions do the brothers
ask Henry? What is the brothers’
concern?
Seven. They want to know whether
or not Henry is penniless.
5. Why do you think that the brothers chose
Henry for their bet?
1) It was his first visit to London so nobody knew him. 2) He had no money so he would have to rely on the bank note.3) They thought he looked honest because he asked for a job and not charity.
6. Can you find the examples of polite
requests?
•Would you step inside a moment, please?•Good morning, sir, would you please come in?•Permit me to lead the way, sir.•How do you do, Mr…er…?•I wonder, Mr Adams, if you’d mind...•May we ask what you’re doing in this country…?•Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll…
Henry was an _________. One day he
had an accident in a ___. Luckily he
was survived by a ship for _______.
He arrived in London by earning his
passage without pay.
American
London
bay
Retell the story by filling the following
passage.
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 ____.
incredible
ragslost
bet
What do you think of Henry?
1) overconfident he thought he could sail better than he could2) independent he worked for his passage as an unpaid hand to England3) honest tells the truth to the brothers4) hand-working wants work but not charity
What kind of persons you think Oliver
and Roderick are?
Post-reading
Oliver and Roderick:
rich (servants and not worrying about
giving a stranger a million pound bank-
note), mischievous (prepared to bet one
million pounds just for a bit of fun),
good judges of character (they see Henry
is honest and proud)
What do you think will happen to
Henry?
Will the bank-note help him or get him
into trouble?
Give a possible development to the
story.
Prediction