Mark Twain
Always tell the truth; then you don’t have to remember anything. 那些有好书却不读的人不比无法读到这些书的人拥有任何优势。 The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that cannot read them. 永远说实话，这样的话你就不用去记你曾经说过些什么。 Always tell the truth; then you don’t have to remember anything.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
his novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
his novels Life on the Mississippi
his novels The Prince and the Pauper
his short stories Running for Governor
his short stories The Million Pound Bank-Note
pre-reading If a rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like, for example, ￡1,000.000, what will you do with it? Why?
Pair-work … Travel around the world Help others Why?
Reading
a play servant Time Place Characters event In the summer of 1903 scanning Time Place Characters event In the summer of 1903 a play London Oliver and Roderick servant Henry Adams make a bet
Getting the letter 1 3 ACT SCENE Listen to the radio and have a competition 3
competition 3 2 4 1 5 8 6 7 =10ps =20ps =30ps
1. Where does Henry Adams come from? How much money did he have? Henry comes from San Francisco. He had no money at all.
2. Did Henry know London well? No, not at all. It’s his first trip there.
3. Why did he land in Britain? He was sailing out the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was saved by a ship for London.
4. Why did Henry work in the ship as an unpaid hand? He wanted to earn his passage.
5.Why did Henry stare at the things on the table while talking about his experiences? Because he was very hungry (starving).
6. What did he do in America? He worked for a mining company.
7. Why was Oliver so happy when he heard that Henry had no money at all? Because they were looking for such a man for their bet.
8. What did the two gentlemen give Henry and when could Henry open it? They gave Henry a letter with some money. Not until 2 o’clock.
Any difficulty phrases or sentences? by accident: by chance I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance. to be honest: to tell you the truth; to be frank an honest job: (of work or wages) earned from hard work辛勤赚得的，勤劳的
Oral English That will be all. Go right ahead. How is that possible? I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you, sir. If you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way. Promise?
What kind of persons do you think the characters are? Discussion What kind of persons do you think the characters are? Henry Adams… Olive and Roderick … Write down some adjectives(形容词), and try to give your reasons. You can find the reasons from your textbook.
He had an accident for he did not He earns his passage by working on a ship to England. proud He asks for work not charity. honest He had an accident for he did not sailing his boat well. careless
giving a stranger a million they see Henry is honest pound bank-note rich they see Henry is honest and proud bet ￡1,000.000 just for fun good judges of character childish
ACT 1 Let’s enjoy the film! SCENE 3
Act it out!
Wish each of you have excellent performances on the big stage! Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” But there is difference. Players’ life is decided by the playwright, while we still can decide where our life to go! Wish each of you have excellent performances on the big stage!
Task for you to prepare after class: The two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound-note. Can you predict what will happen to Henry Adams. Will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble?