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 19 th 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 children’s adventures.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克贝利 · 弗恩历 险记》

his masterpieces 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

his masterpieces 1881 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1. Running for Governor his short stories

2. The £ 1,000,000 Bank-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 nightfall Henry found himself ________ out to sea by a strong wind. The next morning Henry was ________ by a ship. Lastly Henry arrived in ________ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand; Now Henry was _______ in London and wandering in the street. Just at that time Roderick _______ 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.

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 could 2) independent he worked for his passage as an unpaid hand to England 3) honest tells the truth to the brothers 4) 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