人教版高中英语必修三课件：Unit+3+The+Million+Pound+Bank+Note+Warming+up

Homework
1. Look up the new words and expressions of the reading in the dictionary. 2. Preview the reading: The Million Pound Bank Note Act I
They gave him a million pound bank note and saw whether he could win other’s respect even though he was in rags and looked poor. So the story began…
The Bet
Fill in the blanks
Real name
Meaning of his pen name
Birth date
Birthplace
Place where he grew up His famous stories
Answer: Real name Meaning of his pen name Birth date Birthplace Place where he grew up His famous stories
This novel was made into a film.
Have you seen the film? If you have, what did you think of it?
Characters Henry: An American businessman, who arrived in London by accident, penniless, hungry and lonely.
Do you know any of his works? Can you name any of them?
His famous works
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆· 索亚历险记》
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克贝利· 弗恩历险记》
The Million Pound Bank Note Act I
Brief introduction to the story: Two brothers Oliver and Roderick brothers bet on what would happen if one had nothing but a bank-note of ￡ 1,000,000. They made a bet on a poor man Henry, who was in rags.
Mark Twain’s House
Do you know any evaluation given to him? America's short story writer novelist Humorist public speaker
America's best known literary figure Literary giant
Life on the Mississippi 《密西西比河上的生活》
Running for Governor
《竞选州长》
The Million Pound Bank s not read books has no advantage over the man that cannot read them.” “Always tell the truth; then you don’t have to remember anything.” --- Mark Twain Read the short passage below and then fill in the chart.
Unit 3
The Million Pound Bank Note
Words and expressions
I’m Mark Twain. How much do you know about me?
Do you know who he is?
Mark Twain (1835—1910)
Mark Twain
Have you ever made a bet with a friend? If so, what did you bet on? How did you feel about the bet after it was won or lost?
The Million Pound Bank Note Do you know this novel? The novel is a story about bet.
Characters Roderick and Oliver: Two rich brothers, who made a bet. Roderick believed that a man couldn’t survive in the city for a month with only a million pound bank-note. But Oliver believed he could.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens the water is two fathoms deep
November 30th, 1835 Hannibal, Missouri Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 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 author’s real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
Mark Twain was born in Florida on November 30th, 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.