Unit 3

The Million Pound Bank-Noteby Mark Twain

Period 1

Warming Up

Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-note

What do you know about Mark Twain? The greatest humorist of the 19th century in American literature. Also one of the greatest

Mark Twain(1835—1910)

writer in the world. Do you know any of his works?

Read the short passage quickly and fill in the chart. Real nameMeaning of his pen name Birth date Birthplace

Place where he grew up His famous stories

Fill in the blanks.

Real name of MTMeaning of his pen name

Samuel Langhorne Clemens river 1835 (died 1910)

Birth dateBirth place

Florida

In Hannibal, Missoouri, along the Mississippi Place where River. he grew up

The Adventures of Tom His famous Sawyer; The Adventures stories of Huckleberry Finn.

Mark Twain: (1835—1910)

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▲a great American writer▲

a famous speaker

liked to tell funny stories▲

liked to play jokes on his friends▲

He is good at writing about children’s adventuresThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆· 索亚历险记》

Prince and the Pauper

The Adventures of

Huckleberry Finn《哈克贝利· 弗恩历

险记》

his masterpiecesThe Adventuresof Tom Sawyer1876

his masterpiecesThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1881

his short stories1. Running for Governor 2. The £ 1,000,000 Bank-Note

DiscussionSuppose a rich

person gives you amillion pound banknote, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.