百万英镑课件

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi
It means the water is two The meaning of fathoms deep.(=12feet) “mark twain” the age of twelve He left school to look for work. Working experience
Skimming : answer the following questions:
1. Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London?
2. What did he do in America?
3. Why did he land in Britain?
London He arrived in London by earning ship for_______.
lost the street his passage without pay. He was _____in incredible thing rags To his surprise an ________ in_____. happened. Two rich brothers gave him a million bet pound bank-note because they had made a_____.
ACT
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Presentation
A brief introduction to the story
1&2
Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note. Henry, the hero of the story, an American young man, sailed too far, drifted out to the ocean, A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him.
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 survived by a ship for London.
Put the following events in correct order. (1)Henry wandered in London streets.
Find out more information about Mark Twain and then complete the following chart.
Place he was born in
Places where he lived famous works
In Florida Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi
Prediction :
What would happen to Henry?
ACT
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SCENE
The story began
3
Scan the passage and find out :
What does the brothers choose Henry for?
What does the brothers choose Henry for? They wanted to make a bet on Henry.
A printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a business- man and a newspaper reporter.
Discussion :
Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons.
Prediction
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.
Conclusion
(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.
Period one
Warming Up
What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works?
Mark Twain: The greatest humorist of the (1835—1910) 19th century American literature.
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.
Jobless,penniless,honest, the right person to choose for betting
gave Henry an envelope and told him not to open it until 2 o’clock
Pre-reading-II (1m)
Homework
Review the new words and the key sentences in this part.
Preview the words in the second period.
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 Fiark Twain
Role -play
Retell the story by filling the following passage. Henry was an_________. American One day he had an bay Luckily he was survived by a accident in a_____.
1. Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London? Henry comes from San Francisco.
No, he doesn’t know London at all.
2. What did he do in America? He worked for a mining company.
After reading
What kind of persons you think the characters are?
(Henry Adams, Oliver Roderick)
Henry : proud (he earns his passage by working on a ship to England), careless( he arrived in England by accident after not sailing his boat well), honest (he asks for work not charity). 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)