WarmingupandReadingIUnit3TheMillionPoundBankNoteWhatdoyouknowaboutMarkTwain?WarmingupMarkTwain

(1835—1910)Thegreatesthumoristofthe19thcenturyinAmericanliterature.Alsooneofthegreatestwriterintheworld.Doyouknowanyofhisworks?RealnameofMarkTwainMeaningofhispennameBirthdateBirthplaceSamuelLanghorneClemensNovember30th,1835FloridaFillintheblanks.riverPlacewherehegrewupHisfamousstoriesInHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiRiver.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer;TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.RunningforGovernorMarkTwain’swritingstylesMarkTwain’squalitiesthathelpedhimtobesuccessfulinhiswritingdeterminationperseverance(毅力)Helikedtowritehumorousstories,satires(諷刺故事),andadventures.Hismasterpieces1876TheAdventuresofTomSawyerHismasterpieces1881TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn1.RunningforGovernorHisshortstoriesHisshortstories2.TheMillionPoundNotecharacterscriptauthornovelnarratoractoractressshortstorysceneactlinesdirectorTime

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ConflictheroheroineplayFirst,let’slearnsomethingaboutplay.戲劇包括哪些要素？情感，欲望，爭(zhēng)斗，妥協(xié)。什么是戲劇沖突？戲劇沖突表現(xiàn)在人物性格的沖突上，具體表現(xiàn)為一系列的動(dòng)作。Pre-reading什么是戲劇語(yǔ)言？戲劇語(yǔ)言包括人物語(yǔ)言(actor’slines)和舞臺(tái)說(shuō)明(stagedirections)。舞臺(tái)說(shuō)明是寫(xiě)在劇本每一幕的開(kāi)端，結(jié)尾和對(duì)話中間的說(shuō)明性的文字，內(nèi)容包括人物表、時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、服裝、道具、布景、以及人物的表情、動(dòng)作、上下場(chǎng)等，它具有增強(qiáng)舞臺(tái)氣氛，烘托人物心情，展示人物性格，推動(dòng)情節(jié)展開(kāi)等多種作用。Listentothetapeandreadtheplay,andfindouttheconflictintheplay.Afterthat,answerthequestions.Howmanycharactersarethereinthescene?Whoarethey?Characters（人物）：HenryAdams:alostAmericanbusinessmaninLondonRoderickandOliver:twobrothersandrichEnglishmenWhoisthemaincharacter?Wheredoeshecomefrom?Henry,theheroofthestory,comesfromAmerica.ACT1SCENE3ThestorybeganAboutamonthagoHenrywas______outofthebay.TowardsnightfallHenryfoundhimself________outtoseabyastrongwind.ThenextmorningHenrywas________byaship.LastlyHenryarrivedin________byworkingontheshipasanunpaidhand;NowHenrywas_______inLondonandwanderinginthestreet.JustatthattimeRoderick_______himandaskedhimtostepin.ToHenry’ssurpriseRoderickgaveHenrya_____withmoneyinit.sailingcarriedspotted

LondonlostcalledletterReadtheplaycarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.HowdidHenryAdamscometoEngland?2.WheredidHenryworkbefore?Howmuchdidhehave?3.WhydidtheychooseHenry?4.HowmanyquestionsdothebrothersaskHenry?Whatisthebrothers’concern?1.HowdidHenryAdamscometoEngland?

ItwastheshipthatbroughthimtoEngland.2.WheredidHenryworkbefore?Howmuchdidhehave?Heworkedforaminingcompanybeforeandhehadnomoneyatall.3.WhydidtheychooseHenry?

BecauseHenrywaspoor,hard-workingandhonest.Tellsthetruthtothebrothers.“Itismyfirsttriphere.”“Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.”(nomoney)“Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.”honestHenrywas?Henrywas?Wantsworkbutnotcharity.“Iearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.”“Couldyouoffermesomekindofworkhere?”“Idon’twantyourcharity,Ijustwantanhonestjob.”Hard-working4.ThebrothersaskHenrymanyquestions.

Whatisthebrothers’concern?TheywanttoknowwhetherornotHenryispenniless.5.WhydoyouthinkthatthebrotherschoseHenryfortheirbet?1)ItwashisfirstvisittoLondonsonobodyknewhim.2)Hehadnomoneysohewouldhavetorelyonthebanknote.3)Theythoughthelookedhonestbecauseheaskedforajobandnotcharity.6.Canyoufindtheexamplesofpoliterequests?Wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?Goodmorning,sir,wouldyoupleasecomein?Permitmetoleadtheway,sir.Howdoyoudo,Mr…er…?Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyou’dmind...Mayweaskwhatyou’redoinginthiscountry…?Nowifyou’llexcusemeI’ll…Henrywasan_________.Onedayhehadanaccidentina___.Luckilyhewassurvivedbyashipfor_______.HearrivedinLondonbyearninghispassagewithoutpay.AmericanLondonbayRetellthestorybyfillingthefollowingpassage.Hewas___inthestreetin____.Tohissurprisean_________thinghappened.Tworichbrothersgavehimamillionpoundbank-notebecausetheyhadmadea____.

incredibleragslostbetWhatdoyouthinkofHenry?CharacterAnalysisoverconfidenthethoughthecouldsailbetterthanhecould2)independentheworkedforhispassageasanunpaidhandtoEngland3)honesttellsthetruthtothebrothers4)hand-workingwantsworkbutnotcharityWhatkindofpersonsyouthinkOliverandRoderickare?Post-readingOliverandRoderick:rich(servantsandnotworryingaboutgivingastrangeramillionpoundbank-note),likeplayingtricks(prepared