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The Million Pound  Bank Note Unit 3 Mark Twain (1835—1910) Mark Twain Mark Twain’s House Americas best known literary figure Americas short story writer novelist Literary giant Do you know any evaluation given to him? Humorist public speaker 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》 Life on the Mississippi 《密西西比河上的生活》 Running for Governor 《竞选州长》 The Million Pound Bank Note 《百万英镑》 “The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that cannot read them.” --- Mark Twain 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. 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. Fill in the blanks His famous stories Place where he grew up Birthplace Birth date Meaning of his pen name Real name Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi Place where he grew up Florida Birthplace The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn November 30th, 1835 the water is two fathoms deep Samuel Langhorne Clemens His famous stories Birth date Meaning of his pen name Real name Answer: If you get a large amount of money by buying lottery tickets (彩票) and become a millionaire (百万富翁). What will you do with the money? Discussion What will you do with the money? Buy a house Travel around the world … Why? A brief introduction to The Million Pound Bank Note Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given one million pound note. Henry, the hero of the story, an