高中英语必修三Unit3百万英镑reading课件.ppt

Further information: Mark Twain’s life in the last years was filled with sad events, loneliness and the loss of much money. As a result of this, his writing lost most of its humour and became sad like him. A British ship, for ________, passing by, fortunately saved him. What characteristics of Henry ? It is my first trip here. Well, to be honest, I have none. (no money) Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job. I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand. Could you offer me some kind of work here? I don’t want your charity, I just want an honest job. Well, it may seem luck to you but not to me.. 2.If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. 3.Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way. What kind of person do you think Henry Adams is? After reading honest hard-working direct Task : hard-working honest direct hard-working honest direct * * Unit 3 Warming up How much do you know about Mark Twain? The greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature. He is good at writing about children’s adventures. The Prince and the Pauper (1882)（皇子与贫儿） Mark Twain: (1835—1910) Running for Governor The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) (汤姆·索亚历险记） The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894） （哈克贝利·费恩历险记） The ￡ 1,000,000 Bank-Note short stories Real name Meaning of pen name Birth date Birthplace Fill in the basic information about Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens Nov. 30th, 1835 The water is 2 fathoms deep. Florida the age of twelve famous works Working experience Places where he lived The meaning of “mark twain” Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi It means the water is two fathoms deep.(=12feet) He left school to look for work. A printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a business- man and a newspaper reporter. . If a rich person gave you a l