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BANK－————————————＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Unit3ThereisahumorousstoryaboutafamousAmericannovelist.Canyouguesswhoheis.Helikedtotellfunnystoriestomakepeoplelaugh.Healsolikedtoplayjokesonhisfriends.Oncehewastravelingwithafriendofhis.Hisfriendlosthismoney,soheaskedhimtobuyatrainticketforhim.“ButIdon'thaveenoughmoneytobuytwotickets,”saidhe.Hisfrienddidn'tknowwhattodo.“Youcanhideundermyseatwhentheconductorcomestocheckthetickets,”hesaidtohisfriend.Whentheconductorcametocheckthetickets,hegavehimtwotickets,oneforhimselfandtheotherforhisfriend.Hesaidtotheconductor,“Myfriendisastrangeman.Whenhetravelsonatrain,hedoesnotliketositontheseat.Helikestolieonthefloorundertheseat.”Everyoneinthetrainlookedathisfriendundertheseatandlaughed.*HowmuchdoyouknowaboutMarkTwain?MarkTwain▲agreatAmericanwriter▲afamousspeaker▲likedtotellfunnystories▲likedtoplayjokesonhisfriendsBackgroundknowledgeaboutMarkTwainandhisplay.RealnamePennamemeaningBirthdateBirthplaceGrewupplacesFamousstoriesFillinthebasicinformationaboutMarkTwainHannibal,Missouri(alongtheMississippiRiver)SamuelLanghorneClemensTheAdventuresofTomSawyerTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnNov.30th,1835Thewateris2fathomsdeep.FloridaMarkTwain’sfamousworksgoodatwritingaboutchildren’sadventures18761881Ifarichpersongaveyoualargeamountofmoneytouseasyoulike,forexample,onemillionpounds,whatwouldyoudo?DiscussionBuyahouseTravelaroundtheworldWhatwillyoudowiththemoney?…Thisplaywasmadeintoafilm.Duringwatching,compareHenry'slanguageandthebrothers'language.Whoselanguageisinformalandidiomatic?Whoselanguageisformalandpolite?Payattentiontothepronunciationandintonationoftheactors.Whatisthestyleofthistext?A.Anarration(记叙文)B.anexposition(说明文)C.AnargumentationD.adrama(戏剧)ACT1SCENE1&2AbriefintroductiontothestoryBackgroundinformationTworichgentlemenmadeabetonwhatwouldhappentoapennilesspersonifhewasgivenamillionpoundnote.Henry,theheroofthestory,anAmericanbusinessman,carriedouttotheocean,ABritishship,forLondon,passingby,fortunatelysavedhim.RoderickOliverHenryListening•Time__________________•Place_________•Characters:1)HenryAdams2)Roderick3)Oliver4)ServantThesummerof1903LondonFastReading•1.Whenandwheredidthestoryhappen?Inthesummerof1903inLondon.•2.Howmanycharactersarethereintheplay?Whoarethey?Four.Henry,servant,Oliver&Roderick.•3.Whathappened?Henrywasgivenaletterwithmoneyinitbythetwobrothersandwasaskednottoopenituntil2o’clock.HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.AboutamonthagoHenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.Putthefollowingeventsincorrectorder.1.2.3.4.5.Readingexercises:Write”F”ifitisafact.Write“O”ifitisanopinion.1.HenrywantstofindajobinLondon.2.Henryisgivenanenvelopebytwobrother.3.Henryisunluckyyoungman.4.Henryisnotaproudman.5.Henryisfoolishtogoandmeetthetwobrothers.FOOOFAnswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhyisHenrylostinLondon?Howdidhegetthere?2.HowmanyquestionsdothebrothersaskHenry?Whatarethey?Whatistheconcernofthebrothers?3.CanyouimaginewhathappenedwhenhenrywenttotheAmericanEmbassy?Giveyourreasons.4.WhydoyouthinkthatthebrotherschoseHenryfortheirbet?5.CanyouguesswhythebrothersdonotpermitHenrytoopentheletteruntil2o'clock?1.WhyisHenrylostinLondon?ItwashisfirsttriptoLondon.Howdidhegetthere?HewasspottedandbroughttoLondonbyashipbyworkingasanunpaidhandafterbeingcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.2.HowmanyquestionsdothebrothersaskHenry?Three.Whatarethey?whatabouthisplans,whatabouthisjobinAmericaandhowmuchmoneyhehas.Whatistheconcernofthebrothers?Howmuchmoneyhehas.3.CanyouimaginewhathappenedwhenHenrywenttotheAmericanEmbassy?Hereceivednohelp.Giveyourreasons.HewasnotanxiousandhungryandeagerforajobiftheAmericanEmbassyofferedhimhelp.4.WhydoyouthinkthatthebrotherschoseHenryfortheirbet?BecausetheythinkHenryishard-working,honestandpenniless.5.CanyouguesswhythebrothersdonotpermitHenrytoopentheletteruntil2o'clock?TheyareafraidthatHenrywillrefusethebanknote.AboutamonthagoHenrywas_____outofthebay.TowardsnightfallHenryfoundhimself______outtoseabyastrongwind.ThenextmorningHenrywas____byaship.LastlyHenryarrivedin____byworkingontheshipasanunpaidhand;sailingcarriedspottedLondonReadActoneagain,thenfillinthefollowingform.NowHenrywas_______inLondonandwanderinginthestreet.JustatthattimeRoderick_______himandaskedhimtostepin.ToHenry’ssurpriseRoderickgaveHenrya_____withmoneyinit.lostcalledletterPost-readingPolitelanguageSimplealternatives1Wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?2Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoupleasecomein?3Permitmetoleadtheway,sir.4Howdoyoudo,Mr...er...?5Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyou'dmind....6Mayweaskwhatyou'redoinginthiscountry...?7Nowifyou'Ilexcuseme....Comein,please.Hello.Pleasecomein.Letmeshowyoutheway.HelloMr....MrAdams,isitOKif,..?WhyareyouinEngland?Pleaseexcuseme.WhatHenrysaysordoesHowhefeelsl.Beforebeentersthebrothers‘house2.Whenheintroduceshimself3.Whenthebrothersaskhimabouthisplans4.WhenhetellsthemhowhereachedLondonbyshipwanderingroundLondonmiserable,unhappy,anxiousbehavespolitelyandanswersquestionsfullycuriouswhyhehasbeenaske