a lost American businessman in London
“Roderick” and “Oliver” :
two brothers and rich Englishmen
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Scan the passage and find out :
1.How did Henry Adams come to England? 2.Where did Henry work? How much money did he have? 3.What did the two gentlemen give Henry? 4.When can Henry open the letter?
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3.What did the two gentlemen give Henry? They give him a letter. 4.When can Henry open the letter? He can’t open it until 2 o’clock.
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Careful-reading Fill in the following form.
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Warming up-III (3m)
Discussion : Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what wGiilvleyDtohiusecdruoesaswsiooitnnhs:.it ?
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Characters （人物）： Henry Adams :
5(1)Henry wandered in London streets. 1 (2)About a month ago Henry Adams was
sailing out of the bay.
3 (3)The next morning he was spotted by a ship. 2 (4)Towards nightfall he found himself carried
sailing carried
spotted London
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lost called letter
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Think about what kind of person Henry was?
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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.
The greatest humorist of the 19th century American literature.
Novels:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)(汤姆·索亚历险记） Life on the Mississippipieces
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
（哈克贝利· 费恩历险记）
1881
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his short stories
1.Running for Governor（竞
选州长）
2.The Million Pound BankNote（百万英镑）
Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-note
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Background knowledge about
Mark Twain and his play .
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Getting to know a great literary
giant: Mark Twain
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Mark Twain: (1835—1910)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894）
（哈克贝利·费恩历险记）
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good at writing about children’s adventures
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his masterpieces
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(汤姆·索亚历险记）
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1.How did Henry Adams come to England?
It was the ship that brought him to England.
2.Where did Henry work? How much money did he have?
He worked for a mining company and had no money at all.
derict/straightfoward
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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.
honest
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Put the following events in correct order.
hard-working
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Well, it may seem luck to you but not to me. If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.
out to sea by a strong wind.
4 (5)On the ship he earned his passage by
working as an unpaid hand.
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