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warmingupDoyouknowwhoheis?I’mMarkTwain.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutme?

MarkTwainwasborninFloridaonNovember30th,1835.HewasbroughtupinHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiRiver.Heisbestknownforhisnovelssetinhisboyhoodworldontheriver,suchasTheAdventuresofTomSawyerandTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.HaveyoueverreadanyofMarkTwain’snovels?HisfamousworksTheAdventuresofTomSawyer

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LifeontheMississippi《密西西比河上的生活》

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shortstorywriternovelistLiterarygiantDoyouknowanyevaluationgiventohim?HumoristpublicspeakerSupposeyougetalargeamountofmoneybybuyinglotterytickets(彩票)andbecomeamillionaire(百萬富翁).Whatwillyoudowiththemoney?DiscussionImaginethatsomebodygivesyoualargesumofmoneytospendasyoulike.Whatwouldyoudowithit?TheMillionPoundBankNoteHenry:AnAmericanbusinessman,whoarrivedinLondonbyaccident,penniless,hungryandlonely.CharactersCharactersRoderickandOliver:Tworichbrothers,whomadeabet.Roderickbelievedthatamancouldn’tsurviveinthecityforamonthwithonlyamillionpoundbank-note.ButOliverbelievedhecould.TheMillionPoundBankNoteActI

Briefintroductiontothestory:TwobrothersOliverandRoderickbrothersbetonwhatwouldhappenifonehadnothingbutabank-noteof￡1,000,000.TheymadeabetonapoormanHenry,whowasinrags.Theygavehimamillionpoundbanknoteandsawwhetherhecouldwinother’srespecteventhoughhewasinragsandlookedpoor.Sothestorybegan…Readthescene

onpage52andthinkabout:While-readingWhatbetdidRoderickandOlivermake?HowdidHenrycometoEngland?Nowanswerthequestionsbelow.1.WhatbetdidRoderickandOlivermake?2.HowdidHenrycometoEngland?TheybetonwhetheramancouldliveforamonthinLondonifhehadamillion-poundbanknote.HecametoEnglandbyaccident.Hewasoutsailingwhenhisboatwascarriedouttosea,andashiprescuedhim,takinghimtoEngland.3.HowdoesHenrywantthebrotherstohelphim?Hewouldlikethemtoofferhimajob.Nowanswerthequestionsbelow.4.WhydoyouthinkHenrydoesnotwantthebrothers'charity?Becauseheisaproudandhonestmanwhothinksthatitisimportanttolivebyhardwork.5.WhydoyouthinkHenrydoesnotwantthebrothers'charity?Becausehelookspoor.Thenwhentheytalktohim,theydiscoverthatheispoor,friendless,andalone.Heisperfectfortheirbet.PutHenry'sstoryincorrectorder.HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.HenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.HenrywenttotheAmericanconsulatetoseekhelp.51243ReadthesesentencesanddescribeHenry’sfeelingsusingsuitableadjectives.1.Who?Me,sir?2.Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.Asamatteroffact,IlandedinBritainbyaccident.3.I’mafraidIdon’tquitefollowyou,sir.4.Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome!Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon’tthinkit’sveryfunny.5.Well,whydon’tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?SurprisedAnxiousPuzzledAngryandupsetPuzzled,angry,curious,surprisedUnderstandingimpliedmeaningSomesentenceshaveanimpliedmeaningwhichisnotclearlystated.Thisimpliedmeaningoftenindicatedpeople'sfeelings,attitudes,ormotives.Youcanfindthisimpliedmeaningbylookingatthecontext.Youhavetoreadbetweenthelinesbecausetherealmessagesareoftenhiddenbeneaththeliteralmeaning.Explainwhatthespeakersmeanbysayingthesesentences.Explainwhatthespeakersmeanbysayingthesesentences.1.IwenttotheAmericanconsulatetoseekhelp,but...Anyway,Ididn’tdaretotryagain.2.Youmustn’tworryaboutthat.It’sanadvantage.3.Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!4.Oh,thisissilly.Checkyouranswers.1.Ididn’tgetanyhelpintheconsulateandmyexperiencetherewasunpleasant.I'mafraidtogobacktotheconsulate.2.It’sanadvantagetousthatyouwerebroughttoEnglandbyaccidentandyoudon’thaveanymoneybecauseyou’retherightpersonforthebet.Youdon’tneedtoworryaboutyoursituationbecausewe’regoingtogiveyouamillion-poundbanknote.3.Fortunately,wefoundtherightpersonforthebet.It’sgoodluckforus.4.It’sverystrangethatIcan’topentheenvelopeuntiltwoo’clock.What’shappening?WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkHenryis?Whydoyouthinkso?Post-readingDiscussionFindsomecluesintheplay.Henrywas...?Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.Well,tobehonest,Ihavenone.(nomoney)honestCouldyouoffermeworkhere?Idon’twantyourcharity.Ijustwantajobthatearnsanhonestincome.hard-workingWell,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome!Ifthisisyourideaofsomekindofjoke,Idon’tthinkit’sveryfunny.Nowifyou’llexcuseme,Ioughttobeonmyway.frankHenrypromises:don'topentheletteruntil________.MindmapWhereIntwobrother’shouseWhoRoderick,OliverHenryWhathappenedTwobrothers:madea