Mark Twain (1835-1910)

His real name: SaHis real name: Samuel Langhorne Cmuel Langhorne Clemenslemens

A world famous short story writer.

Mark Twain was born in Florida and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother's tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didn't like to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home.

He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi ( 密西西比河 ) as he loved the great river so much. His father died when he was 12. Mark Twain left school and began to work for a printer ( 印刷商 ), who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a riverboat pilot ( 领航员 ) and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner ( 矿工 ).

During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full--time writer.

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How do you know that he loved Mississippi River very much ?

Three of his most famous books describe people on this great river. They are________________________________________________________________________________________________and his penname is about the river.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi

“ Twain “ is an old word for _____.so “mark twain” is to say that____________________

twoit is two fathoms deep.

( 1 fathom == 6 feet / 1.83 meters )

What did he do after he left school ?

What was he famous for ?

How was his last years of life ?

He was a printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a businessman and a newspaper reporter.

He was famous for its description of common people and the way they talked, but especially for his humor.

It was filled with sad events, loneliness and the loss of much money.

Features of the play:

1.This is a two-act play, meaning that the events of the drama are divided into two main parts.

Sometimes the second act of a play changes the setting (i.e. time and place) but more often there is some change in the thoughts and actions of the main characters.Each act is made up of various scenes.

2. Another basic feature in the structure of plays is the stage direction.

The word or words, which appear in italics, provide the director and actors with guidance about how words should be said (i.e. tone of voice) or what action actors should take as they say the words (i.e. behavior).

3. A third important feature of plays can be found in the use of the dash (----).

In dramatic dialogue, the dash lets the reader know that the character who is speaking has either been interrupted by another character or, for some as yet unknown reason, has decided not to finish what he or she intended to say.

Let’s enjoy the Let’s enjoy the film!film!

The Million Pound The Million Pound Bank-NoteBank-Note

a large amount of

a large/great/good number of

a great/good many + 复数名词

a good few/ quite a few

1.A large amount of polluted water is flowing into the sea.2.Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.表示“许多，若干”的短语

There coal to be sent there.is a large amount of

are large amounts of

Note: A large amount of + 不可数名词 + 单数动词large amounts of + 不可数名词 + 复数动词

The amount of + 不可数名词 “……的量”

The number of…… 的数目

Numbers of + 跟复数名词A number of

大量的

a great/good deal of

a great/large amount of + 不可数名词

quite a little

a lot of /lots ofa great /large quantity oflarge quantities of + 可数名词 /plenty of 不可数名词

many a + 单数名词（谓语用单数）

1._____ students went to see Mr.Wang during

the time he was ill. A. The number of B. A number

of C.The large number of D. A large

number2. The number of mistakes______ by him

_____surprising. A. to make;are B. making; is C.made; is D. to be made;

are3.The number of people invited _____

50,but a number of them _____ absent for different reasons. A. were;was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were

B

C

C

4. A great ____ of foreign guests come to our school for a visit every year. A. Deal B.number C. plenty D. lot5.The wounded soldier lost _____ blood. A.a great many B.a great number of C.a great amount D.a great deal of6.Many a ____ _____ not able to work the math problem out. A.student;was B.students;were C.student;were D.students;was7.There has been ____ rainfall in this area this year. A.a great many B. a plenty of C.quite a lot D.enough

B

D

A

D

make a bet 打赌e.g. He made a bet with me on whether the famous

actress would come.

win a bet 打赌而赢

lose a bet 打赌而输

put / place a bet on a horse 在一匹马上赌注

have a bet on sth 赌博

e.g. People in Hong Kong like having a bet on horse.

How did you feel about the bet if you lose it ?

1).permit…to do

Will you permit us to use this room for a meeting ?

2)permit+ n./ pron.

We must never permit anything of the sort.

3)permit + n./ pron. +adv./adv. phrase

I don’t permit cats in my kitchen.

4)permit vi. 容许 :

Weather permitting (= If weather permits ) , we’ll go camping.

Permit

permit / allow

1.He was _________ to talk to the prisoner.2.Smoking is not __________ in the lecture hall .3. He _________me a discount of five percent.4. The manager _________ the dog to go into the store though the store rules didn’t ________ it.

permittedallowed

allowsallowed

permit

Permit 含有积极的正面意义，用于正式的场合。Allow 含有“听任，不加阻止，不按常规行事。

1.If time _______ , I’ll tell you another story.

2.I ________________ her into my library.

3.Smoking is not _________ here.

4._______ me to introduce to you my friend Mr.Smith.

5._____ me introduce myself.

allow,permit,admit, let

permits

admitted/allowed permitte

d/allowedAllow

Let admit to/ into 许进入admit=hold 容纳admit doing sth 承认admit to doing sth 承认

6.The nurse ______ the visitors to remain

beyond the hospital visiting hours,though , it was not _________.7. A stroke of luck _____ us win the game.8._______ him do what he pleases.9.These tickets will _____ us to the movie.10.The law ______ all citizen above a certain age to vote in elections.

allowed

permitted

letLet

admitpermits

allow,permit,admit, let

wonder

wonder if / whetherwonder at sthwonder who/ where/ when/ howNo wonder that-

Eg.1.I wonder if you can lend me your bike.

2. I wonder who he is.

3. I wonder where they come from.

4. We wonder at his learning.

by accident / by (any) chance

e.g. Would you by any chance have change for $5

I met her quite by chance.stare sb. into sth / stare at

e.g I stared her into silence.

It’s rude to stare at strangers.

No one likes being stared at.

give oneself up to sb / give sb. up for lost

e.g. 1. After a week on the run he gave himself up to the police.

2. The air crash happened on the sea and government gave the people on board up for lost.

…when I was spotted by a ship.Spot :v. recognize / finde.g. He is very tall and can be easily spotted in the crowd.

I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance.

earn one’s passage: get some fare 挣得路费unpaid hand : to work without paying

account for : give reason to

1.A period of ten years. D________

2. an organization, or a fund established to help the needy. C________

3. Having a false or misleading appearance f__________

4. Something produced, published, or offered I__________

5. A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.83 meters) f___________

6. One who writes plays; a dramatist. P____________

ecade

harity

ake

ssue

athom

laywright

7. The coming of darkness; dusk. N_________

8. The right to travel as a passenger, especially on a ship p___________

9. The text of a play, broadcast, or movie. S____________

10. A usually sweet course or dish, served at the end of a meal. D__________

11. Not to be believed I__________ u__________

12. One whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards. b

ightfall

assage

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essert

ncrediblenbelievable

arber

名词性从句

主语从句同位语从句宾语从句表语从句

EX. 2 on page 20

宾语从句在另一个句子中做宾语的句子叫宾

语从句。I don’t know whether/if he can

pass the exam.The brothers won’t say why the

y decided to make the bet.

宾语从句Now I want to know what

I can do.John said that he was

leaving for London on Wednesday.

表语从句在另外一个句子中作表语的句子叫表语从句

That is why we have given you the letter.

The question is whether he’ll come.My anger is because you haven’t writ

ten to me for a long time.

whether 与 if 均为“是否”但下列情况下只用 whether ：1. 引导表语从句

The question is whether he’ll come.

I asked him whether/ if he would come.

2. whether 从句作介词宾语 I’m not sure about whether we’l

l win.3. 从句后有 "or not"

Whether you like it or not, you’ll have to do it.

4. whether 引导主语从句并在句首 Whether he will come is not clear.

1.I found the afternoon’s entertainment rather ______ and would have preferred to do something more interesting.

2. I can’t _________ this party to __________if you refuse to apologize.

3. Don’t ______ so hard at the man over there or he might lose his _________and come over to ask you why.

silly

permit go ahead

starepatience

silly, patience, Stare, permit, go ahead

Ex.3 P20

4. I _____________that I could do fifty jumps

without stopping.But I lose his ________

and come over to ask you why.

5. Is your __________to your hometown paid

for or will they send you an __________for

you to pay later ?

made a bet

passage

passage

account

passage, account,make a bet

6. How could you ______________ your behavior

on that night ?

7. _______________ I don’t like him very much

because he is always ___________of the others:

success.

8. Both of them showed a __________ to

finish the fighting, so the problems will

_________ be solved.

account for

To be honest jealou

s

willingness

probably

account for, willingness, To be honest,jealous, probably,

EX. 3 on page 57

As a matter or fact, he was spotted by accident when he got into the office.

To be honest, the gentleman was in rags in order to pretend that he was poor.He worked as an unpaid director in the company. But when the owner of the company shouted at him in a rude manner again and again, he began to lose his patience.

She screamed as if she had seen a snake.

Even if your company is large, it can still get into trouble by growing too quickly.

The reasons he gave to account for his silly actions were indeed unbelievable.

Comprehension: find and adjective in the list to complete each sentence. Each word is used only once. 1. Both brothers probably felt that Henry was a

______ young man.

2. Henry was not _________ about what would happen to him when he left the brothers.

3. Henry must have felt _______ when he saw how far he had traveled out to sea.

4. Henry was not _______ to accept money from the brothers.

5. Henry felt _______ when he saw the food on the brothers’ table.

clever

confident

glad

foolish

jealous

Foolish /jealous /clever /glad /confident

1. Both brothers probably felt that Henry was a

_____ young man.2. Henry was not _________ about what

would happen to him when he felt the brother.3. Henry must have felt ______ when he saw

how far he had traveled out to sea.4. Henry was not _____ to accept money

from the brother.5. Henry felt _______ when he saw the food

on the brothers’ table

cleverconfident

foolish

jealous

glad

Ex. P.19

Comprehension: For each statement, write “F” if it is a fact. Write “O”if it is an opinion.

1. _____ Henry wants to find a job in London.

2. _____ Henry is given an envelope by the two brothers.

3. _____ Henry is an unlucky young man.

4. _____ Henry is not a proud man.

5. _____ Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers.

f

f

oo

o

If you had a large amount of money…

￡One Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Bank-note

Act One

Brief introduction before the film clip:Two brothers Oliver and Roderick made a bet on what would happen if one had nothing but a bank-note of ￡ 1,000,000.They chose a poor man Henry, who was lost in London because of a strong wind on the sea. He had no money and didn’t know what he should do. At that time he was walking down the street, hearing someone calling him…

Watch the film clip and answer the questions:

1.Where does Henry come from? Does he know much about London?

2. How about his appearance and why ?

3. What did the brothers ask Henry not to do?

San Francisco. No, he doesn’t know London at all.

He was in rags. He earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand on the ship, which accounts for his appearance.

They asked Henry not to open the letter until two o’clock.

About a month ago

Towards nightfall

The next morning

Lastly

Now

Just at that time

Roderick _____ him and asked him to _____ _____

To Henry’s surprise

Roderick gave him___________________ _____________________

sailing out of the bay

was carried out to sea by a strong wind

was spotted by a ship

earned his passage by working as an unpaid handwas lost in London and wandering in the street

calledstep inside

a letter with money

While Henry told the reason he While Henry told the reason he came to London, why did his came to London, why did his eyes eyes starestare atat what was left of what was left of the brothers’ dinner on the table?the brothers’ dinner on the table?

This is because Henry felt very This is because Henry felt very hungry without eating anything hungry without eating anything for over twenty four hours.for over twenty four hours.

To deal with details as a help of acting

They were polite to Henry. They They were polite to Henry. They asked Henry to come in through asked Henry to come in through the front door, which is for the the front door, which is for the guests, not for the servants. They guests, not for the servants. They used very polite expressions such used very polite expressions such as as “Would you please…?”“Would you please…?”The servant said to him, The servant said to him, “Permit“Permit me to lead the way, sir.”me to lead the way, sir.” This also This also showed their good mannersshowed their good manners..

What was the brothers’ attitude towards Henry, polite or impolite? How do you know?

When the two brothers wanted to know something about Henry, they used a polite way to say, “I wonder if you’d mind us asking…”

When Henry stood up to leave, they said, “Please don’t go.”

When they wanted to know whether Henry had money or not, they asked politely about such kind of sensitive questions, using a polite way, “If you don’t mind, may I ask you how much money you have?”

Act One Scene 4

Discussion

1.Why did the waiter go to the restaurant owner when Henry ordered the same food for the second time ?

2.Why did Henry keep looking at the clock ?

3.Why did Mr. Clemens think the bank-note couldn’t be fake?

4.How did the owner’s attitude change at last?

silly

proud

lucky

honest

rude

patient

cruel

clever

humorous

Act Two