新课标高一新课标高一 英语必修英语必修3 3 Unit 3 The million pound bank note Warming up Teaching aims To know the characters of play esp the type of its language To know the background of the play Read and answer Mark Twain was born in Florida on November 30th 1835 He was brought up in Hannibal Missouri along the Mississippi River He is best know for his novels set in his boyhood world on the river such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The adventures of Huckleberry Finn Twain loved the river so much that even his pen name is bout the river Twain is an old word for two The phrase mark twain means that the water is two fathoms deep The author s real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens NOTES Real name Meaning of his pen name Birth date Birthplace Place where he grew up His famous stories Close your books and answer the following questions 1 What was the real name of Mark Twain 2 What century was he born 3 What was his job 4 Along which river are some of his most famous novels set 5 What does Mark Twain mean 6 Can you name one of his famous novels 7 Did he write plays as well as novels and short stories 8 Can you name one of his short sotries Sharing Ask Ss if they know any of Mark Twain s novels If they know let them tell the others the plot briefly If not tell them briefly Summary of the adventures of Tom Sawyer This is a story about a young boy named Tom Sawyer who is very mischievous and likes o go on adventures He lives with his Aunt Polly and his halfbrother Sid Tom also had two friends named Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn Bechy Thatcher is Tom s girlfriend and Injun Joe is the town s thief and murderer This story takes place in the mid 1800s in a small village in Missouri along the Mississippi River Summary of the adventures of Huckleberry Finn Before the novel begins Huck Finn has led a life of absolute freedom His parents are either dead or absent and so Huck is not used to following any rules The most important part of his character is his desire to save a black slave Jim and free him from slavery He runs away with Jim whom he sees as a person and not property They escape down the river giving Huckleberry time to think of the best thing to do Try to read one of Mark Twain s work and share it with your partner Homework