lWhat do you about Mark Twain ?lDo you know any of his works? Can you name any of them?What do you know about Mark Twain? Mark Twain(pen name)Real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. He liked to tell funny stories to make people laugh. He also liked to play jokes on his friends. Once Mark Twain was traveling with a friend of his. His friend lost his money, so he asked Mark Twain to buy a train ticket for him. “But I dont have enough money to buy two tickets,” said Mark Twain. His friend didnt know what to do. “You can hide under my seat when the conductor comes to check the tickets,” Mark Twain said to him. When the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets, one for himself and one for his friend. He said to the conductor, “My friend is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat.” Everyone in the train looked at his friend under the seat and laughed. his masterpieceshis short stories1.Running for Governor2.The 1,000,000 Bank-NoteAbout Mark TwainFind out more information about Mark TwainPlace he was born inPlace where he livedfamous worksThe meaning of “mark twain”the age of twelveWorking experiencesWriting styleIn FloridaHannibal, Missouri, along the MississippiThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Life on the MississippiIt means the water is two fathoms deep.(=12feet)He left school to look for work.A printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a businessman and a newspaper reporter.HumorousQuestions Mark Twain has a meaning, which means _ feet deep or _ meters deep.What is his first successful story?Why did his writing become famous? Which universities honored him for his writing?twelve3.66It is about a jumping frog contestHis writing became famous for its description of common people and the way they talked, but especially for his humor.Yale and Oxford Question & Thinking:1.What was Mark Twains life like in the last years of his life?2.As a result of this, what happened to his writing?It was filled with sad events, loneliness and the loss of much money.His writing lost most of its humour and became sad like him.Americas best known literary figureAmericas short story writernovelisthumoristpublic speakerliterary giantThe evaluation given to himMark Twains mottos/mottoes :1.Always tell the truth; then you dont have to remember anything.” 永远说实话，这样的话你就不用去记你曾经说过些什么。永远说实话，这样的话你就不用去记你曾经说过些什么。 2.The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that can not read them.“不读好书的人并不比不读书的人强。不读好书的人并不比不读书的人强。Discussion:What do you learn from him and his works?3.To retell the reading about Mark Twain1:to surf the Internet to find out more about Mark Twain and his workshttp:/www.online-literature.com/twain/http:www.etext.virginia.edu/railton/2. to preview the next lesson: Reading同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全