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Unit 5 The Value of Money
Reading and Thinking
Teaching objectives:
By the end of this period, you will be able to
1. Sum up the main idea of the text by skimming;
2. Analyse the language style of the play and the personalities of the main characters;
3. Learn some useful skills of understanding implied meanings based on what the characters said in the text;
Lead in
Do you know the author?
Mark Twain
▲a great American writer
▲ a famous speaker
▲ liked to tell funny stories
▲ liked to play jokes on his friends
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
The basic information about Mark Twain:
Real name
Pen name meaning
Birth date
Birth place
Grew up places
Hannibal, Missouri (along the Mississippi River)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Nov. 30th, 1985
The water is 2 fathoms deep.(=12feet)
Florida
Prediction
Look at the title and predict:
What is the type of the text?
A. A novel.
B. A biography.
C. A play.
Skimming
Look through the passage and answer the question.
1. How many characters(人物) are there i