内容正文:
Unit 5 The Value of Money
Reading and Thinking:
Read about a bet between two wealthy men
scene
narrator
narration
bet
make a bet
n. (戏剧或歌剧的)场;现场;场面
n. (书、戏剧或电影中的)叙述者;讲述者;(电视节目中的)幕后解说员
n. 叙述;讲述;解说
n. 打赌;赌注
vi&vt. (bet, bet)下赌注;
用……打赌
v. (bet, bet)下敢说
打个赌
Words review
servant
as a matter of fact
by accident
sail
spot
consulate
dare
sort
mining
n. 仆人;佣人
事实上;其实;说真的
偶然地;意外地
vi.&vt. (船)航行;
(人)乘船航行
vt. 看见;注意到;发现
n. 地点;处所;斑点;污迹
n. 领事馆
vi.&modal v. 胆敢;敢于
n. 种类;类别
n. 采矿;采矿业
Words review
patience
to be honest
ought to
be about to do sth
indicate
beneath
postpone
odd
n. 耐心;忍耐力;毅力
说实话;坦率地说
应该;应当
即将或正要(做某事)
vt.&vi. 表明;显示
vt. 象征;暗示
adv.&prep. 在(或往)……下面;在……的表面之下
vt. 延迟;延期;延缓
adj. 奇怪的;怪异的;反常的
Words review
What would you do if you had a million-pound bank note?
Brainstorming
buy a big house
donate
do some science research
share with friends
open schools for kids from poor families
build shelters for homeless people
protect the environment
run a business
travel
save
Brainstorming
This man really got a million pound bank note in Mark Twain’s play.
How did that happen?
Do you know him?
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
What do you know about the American writer Mark Twain?
Do you know any of his works?
Can you name any of them?
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, 1835
The water is 2 fathoms deep.(=12feet)
Florida
He loved the river so much that even his pen name is about the river. “Twain” is an old word for “two”. The phrase “mark twain” means that the water is two fathoms deep.
Lead-in
《汤姆·索亚历险记》
《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》
《密西西比河上的生活》
His famous works
《卡拉韦拉斯县著名的跳蛙》
Early stage: Active & humor
Mid-term: Satire(讽刺)
Later period: pessimistic & desperate
Writing style
His famous saying
Mark Twain
1835-1910
谎言走遍天下,真理寸步难行
A lie can travel halfway around the world, while the truth is putting on its shoe