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Reading and Thinking
Unit 05
The Value of Money
B.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this period, you will be able to
1. analyse the language style of the play and the personalities of the main characters;
2. describe the feelings of the main characters using suitable adjectives.
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?
B.
Mark Twain was born in Florida in 1835. He was brought up in Missouri/mɪˈzʊəri/, along the Mississippi River.
He is best known for his novels set in his boyhood world on the river, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
He is the greatest humorist of the 19th century in American literature. Also one of the greatest writer in the world.
B.
《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
《百万英镑》
B.
What would you do if you had a million-pound bank note?
Speaking skills?
Lead-in
Tick the things you would do with a million-pound bank note.
Do some science research
Share with friends
Run a business
Help the poor/the disabled
Buy a big house/villa/car
Plan a trip
Share with family members
Deposite(存) it in a bank
What is the type of the text?
The Million Pound Bank Note
Act 1, Scene 3
A. A novel.
B. A biography.
C. A play.
Let's predict
Discourse Analysis:Fast reading
What are the basic elements of a play script?
Reading for language features
title of play 剧本题目
scene 场次
character names 人物
lines台词 (lines of dialogue 对话, narration 旁白,
monologue 独白)
stage directions 舞台说明(括号里斜体部分)
The most important two parts of a play.
the basic elements of the play
title of play
scene
character names
narration
stage directions
lines of dialogue
A play usually consists of several acts. Each act can have several scenes.
Narrator always gives information or comment on the action of the scene or the motivations of characters. Characters may narrate, or a performer who is not