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Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note Lesson 1 ：Warming up and Extensive reading Learning targets: 认知目标：了解文章的大意及其主要信息。理解文章中的长难句，掌握文中重要短语及句型，并能灵活运用。 能力目标：通过自主探究，合作探究，小组学习，培养提高阅读理解能力 The Background Information of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》的故事发生在19世纪三四十年代的美国密西西比河中下游地区，故事中有平凡的小人物，也有伟大的英雄…… The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is based on Mark Twain’s childhood. When he was a child, he always went to play on the farmland owned by his uncle John, who had 20 slaves. His uncle was kind, warm-hearted, and full of humor. He was not cruel to the slaves, but he could not allow them to be free. During his time on the farm, Mark Twain made friends with Uncle Daniel, a black slave. He always liked to ask Uncle Daniel different questions. Uncle Daniel was hard-working and kind to Mark, and the other children. He often told interesting stories to Twain. At that time, Mark Twain felt very sorry for the slaves. He thought all men were born equal and people shouldn’t treat slaves badly. It was at that time that he became interested in literature, and began to dream of becoming a writer. The friendship with Uncle Daniel inspired him to write about freedom for slaves, although that was not yet a reality. The publication of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was an important event in the development of American literature in the 19th century. Its subject matter of freedom and emancipation (解放), and the friendship between the while child, Huck and the black slave, Jim, mark a turning point in social attitudes. In the story the white characters, Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Tom’s aunt, all work together for the freedom of the story’s black character, Jim. Huck could not bear living with his bad-tempered dad, who often beat him. Then he escaped from their house. After that, he met Jim, a black slave, who escaped from his owner. Then the two floated down the Mississippi on a raft. On their way, they met two swindlers(骗子) who sold Jim. Thanks to others’ help, Jim could go back