外研版高中英语必修5AdventureinLiteratureandtheCinema7.ppt

Have you heard of Mark Twain? 2. What do you know about him? Mark Twain 1. He left school early, and as an adolescent, determined to make his fortune in South America, set off from his home in Hannibal, Missouri, for New Orleans. 2. He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket only to find that there were no boats for South America. 3. Forced to change his plans, he worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat, taking passengers up and down the Mississippi, the great river which flows from the north of the US near the Canadian border, down to the Gulf of Mexico. 4. Twain’s vivid and often amusing description of life on the river quickly became popular, and established the reputation he still enjoys today. 1. In what ways was Mark Twain’s life an adventure? He liked to travel, and later worked on the River Mississippi. 2. What are the best Chinese adventure stories? Listen to the passage and answer the question. Pen name and the meaning Led an adventurous life early years of the life: _____________ as an adolescent: determined to ________________________________________________________________ his plan: he wanted to _______________________ when he arrived in _________________________________________ “Mark Twain” which mean “watermark two” left school make his fortune in South America, set off for New Orleans take a boat to the Amazon New Orleans without a penny in his pocket Led an adventurous life only to find that _________________________________, actually, then forced to __________________, he ___________________________________________________________. His reputation: there were no boats for South America change his plans worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat One of America’s greatest writers The writer of the passage says, “Often the lives of the writers resemble the lives of the characters they create.” Can you give another example to support this opinion? 1. no exception 也不例外 1) no用以表达与所说的事截然相反 Sh