人教高中英语必修3Unit3reading(共22张)课件
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Unit3
TheMillionPoundBankNote
WhatdoyouknowabouttheAmerican writerMarkTwain?
Doyouknowanyofhisworks?Canyouname anyofthem?
SamuelLanghorneClemens(1835–1910),betterknownbythepennameMarkTwain,wasanAmericanauthorandhumorist.TwainismostnotedforhisnovelsAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,whichhassincebeencalledtheGreatAmericanNovel,andTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.
HaveyoueverreadMarkTwain’sTheMillionPoundBankNoteorenthefilm?
Imaginethatsomebodygivesyoualargesumof
moneytospendasyoulike.Whatwouldyoudo
withit?
putitinhebank
uthemup
donate
buyabigflat
runabusiness
spendthemonfood
buyclothing
buybooks
sharewithfriends
travelaroundtheworld
dosomesciencerearch
AbriefintroductiontoTheMillionPoundBankNote
Tworichgentlemenmadeabetonwhatwouldhappentoapersonifhewasgivenonemillionpoundnote.
Henry,theheroofthestory,anAmericanyoungman,sailedtoofaranddriftedouttotheocean.
Fortunately,aBritishshipforLondon,passingby,savedhim.
WhatdoyouthinkwillhappentoHenry?
Willthebank-notehelphimorgethimintotrouble?