Mark Twain

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Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-Note

• What do you about the American writer
  Mark Twain ?
• Do you know any of his works? Can you name any of
  them?

Mark Twain
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• Tom Sawyer Abroad
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Fenimore Coopers Literary Offenses
• The Prince and the Pauper
• A Horses Tale
• The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg
• Innocents Abroad
• Tom Sawyer

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• "Always tell the truth then you don't have to
  remember
• anything.
• "The man who does not read books has no advantage
  over
• the man that can not read them
• "It is best to keep your mouth shut and be
  presumed
• ignorant than to open it and remove all doubt.
• "Don't let school interfere with your education.
• "Love your enemy, it will scare the hell out of
  them.
• "Always tell the truth then you don't have to
  remember
• anything.
• "When in doubt, tell the truth. "
• 
  --Mark Twain    

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• If a rich person gives you a large amount of
  money to
• use as you like. What will you do with it?
  Why?
• Have you ever made a bet with a friend? If so,
  what did
• you bet on? How did you feel about the bet
  after it was
• won or lost?
• Have you ever read the story The Million Pound
  Bank-
• Note? Have you seen the movie? If so, what
  did you
• think of it?

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• 1. Where did the story take place ?
• 2. How many people appeared in the story?
• Who were they ?
• 3. What did the two brothers want to do ?
• 4. How did Henry look ?
• 5. How did Henry feel ?

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• What did the owner and the waiter think of
  Henry?
• How did they feel when Henry took out the note?
• How did they treat Henry then? Why ?

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• Discuss
• What might happen to Henry in the next month
  as
• he tries to use the bank-note but not get into
  trouble.
• Make a short list of things that might happen to
  him.

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Language Points

• a large amount of
• Whatdo with sth
• make a bet
• Howfeel about
• be about to do sth
• permit sb to do st
• mind sb doing sth

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8. go ahead 9. as a matter of fact 10. by
accident 11. stare at sb / sth 12. find oneself
done 13. carry out 14. give up 15. earn by
doing sth 16. to be honest
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17.care about sb 18. show sb out 19. refuse to
do sth 20. come over to do sth 21. fall
over 22. make a bet 23. be well-known
that 24. take a chance 25. In a rude manner
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26. in rags 27. for some time 28. even if
even though 29. in a rather unusual way 30. be
equal to 31. be famous for