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课件网) Notes: 1. grocery shopping 购买食品杂货 2. cost n. 成本，费用，花费 labor costs 人工费用 3. poor efficiency 低效率 4. delivery n. 交付，交货，递送 1. What are the best Chinese adventure stories 2. How can you understand “often the lives of writers resemble the lives of the characters they create” Can you give some examples to support it 3. Have you ever heard of Mark Twain How much do you know about him and his books The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is perhaps the most famous American novel ever written. Huck Finn is a teenage boy who has run away from home. His companion is Jim, a black slave who has also run away. The two of them experience a number of adventures while sailing down the Mississippi River on a Raft. In what ways was Mark Twain’s life an adventure He liked to travel, and later worked on the River Mississippi. Read the passage and answer the questions. * Read the passage again to get more information about Mark Twain. Complete the form below. * The Life of Mark Twain Introduction Real name:1_____ Pen name: 2_____, which means “3_____”. Adventurous life He had planned to make his fortune in 4_____. For some reason, he changed his plan and worked for several years as a 5_____ on the Mississippi. Reputation He wrote stories about life on the river, which 6_____ his reputation as one of America’s greatest writers. Samuel Clemens Mark Twain watermark two South America pilot established * Complete the passage according to what you’ve known about Mark Twain. * Often the writer’s lives resemble their characters’ lives, and Mark Twain was no _____ (except). Mark Twain was Samuel’s pen name, _____ was a call used by sailors on the Mississippi. Like Huck, the hero in his famous novel, Mark Twain _____ (lead) an adventurous life. When he was young, he was _____ (determine) to make _____ fortune in South America. So he set_____ from Missouri for New Orleans. For some reason, he was forced_____ (change) his plan and worked for several years as a pilot. Later, he began writing _____ (story) about life on the river. These stories _____ (establish) his reputation as one of America’s _____ (great) writers. stories which led determined his off to change exception established greatest 1. Read two summaries of famous works on P28 and finish the exercises below it. 1) The summary begins with the name of the _____. A. author or director B. main character C. book or film 2) It uses the _____ tense to describe the action. A. present B. future C. past 3) It starts with information about _____ the action takes place. A. when and where B. why C. how 4) It continues with _____. A. the writer’s opinion B. a description of the action C. a description of the characters 2. Read the brief biography of Mark Twain and his famous novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn briefly. While reading, please pay attention to some useful expressions in it. * Mark Twain, regarded as “the father of A ... ...
