21世紀(jì)大英第二冊unit 2 Mistaken Identity(1)

1、21世紀(jì)大學(xué)實(shí)用英語綜合教程 第二冊,unit 2 text a mistaken identity (adapted) - mark twain,i. background information 1. mark twain（1835-1910）,mark twain was the pen name of samuel langhorne clemens, one of the major authors of american fiction. twain is also considered the greatest humorist in american literature. a

2、nd twain is the us critical realism literature founder. twains varied works include novels, travel narratives, short stories, sketches, and essays. his writings about the mississippi river, such as the adventures of tom sawyer, life on the mississippi, and adventures of huckleberry finn, have been e

3、specially popular among modern readers.,2. some writings of his,free talk,1). have you ever been mistaken for someone else? or do you know someone who has been mistaken for another person? please share your story with us. 2). now imagine you have the same name as the mayor of your city and look like

4、 him/her too. what might happen when you go to a hotel asking for a room and are told that the rooms are all booked?,ii. reading-centered activities,understanding the text,paragraph 1 of text a,1. where did this story happen? why couldnt mark twain get the two tickets for the sleeper train? 2. whom

5、did mark twain ask for the tickets and how did they reply? 3.how did mark twain feel when his request was rejected? 4.why did mark twain mention his name the second time he talked to the local official? 5.did the local official change his attitude when he heard the name “mark twain”? 6. why did mark

6、 twain feel such shame as cannot be described?,understanding the textparagraph 2-5 of text a,7. who finally invited mark twain into the sleeping car?,understanding the text paragraph 6-8 of text a,8. where did mark twain and his companion stay on the train? 9. how did the porter serve them on the tr

7、ain?,understanding the text paragraph 9-10 of text a,10. why did mark twains companion look rather ashamed when they were on the train?,understanding the text paragraph 11-12of text a,11. what was the reason that mark twain was invited onto the train?,reading analysis,read text a again, analyze the

8、text structure and complete the following table.,paragraph main idea details,mark twain asked for three times and was answered with a sharp “ !” each time. even the mention of his did not work. mark twain felt as his companion saw that his name was not so respected as he thought.,_,two train tickets

9、,_,though thinking himself to be well known, mark twain failed to get the train tickets he needed.,_,no,_,name,_,ashamed,1,reading analysis,paragraph main idea details,whispered something to the conductor while towards mark twain. at once the conductor came to mark twain and invited him on the train

10、.,2-5,mark twain was invited by the conductor to get onto the train.,_,_,_,a young porter,nodding,to the big family compartment,reading analysis,paragraph main idea details,the porter took and settled them comfortably in . he smiled a lot and promised to get them .,_,their suitcases,_,the luxurious

11、compartment,_,anything they wanted,mark twain received good service on the train.,6-8,reading analysis,paragraph main idea details,from what the porter said, mark twain knew that he had been invited onto the train as , not because he was mark twain, the famous writer.,_,the mayor of new york,mark tw

12、ain got to know why he was given such nice treatment.,9-12,iii.topics for discussion,1.what do you think mark twain did /felt after he knew that he was mistaken for the mayor of new york? 2.do you agree that the people in this story are mostly snobbish（勢利的）? can you find other examples of snobbishne

13、ss in real life?,iv.homework,1.(role play): suppose you have a face which is very similar to a famous person. if the strangers mistakenly consider you to be the famous person. how do you face the situation? tell the truth or pretend to be the famous person continuously? discuss the situation with your classmates after class and find your cooperation partners t