III．教学重难点

1. Develop students' reading ability.

2. Enable students to talk about foreign famous play.

IV. 教学过程

Step I. Warming up

1. Mark Twain is probably one of the few American writers with whom students are already familiar. This exercise makes the teacher find out how much the students know about this writer and decide how much they need to know about the author before they read the play.

T: Do you know something about the American writer Mark Twain?

Ss: A little.

T: Today we will learn something about this great writer in the American history. Now please read "About Mark Twain" on page 23 so that you can know more about him.

Students read the passage about Mark Twain and answer the questions given in the form on page 23.

What's the real name of Mark Twain?

When was he born and when did he die?

Do you know all the places where he lived?

Can you name his famous stories?

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