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Unit 1 READING 2
M ark Twain was a very famous American writer.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is still very popular
among readers today.
Mark Twain was born in 1835. His real name
was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and Mark Twain
was his pen name. He used Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass before Mark Twain
and wrote a lot of comic articles with the name.
Mark Twain had many different jobs through his life. While he was a
teenager, Mark Twain worked as a printer. When the Civil War broke out, he
joined a small group of soldiers and served in the war. At one time, he was a
steam boat pilot. He also worked as a journalist and lecturer. He was an
excellent story-teller, so many people loved to hear his stories.
His writing has characters which seem very real and natural to readers.
When you read his novels, you can easily feel like you actually know
someone . Actually, he created the character of
Huckleberry Finn modeled on his boyhood friend Tom Blankenship.
English Usage
• while : simultaneous long actions
- We can use while to say that two longer actions or situations go at the
same time.
While Matthew was reading the book, I was working.
Kelly cooked supper while I watched TV.
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M ark Twain was a very famous American writer.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is still very popular
among readers today.
Mark Twain was born in 1835. His real name
was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and Mark Twain
was his pen name. He used Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass before Mark Twain
and wrote a lot of comic articles with the name.
Mark Twain had many different jobs through his life. While he was a
teenager, Mark Twain worked as a printer. When the Civil War broke out, he
joined a small group of soldiers and served in the war. At one time, he was a
steam boat pilot. He also worked as a journalist and lecturer. He was an
excellent story-teller, so many people loved to hear his stories.
His writing has characters which seem very real and natural to readers.
When you read his novels, you can easily feel like you actually know
someone . Actually, he created the character of
Huckleberry Finn modeled on his boyhood friend Tom Blankenship.
English Usage
• while : simultaneous long actions
- We can use while to say that two longer actions or situations go at the
same time.
While Matthew was reading the book, I was working.
Kelly cooked supper while I watched TV.
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