Pre-reading:
Have you ever read the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
①What kind of person is Tom
② What kind of story is it
③ When and where is the story set
While-reading:
Task 1: Look through the passage and match.
Task 2:
Work in pairs. Read the first paragraph of the passage quickly and try to answer the questions.
1. What kind of story is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2. When and where is the story set
Task 3:
Read paragraphs 1&2 and finish the tasks.
I. 单选。
1. ___ wrote the great book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
A. Lu Xun B. Mark Twain
2. How many characters are mentioned
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6
3. What did Tom and Becky find in the cave
A. a box of gold
B. a box of food
C. a treasure box
II. True or false.
1. Tom lives with his parents in St Petersburg, Missouri, in the US.
2. Tom runs away to a boat in the middle of the Mississippi River.
III. Answer the questions.
1. Who is the hero of the story What kind of person is him
2. Why does Tom always get into trouble
Task 4: Read paragraph 3 and answer:
1. What’s the writer’s favourite part in the book
2. Do you think Tom wants to go to his own funeral Why
3. How do people feel when they see Tom and Huck appear in the church
Task 5: Read paragraph 4 and answer:
1. What does the story describe
2. What does the story mainly want to tell us
Task 6: Translate the following expressions into English.
遇上麻烦
在……中间
逃跑
一小段时间
美国最伟大的文学作品之一
看到某人正做某事
Task 7: 见课本P59 ③
Task 8: 见课本P59 ④
Task 9:Try to retell the passage according to the mind map.
Post-reading:
Writing:
Write a passage about your favourite book. Use the passage in Activity 2 and the information in Activity 6 to help you.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
the writer’s favourite part
main characters
themes and reasons of greatness
a brief introduction
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