(共27张PPT)
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Unit 2
It is still read and loved.
Learning Goals:
To read and understand the passage, know more about the adventures of Tom sawyer.
To be able to write a composition about your favorite book.
Reading strategies:
1. Read the title.
2. Scan the passage. Find out the
main idea of each paragraph.
3. Read for more detail information.(细节)
4. Read for further understanding.
(深层次理解课文)
Fast
Reading
Careful
Reading
Read and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
a. The writer’s favorite part
the main plot(情节)
c. Main characters and
b. The theme of the story
d. A brief introduction
Fast Reading
words and expressions
escape from…
意为:从……逃脱,强调结果
eg:The driver managed to escape from the bus .
【exercise】昨天鸟从笼子里跑了。
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The bird escaped from the cage yesterday.
alive(adj.)
意为: 活着的;在世的,可用作表语和定语。作定语时,一般要后置。
The fish is still alive.(作表语)
He is the greatest poet alive. (作后置定语)
Who’s the writer
When and where is the story set
What kind of story is The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer
Careful Reading
The story is set in the town of St Petersburg, Missouri, in the US, in the nineteenth century.
An adventure story.
Mark Twain.
Read Para.1 and answer:
Mark Twain was an American writer. He was born in a small town in Missouri, so his stories are set in the south of America. Mark Twain is his pen name and he likes writing in everyday English.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huck Finn are two of his important works.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Careful Reading
Read Para.2 in pairs and complete the table:
Main characters What does he/she do with Tom
Sawyer
Tom
aunt Polly
Huck Finn
Injun Joe
Becky
lives with Tom
run away to an island in the middle
of the Mississippi River
is looking for Tom
escapes from a cave
finds Injun Joe’s treasure box
and takes it away
Careful Reading
Retell Para.2 with the words:
Main characters What does he/she do with Tom
Sawyer
Tom
aunt Polly
Huck Finn
Injun Joe
Becky
lives
run away
is looking for
escapes from
finds treasure box
takes away
Careful Reading
Read Para.3 and think:
How do Tom and Huck feel when they started their adventures
How do they feel when they hear that everyone thinks they are dead
come back home
Careful Reading
Read Para.3 and think:
come back home
Why do they hide and watch for
a time when they see their
family and neighbours
Careful Reading
Read Para.4 and underline the sentences using passive voice.
Careful Reading
Change the sentence into active voice.
Today, it is still read and loved by people all over the world, and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories.
Today, people still read and love it , and think it to be one of the greatest American stories.
people plant trees.
Trees are planted by people.
主动:
被动:
exercise
exercise
A sports meeting is held by us in our school every year.
We hold a sports meeting in our school every year.
exercise
summary
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分
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Which picture can show the structure of the passage
the main plot(情节)
The writer’s favorite part
Main characters and
The theme of the story
A brief introduction
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 2 & 3
summary
扩展阅读
Read another passage about Hemingway and one of his famous works, the old man and the sea. Then choose the right answer.
扩展阅读
1. Hemingway’s father was a fan of ______.
A. books B. sports C. music D. art
2. The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版)in ______.
A. 1852 B. 1899 C. 1952 D. 1989
3. The old man doesn’t get a fish until the ______day.
A. fifteenth B. eightieth
C. eighty-fourth D. eighty-fifth
4. What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish ______
A. He has to look for food somewhere else.
B. He doesn’t give up fishing.
C. He doesn’t fish any more.
D. He has nothing to do.
5. What can we learn from the old man ______
A. When we are in trouble, we should not give up.
B. When we want to fish, we can get a big fish.
C. We can do everything well because we are
young.
D. We can live a better life if we like fishing.
扩展阅读
Title:
Writer:
Characters:
Stories:
Theme:
discuss
the main plot(情节)
The writer’s favorite part
Main characters and
The theme of the story
A brief introduction
writing
Write a passage about your favorite book
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My favourite book is _________________ The story is set in _____________________ It is the story of_______________________ ___________________________________ One day, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________It tells us_____________________________
______________________________________
Blackboard design
Fast
Reading
Careful
Reading
title
scan
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
introduction
characters
favorite part
theme
words and expressions
(Students write down here)
get into trouble
run away
escape
dead
funeral
alive
pay for
A book review of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer