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Module 7
Great books
Unit 2
It is still read and loved.
A: Hello, what’s up
B: I want to join an Internet group to discuss great books by great writers.
A: Who do you think is a great writer
B: _________________.
A: I accept that he is great because ____________. He was____________.
And __________________ is my favorite.
B: Who’s your favorite character in this book
A:_______________because_______________________.
Free talk
Warming-up
Let’s talk about the great books and writers.
Have you read the book before
What happens in the book
Warming-up
Work in pairs. Read the first paragraph in Activity 2 quickly and try to answer the questions. Use the words and expressions in the box to help you.
adventure hero nineteenth century treasure
1. What kind of story is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2. When and where is the story set
Pre-reading
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Writer
Place where the story is set
The time of the story
The brief(摘要)
Mark Twain
In the town of St Petersburg, Missouri, in the US
In the nineteenth century
It tells some exciting stories about a boy who has many adventures
Fast Reading
Read and fill in the blanks.
While-reading
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River in the nineteenth century.
Tom is the hero of the book.
He has many adventures.
He also finds a treasure box.
Fast Reading
While-reading
Read the passage and match.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
the main plot
the writer’s favourite part
main characters
the theme of the story
a brief introduction
Fast Reading
While-reading
Read Para. 2 and find out the main characters.
Tom
Polly
Huck Finn
Becky
Injun Joe
aunt
best friend
another friend
bad man
Careful Reading
While-reading
1. Why does Tom always get into trouble
2. How do people feel when they see Tom and Huck appear in the church
3. What can we know from The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
They are surprised to see them at first, but very pleased to find that they are alive.
Because Tom doesn’t like people telling him what to do.
We can know how people live in the southern states of America at that time and how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions.
Read carefully and answer the questions.
While-reading
The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
Writer
Place where the story is set
Main characters
Stories the book tells
Theme
Features
It tells how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions.
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Injun Joe, Becky
Tom and his friends’ adventure
It is written in everyday English, and the dialogues sound especially real.
Complete the table.
St Petersburg in the US
Post-reading
Post-reading
Fill in the blanks and retell the passage.
Mark Twain
in the 19th century
telling him what to do
an island
come back
everyday English
Read the passage and find out the sentences with “be+ done”.
The story is set in the town of St Petersburg .
It is written in everyday English.
It is still read and loved.
It is thought to be one of the greatest American stories.
Grammar
Post-reading
1. Tom escapes from a cave with another friend, Becky.
汤姆和另一个朋友贝姬从山洞里逃了出来。
escape from … 从……逃跑,逃脱
escape (doing) sth. 逃避(做)某事
Language Points
Post-reading
eg: The driver managed to escape from the vehicle and shout a warning. 那名司机设法从车里逃了出来并大声警告别人。
2. Everyone is surprised to see them at first, but very pleased to find
that they are alive. 刚开始,大家看见他们还感到有些惊讶,但
是发现他俩还活着,大家都很开心。
be surprised to do sth. 惊奇地做某事
be surprised at sth. 对某事感到惊讶
to one’s surprise 使某人惊奇的是
be pleased to do sth. 高兴地做某事
be pleased with + sb. / sth. 对……满意
Post-reading
eg: He’s surprised to find he has put on weight recently.
他吃惊地发现自己最近体重增加了。
3. …and how bad people pay for their actions.
以及坏人如何为他们的行为受到惩罚。
pay for 为……付出代价;受惩罚
Post-reading
eg: You’ll pay for that remark! 你会为你的话付出代价!
4. …and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories.
……人们认为这本书是美国最好的小说之一。
It is thought to be … 的意思是“人们认为……”,相当于People think …
类似的结构还有:
… is said to be… “据说……”
… is believed to be… “人们相信……”
Post-reading
eg: Shanghai is thought to be the second largest city in China. 人们认为上海是中国第二大城市。
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
dialogue everyday neighbour state
Set in the (1)__________ of Missouri, the US, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a lively story full of fun. Tom and his friend Huck have many adventures. My favourite part is when their family and (2)__________ go to church because they think Tom and Huck are dead! The book is also full of wonderful (3)___________. The conversations are written in the (4)___________ English of nineteenth century of Missouri, and sound especially real. It is a truly great book!
state
neighbours
dialogues
everyday
Post-reading
Work in pairs. Ask and answer.
Would you like to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Why / Why not
Post-reading
Your favourite book
Writer
Place where the story is set
Main characters
Stories the book tells
Theme
Features
Complete the Your favourite book column in the table.
Post-reading
Write a passage about your favourite book.
Work in pairs. Talk about your favourite book.
Post-reading
【思路点拨】 Step Idea Expression
1 介绍书名、作者信息 和故事梗概 The book I’d like to share with you is…
It’s written by…
This book tells about…
2 故事的意义和影响 What I like most about the book is…
I still remember…
This tells us that…
3 对书的评价 Today this book is widely…
It’s thought to be…
1. The panda is called China’s national ________.
2. I hear that an old man lives in that ________.
3. Nobody here knows whether her father is dead or ________.
4. — I did very well in the English exam last week.
— So did I. My parents were very ________ with me.
5. The ________ of Earth Day 2013 is “The Face of Climate Change”.
用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
cave theme alive treasure please
treasure
cave
alive
pleased
theme
Post-reading
Exercise
Phrases and sentences:
1. get into trouble
2. escape from
3. be surprised to do
4. pay for
5. It is still read and loved by people all over the world.
6. It is thought to be one of the greatest American stories.
Grammar:
the use of present passive voice: am / is / are + v.-ed
Summary
1. Read the passage fluently and try to recite it.
2. Master key expressions and words.
3. Preview unit 3.
Homework
Goodbye!