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Module7 Great books
Unit2 It is still read and loved.
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.
Tom tricked other boys to paint the fence for him and got a lot of gifts from the boys.
What do you think of Tom Sawyer
A book review of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
A book analysis
Look at the title and guess what the passage will talk about.
A book
review
introduction
favorite part
theme
writing technique
comment
Can you guess what will be talked in this passage
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
A. The writer’s favorite part
B. Themes and reasons of greatness
C. Main characters
D. A brief introduction
Skimming
Skimming
Who is the writer
Mark Twain is the writer.
When and where is the story set
It is set in the town of St Petersburg.
What kind of story is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
It is an adventure story.
Scanning
How many characters are there in the story and who are they
Who is the hero of the story What kind of person is him
3. Why does Tom always get into trouble
Tom Sawyer is the hero of the story. He is a lively and clever boy.
Because Tom doesn’t like people telling him what to do.
Five. Tom , aunt Polly, Huck Finn, Becky and Injun Joe.
Scanning
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
Main characters What does he/she do with Tom Sawyer
Scanning
What’s the writer’s favorite part in the book
2. How do people feel when they see Tom and Huck appear in the church
3. Do you think Tom wants to go to his own funeral Why
His favorite part of the book is when Tom and Huck
start their adventures on the island in the Mississippi River.
They are surprised to see them at first, but then very pleased to find that they are alive.
Yes/No, because …
Scanning
1. What does this story describe
It describes people’s lives in the southern states of America in the nineteenth century.
2. What does this story tell us
It tells how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions.
3. What’s the feature of this story
It is written in everyday English, and the dialogues sound especially real.
Scanning
Mark Twain
St Petersburg in the US
Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Injun Joe, Becky
The Adventures 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.
It is written in everyday English, and the dialogues sound especially real.
Tom and his friends’ adventures
Scanning
A book review of the adventures of Tom Sawyer
Title
Writer
Characters
Main plot
Favorite part
Theme
Features
comment
Retell the passage based on the key words.
Set in the (1) ______ of Missouri, in 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 Missouri, and sound especially real. It is a truly great book!
state
neighbours
dialogues
everyday
Fill in the blanks.
II. 根据提示翻译下列句子。
那个年轻人一看到警察就跑了。 (run away)
2. 孩子们应该为他们不好的行为付出代价。 (pay for)
3. 汤姆在宁夏住过一段时间。 (for a time)
4. 你千万不可泄密,否则我会遇到麻烦。
(get into trouble)
You mustn’t tell or I’ll get into trouble.
The young man ran away as soon as he saw the policemen.
Kids should learn to pay for their bad actions.
Tom lived in Ningxia for a time.