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Unit7 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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.
1.This story comes from a novel. What is the name of the novel
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2.Who is the writer of the novel
Mark Twain.
3. Which boy in the picture do you think is Tom Sawyer
What is he doing
The boy on the left of the picture. He is eating an apple.
Guess
Look at the title and picture.
1. Who was painting the fence
2. Why did they paint the fence
Tom paints the fence
Time
Place
Characters
Plot
Figure out main plots of this story.
Saturday morning
In town
Tom Sawyer, Ben Rogers, Billy Fisher, etc.
Tom _______other boys to paint the fence for him.
tricked
Plots
Reasons
What was Tom’s task
Tom’s task is to paint the fence.
Was this task an easy job
No, it wasn’t. The fence was 30 yards long and 3
yards high.
Was Tom willing to do this job
No, he wasn’t. He painted one board and surveyed
his progress, and there he sat down to have a rest.
Process
How did Tom trick others to paint the fence for him
Tom ______________ his brush and went back to work.
Tom told Ben that he was __________________and no one else got a chance to ______________like this every day.
Tom made Ben become _________________________.
picked up
enjoying himself
paint a fence
more and more interested
Process
Tom ________ to let Ben paint the fence when Ben asked him. Tom also told Ben that he was the ________ person that could do the job right.
refused
only
Tom’s words made Ben so eager to paint the fence that he offered Tom the __________________.
whole of the apple
Tom ___________ to let Ben paint the fence and gave Ben his brush with _________ on his face but joy in his heart.
agreed
worry
Why did Tom refuse to let Ben paint the fence at first?
Why was there worry on Tom’s face
Thinking
To make Ben believe he liked painting the fence and it seemed he was unwilling to let Ben do this kind of job. As a result, Ben was so eager to paint the fence.
Results
What did Tom get
Tom had got many new toys, and the fence got three coats of paint. Aunt Polly was so pleased that she gave Tom a big apple.
Thinking
Do you want to be friends with Tom Why
If you were Ben and you knew the truth, how would you feel
If you were Aunt Polly and you knew the truth, what would you say to Tom
Retelling
Tom tricked other boys to paint the fence for him.
Reasons
difficult, be unwilling to
Process
Results
pick up, enjoy, refuse, agree…
toys, three coats of paint…
Write a review for Tom paints the fence including the following information.
A book review
Title
Writer
Characters
Main plot
Process
Results
Comment
Writing
Last night, we saw a ______________ TV programme and
laughed a lot. (funny) (introduction)
2. After you complete this __________, report to the manager.
(piece of work that you have to do) (line3)
humorous
task
C1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 99. Find these words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary.
3. Jane ___________herself in the mirror before she
went outside. (looked carefully at) (line6)
4. During the lecture, the class sat ___________ and
listened carefully. (without making a noise or sound)
(line24)
5. After making the _________, the two
businessmen shook hands. (business agreement) (line 35)
surveyed
in silence
deal
after a while go on think of careful have a rest
Jill: Hi, Matt. Do you like reading
Matt: Sure, Jill. I spend most of my free time
reading.
Jill: I like reading too , but you need to
(1)____________ after an hour or so.
have a rest
C2 Complete the conversation below with the
words from the box.
Matt: Yes, I agree. I often read for about an hour,
and then I try to (2)_________ something
else to do. For example, I sometimes look
out of the window to relax. But
(3)____________, I usually decide to
(4) _______ reading.
Jill: It’s good to read, but not all the time. You
must be (5) _________ not to hurt your eyes.
Matt: OK. Thanks for your advice.
after a while
go on
careful
think of
D1 Read the story on page 99 and circle the correct answers.
Comprehension
1. Why was Tom Sawyer unhappy on Saturday morning
2. Was Tom really enjoying the work when he said “This
isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself” Why or why not
D2 Read the story again and answer the questions below in your own words.
Because his aunt gave him the task of painting their fence and he did not want to do it.
No, he wasn’t. He just said these words to fool Ben.