Period Ⅳ Extended reading & Project Step Ⅰ Read for the main idea Read the text quickly and match the main idea with each part. 1.Part 1(Lines 5－21) A.Forrest meets the girl on the bus and they get along well. 2.Part 2(Lines 22－29) B.The things happening before Forrest gets on the school bus. 3.Part 3(Lines 30－58) C.The things happening as Forrest walks down the bus. 答案 1.B 2.C 3.A Step Ⅱ Read the lines Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks. Setting The setting is mainly inside a 1.school bus. Characters(relationships between them，their personalities，etc.) Forrest Gump：He is 2.close to his mum as he talks about her and what she says a lot.He is a bit simple，3.which__can be seen from his reaction to the bus driver and to Jenny. Jenny：Kind and direct.She is the only one to offer Forrest a seat，and then 4.__introduces herself and asks Forrest questions. Mrs Gump：She 5.loves__and cares about Forrest.She has a great 6.influence on Forrest，who always mentions what she says or does. Plot Forrest takes the school bus 7.on the first day of school.The children are mean to him 8.except__Jenny，who offers him a seat.They sit together and have a 9.conversation all the way to school.Soon they become great 10.friends. Step Ⅲ Read between the lines Read the text carefully and answer the following questions. 1.What kind of person is Forrest Gump Can you find evidence from the script demonstrating his personality He__has__a__low__IQ，but__he__is__a__simple__man__with__a__warm_ _personality. Simple：his__responses__to__his__mum，the__driver__and__Jenny. Kind：through__the__reflection__in__the__voice－over.His__recollections_ _are__tender.For__example，he__thinks__Jenny__was__like__an__angle__because__ she__offered__him__a__seat__and__they__had__a__conversation__all__the__way__to__the__school. 2.According to the text，what do you think of Jenny She__is__kind__and__friendly. 3.How did other students treat Forrest Gump How did he react to this The__other__students__refused__him__as__they__didn’t__want__him__to__sit__next__to__them.Forrest__didn’t__care__about__that.On__the__contrary，he__focused__on__the__positive__response__he__got__from__Jenny.Although__the__other__students__didn’t__treat__him__well，he__remained__optimistic__and__ appreciated__the__beautiful__moments__in__his__life. Step Ⅳ Read beyond the lines What is your favorite lines and why？(Critical thinking) _____ _____ _____ _____ Step Ⅴ Post－reading Fill in the following blanks according to the text. On the first day of school，Forrest Gump 1.took (take) the bus ride as soon as the bus pulled 2.up at the bus stop after saying goodbye to his mother.3.Getting (get) on the bus，he was told that the seats 4.were__taken (take) by several boys，one of 5.whom even looked 6.angrily (angry) at him when Forrest looked at the other side where a boy sat alone on a 7.larger (large) seat.At that time，a girl 8.named (name) Jenny Curran about Forrest’s age asked him to sit down ... ...
