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课件网) Unit 2 Unit 7 Great books It is still read and loved. Work in pairs. Read the first paragraph of the passage. 1 P58 One of my favourite great books is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. The story is set 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. Answer the following questions. Use the words and expressions in the box. 1. What kind of story is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? 2. When and where is the story set? adventure hero nineteenth century treasure It is an adventure story. The story is set in the town of St Petersburg, Missouri, in the US, in the nineteenth century. It tells how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions. Mark Twain St Petersburg in the US 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 with the information about The Adventure of Tom Sawyer. 3 P59 Task 2 The Adventure of Tom Sawyer Writer Place where the story is set Main characters Stories the book tells Theme Features Learning to Noticing words and expressions that are similar or repeated will help you understand the theme of a passage. For example, the expressions many adventures, run away and treasure box in The Adventure of Tom Sawyer show us that the story will be an exciting adventure. 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? Because Tom doesn’t like people telling him what to do. They are surprised to see them at first, but very pleased to find that they are alive. 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. Task 3 Look through the passage again and answer the questions. Set in the (1) _____ of Missouri, in the US, The Adventure 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 truly great book! dialogue everyday neighbour state state neighbours dialogues everyday Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. 4 P59 Task 4 Writing 5 P59 Work in pairs. Ask and answer. Would you like to read The Adventure of Tom Sawyer? Why/Why not? H. G. Wells England Griffin Griffin, a evil scientist, uses his power in a way that is wrong If I was invisible, would I steal from people and hurt them just because I could? Or would I still try to be a good person? The story is t ... ...
