Tom Sawyer paints the fence ! 小组合作任务阅读设计

1、CSaturday morning came, and everything was bright and fresh. Every boy in town was happy, except Tom Sawyer.Tom stood on the sidewalk with a bucket of white paint and a brush with a long handle. He looked at the fence that his aunt had told him to paint, and felt very depressed. It was thirty yards

2、long, and three yards high! He dipped his brush in the paint and painted a corner of the fence. Then he stood back and looked at it. The section he had painted was so small, and the unpainted section was so huge! He sat down under a tree to have a rest.Task1 Match the words with their meaningsDepres

3、sed putDip partSection unhappyTask2 Read the two paragraphs and answer the following questions.1.What was Tom asked to do on Saturday morning?2.What did he need to paint a fence?3. How long and how high is the fence?3.How did he feel when he painted?EHe began to think of the games which he had plann

4、ed for this day. Soon the boys who were free would come along and make fun of him. But just then, he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and went back to work.Task1 Choose the best meanings for the phrases1. come along A. arrive B. hurry C. happen2. make fun of A. tell him some good jokes B

5、. sing songs with himC. laugh at him in an unkind way3. just then A. a long time ago B. after that C. at that momentTask2 Choose the best answer to each of these questions.1. The boys who were free means the boys who _A. were not in prison (监狱 at that time B did not have to do any work2.Toms wonderf

6、ul idea was to _A. work as quickly as possibleB. trick (欺骗 other boys into doing his work.ABen Rogers came along the road, singing happily and carrying an apple. He stopped and looked at Tom. Tom went on painting and ignored Ben.Im going swimming, said Ben. Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I gue

7、ss you cant. You have to stay and work, dont you?Tom went on painting. Work? he said. This isnt work. Im enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?Ben thought about this. Tom went on painting, carefully. Sometimes he stopped and stood back to look at the fence, an

8、d then added a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching every move. He was getting more and more interested.Task1: Choose the best meaning for the words and phrases.1. go on A. continue B. stop C. come back2. ignore A. take no notice of B. look at carefully C. hateDAfter a while, he

9、said, Tom, will you let me do some painting?Tom thought about it, but said, No, Ben, I cant. You see, Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly. Im the only one who can do it right.Oh, please, Tom, begged Ben. I can do it. Ill be really careful. Just let me try. Ill give you half of my apple. Ill give

10、 you all of it.Well, all right, Ben, said Tom. But you must be careful.He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down again under the tree, and started to eat the apple that Ben had given him.Task1: What do the underlined words refer to in the story?1.Tom thought abou

11、t it.2.Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly.3.Ill give you all of it.Task2 Tom had worry on his face because _A he was trying to fool Ben B. he did not want Ben to paint badlyFAll day, boys came to make fun, but they stayed to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy Fisher was waiting. He gave Tom a kit

12、e for a chance to paint. Then Johnny Miller offered him twelve marbles, and so on.Task: Choose the best meaning for the words and phrases.1. and so on A. and things continued in the same wayB. and that was the end of itC. and so he painted the fenceBBy the afternoon Tom had gained all sorts of toys, and the fence had gained three coats of paint. Later Aunt Polly came to look at Toms work. She was so pleased when she saw the painted fence that she gave Tom a larger cake!Task1: Choose the best meanings for the word1.coat A. jacket B. the hair or wool of an animal C. a c