外研初三上2课件unit

ConfuciusLook

at

the

pictures

and

say

whothey

are

and

whythey

are

famous.Confucius

was

a

greatteacher

andthinker

inancient

China.

He

livedover

2000yearsagoandhe

iswell-known

inmanycountries.ShakespeareWilliam

Shakespearewas

English

andwrote

plays

andpoems.

Although

hedied

about

400years,his

plays

are

still

seen,and

his

poems

are

still

read

by

manypeople.Mark

TwainMark

Twain

was

anAmerican

writer.

Hisstories

are

set

inthesouth

of

the

US

over100yearsago,andreaders

still

enjoy

themvery

much.Read

the

firstparagraph

ofthepassage

in

Activity

2

quickly

andtry

to

answer

the

questions.

Usethe

words

and

expression

in

theboxtohelpyou.adventure

[n.冒险(经历)]

heronineteenth

century

treasureadventure

[n.冒险(经历)]

heronineteenth

century

treasureWhat

kind

of

story

is

The

Adventuresof

Tom

Sawyer?It

is

an

adventure

story.When

and

where

is

the

storyset?The

story

is

set

in

the

town

of

StPetersburg,

Missouri,

inthe

US,

inthenineteenth

century.Read

the

passage

and

check

youranswers

to

Activity

1.One

of

my

favourite

great

books

is

TheAdventures

of

Tom

Sawyer,

by

MarkTwain.

The

story

is

set

in

the

town

ofSt

Petersburg,

Missouri,

in

the

US,inthe

nineteenth

century.The

Adventures

of

Tom

Sawyer

is

agreat

book.

It

is

more

thananadventure

story.

Mark

Twain

wroteitin1876.It

describes

people’s

lives

in

thesouthern

(adj.南方的)states

of

Americaat

that

time.state

n.

州；邦It

tells

how

young

people

grow,

howpeople

love

each

other

and

how

badpeople

pay

for

their

actions.n.

举止；行为；情节Complete

the

table

with

theinformation

about

The

Adventures

of

Tom

Sawyer.The

AdventuresofTom

SawyerWriterMark

TwainPlace

where

thestory

is

setSt

Petersburg

in

theUSThe

AdventuresofTomSawyerMaincharactersTom

Sawyer,

Huck

Finn,Injun

Joe,BeckyThe

Adventures

of

Tom

SawyerStories

thebook

tellsThe

adventures

of

Tom:

He

andHuck

Finn

run

away

to

an

islandin

the

Mississippi

River.

Tom

hasmore

trouble

because

a

bad

mannamed

Injun

Joe

is

looking

forhim.

Later,

Tomescapes

from

acave

with

another

friend,

Becky.He

also

finds

Injun

Joe’s

treasurebox

and

takes

it

away.n.

洞穴The

AdventuresofTomSawyerThemeIt

tells

how

youngpeoplegrow,

how

people

loveeachother

andhowbadpeople

pay

for

theiractions.The

AdventuresofTomSawyerFeaturesIt

is

written

ineverydayEnglish,

and

thedialogues

soundespeciallyreal.Your

favourite

bookWriterPlace

where

the

story

is

setMaincharactersStories

the

book

tellsThemeFeaturesComplete

the

Your

favourite

bookcolumn

in

the

table.Noticing

words

and

expressions

that

aresimilar

or

repeated

will

help

youunderstand

the

theme

of

a

passage.

Forexample,

the

expressions

many

adventures,run

away

and

treasure

box

in

TheAdventures

of

Tom

Sawyer

show

us

thatthe

story

will

be

an

exciting

adventure.Complete

the

passage

with

thecorrect

form

of

the

words

in

thebox.dialogue

(n.

对话) everyday

(adj.

日常的；普通的) neighbour

(n.

邻居)

stateSet

in

the

(1)

state

of

Missouri,

in

theUS,

The

Adventures

of

Tom

Sawyer

is

alively

story

full

of

fun.

Tom

and

hisfriend

Huck

have

many

adventures.My

favourite

part

is

when

their

family

and

(2)

neighbours

gotochurchbecause

they

think

Tom

and

Huck

aredead

(adj.

死的；去世的)!

The

book

isalsofull

of

wonderful

(3)

dialogues

.

Theconversations

are

written

in

the(4)

everyday

English

ofnineteenth-century

Missouri,

and

soundespeciallyreal.

It

is

a

truly

great

book!Work

in pairs.

Ask

and

answer.

Wouldyou

like

to

read

The

Adventures

ofTom

Sawyer?

Why

/

Why

not?Example:A:

Would

you

like

to

read

The

Adventuresof

Tom

Sawyer?B:

I’dlike

toread…A:

Why?B:

Because…Write

a

passage

about

your

favouritebook.

Use

the

passage

in

Activity

2and

the

information

in

Activity

6

tohelp

you.My

favourite

book

is

Harry

Potter

andPhilosopher’s

Stone

by

J.K.

Rowling.It

is

a

story

about

aboy…Work

in

pairs.

Talk

about

yourfavourite

book.For

example:Who

wrote

your

favourite

book?Where

is

the

story

set?Who

are

the

main

characters?1.

It

tells

how

young

people

grow,

howpeople

love

each

other

and

how

badpeople

pay

for

their

actions.pay

for的意思是“为……付出代价”e.g.

We

all

pay

for

our

mistakes

inoneway

or

another.我们都会为自己的错误付出这样或那样的代价。2.

…and

itisthought

to

be

oneofthegreatest

Americanstories.is

thought

to

be…的意思是“人们认

为……”，相当于Peoplethink…类似的结构还有：…is

said

tobe…“据说……”；…is

believed

to

be…“人们相信……”。e.g.

At

115,

Mrs

Jackson

is

believed

tobe

the

oldest

person

in

thecountry.115岁高龄的杰克逊夫人被认为是该国最长寿的人。He

is

said

to

be

the

richest

man

intheworld.据说他是世界上最富有的人。3.

He

does

not

like

people

telling

him

whatto

do,

sohe

always

gets

intotrouble.get

into

trouble遇上麻烦e.g.

Who

will

I

call

if

I

get

into

trouble?一旦陷入麻烦，我可以向谁寻求帮助？4.

He

andhis

best

friend,Huck

Finn,

runaway

to

an

islandinthe

middle

of

theMississippi

River.run

away

逃走；逃跑e.g.

If

I

run

away,

it

will

run

after

me.如果我逃走了，它将追上我。5.

…Tom

escapes

from

a

cave

with

anotherfriend,

Becky.escape

v.逃离；逃脱escape

from意为“从……里逃跑”。e.g.

Cindy

succeeded

in

escaping

fromthe

burningbuilding.辛迪成功地从燃烧着的建筑物里逃了出来。6.

They

hide

and

watch

for

a

time

whenthey

seetheir

familyandneighbours…for

a

time一小段时间；一度；一时e.g.

I

worked

at

a

high-schoollibraryfor

a

time.我在一个中学图书馆工作了一段时间。7.

Everyone

is

surprisedto

see

them

atfirst,…surprised

adj.惊奇的；惊讶的常用于短语be

surprised

at...及besurprised

to

do

sth.等，主语是人。e.g.

We

are

surprised

at

his

sad

story.我们对他的悲惨故事感到惊讶。

Everyone

was

surprised

to

seethewonderful

movie.每个人看到这个精彩的电影都很惊讶。8.

…but

very

pleasedto

find

that

theyarealive.aliveadj.活着的，在句中主要作表语，也可作宾语补足语或定语，作定语时，

alive只能位于被修饰的名词之后。e.g.

The

elephant

was

still

breathing,

sowe

knew

it

was

still

alive.大象还在呼吸，因此我们知道它仍然是活着的。I

caught

a

birdalive

in

thetree.我在树上抓了一只活着的小鸟。9.

It

is

written

in

everyday

English,…

everyday

adj.日常的；普通的，在句中作定语。everyday每天，天天，在句中作状语。e.g.

The

Internet

has

become

part

of

oureverydaylife.互联网已成为我们日常生活的一部分。That’s

true.

I

read

news

on

the

Internetevery

day.这是真的，我每天看互联网的新闻。一、单项选择。1.

A

lotoftrees

aroundhereevery

year,

and

we

can

enjoy

fresherair

now.A.

were

plantedC.

willplantedB.

are

plantedD.

are

planting2.—Whatlanguages

in

thatcountry?