高中英语必修5教案：Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the Cinema

Module3AdventureinLiteratureandtheCinema

TheFirstPeriodReading

Teachinggoals教学目标

1.Targetlanguage目标语言

a.重点词汇及短语

adventure,biography,crime,fantasy,thriller,detective,identify,adolescent,beard,

crawl,curious,determined,follow,historical,lie(v.),paddle,panic(v.),pilot,pour,

reputation,sciencefiction,shallow,shelter(n.),vivid,solve,murderer,account,

companion,raft,tie,rope,terrified,pointat,atfirst,tieup,asif,takeaway,paddle

away,haveconnectionwith,runaway

b.重点句式

Lettheraftsaildown...

Itlookedlike...

Itlooksasif...

Icouldseeamanlyingtiedupwith...

Thefrightenedmanstartedcrying.

Weheardthetwomenshouting.

Ipersuadedhimto…，andwefoundthemen'sboattiedto...

2.Abilitygoals能力目标

Enablethestudentstotalkaboutliteratureanditstypes.

3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标

Helpthestudentslearnhowtotalkaboutliteratureanditstypes.

Teachingimportant&difficultpoints教学重难点

Enablethestudentstoexpressthemselvesfreelyabouttheirfavoriteliterature.

Teachingmethods教学方法

Fastreading;carefulreading;discussion.

Teachingaids教具准备

Amultiple-mediacomputerandarecorder.

Teachingprocedures&ways教学过程与方式

StepILead-in

T:AsIknow,mostofyouhaveagoodhabitofreadingbooksinyoursparetime.

Whowouldliketotellmeyourfavoritebooks?Andwhydoyoulikethem?

S:My.favoritebookisTheDreamofTheRedMansion.Itintroducesusnotonlya

lovestorybutalsopeopleslifeofQingDynasty.WecanknowmoreaboutQing

Dynastybyreadingit.ThebookisalsooneofthemostfamousChinesenovels.

S:IlikereadingHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceverymuch,whichiswritten

byJ.K.Rowling.Itisabookfullofmagic.Atthesametime,thebooktellsusjustice

candefeatviciousforcenomatterwhathappens.AndHarryPotterisoneofthemost

popularbooksallovertheworld.

S:IlikereadingtheplayPilgrim,onevfChinesefamousplays.Ittellsusaclassical

Chinesestory.Itisabookfullofimagination.

S:.Ilikereadingsomebooksintroducinggreatmen,becauseIcanlearnalotfrom

them.

StepIIWarmingup

T:Verygood!ThenIhaveaquestion:Howmanydifferenttypesofbooksdoyou

know?

Ss:Autobiography,crime...

T:Pleaseopenyourbooksandturntopage21.Lookatthewordsintheboxwhichall

describethetypesofbooks.Pleasematchthemwiththeirmeanings.

Afewrminuteslater,checktheanswers.

T:Youaxesoclever.Nowlookatthethreebooksinthepictureandanswerthethree

questionsonthescreen.

Showthequestionsonthescreen.

1.Whichbookwouldyouliketoread?Why?

2.Whatisthebookabout?

3.Whattypeisthebookof?

Afewminuteslater.

T:Whowouldliketopresentyouranswers?Volunteer?

S:ThebookIlikebestisthethird.IttellsaboutlifeandworksofMarkTwain.Mark

TwainisoneofAmericasgreatestwriters.Hedidvariouskindsofjobs,traveled

manyplaces,readalotofbooks,hadrichexperiencesandhadverycreativeability.

Duringhiswholelife,hewrotemanyworld-famousbooks.SoIadmirehimverymuch

andwanttoknowallabouthim.Ithinkthisbookisabiography,

S:Iwouldliketoreadthesecondbook.IttellsusitisChinesethatdiscovered

Americafirst.IlikereadingthisbookbecauseIlikehistoryandthisbookisatrue

accountofChinesepast.

S:Ilikethefirstbest.Itiswrittenbythefamouswriter-StephenKing.Wolvesofthe

CallaisthelastoneofthefivenovelswrittenbyStephenKing-TheDarkTower

series.Itisaboutamysteriousexplorationstory.Ithinkitisanadventureandavery

excitingbook.

ThenletthestudentsdoActivities3&4andchecktheanswerswiththewhole

class.

SampleanswerstoActivity3:

TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnbyMarkTwain一adventure

SherlockHolmesbySirArthurConanDoyle一crime

AlbertEinstein-biography

FrankensteinbyMaryShelley一thriller

HarryPotterbyJ.K.Rowling一fantasy

RecordsoftheGrandScribebySimaQian一history

StepIIIReading

Task1Fastreading

Letthestudentsgetthegeneralideaofthepassage.

T:Now,let'sgoontothereadingonpage22.Youcanseeapicture.Firstpleaseguess

whatHuckandJimwilldo.

S:Theywillhidethemselvesinsomeplacenearthestrangethingandobservewhatit

is.

S:Ithinktheywillgoaheadbravelyandseewhatonearththestrangethingis.

T:Youareallimaginative.Nowpleasereadtheparagraphsquicklyandcomplete

Activity2abouttheorderofeventsthathappen.

Afewminuteslater,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.

T:Good.Pleasereadthepassageagaintogetthemainideaofit.Iwillgiveyoutwo

minutes.

Twominuteslater.

T:OK.Timeisup.Whowouldliketotellmethemainideaofit?Volunteer?

S:Letmehaveatry.Thewholepassagetellsusoneofthestoriesthathappenedwhile

HuckandJimweresailingdowntheMississippiRiveronaraft.Itdescribeswhat

HuckandJimsawandwhattheydid.

Task2Carefulreading

Thisstepisdesignedtohelpthestudentstounderstandthepassagefurther.Letthe

studentsreadthepassagecarefullyandthenanswersomequestions.T:Now,please

readthepassageagainandthistimecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsonthe

screen.

Showthequestionsonthescreen.

1.Whatwastheweatherlikeaftermidnight?

2.Whodoyouthinkisbraver?

3.Canyouguesswhythetwomenwantedtokilltheotherman?

4.WhatwasHuck'sfeelingaftertheystoletheirboat?

Afterafewminutes,checktheanswers.

Sampleanswers:

1.Therewasabigstormaftermidnightandtherainpoureddown.

2.1thinkHuckisbraverthanJim.

3.Maybethemanknewsomeimportantthings,butthetwomendidn'twan.tothersto

know.

4.Hebegantofeelbadaboutwhattheyhaddone.Hedidn'twantallthreementodie.

ThenletthestudentsdoActivites4-6onpage23andchecktheanswerslater.

Task3Languagepoints

T:Let'slookatthescreen.Tilexplainsomedifficultlanguagepointstoyou.

Showsomedifficultlanguagepointsonthescreen.

1.Weweresailingstraighttowardsit.

“towards“means“inthedirectionof(sb.Jsth.)

e.g.Thechildcamerunningtowardshismother.

2.“Itlooksasifit'llgoundersoon,“Jimsaid,afteracoupleofminutes.

“asif'(=asthough):withtheappearanceof;apparently

e.g.Herubbedhiseyesandyawnedasifwakingupafteralongsleep.

“acoupleof5':asmallnumberofpeople/things

e.g.Shejogsacoupleofmileseverymorning.

3.1don'twanttoboardasinkingship.

“board”:getonorinto(aship,atrain,anaircraft,abus,etc.)

e.g.FlightBA193forParisisnowboarding.

4.Sowepaddledoverandclimbedontothesteamboat,keepingasquietasmice.

ukeepingasquietasmice”:keepingveryquiet

5.1couldseeamanlyingonthefloor,tiedupwithrope.

Payattentiontothestructure:see+n.+-ing/-ed

hear,find,feel,watch,observe,keepetc.havethesameuse.

e.g.WhenIenteredtheroom,IfoundhimwatchingTV.

Ifeltthebusshakingterrible.

Iwouldkeepyouinformedofwhat'sgoingonhere.

Task4ListeningandPractice

Thisstepismeanttohelpthestudentssummarizethereading.

T:Listencarefullytothepassage,payattentiontotheintonationandpronunciation.

Afterlistening,fillintheblankshere.

Whenheheardthesewords,Jimandtotheraft.ButalthoughIwas

,Ialsofeltvery,soIputmyroundthe.Itwasquitedark,

butIcouldseeamanonthefloor,tiedupwith.Thereweremen

standingoverhim.Onewasshort,witha.Theotherwasandhad

somethinginhishandthatlookedlikea.

“Tvehadenoughofyou.Tmgoingtoyounow."Thismansaid.Hewas

obviouslytheonewhohadthemanonthefloor.Anditwasahehadin

hishand.

Suggestedanswers:

panicked,ran,frightened,curious,head,door,lying,rope,two,beard,tall,gun,shoot,

threatened,gun

StepIVHomework

1.Readthetextrepeatedlyuntilyoucanretellit.

2.DotheexercisesinVocabularyofWORKBOOK.

TheSecondPeriodGrammar

Teachinggoals教学目标

1.Targetlanguage目标语言

a.重点词汇及短语

sail,sinking,frightened,position,excite,satisfy,persuade,particularly,cabin,outline,

alongside,approach,disturb,comed.y,romantic,fiction,review,getaway,playatrick

on,lookup,makeup,drawup,startoff,dieof

b.重点句式

Heagreedto...

Idon'twanttoboardasinkingship.

Icouldseeamanlyingonthefloor.

Weheardthetwomenshouting.

Thefrightenedmanstartedcrying.

Jimlookedterrified.

Itlookedlike...

Itlooksasif...

2.Abilitygoals能力目标

a.Enablethestudentstosummarizetheusageofverbforms.

b.Enablethestudentstouselinkverb+asif/like/adjective.

3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标

a.Helpthestudentstosummarizetheusageofverbforms.

b.Helpthestudentstolearnhowtousethecorrectform(-ing,-ed,orto+infinitive)

ofverbs.

Teachingimportantpoints教学重点

a.Enablethestudentstosummarizetheusageofverbforms.

b.Enablethestudentst.ouselinkverb+asif/like/adjective.

Teachingdifficultpoints教学难点

Howtoteachthestudentstousetheverbformscorrectly.

Teachingmethods教学方法

Questionandansweractivity;pairworkorgroupwork;comparisonmethod.

Teachingaids教具准备

Acomputer,aprojectorandsomeslides.

Teachingprocedures&ways教学过程与方式

StepIRevision

T:Yesterdaywe'velearntapassage“TheSteamboat??.Whowouldliketoretellit

briefly?

S:Letmetry.Oneday,theweatherwasbadandtherainpoureddownaftermidnight.

HuckandJimstayedinsidethesheltertheyhadbuilt.Thentheyfoundasteamboatin

themiddleoftheriverwhentheysaileddowntherivenThesteamboathitarockand

washalfinandhalfoutofthewater.Inordertofindsomethingusefulontheboat,

HuckandJimclimbedontothesinkingsteamboat.Totheirastonishment,theyheard

someoneshout,“Ohpleaseboys,don'tkillme!Iwon'ttellanybody!”Amansangry

voiceanswered,aYou'relying.Yousaidthatthelasttime.We'regoingtokillyou.”

Whentheyheardthesewords,Jimranbacktotheraftbecauseoffright.ButHuck

wentonobservingwhathappenedthere.Therewerethreemeninacabin.Thetall

manwaspointingagunatthemanonthefloor.Theshortmansuggestedleavingthe

manonthefloor.ThenHuckhadaplan.Hecrawledalongthedeck,foundJimand

toldhimwhathehadheard.Theydecidedtostealthemensboat.Huckpersuaded

JimtohelphimalthoughJimwasterrified.Atlast,HuckandJimtookawaythemens

boat.Thatsall.

T:Welldone!

ThenchecktheanswerstoExercises4-6onpage80withthewholeclass.

AsampletoExercise6:

A:HaveyoureadthebookGonewiththeWind?

B:Sorry.Ihaven'treadityet.Isitabookworthreading?

A:Ofcourse.Itisoneofthepopularbooksallovertheworld.IlikeScarlett,oneof

theher.oesofit.Shehadsomethingstrongandspecialonher,suchasgreat

determination,strongwillpower,etc.Onceshedecidedtodosomething,shenever

gaveitupandstucktoituntilshereachedhergoals.Andthroughit,youcanlearn

somethingabouttheCivilWarofAmerica.

B:Soundswonderful.Iwillreadit.

StepIIGrammar

Task1Thisstepisintendedtohelpthestudentstosummarizetheverbformsby

themselves.Presentsomesentencesandencouragethestudentstoobservetheverb

formofeachsentence.

T:Nowlet'scometoGrammar.Fdlikeyoutoreadthesentencesonthescreenand

findouttheverbformofeachsentence.

Showsomesentencesonthescreen.

1.MyparentsplantotravelbeforetheSpringFestival.

2.1sawthemarguinginthemiddleofthestreet.

3.Theresultisalittledisappointing.

4.Shemade,herchildrenwashtheirhandsbeforeeating.

5."Pleaseletmegotoschool,"theboybegged.

6.Whenhearrivedhome,hefoundhisdooropened.

7.Asateacher,heknowshowtomakehimunderstood.

8.Chinaisoneofthedevelopingcountries.

Afewminuteslater.

T:Insentences,verbsmaybeusedasthe"-ing/-ed“formsor“todo”forms.Can

youfindoutwhatverbformisusedineverysentence?

S:Number1"totravel”;Number2"arguing”;Number3"disappointing”;Number4

“wash";Number5"go";Number6"opened”;Number7"understood”;Number8

“developing”.

T:Welldone!Next,pleaseread,thefivesentencesinActivity1onpage24and

answerthequestionsbelow.

Afterthestudentsfinish,asksomeofthemtoanswerthequestions.Thencheckthe

answers.

Sampleanswers:

1.Therearetwo.Theyarethe2ndandthe3rdsentences.

2.Theverbletisfollowedbysb./sth.do...

3.Inthe4thsentence:frightened.

4.The-ingformcanbeputinthefollowingpositions:attributive,.objectiveand

objectivecomplement.

ThenletthestudentsdoActivities2-5andchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.

Task2Thisstepistohelpthestudentstoreviewlinkverb+asif/like/adjective.

T:NowpleasereadthethreesentencesinActivity6andmatchthemwitha-c.

Checktheanswers.

T:NowrdlikeyoutodoActivity7byyourselves.

Afterawhile.

T:Timeisup.Let'sanswerthequestionsonebyone.

S:Number1:Thetallmansoundedfrightening,forhehadthreatenedthemanonthe

floor.

S:Number2:Althoughhewasfrightened,healsofeltverycurious.

S:Number3:Jimlookedterrified.

S:Number4:Hefeltregretful,forhedidn'twantallthreementodie,

S:Number5:Theferryboatcaptainsoundedsurprised.

T:Welldone.

LetthestudentsdoActivities8&9onpage26andthenchecktheanswers.

SampleanswerstoActivity9:

1.Youlookasifyouwereill!/Youlooklikehavingcaughtacold!

2.1fedasifIcanfinishthisjobbeforeSaturday.

3.Theteachersoundsagoodandcarefulteacher.

4.YesterdayIfeltasifIwerefloatingintheair.

5.Theflowersyoupickedformesmellgood.

6.Thisfoodtastesdelicious.

StepIIIHomework

LetthestudentscompletetheexercisesinGrammarofWORKBOOKanddothe

followingexercises.

巩固练习：

1.Thespeakerraisedhisvoicebutstillcouldn'tmakehimself.

A.hearB.tohear

C.hearingD.heard

2.Acookwillbeimmediatelyfiredifheisfoundinthekitchen.

A.smokeB.smoking

C.tosmokeD.smoked

3.Seeingthesunabovethesurfaceofthesea,weletoutashoutofjoy.

A.toriseB.toraise

C.risingD.raising

4.Themissingboyswerelastseenneartheriver.

A.playingB.tobeplaying

C.playD.toplay

5.-Letmetellyousomethingaboutthejournalists.

一Don'tyouremembermethestory,yesterday?

A.toldB.telling

C.totellD.tohavetold

6.Thelibraryneeds,butitwillhavetowaituntilSunday.

A.toprepareB.preparing

C.preparedD.waspreparing

7.一Iusuallygototherebytrain.

一Whynotbyboatforachange.

A.totrygoingB.tryingtodo

C.totryandgoD.trygoing

Key:DBCABBD

TheThirdPeriodListeningandSpeaking

Teachinggoals教学目标

1.Targetlanguage目标语言

a.重点词汇及短语

cartoon,comedy,historicaladventure,horror,romantic,sciencefiction,bored,take

place,be/feelinthemood(forsth./todosth.)

b.重点句式

Reportingstatementsandsuggestions:

Billysaidhehad...

Vanessasuggestedgoingto...

2.Abilitygoals能力目标

a.Enablethestudentstoreportstatementsandsuggestionsfreely.

b.Enablethestudentstodescribeabook,afilmoraTVshowtheylike(don'tlike)

andgivereasons.

3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标

a.Helpthestudentslearnhowtoreportstatementsandsuggestions.

b.Helpthestudentslearnhowtodescribeabook,afilmoraTVshowtheylike

(don'tlike)andgivereasons.

Teachingimportant&difficultpoints教学重难,点

a.Getthestudentstoreportstatementsandsuggestions.

b.Letthestudentsdescribeabo.ok,afilmoraTVshowtheylike(don'tlike)and

givereasons.

Teachingmethods教学方法

Cooperativelearning;discussion.

Teachingaids教具准备

Atape-recorder,aprojectorandsomeslides.

Teachingprocedures&ways教学过程与方式

StepIRevision

T:Lastclass,we'vereviewedverbforms,whichare-ing/-edformsand(to)do

forms.Inordertocheckwhatyouhavelearnt,Tdlikeyoutodosomeexercises.

Showtheslide.

Choosethebestanswers:

1.Weagreedherebutsofarshehasn'tturnedupyet.

A.havingmetB.meeting

C.tomeetD.tohavemet

2.一Thelightintheofficeison.

一Oh,Iforget.

A.turningitoffB.turnitoff

C.toturnitoffD.havingturneditoff

3.1tobelievethatGodcouldmakemeenterauniversity.

A.rejectB.require

C.resistD.refuse

4.Thelittletimewehavetogetherwetrywisely.

A.spendingitB.tospendit

C.tospendD.spendingthat

5.Tiltrytogetherthedoctor.

A.seeB.seeing

C.toseeD.forseeing

6.Theyknewherverywell.Theyhadseenherupfromchildhood.

A.growB.grew

C.wasgrowingD.togrow

7.Asyou'veneverbeentherebefore,Filhavesomeoneyoutheway.

A.toshowB.show

C.showingD.showed

8.Weenjoyverymuchbecauseitisgoodtoourhealth.

A.swimB.toswim

C.swimmingD.tobeswimming

Key:CCDCCABC

ThenchecktheanswerstoExercises1-3onpage79.

StepIIListening

Task1Completethesentenceswiththesewords

Thisexerciseismeanttosmoothawaythedifficultiesforthelisteningthatfollows

andmakestudentsknowfilms9types.

T:Let'slookattheposterforMasterandCommanderonpage26anddecidewhat

kindoffilmitis.Usethewordsinthebox.

S:Ithinkitisahistoricaladventure.

T:Good!NowpleasedoExercise1.I'dlikeyoutodoitbyyourselvesfirstandthen

let'schecktheanswerstogether.

Afterthestudentsfinish,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.

Task2Listening

AskthestudentstolookatthequestionsinActivity2andthetableinActivity3first

togetthelisteningpoints.Thenplaythetapethreetimes.Forthefirsttime,letthem

listenjustforthemainidea.Forthesecondtime,letthemcompleteActivities2&3.

Andforthelasttime,letthemchecktheanswersbythemselves.Checktheanswers

withthewholeclassatlast.

StepIIISpeaking

T:Inlisteningpart,we'velistenedtoaconversationbetweenBillyandVanessa

talkingaboutseveralfilms.Nowit'stimeforyoutotelltheclasswhatfilmyou

wouldliketosee,andwhy.

S:Ilikeseeingcomedies,especiallywhenmymoodislow.Theycanmakemehappy

andfeelrefreshed.

S:Ilikeseeinghorrorfilms.Ithinkthiskindoffilmsisexciting.

S:rdratherseecartoonfilms.Cartoonfilmscangivemealotofpleasureandseeing

themcanbringmeintoaworldofchildren.

S:rdpreferromanticfilms.

T:Good.Nowwhowouldliketodescribeafilmyoulikeandlettheothersguessits

name?Volunteer?

S:Letmehaveatry.HeroineMaggieisadeterminedwoman,whoclearlyknewher

goalsandknewhowtoachievehergoals.Inordertoproveheractualstrengthtothe

world,shewentintoFrankie'sboxinglegation.Afterexperiencingmanytwistsand

turns,MaggiesbomabilityandstrongfaithmovedobstinateFrankie.Frankie

determinedtohelpMaggietobecomefamouswomanboxer.

T:Thankyou.Whoknowswhatthefilmiscalled?

S:Iknow.ThefilmiscalledMillionDollarBaby.

T:Issheright?

S:Yes.Justthename.

S:Letmedescribeafilm.Thisfilmisacartoon.Itdescribesthelifeofanimal

kingdomonAfricanprairie.Thefilmhasdeep-goingsignificance一allthethingsin

naturehavetheirownlaw.Simbaistheheroofthisfilm.Heisalovelylion.

S:ThiscartooniscalledTheLionKing.Almosteverychildlikestowatchit.

StepIVListening,andSpeaking(P82)

T:Pleaseturntopage82.Wearegoingtolistentoanothermaterial.

Beforelistening,letthestudentsgothroughExercises10,11&12.Thenplaythe

tapefourtimes.Forthefirsttime,letthemlistenforthemainideaanddoExercise10.

Forthesecondtime,letthe.mtakedownsomenotestocompleteExercise11.Forthe

thirdtime,letthemfillintheblanksofExercise12.Forthelasttime,letthemcheck

theanswersthemselves.Atlast,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.

T:Youhavedoneagoodjob.Nowpleaseworkinpairsandtalkaboutabook,afilm

andaTVshowyoulikeverymuch.Thencompletetheformonthescreenforeach

other.

Asampleform:

TitleReason(s)forlikingit

FilmHarryPotterIttellsusarule:Goodwilldefeatevil.

Anditisafilmfullofimagination.

BookSherlockHolmesSherlockHolmesisaverycleverand

learneddetective,whohassolvedlotsof

difficultcases.

Peoplecanlearnalotofknowledgeof

TVShowLucky52almostallaspectsfromit.Anditbrings

peoplegreatpleasure.

StepVFunction

Letthestudentsrewritethesentencesonpage27inindirectspeechtopractice

reportingstatementsandsuggestions.

Afe.wminuteslater,checktheanswers.

StepVIEverydayEnglish

GetthestudentstodotheactivityinEverydayEnglishtolearnhowtousethefour

phrases.Thenchecktheanswers.

StepVIIHomework

T:Afterclass,listentothematerialsrepeatedlyandpayattentiontothepronunciation.

TheFourthPeriodExtensiveReading

Teachinggoals教学目标

1.Targetlanguage目标语言

a.重点词汇及短语

determined,reputation,resemble,exception,shallow,vivid,establish,startwith,lead

a...life,leaveschool,makeone'sfortune,setoff,upanddown

b.重点句式

Heleftschoolearly,andasanadolescent,determinedtomakehisfortuneinsetoff

from...for...

Hearrivedin...withoutapennyinhispocketonlytofindthat...

Forcedtoheworkedforseveralyearsasapilottakingpassengersupanddown

theMississippi,thegreatriverwhichflowsfrom...downto...

2.Abilitygoals能力目标

a.EnablethestudentstotalkaboutthelifeofMarkTwain.

b.Enablethestudentstoknowaboutadventurestories.

3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标

a.HelpthestudentslearnhowtotalkaboutthelifeofMarkTwain.

b.Helpthestudentsgettoknowaboutadventurestories.

Teachingimportant&difficultpoints教学重难点

Stimulatethestudents9curiosityoffindingoutthebeautyofart,anddevelopalove

forartandartists.

Teachingmethods教学方法

Fastreadingandcarefulreading;asking-answeringactivity;discussion.

Teachingaids教具准备

Ataperecorder,aprojectorandsomeslides.

Teachingprocedures&ways教学过程与方式

StepICulturalcorner

Task1Lead-in

T:Inthereadingpart,we'velearnedanextractofTheAdventuresofHuckleberry

FinnwrittenbyMarkTwain.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutMarkTwain?

S:Iknowheisaveryworld-famouswriter.Hewrotealotofworks,whichare

popularwithpeopleallovertheworld.HeisanAmerican.

T:Good!Todaylet'slearnmoreaboutMarkTwain.Pleaseturntopage29andread

thepassageTheLifeofMarkTwain.

Task2Fastreading

T:Firstreadthepassagequicklyanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue

orfalse.

Showthefollowingonthescreen.

1.Thelivesofwritersareusuallydifferentfromthelivesofthecharactersthey

create.

2・“MarkTwain”means“watermarkone”.

3.LikeHuck,MarkTwainledapeacefullife.

4.MississippiisthegreatriverwhichflowsfromthenorthoftheUSnearthe

Canadianborder,downtotheGulfofMexico.

5.MarkTwainwantedtotakeaboattotheAmazon.

Afewminuteslater,checktheanswers.

Sampleanswers:FFFTT

Task3Carefulreading

T:ThistimeI'dlikeyoutoreadthepassagecarefully.Afterreading,pleasehavea

discussionaboutthefirstquestionlistedonpage29withyourpartners.

Afterseveralminutes.

T:Who'dliketoanswerthequestion?

S:Heleftschoolearly,andasanadolescent,determinedtomakehisfortuneinSouth

America,setofffromhishomeHannibalMissouri,forNewOrleans.

S:HewantedtotakeaboattotheAmazon,wherehethoughthecouldgetrich

quickly.

S:Heworkedforseveralyearsasapilotonasteamboat,takingpassengersupand

downtheMississippi.

Task4Readaloud

Askthestudentstoreadaloudthetextandmeanwhileaskthemtoretellit.

T:Pleasereadthetextaloud,andthenretellitaccordingtothekeywordsgivenonthe

screen.

Showthefollowingonthescreen.

Paragraph1.thelivesofwriters,characters,noexception,penname,realname,

watermarktwo,warnshipmates,shallowriver

Paragraph2.leda...life,leaveschool,makehisfortune,setoff,takeaboat,getrich,

withoutapenny,forcedtochange,worked,apilot,upanddown,Mississippi,northof

theUS,theGulfofMexico

Paragraph3.journalist,vividandamusingdescription,establishedthereputation

Severalminuteslater,askseveralstudentstoretellthetext.

StepIIReading(P81)

T:Justnow,we'velearntaboutafamouswriter,MarkTwain.Next,let'slearn

somethingaboutanotherfamouswriterPatrickO9Brian.Haveyouheardabouthimor

readhisworks?

S:Sorry,never.

T:Itdoesn'tmatter.Pleaseturn,topage81andreadthetext.Thenyou911know

PatrickO5Brian.FirstreadthetextquicklyandanswerthequestionsinExercise7.

Severalminuteslater.

T:Haveyoufinished?

Ss:Yes.

T:Good.Whowouldliketoanswerthefirstquestion?

S:Letmehaveatry.PatrickO'BriansrealnamewasRichardPatrickRuss.

T:Right.Whattypeofbooksdidhewrite?

S:Hewrotehistoricaladventurebooks.

T:Good.Thenwhendidhebecomefamous?

S:Afterwritingforover40years,hestartedtobecomefamous.

T:Excellent.WhydoyouthinkhetoldpeoplehewasIrish?

S:Ithinkhewantedtomakehisownlifemoreromantictopeople.

T:Whatthreethingsdoreadersloveabouthisbooks?

S:Theylovethedescriptionsoffightingbetweenshipsatsea,thejokesandthe

historicalfacts.

T:Youdidagoodjob.Whatverysadthinghappenedtohim?

S:Hischilddiedagedthreeandheandhisfirstwifeseparated.

T:Welldone.Whydoyouthinkhewroteaboutlifeatseawhenhedidnotknowhow

tosail?

S:Ithinkperhapsasachild,hehaddreamtofsailingatseaandwasinterestedin

readingbooksaboutsailing.

T:Youarei