Introduction1.What is your favorite books? Why?

My favorite book is… / I like reading… very muchBecause I can know more about … by reading it / I can learn a lot from … / It is a book full of …and at the same time the book tells us … / The book is also one of the most famous Chinese novels / It is one of the most popular books all over the world.

1.What different types of book can you find in our daily life?

martial arts romanticadventurethrillerscience fictioncomedy

crimebiographyfantasyhistoryautobiographycartoon

Now look at the words which all describe the types of books. Please match them with their meanings

adventurebiography crime

fantasy

historythriller

The story of somebody’s lifeA story which has no connection with realityA story in which there is lots of actionAn extremely exciting story, which is often frightening A story in which a detective tries to solve a problem, such as identifying a murdererA true account of the past

Now let’s look at the three books in the picture

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S I N G U L A R

M A R K

T W A I N FRED KAPLAN

Now answer the three questions:

1.Which book would you like to read? Why?2.What is the book about?3.What type is the book of?

The book I like best is the third. It tells about life and works of Mark Twain. Mark Twain is one of America’s greatest writers. He did various kinds of jobs, traveled many places, read a lot of books, had rich experiences & had very creative ability. He wrote many world-famous books. So I admire him very much and want to know all about him. I think this book is a biography.

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S I N G U L A R

M A R K T W A I N FRED KAPLAN

I would like to read the second book. It tells us it is Chinese that discovered America first. I like reading this book because I like history and this book is a true account of Chinese past.

I like the first best. It is written by the famous writer --- Stephen King. “Wol-ves of the Calla” is the last one of the five novels written by Stephen King --- “The Dark Tower” series. It is about a mysterious exploration story. I think it is an adventure and a very exciting book.

Now read the passage in activity 4 on P.21. Say what

type of book it describes.

Adventure

Reading Pre-reading:

Look at the picture on P.22. Think about what Huck and Jim will do.

They will hide themselves in someplace near the strange thing and observe what it is.I think they will go ahead bravely and see what on earth the strange thing is.

ReadingFast reading:

Read the passage quickly and summarize the general idea of the passage and complete Activity 2 about the order of events they happen.

ReadingFast reading:

Main idea of the passage:The whole passage tells us one of the stories that happened while Huck and Jim were sailing sown the Mississippi River on a raft. It describes what Huck and Jim saw and what they did

Reading Careful reading:

Read the passage carefully again. Finish Activities 4-6 and answer the following questions:

1.What was the weather like after midnight?

2.Who do you think is braver?3.Can you guess why the two men

wanted to kill the other man?4.What was Huck’s feeling after

they stole their boat?

Reading sample answers:

1.There was a big storm after midnight and the rain poured down.

2.I think Huck is braver than Jim.

3.Maybe the man knew some important things, but the two men didn’t want others to know.

4.He began to feel bad about what they had done. He didn’t want all three men to die.

ReadingAnswers to Activity 4:1. To rain heavily. __________

2.something which protects you from bad weather. __________3.a sort of flat boat usually made from tree trunks __________4.to lose control because you are frightened __________5.the feeling of being interested in something __________ and wasting to know more6.to tell someone you are going to cause them harm __________

pour down a shelter a raft panic curious

threaten

ReadingAnswers to Activity 5:

1.The stream is only two meters wide. I can _______ across it.

2. You’re out of breath. Why have you been _______.

3. I’ve never _____ in my life. I’m afraid of aeroplanes.

4. You’ve got plenty of time to get to the lesson. You can _____.

climb crawl fly jump paddle run sail walk

jump

runningflown

walk

ReadingAnswers to Activity 5:

5. I _______ onto the rock so that I could see better.

6. The two boys ______ slowly upstream in their canoe.

7. It took Columbus two months to _____ across the Atlantic in 1492.

8.jimmy’s 10 months old. He can’t walk yet, but he can ______.

climb crawl fly jump paddle run sail walk

climbed

paddled

sail

crawl

ReadingAnswers to Activity 6:1. How did Huck and Jim get to the

sinking steamboat? A. They swam. B. They jumped. C. They paddled2. How did they get on it? A. thy jumped. B. They climbed. C.They crawled.

ReadingAnswers to Activity 6:3.What did Jim do when he was

frightened? A. He ran. B. He swam. C. He jumped4. How did Huck get back to the raft? A. He crawled. B. He walked. C. He ran.

How many examples can you find of verbs followed by to (do something)?

1. We let the raft sail down the river.

2. He agreed to go.

3. I don’t want to board a sinking ship.

4. The frightened man started crying.

5. We heard the two men shouting.

What structure follows the verb “let”?

In which sentence is the –ed form used as an adjective? In which positions of the sentences can you find the -ing form?

GrammarAnswers to Activity 2: (complete the

sentences with –ing/-ed form) • The sight of the boat going under wate

r was __________ ( worry)2. Huck got _______ (excite) when he rea

lized there was someone on the boat. 3. The men with the gun had a ________

(satisfy) expression in his face.4. The man on the floor was clearly ____

_______ (frighten) .

worryingexcited

satisfied

frightened

GrammarAnswers to Activity 2: (complete the

sentences with –ing/-ed form) 5. Huck and Jim had lots of ___________

(frighten)experiences on the river.6. I didn’t know you were ___________ (i

nterest) in Mark Twain.7. Yes, I find his novels very ________ (e

xcite)8. Twain certainly had an unusual and _

___________ (interest) life.

frightened

interested

excited

interesting

Grammar

1.Jim wanted ____________ (get away) quickly.

2. Huck suggested _______(take) a noise.3. He told Jim to stop ________(make) a

noise.4. Then he persuaded Jim _______ (help)

him.

to get away

taking

making

to help

Answers to Activity3: (complete the sentences with “–ing/to + do” form)

Grammar

5. Huck was beginning ________ (enjoy) himself.

6. He particularly enjoyed _______ (play) a trick on the three men.

7. I’d like ________ (read) something else by Twain.

8. I advise her _______ (use) a dictionary.

to enjoy

playing

to read

to use

Answers to Activity3: (complete the sentences with “–ing/to + do” form)

Grammar

(1) to go

(2) to find

(3) to rain

(4) moving

(5) stolen

(6) doing

(7)to move/ move

(8)approaching

(9)surprised

(10) sinking

(11)to lose

(12)raining

Answers to Activity5:

Grammar

(1) Jim looked terrified.

(2) It looked like a house at first.

(3) It looks as if it’ll go under soon

(a)Link verb + as if + clause

(b) link verb + adjective

(c) link verb + like + noun

Answers to Activity 6:

Grammar

1. He sounded angry/ frightening

2. He felt very curious.

3. Jim felt terrified.

4. He felt regretful and looked

bad.

5. He sounded surprised.

Answers to Activity7:

Listening & Function

Look at the poster for “Master and Commander”on P.26 and decide what kind of film it is.

Historical adventure

Listening & Function

Ask the students to look at the questions in Activity 2 to get the listening points. Then play the tape three times. For the first time, let them listen just for the main idea. For the second time, let them complete Activities 2&3. And for the last time, let them check the answers.\

Listening

1. The Last Samurai2. The Emperor & the Assassin.3. Master & Commander.4. Monsoon Wedding. 5. The Emperor & the Assassin.6. The Last Samurai.7. Monsoon Wedding. 8. The Emperor & the Assassin.

Answers to Activity 2:

ListeningAnswers to Activity 3:title origin Type of film starts

Master & Commander

The Last Samurai

Monsoon Wedding

The Emperor & the Assassin

British Historical Adventure 8:00

American 9:15

Indian

Chinese

Romantic Comedy

Historical Adventure

Historical Adventure

8:10

7:30

Function

1. Billy said it was raining.2. Vanessa suggested going to see a

film.3. Vanessa said she hadn’t been to the

cinema for ages.4. Vanessa said that there were some

good films on that evening.

Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech (P.27) :

Function

5. Vanessa said that “Master & Commander” sounded interesting.

6. Billy said that he had read the book.

7. Billy said that he didn’t want to see the film.

8. Billy suggested going to see “The Emperor & the Assassin”.

Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech (P.27) :

Cultural corner

I know he is a very world-famous writer, He wrote a lot of works, which are popular with people all over the would, he is an American.

Lead-in:How much do you know about Mark Twain?

Cultural corner

Reading:Read the passage. Answer the

first question on P.29 and decide whether the following statements are true or false.

Cultural corner1. The lives of writers are usually

different from the lives of the characters they create.

2. “Mark Twain” means “watermark one”.

3. like Huck, Mark Twain led a peaceful life.

4. Mississippi is the great river which flows from the north of the US near the Canadian border, down to the Gulf of Mexico.

5. Mark Twain wanted to take a boat to the Amazon.

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Cultural corner

He liked to travel, and later

worked on the River

Mississippi

Answer to Activity 1:

Writing

There are l lot o famous works in the world. We can’t read all of them, but we can get the general ideas of them by reading the summary of them. Now let’s read two summaries of famous works on P.28 and finish the exercises below it.

Lead-in:

Writing

Work in groups and choose a well-known Chinese story or film and discusses it. Then write a summary. Here are some tips on how to write a successful summary:

Group work:

Writing tips:

1. Write the title of your story or film on the first sentence;

2. Keep your summary as short as possible;

3. Check the summary for spelling errors and other mistakes;

4. Include “where the story is set”, “when it’s set”, “who the main characters are”, “what happens” and “how the story ends”.

Sample WritingA World Without Thieves

Chinese director Feng Xiaogang’s New Year film “A World Without Thieves” has been on for a period. It’s Feng’s sixth New Year film since the first one in 1997. The story takes place on a train. It is about two groups of thieves and a country boy. One group is moved by the boy and tries to protect the boy from being stolen.

Sample Writing Wang Bo (played by Andy Lau) and Wang Li (played by Rene Liu)k two master thieves, swindle their way across China, until they meet Fu Gen, who does not know abut life and believes that he lives in a world without thieves, Having saved a lot of money, after years of work, he is going to build a house and marry a girl, Moved by his good nature, Wang Li (played by Rene Liu) wants to protect him from Uncle Bill

Sample Writing(played by Ge You) who tries to steal from Fu Gen. Wang Bo, who tries to stop her at first, finally becomes kind and helps he protect the country boy.Andy Lau has a hard time being ugly in the movie, He plays very well, so does Rene Liu. Ge You keeps his special humor in the film. What’s more, the country boy plays naturally.