外研版九级英语教学：Module Unit 8.pptVIP

Unit 2;Goals;Revision;Shakespeare;Mark Twain;Work in pairs ;1. What kind of story is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? It is an adventure story. 2. When and where is the story set? The story is set in the town of St Petersburg, Missouri, in the US, in the nineteenth century.;Read the passage and check your answers to Activity 1.;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.;The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book. It is more than an adventure story. Mark Twain wrote it in 1876.;It describes people’s lives in the southern (adj. 南方的) states of America at that time. ;It tells how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions. ;Complete the table with the information about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. ;;;;;;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 Adventures of Tom Sawyer show us that the story will be an exciting adventure.;Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.;My favourite part is when their family and (2)____________ go to church because they think Tom and Huck are dead (adj. 死的；去世的)! 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 a truly great book! ;;My favourite book is Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. It is a story about a boy…;Work in pairs. Talk about your favourite book.;Language points;2. …and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories. is thought to be… 的意思是“人们认 为……”，相当于People think…类似的 结构还有：… is said to be…“据 说……”；…is believed to be…“人们相 信……”。;e.g. At 115, Mrs Jackson is believed to be the oldest person