初二下U6ReadingA.ppt
A mini survey about reading:1.How much do you like reading?A.Not at all.B.So so.C.Very much.2.How many hours do you spend in reading each week?A.3h.B.4-6h.C.7h.3.What kind of books do you usually read?textbook comic strip magazinenovelHi likes reading novels very much.One day,he was reading one of his favorite novelsIs“Tom Sawyer”a real person?Who is Tom Sawyer,then?(Guess!)Look at the heading,the introduction and the picture.Then answer these questions as quickly as possible:1.Where does the story come from?2.What is the name of the writer?3.Was the fence huge or small?4.What did Tom get that day?Joyce wanted to encourage students to read works of literature.Therefore,in the school newspaper,she included this funny story from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,a novel by Mark Twain.1.From where?2.Writers name?3.Huge or small fence?4.Got what?kitemarbleRead the story and answer these questions:1.Where and when did the story take place?2.What problem did Tom encounter?3.Did Tom solve the problem at last?If he did,how?(What was his wonderful idea?)4.How do you think about Tom?1.Where and when did the story take place?2.What problem did Tom encounter?It took place in Toms aunts garden on a Saturday morning.Toms aunt asked him to paint the fence,but he didnt like to do it at all.3.Did Tom solve the problem at last?If he did,how?(What was his wonderful idea?)4.How do you think about Tom?Yes,he did.He tricked other boys into painting the fence instead of himself,and all of them did the painting eagerly and happily.Hes very smart/cunning/naughty/Read the story again for more details:1.Choose the right meanings of the red words:(1)It was thirty yards long and three yards high!A.unit of weight B.unit of length C.unit of speed(2)He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart.A.craziness B.sadness C.happiness D.pity(3),and the fence gained three coats of paint.A.long clothes B.thin layers covering sth.C.growth of hair or wool or fur2.Why did Tom say“Only I can do it right.”(Para.9)and“But you must be careful.”to Ben(Para.11)?3.Why did Tom give his brush with worry on his face?4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?Read the story again for more details:1.Choose the right meanings of the red words:(1)It was thirty yards long and three yards high!A.unit of weight B.unit of length C.unit of speed(2)He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart.A.craziness B.sadness C.happiness D.pity(3),and the fence gained three coats of paint.A.long clothing B.thin layers covering sth.C.growth of hair or wool or fur 2.Why did Tom say“Only I can do it right.”(Para.9)and“But you must be careful.”(Para.11)to Ben?Because Tom wanted to show that he himself was the only right person for the job,and therefore even more aroused Bens curiosity and eagerness to paint the fence.3.Why did Tom give his brush with worry on his face?Because he was trying to fool Ben.4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?Tom told a lie to his aunt.Work in groups,divide the story into four parts and summarize the main idea of each part.Part 1:(Para.1-3)Aunt asked Tom to paint the garden fence,but he didnt like to do the job because he feared other boys would laugh at him.Part 2:(Para.4-7)Ben laughed at Tom,but Tom said it was fun doing the job.Part 3:(Para.8-12)Ben begged Tom to let him do some panting.He even gave Tom his apple.Part 4:(Para.13-14)Tom tricked more boys into painting the fence.Tom gained lots of toys,and the fence was well painted.Work in groups,and act out the story.Pay attention to the dialogue and facial expressions.1.休息一会儿休息一会儿2.经过，路过经过，路过3.等等等等4.各种各样的各种各样的5.干得好干得好have a restcome by and so onall sorts of do a good jobTry to find out the phrases in the text:1.therefore因此，所以因此，所以他患了流行性感冒他患了流行性感冒,因此因此未能前往参加宴会。未能前往参加宴会。He has caught a flu.Therefore,he couldnt go to the party.2.novel 1.小说小说(n.)2.新的新的(a.)你喜欢马克你喜欢马克吐温的小说吗？吐温的小说吗？Do you like Mark Twains novels?这是一项新发明。这是一项新发明。This is a novel e by 经过，路过经过，路过我只路过而已。我只路过而已。I just come by.pass by 走过，路过go by 经过,(时间)过去 come along 出现，进展Fill in the blanks:1.He majors in(主修)Russian literature.2.It is raining,therefore,we cant play football outside.3.He has written several short novels.4.Success brought him joy.5.The boys heart gave a jump.6.People like flying kites in March.7.Look,the children are playing marbles.How happy they are!8.The workers are giving the wall a second coat of paint.9.他刚走过去。He has just come by.10.工作进展得相当顺利。The work was coming along quite well.11.在那家商店可买到各式各样的灯具。All sorts of lamps are available in that shop.12.他谈到我们受到父母多少恩惠、我们对国家应尽的义务等等。He talked about how much we owed to our parents,our duty to our country and so on and so forth.13.我认为他干得好。I think he did a good job.
