Lookatthepicturesandsaywhotheyareandwhytheyarefamous.ConfuciusConfuciuswasagreatteacherandthinkerinancientChina.Helivedover2000yearsagoandheiswell-knowninmanycountries.ShakespeareWilliamShakespearewasEnglishandwroteplaysandpoems.Althoughhediedabout400years,hisplaysarestillseen,andhispoemsarestillreadbymanypeople.MarkTwainMarkTwainwasanAmericanwriter.HisstoriesaresetinthesouthoftheUSover100yearsago,andreadersstillenjoythemverymuch.ReadthefirstparagraphofthepassageinActivity2quicklyandtrytoanswerthequestions.Usethewordsandexpressionintheboxtohelpyou.adventure[n.冒险(经历)]heronineteenthcenturytreasure1.WhatkindofstoryisTheAdventuresofTomSawyer?Itisanadventurestory.2.Whenandwhereisthestoryset?ThestoryissetinthetownofStPetersburg,Missouri,intheUS,inthenineteenthcentury.adventure[n.冒险(经历)]heronineteenthcenturytreasureReadthepassageandcheckyouranswerstoActivity1.OneofmyfavouritegreatbooksisTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,byMarkTwain.ThestoryissetinthetownofStPetersburg,Missouri,intheUS,inthenineteenthcentury.TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisagreatbook.Itismorethananadventurestory.MarkTwainwroteitin1876.Itdescribespeople’slivesinthesouthern(adj.南方的)statesofAmericaatthattime.staten.州；邦Ittellshowyoungpeoplegrow,howpeopleloveeachotherandhowbadpeoplepayfortheiractions.n.举止；行为；情节CompletethetablewiththeinformationaboutTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.TheAdventuresofTomSawyerWriterPlacewherethestoryissetMarkTwainStPetersburgintheUSTheAdventuresofTomSawyerMaincharactersTomSawyer,HuckFinn,InjunJoe,BeckyTheAdventuresofTomSawyerStoriesthebooktellsTheadventuresofTom:HeandHuckFinnrunawaytoanislandintheMississippiRiver.TomhasmoretroublebecauseabadmannamedInjunJoeislookingforhim.Later,Tomescapesfromacavewithanotherfriend,Becky.HealsofindsInjunJoe’streasureboxandtakesitaway.n.洞穴TheAdventuresofTomSawyerThemeIttellshowyoungpeoplegrow,howpeopleloveeachotherandhowbadpeoplepayfortheiractions.TheAdventuresofTomSawyerFeaturesItiswrittenineverydayEnglish,andthedialoguessoundespeciallyreal.YourfavouritebookWriterPlacewherethestoryissetMaincharactersStoriesthebooktellsThemeFeaturesCompletetheYourfavouritebookcolumninthetable.Noticingwordsandexpressionsthataresimilarorrepeatedwillhelpyouunderstandthethemeofapassage.Forexample,theexpressionsmanyadventures,runawayandtreasureboxinTheAdventuresofTomSawyershowusthatthestorywillbeanexcitingadventure.Completethepassagewiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.dialogue(n.对话)everyday(adj.日常的；普通的)neighbour(n.邻居)stateSetinthe(1)______ofMissouri,intheUS,TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisalivelystoryfulloffun.TomandhisfriendHuckhavemanyadventures.stateMyfavouritepartiswhentheirfamilyand(2)____________gotochurchbecausetheythinkTomandHuckaredead(adj.死的；去世的)!Thebookisalsofullofwonderful(3)__________.Theconversationsarewritteninthe(4)____________Englishofnineteenth-centuryMissouri,andsoundespeciallyreal.Itisatrulygreatbook!neighboursdialogueseverydayWorkinpairs.Askandanswer.WouldyouliketoreadTheAdventuresofTomSawyer?Why/Whynot?Example:A:WouldyouliketoreadTheAdventuresofTomSawyer?B:I’dliketoread…A:Why?B:Because…MyfavouritebookisHarryPotterandPhilosopher’sStonebyJ.K.Rowling.Itisastoryaboutaboy…Writeapassageaboutyourfavouritebook.UsethepassageinActivity2andtheinformationinActivity6tohelpyou.Workinpairs.Talkaboutyourfavouritebook.Forexample:Whowroteyourfavouriteboo...
