1. 外研版 初三 ( 上 ) Module 2

2. Unit 2 It’s still read and loved. 广东 张佳望

3. Talk something about the pictures. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

4. Work in pairs. Look at the words in the box and answer the questions. adventure behaviour cave freedom funeral hero nineteenth century outsider pretty social theme treasure Reading and vocabulary

5. 1. What did Betty suggest at the end of the conversation in Unit 1? 2. What book did Mr Jackson choose? They should write the first article on “Great Books”. Mark Twain’s “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer.

6. 3. What do you think happens in the book? 4. What do you think are the main ideas of the book? students’ own answers

8. Read the passage and check your answers to Activity 1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

9. Read the passage again and complete the table with the information about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

10. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Your favourite book Write Place Story

11. Favourite scene Character Theme Reason for its greatness

12. Answer the questions. 1. What kind of boy is Tom? He is a lively and clever young boy. 2. Why do you think Tom wants to go to his own funeral? Because everyone thinks he is dead. 3. Why do you think people still read Tom Sawyer? Because it is a great book. Twain wrote it in the everyday English

13. of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real. 4. Which of the scenes in the text do you like best? My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral. He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears.

14. Important and difficult points 1.The themes of the story are to do with children growing up and becoming more serious. 故事的主题和孩子们的成长以及变得 成熟稳重有关。 be/have to do with sb. / sth. 表示 :“ 和 某人 / 某事、有关 ” 。如：

15. My question has to do with yesterday’s homework. 我的问题和昨天的作业有关。 In the evening he likes to read books. These books have nothing to do with work. 晚上他喜欢看书, 这些书都与他的工作无 关。

16. Speaking and writing Work in pairs. Would you like to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? Why/ Why not? Think of your favourite great book or choose a book you’d like to read. Use an encyclopaedia or the Internet to help you if necessary. Now complete the table in Activity 3 with details about your favourite great book.

17. Write a passage about your favourite great book. Use the passage in Activity 2 and your notes in Activity 6 to help you. My favourite great book is Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. It’s a story about a young boy… Work in pairs. Talk about your favourite book.

18. Learning to learn Noticing words that are similar or repeated will help you to understand the theme of passage or a book. There are many words and phrases about adventure in the description of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, for example: exciting adventures, runs away, goes looking for treasure, gets lost. These words show us that the story will be exciting.

19. 英语的语态是通过动词形式的变化表现 出来的。英语中有两种语态：主动语态 和被动语态。 主动语态表示主语是动作的执行者。 例如： Many people speak Chinese. 谓语： speak 的动作是由主语 many people 来执行的。 Grammar

20. 被动语态表示主语是动作的承受者，即行 为动作的对象。 例如： Chinese is spoken by many people. 主语 English 是动词 speak 的承受者。 被动语态由 “ 助动词 be ＋及物动词的过去 分词 ” 构成。人称、数和时态的变化是通 过 be 的变化表现出来的。一般现在时的被 动语态构成：

21. am/is/are ＋ p.p. （过去分词） eg : 1.Shakespeare’s plays are seen by millions of people every year. 2. Confucius’ works are still read by many people today. 3. Mark Twain isn’t known as a great thinker. 4. Parents are respected by Chinese people. 5. Many trees are planted along the two banks of the river.

22. Wb. Ex. 6, 7 &8