Do you like reading? What kind of book do you like? Why ？ Warm-up:

adventure adventurous story

Who are they? What do these books introduce? biography

detective story crime

Will it happen in our life? fantasy

history

Are you frightened or excited? thriller

adventure biography crime fantasy history thriller 1.the story of somebody’s life 2.a story which has no connection with reality 3.a story in which there is lots of action 4.an extremely exciting story, which is often frightening. 5. A story in which a detective tries to solve problem, such as identifying a murderer. 6. A true account of the past biography fantasy adventure thriller crime history Activity2 (P21)Match the types of book with their meaning.

Try to write down the name of books you have read, and point out the type of book Give a brief introduction of a book, and let your partner to guess the type of the book. Activity3 (P21)Pair work

Can you guess the type of book by the cover? thriller It is written by the famous writer --- Stephen King. “Wolves 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.

Can you guess the type of book by the cover? history It tells us it is Chinese that discovered America first. this book is a true account of Chinese past.

biography 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.

The life of Mark Twain Have you heard Mark Twain? How much do you know about him? How can you understand “often the lives of writes resemble the lives of the characters they create.” Can you give some examples to support it?

Read the passage and discuss the following questions. 1.In what ways was Mark Twain’s life an adventure? 2.What are the best Chinese adventure stories? He liked to travel, and later worked on the River Mississippi. Open.

Cultural corner 1.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. F F F T T

Mark Twain is a ______name,which is a call used by ________on the Mississippi. Mark Twain lived an _____________life. As a teenager, he decided to _____________ in South America. So he __________from Missouri for New Orleans. To his appointment, he can not find a _______ for South America. He had to change his plan. He has been a ______for several years. Later, he became a journalist and wrote _______which happened on the ________.Mark Twain is famous for his ______, and___________description, which helps him to _________the reputation. (read the text and fill in the blank) The life of Mark Twain pen sailors adventurous make his fortune set off boat pilot stories river vivid amusing establish

1. Mark Twain, who wrote………., was no exception. 3. Like Huck, Mark Twain led an adventurous life. 4….as an adolescent, determined to make his fortune in South America, set off from his home in Hannibal, Missouri, for New Orleans. 2. To start with, the author’ name, Mark Twain…… (V.) determine to do sh (Adj.) be determined to do sth

make one’s fortune / make a fortune try one’s fortune seek one’s fortune 碰碰运气 寻找出路 set off for +place 5. He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket only to find that there were no boats for South America.

6. Forced to change his plans, he worked for several years as a pilot on the steamboat, taking passengers up and down the Mississippi,…… force sb to do sth force sb into doing sth

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Activity4(P21) read the passage and say what type of book it describes.Use the words in Activity2. the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, is perhaps the most famous American novel ever written. Huckleberry Finn(or just Huck)is a teenage boy who has run away from home. His companion is Jim, a black slave who has also run away. The two of them are sailing down the Mississippi River on a raft when they see something in the water ahead of them…… adventure