2. Introduction 1.What is your favorite books? Why? My favorite book is… / I like reading… very much Because I can know more about … by reading it / I can learn a lot from … / It is a book full of …and at the same time the book tells us … / The book is also one of the most famous Chinese novels / It is one of the most popular books all over the world.

3. 1.What different types of book can you find in our daily life? martial arts romantic adventure thriller science fiction comedy crime biography fantasy history autobiography cartoon Now look at the words which all describe the types of books. Please match them with their meanings

4. adventure biography crime fantasy history thriller The story of somebody’s life A story which has no connection with reality A story in which there is lots of action An extremely exciting story, which is often frightening A story in which a detective tries to solve a problem, such as identifying a murderer A true account of the past

5. Now let’s look at the three books in the picture T HE S I N G U L A R M A R K T W A I N FRED KAPLAN

6. Now answer the three questions: 1.Which book would you like to read? Why? 2.What is the book about? 3.What type is the book of?

7. The book I like best is the third. 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. So I admire him very much and want to know all about him. I think this book is a biography. T HE S I N G U L A R M A R K T W A I N FRED KAPLAN

8. I would like to read the second book. It tells us it is Chinese that discovered America first. I like reading this book because I like history and this book is a true account of Chinese past.

9. I like the first best. It is written by the famous writer --- Stephen King. “Wol- ves 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. I think it is an adventure and a very exciting book.

10. Now read the passage in activity 4 on P.21. Say what type of book it describes. Adventure

11. Reading Pre-reading: Look at the picture on P.22. Think about what Huck and Jim will do. They will hide themselves in someplace near the strange thing and observe what it is. I think they will go ahead bravely and see what on earth the strange thing is.

12. Reading Fast reading: Read the passage quickly and summarize the general idea of the passage and complete Activity 2 about the order of events they happen.

13. Reading Fast reading: Main idea of the passage: The whole passage tells us one of the stories that happened while Huck and Jim were sailing sown the Mississippi River on a raft. It describes what Huck and Jim saw and what they did

14. Reading Careful reading: Read the passage carefully again. Finish Activities 4-6 and answer the following questions: 1.What was the weather like after midnight? 2.Who do you think is braver? 3.Can you guess why the two men wanted to kill the other man? 4.What was Huck’s feeling after they stole their boat?

15. Reading sample answers: 1.There was a big storm after midnight and the rain poured down. 2.I think Huck is braver than Jim. 3.Maybe the man knew some important things, but the two men didn’t want others to know. 4.He began to feel bad about what they had done. He didn’t want all three men to die.

16. Reading Answers to Activity 4: 1.To rain heavily. __________ 2.something which protects you from bad weather. __________ 3.a sort of flat boat usually made from tree trunks __________ 4.to lose control because you are frightened __________ 5.the feeling of being interested in something __________ and wasting to know more 6.to tell someone you are going to cause them harm __________ pour down a shelter a raft panic curious threaten

17. Reading Answers to Activity 5: 1.The stream is only two meters wide. I can _______ across it. 2. You’re out of breath. Why have you been _______. 3. I’ve never _____ in my life. I’m afraid of aeroplanes. 4. You’ve got plenty of time to get to the lesson. You can _____. climb crawl fly jump paddle run sail walk jump running flown walk

18. Reading Answers to Activity 5: 5. I _______ onto the rock so that I could see better. 6. The two boys ______ slowly upstream in their canoe. 7. It took Columbus two months to _____ across the Atlantic in 1492. 8.jimmy’s 10 months old. He can’t walk yet, but he can ______. climb crawl fly jump paddle run sail walk climbed paddled sail crawl

19. Reading Answers to Activity 6: 1.How did Huck and Jim get to the sinking steamboat? A. They swam. B. They jumped. C. They paddled 2. How did they get on it? A. thy jumped. B. They climbed. C.They crawled.

20. Reading Answers to Activity 6: 3.What did Jim do when he was frightened? A. He ran. B. He swam. C. He jumped 4. How did Huck get back to the raft? A. He crawled. B. He walked. C. He ran.

21. How many examples can you find of verbs followed by to (do something)? 1.We let the raft sail down the river. 2. He agreed to go. 3. I don’t want to board a sinking ship. 4. The frightened man started crying. 5. We heard the two men shouting. What structure follows the verb “let”? In which sentence is the –ed form used as an adjective? In which positions of the sentences can you find the -ing form?

22. Grammar Answers to Activity 2: (complete the sentences with –ing/-ed form) The sight of the boat going under water was __________ ( worry) 2. Huck got _______ (excite) when he realized there was someone on the boat. 3. The men with the gun had a ________ (satisfy) expression in his face. 4. The man on the floor was clearly ___________ (frighten). worrying excited satisfied frightened

23. Grammar Answers to Activity 2: (complete the sentences with –ing/-ed form) 5. Huck and Jim had lots of ___________ (frighten)experiences on the river. 6. I didn’t know you were ___________ (interest) in Mark Twain. 7. Yes, I find his novels very ________ (excite) 8. Twain certainly had an unusual and ____________ (interest) life. frightened interested excited interesting

24. Grammar 1.Jim wanted ____________ (get away) quickly. 2. Huck suggested _______(take) a noise. 3. He told Jim to stop ________(make) a noise. 4. Then he persuaded Jim _______ (help) him. to get away taking making to help Answers to Activity3: (complete the sentences with “–ing/to + do” form)

25. Grammar 5. Huck was beginning ________ (enjoy) himself. 6. He particularly enjoyed _______ (play) a trick on the three men. 7. I’d like ________ (read) something else by Twain. 8. I advise her _______ (use) a dictionary. to enjoy playing to read to use Answers to Activity3: (complete the sentences with “–ing/to + do” form)

26. Grammar (1) to go (2) to find (3) to rain (4) moving (5) stolen (6) doing (7)to move/ move (8)approaching (9)surprised (10) sinking (11)to lose (12)raining Answers to Activity5:

27. Grammar (1) Jim looked terrified. (2) It looked like a house at first. (3) It looks as if it’ll go under soon (a)Link verb + as if + clause (b) link verb + adjective (c) link verb + like + noun Answers to Activity 6:

28. Grammar 1. He sounded angry/ frightening 2. He felt very curious. 3. Jim felt terrified. 4. He felt regretful and looked bad. 5. He sounded surprised. Answers to Activity7:

29. Listening & Function Look at the poster for “Master and Commander”on P.26 and decide what kind of film it is. Historical adventure

30. Listening & Function Ask the students to look at the questions in Activity 2 to get the listening points. Then play the tape three times. For the first time, let them listen just for the main idea. For the second time, let them complete Activities 2&3. And for the last time, let them check the answers.\

31. Listening 1. The Last Samurai 2. The Emperor & the Assassin. 3. Master & Commander. 4. Monsoon Wedding. 5. The Emperor & the Assassin. 6. The Last Samurai. 7. Monsoon Wedding. 8. The Emperor & the Assassin. Answers to Activity 2:

32. Listening Answers to Activity 3: titleoriginType of film starts Master & Command er The Last Samurai Monsoon Wedding The Emperor & the Assassin British Historical Adventure 8:00 American 9:15 Indian Chinese Romantic Comedy Historical Adventure 8:10 7:30

33. Function 1. Billy said it was raining. 2. Vanessa suggested going to see a film. 3. Vanessa said she hadn’t been to the cinema for ages. 4. Vanessa said that there were some good films on that evening. Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech (P.27) :

34. Function 5. Vanessa said that “Master & Commander” sounded interesting. 6. Billy said that he had read the book. 7. Billy said that he didn’t want to see the film. 8. Billy suggested going to see “The Emperor & the Assassin”. Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech (P.27) :

35. Cultural corner I know he is a very world-famous writer, He wrote a lot of works, which are popular with people all over the would, he is an American. Lead-in: How much do you know about Mark Twain?

36. Cultural corner Reading: Read the passage. Answer the first question on P.29 and decide whether the following statements are true or false.

37. 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

38. Cultural corner He liked to travel, and later worked on the River Mississippi Answer to Activity 1:

39. Writing There are l lot o famous works in the world. We can’t read all of them, but we can get the general ideas of them by reading the summary of them. Now let’s read two summaries of famous works on P.28 and finish the exercises below it. Lead-in:

40. Writing Work in groups and choose a well-known Chinese story or film and discusses it. Then write a summary. Here are some tips on how to write a successful summary: Group work:

41. Writing tips: 1.Write the title of your story or film on the first sentence; 2. Keep your summary as short as possible; 3. Check the summary for spelling errors and other mistakes; 4. Include “where the story is set”, “when it’s set”, “who the main characters are”, “what happens” and “how the story ends”.

42. Sample Writing A World Without Thieves Chinese director Feng Xiaogang’s New Year film “A World Without Thieves” has been on for a period. It’s Feng’s sixth New Year film since the first one in 1997. The story takes place on a train. It is about two groups of thieves and a country boy. One group is moved by the boy and tries to protect the boy from being stolen.

43. Sample Writing Wang Bo (played by Andy Lau) and Wang Li (played by Rene Liu)k two master thieves, swindle their way across China, until they meet Fu Gen, who does not know abut life and believes that he lives in a world without thieves, Having saved a lot of money, after years of work, he is going to build a house and marry a girl, Moved by his good nature, Wang Li (played by Rene Liu) wants to protect him from Uncle Bill

44. Sample Writing (played by Ge You) who tries to steal from Fu Gen. Wang Bo, who tries to stop her at first, finally becomes kind and helps he protect the country boy. Andy Lau has a hard time being ugly in the movie, He plays very well, so does Rene Liu. Ge You keeps his special humor in the film. What’s more, the country boy plays naturally.