1、 Whats up?describe as.more than write a review ofmake senseby the wayin the nineteenth centuryas well-known as怎么了?/出了什么事把描述为与其说是不如说是写一篇的评论合情理;明智;有意义顺便问一下在十九世纪和一样有名Translate the phrases into English.1.我更愿意把孔子描述为一位教育家和思想家,而非作家。2.今天,仍然有许多人在读孔子的论著,我们也仍然受他思想的影响。Id describe Confucius more as a teacher and
2、 thinker than a writer.Confucius works are still read by many people today,and we are still influenced by his ideas.Translate the sentences.3.他并不像孔子或莎士比亚那样有名。4.莎士比亚的戏剧对我们来说仍然很有意义。He isnt as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.Shakespeares plays still make a lot of sense to us.h 1.Have you read th
3、e book before?2.What happens in the book?3.What is the main idea of the book?The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River.The story is set in the Town of“St.Petersburg”,inspired by Hannibal,Missouri,where Mark Twain grew up.What
4、 questions will you ask when you want to know about a book/novel?Who wrote?What?/main idea?Who?Where?When?What like best?WriterTime PlaceStoryFeaturesReading Activity 1 Read the article and complete the table with the information.A book review of The Adventures of Tom SawyerA book review of The Adve
5、ntures of Tom SawyerWriterPlaceStoryFavouritesceneCharacterThemeFeaturesA book review ofThe Adventures of Tom SawyerwriterPlaceStory Mark Twain St Petersburg,Missouri,AmericaThe adventures of a boy and his friends Favourite sceneCharacterThemeFeaturesThe funeral scene Tom Sawyer,Huck Finn,Aunt Polly
6、,Injun Joe,Becky It tells how young people grow,how people love each other and how bad people pay for the actions.It is written in everyday English,and the dialogues sound especially real.A book review of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1.What kind of boy is Tom?He is a lively and clever young boy.2.Why
7、 do you think Tom wants to go to his own funeral?3.How do people feel when they see Tom and Huck?4.Why do you think it is a great book?He is a lively and clever young boy.Maybe he wants to see what people really think about him or he wants to surprise others.Because it is still read and loved by peo
8、ple all over the world,and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories.Activity 2 They were surprised at first,but they felt pleased later.The story is set in the town of St Petersburg,be set in意为“以为背景;以为场景”The novel is set in pre-war London.这部小说以战前的伦敦为背景。The play is set in Jiangxi prov
9、ince.这戏中的故事发生在江西。Language points:set up 建立建立;树立树立;创立创立set out 规划规划;展现展现set off 出发出发;抵消抵消;使爆炸使爆炸set aside 留出留出;拨出拨出;拒绝拒绝set down 记下记下;写下写下;放下放下知识链接知识链接Language points 各种“活”:alive:adj.活着的;主要做表语、作定语后置活着的;主要做表语、作定语后置 (Is the fish still alive?/catch a fish alive)living:adj.活着的;做定语放在名词前活着的;做定语放在名词前 (oppos
10、ite:dead/a living creature)live:adj.活的、有生命的;放在名词前活的、有生命的;放在名词前(/laiv/)v.活着、生活活着、生活 (a live fish)lively:adj.活泼的、充满活力的;即可指人活泼的、充满活力的;即可指人也可指物也可指物 (The music sounds bright and lively.)Language points:living,lively,alive,live eg.1.English is a _ language.2.Elton has never seen a _ tiger.3.Im very please
11、d to see my cat _.4.He gave us a _ description about his life in Africa.livinglivealivelively get into trouble 陷入困境;遇上麻烦Cant you stop your son from getting into trouble?你能不能制止你儿子别惹上麻烦?Her son has got into trouble again.她儿子又惹麻烦了。I should be very sorry if he got into trouble.如果他倒了霉,我会很难过。,so he always
12、 gets into trouble.Language points:ask for trouble 自找麻烦自找麻烦,自讨苦吃自讨苦吃get out of trouble 摆脱困境摆脱困境keep out of trouble 不卷入纠纷不卷入纠纷look for trouble 寻衅闹事寻衅闹事make trouble 制造麻烦制造麻烦give sb trouble 给某人添麻烦给某人添麻烦知识链接知识链接He and his best friend,run away to an island in the middle of the run away(to/from):逃走;逃跑逃走;逃
13、跑 run away from a fire:run away with:-Tom ran away with his best friend,Huck Finn.-Dont let your temper run away with you.火里逃生和 一起逃跑不要乱发脾气。-指感情等失控。escape v.逃离;逃脱To my surprise,he could escape from that big fire.令我惊讶的是,他能够从那场大火里逃脱出来。There is no way to escape doing the work.没法避免干这工作。Later Tom escapes
14、from a cave with another friend,Becky.译:上周狮子从动物园逃跑了。译:上周狮子从动物园逃跑了。The lion escaped from the zoo last week.辨析escape/run away1)escape作“逃跑、逃脱、逃避”讲时,往往会有成功之意。如:The old man escaped death 那个老人死里逃生。The thief escaped from prison 那个小偷越狱了。2)run away作“逃跑、跑走”讲时,往往强调动作。如:Dont let him run away 别让他跑了。口语中escape和run
15、 away可以互用。知识链接知识链接when they hear that everyone thinks they are dead,they die:v.死death:n.死亡 dead:adj.死的dying:adj.垂死的 1.Though Lao She has _ for many years,Chinese people still remember him.2.What a pity!These flowers are _.3.The hero _ for his country.4.He died a peaceful _.been deaddyingdied deathTh
16、ey hide and watch for a time when they see their family and neighbours coming to their funeral in the church.hide-hid-hidden 躲藏for a time 一段时间see sb.doing sth.看到某人做某事hear/watch/notice/lookat/listen to sb.doing sth.It is more than an adventure story.它绝不仅仅是个冒险故事。它绝不仅仅是个冒险故事。more than:极其极其,不只是不只是 They
17、were more than glad to help.You are much more than an acquaintance.Her performance was more than good;it was perfect.more than:与其(说)与其(说)不如不如 He is more a scholar than a teacher.He was more dead than alive after the crash.1)more than与数词连用,意思是“多于,大于,超过”I have known him for more than twenty years.2)mo
18、re than与形容词和分词连用,表示“非常、十分”They were more than happy to see us come back from the travel.3)not more than表示“至多,不超过”Lying on the ground was a peasant boy of not more than seventeen.知识链接知识链接and how bad people pay for their actions 1)pay for:受的报应;补偿 Youll have to pay for your selfishness some day.终有一天你会为
19、你的自私付出代价。2)pay for:(为)付款给 Did you pay him 100 dollars for that bike?Please pay the cashier for the meal.pay back 偿还;报复pay off 还清pay a visit(to)访问pay attention to 注意,留心知识链接知识链接词组中译英词组中译英1.书评:2.在19世纪:3.主人公:4.陷入麻烦之中:5.在 中间/央:6.首先;起初:7.吃惊地看到:8.用日常英语创作:9.听起来尤为真实:a book review in the nineteenth century th
20、e hero of the book get into trouble in the middle of at first be surprised to see be written in everyday English sound especially realRead the following sentences and find out the usage:-It is written in everyday English-Today,it is still read and loved by people all over the world,-and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories.