1、 课题Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the CinemaCultural Corner: The life of Mark Twain教学目标：1. Enable the students to learn Everyday English and cultural corner.2. Enable the students to learn to write a brief biography.教学重点：Enable the students to learn Everyday English and cultural corner.教学难点：En
2、able the students to learn to write a brief biography.学情分析：The Ss can finish the task.教具课件：1. A recorder 2. A projector 3. A computer教法：Listening-getting information-speaking教学程序：教学内容（问题引入、快速阅读、任务阅读、小组活动等）Step1 Leading in：1. Go over the word list for this module 1) grocery shopping 购买食品杂货2) cost n.
3、成本，费用，花费 labor costs 人工费用 3) poor efficiency 低效率4) delivery n. 交付，交货，递送2. Free talk: What are the best Chinese adventure stories?How can you understand “often the lives of writers resemble the lives of the characters they create” ? Can you give some examples to support it?Have you ever heard of Mark
4、 Twain?How much do you know about him and his books?3. The brief introduction to The Adventures of HuckleberryFinn is perhaps the most famous American novel ever written. Huck Finn 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
5、 experience a number of adventures while sailing down the Mississippi River on a Raft. Step 2 Reading：The life of Mark Twain1. Activity 1: Read the passage and answer the question: In what ways was Mark Twains life an adventure?2. Activity 2: 2) Read the passage again to get more information about M
6、ark Twain.Complete the form below. The Life of Mark TwainIntroductionReal name:1_Pen name: 2_, which means “3_”.Adventurous lifeHe had planned to make his fortune in 4_. For some reason, he changed his plan and worked for several years as a 5_ on the Mississippi.ReputationHe wrote stories about life
7、 on the river, which 6_ his reputation as one of Americas greatest writers.3. Activity 3: Complete the passage according to what youve known about Mark Twain.Often the writers lives resemble their characters lives, and Mark Twain was no _ (except). Mark Twain was Samuels pen name, _ was a call used
8、by sailors on the Mississippi. Like Huck, the hero in his famous novel, Mark Twain _ (lead) an adventurous life. When he was young, he was _ (determine) to make _ fortune in South America. So he set_ from Missouri for New Orleans. For some reason, he was forced_ (change) his plan and worked for seve
9、ral years as a pilot. Later, he began writing _ (story) about life on the river. These stories _ (establish) his reputation as one of Americas _ (great) writers.Step 3 Writing：How to write a brief biography1. Read two summaries of famous works on P28 and finish the exercises below it.What should we
10、pay attention when we write a summary? (CAAB)1) The summary begins with the name of the _.A. author or director B. main character C. book or film2) It uses the _ tense to describe the action.A. present B. future C. past3) It starts with information about _ the action takes place.A. when and where B.
11、 why C. how4) It continues with _.A. the writers opinion B. a description of the action C. a description of the characters2. Read the brief biography of Mark Twain and his famous novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn briefly. While reading, please pay attention to the structure of it and underlin
12、e useful expressions in it. Mark Twain And Huck FinnMark Twain, regarded as “the father of American literature”, is one of the greatestAmerican writers. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is his most famous novel. This book is set in the USA in the mid-19th century. It tells the story of a teenagebo
13、y named Huck, who has run away from home, and his companion Jim, a black slave. They decide to travel down the Mississippi on a raft. As they make their way down the river, they have a number of exciting adventures.1). The structure of a brief biography Para 1: introduce the writer briefly. Para 2:
14、introduce one of his/her famous works briefly.2). Useful expressions: be regarded as; one of the ; be set in; It tells a story of, who .3. Work in groups: choose a well-known writer and write a short passage to introduce him /her and one of his/her famous works. Ask some groups to give their present
15、ations.Step 4 Summary and homeworkMark Twains saying：Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.作文指导：记人记叙文【体裁导航】在高考写作中，要求直接对人物描述的文章不是很多，但写人的记叙文却是同学们必须掌握的。普通高中英语课程标准(实验)对记叙文的写作作了明确要求，所以，记叙文的写作，应引起同学们的重视。记叙文的写作，一般应考虑六个要素：时间、地点、人物、事件的起因、经过和结果。遇到以图表的形式提供的材料时，注意要点应齐全。写记叙文时，由
16、于多是叙述过去发生的动作，所以，叙述中常用过去时态，当然有时也会出现一般现在时或其他时态，尤其是在直接引语里。写人、记事、描述地点或刻画场景，最常用的文体可能就是记叙文了。因而，平时遇到一些好句子，就应当多记。例如：Joan is a pretty gentle lady in her early twenties.My sister is a boyish girl. She has short and straight hair like a boys.He is a handsome young man with bright eyes and broad shoulders.以上例句都
17、是用于描述人的好句子，应首先学会灵活套用。长此以往，潜移默化，同学们的表达自会在不知不觉中达到“即便信手拈来，却也恰到好处”的境界。写人的记叙文当然离不开记事，但两者的侧重点有所不同。记人者，以人为主导，所写的事都是为衬托人物服务的，所以，记述时，外貌的描写、性格的刻画等等，都要服务于人物，不可喧宾夺主、本末倒置。【类题尝试】请用英语写一篇120词左右的短文，介绍一下该人物，要求根据所给信息作适当发挥，且须包括以下三部分内容：1对该人物的简单介绍；2喜欢该人物的理由；3从该人物身上得到的启示。 Thomas Edisoninventor；creative；diligent；full of wi
18、sdom“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”One possible version：Thomas EdisonBorn in America, Thomas Edison was a great scientist and inventor. He was once thought to be a boy who was not worth educating. In fact, he was a man full of imagination.I admire Edison a l
19、ot because of his great contribution to the world. He had more than 1,000 inventions. In his life time, he was always eager to know how things worked, which helped him to earn the nickname “the Wizard of Melo Park”He was also so diligent that he worked day and night. And this explained why he had so
20、 many great inventions.What impresses me most is his famous saying, “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” Probably I cannot be an Edison myself, but I can be a hardworking learner. From him, I realize the secret to success is not when or where you were born, but w
21、hat you are doing and how you do it in your life.板书：Module 3 Cultural Corner & writingThe Adventures of HuckleberryThe life of Mark Twain : In what ways was Mark Twains life an adventure?Write a brief biography1. The structure of a brief biography Para 1: introduce the writer briefly. Para 2: introduce one of his/her famous works briefly.2. Useful expressions: be regarded as; one of the ; be set in; It tells a story of, who .Homework : Thomas Edison
