Reading and vocabulary

• Guess . (look at the picture)Who are they?Where are they?What are they doing?What is the boy pointing at?What will they do?

(P22)Activity2 read the text and number the events in the order they happen(5minutes)

e.Huck and Jim take away the men’s boat.

d.Huck and Jim see the steamboat.

b.Huck and Jim climb onto the steamboat.g.Jim runs back to the raft.

a.Huck sees three men in a cabin.f.The tall man is pointing a gun at the man on

the floor.c.The short man suggests leaving the man on

the floorh.Huck has a plan.

Keys:

Questions for paragraph 1

1.What was the weather like that night?

2. What did they see as they were sailing down the river?

3.What did they do then?

The rain_______________

steamboat

They __________ straight towards the steamboat.

sailed

poured down

Questions for paragraphs 2-5

1.what did Huck want to do?

2.What did they hear after they got on the steamboat?

He wanted to_________ over and climbed on to the steamboat.

“ Oh please boys, don’t kill me! I won’t tell anybody”

paddle

Questions for Paragraphs 6-8

1.What did the men on the steamboat do with another man?

2.How did they decide to kill him?

The tall man…..The short man…..

They left him in the steamboat which will ________ in a couple of hours.sink

Questions for Paragraph 9-11

1.what did Huck decide to do after he heard they would leave the man on the steamboat?

2.what was the idea Huck told to him?

3.Why did Huck feel bad about what he had done?

to find their boat and take it away

He ____________ along the deck, found him.

He didn’t want all three men to die

crawled

(P23) Activity4 Find words in the passage which mean:

1.to rain heavily2.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 wanting to know more

6.to tell someone you are going to cause them harm

pour down

a shelter

a raft

panic

curious

threaten

Speaking:what will happen next? Please continue the story

Homework (23) Activity5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

Keys:

1.jump 2. running 3. flown 4.walk 5.climbed 6.paddled 7.sail 8. crawl

(P23) Activity 6 read the passage again and answer the questions.Keys:

1.c 2. b 3.a 4. a

Reading----language point1.Suddenly,________________________(借助闪电的灯光 ),we saw something in the middle of the river.

2.It had hit a rock and was ____________________(一半沉在水里 ,一半露在水面上 )

3.“It looks as if it’ll go under soon” Jim said,after ____________( 几 )minutes.

4. “I don’t want to _________(登上 )a sinking ship”

by the light of the lightning

half in and half out of water

a couple of

board

(v.) board the bus / plane /train

reading___language point

5.So we paddled over and climbed on to the steamboat,keeping________________(象老鼠一样无声无息 ).

6._____________(令我们吃惊的是 ), there was a light in one of the cabins.

7. A man’s angry voice answered, “___________(你在撒谎 )”

….,but I could see a man______________(正躺在地上 )

lie(撒谎 )___lied___lied____lying

lie( 躺 )_____lay____lain____lying

as quiet as mice

To our astonishment

You’re lyinglying on the floor

reading____Language point

8. When he heard these words, Jim __________(恐惧万分 ) and ran to the raft.

9.“___________________(我受够你拉 ).I’m going to ______(枪毙 )you now.

panicked

I’ve had enough of you.

shoot

(V.) panic+ked / king picnic +ked / king

He shot a bird and killed it. 用枪 ,箭等射中 ,强调结果

The hunter shot at the fox but missed it. 瞄准 ,不一定射中 ,强调动作

reading____Language point

10.when he heard that , the __________(被吓倒的 ) man on the floor started crying.

11. “He sounds as if he’s going to ________________(死于惊吓 )

die of (内部原因 ): hunger, thirst,illness, sorrow, a disease,cold,poison, boredom……

die from (外部原因 ):a wound, lack of food, an accident, over work,drinking…..

frightened

die of fright

fright n. frighten v frightened/ frightening

reading____Language pointing

12.but I _________________________________(劝他帮我 ), and we found the men’s boat_____________( 把…系在 ) the other side of the steamboat.

persuaded him to help me

tied to

persuade sb to do sth

persuade sb into doing sth