Module 3

Adventure in Literature and the Cinema

1.What different types of book can you find in our daily life?

martial arts romanticadventurethrillerscience fictioncomedy

crimebiographyfantasyhistoryautobiographycartoon

Now look at the words which all describe the types of books. Please match them with their meanings

adventurebiography crime

fantasy

historythriller

The story of somebody’s lifeA story which has no connection with realityA story in which there is lots of actionAn extremely exciting story, which is often frightening A story in which a detective tries to solve a problem, such asidentifying a murdererA true account of the past

thriller

Can you guess the type of book by the cover?

history

biography detective story

crime adventure

fantasy

Let’s look at some books and say whether you like to read it and why.

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?

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.

THES I N G U L A R

M A R K T W A I N FRED KAPLAN

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.

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.

Now read the passage in activity 4 on P.21. Say what

type of book it describes.

Adventure

Match the types of film with the film reviews.

Biography cartoon fantasy historical adventure science fiction

1, The Last Samurai_______ This film is set in 19th century Japan.It show

s how Japanese fighters lived and died and is very realistic__ it`s often sad,but never boring.

2, Monsters from the Moon____ When the little green men come to visit the pl

anet Earth,they hope to bring peace and hapiness.But instead, they started a war.This is a frightening but very interesting film.

Historical adventure

Science fiction

3, The Return of Mickey Mouse___ This is very funny, with very realistic dra

wings. It also uses designs drawn by computers to bring Mickey Mouse back to life as a 21st century hero.

4, Dragons and Mountains___ One of the most exciting films this year,st

arring fierce dragons,horrible monsters,brave heroes and heroines and lots of fighting.

cartoon

fantasy

5, Ray____ The true story of a black American singer a

nd musician.A sad but also very exciting film.It tells you so much about life in the USA.

biography

Reading

Pre-reading:

Look at the picture . 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.

Maybe they will just pass by./ They will go into the steamboat and see what happened. )

Fast Reading: Read the text and number the events in the order they happen.a.Huck sees three men in a cabin.b. Huck and Jim climb onto the steamboat.c. The short man suggests leaving the man on

the floord. Huck and Jim see the steamboat.

f. The tall man is pointing a gun at the man on the floor.

g. Jim runs back to the raft. h. Huck has a plan.

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6

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

The rain poured down.

steamboat

They sailed straight towards the steamboat.

Part ReadingRead the first paragraph and answer the Questions

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?

He wanted to paddle over and climbed on to the steamboat.

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

Read paragraphs 2-5 and answer the following questions.1. What did Huck want to do?

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

The tall man…The short man…

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

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?

He crawled along the deck, found him.

to find their boat and take it away

He didn’t want all three men to die

Read paragraphs 9-11 and answer the following questions

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?

Careful Reading: Read the passage carefully and then fill in the table.

at first their feelings

Jim didn’t want to ____________________Huck suggested that ____________________,so Jim _______ to go.

what they saw or heard

there was _______ in one of the cabins.we heard someone _____ a man’s angry voice answered____________

what they did

we _______ over and ____________ the steamboat, _____________.

board a sinking ship

they might find sth usefulagreed

a light

shoutyou are lying

paddled climbed on to as quiet as mice

then

their feelings Jim ________ and ran to the raft.Huck was __________ but ______

what did they see or hear

it was dark , but I could see a man _______ on the floor, ______ with rope.one was short ,with _______, the other was tall with _______ in his hand.their conversation:

what did they do

he sounds as if he’s going to ________I have to find a way to save him

panickedfrightened curious

lying tied up

a gun

die of fright

a beard

at last

their feelings Jim looked _______ , while Huck seemed __________;

what did they do

Huck ______ along the deck, found Jim and _________ Jim to help him.they found the man’s boat _____ to the other side of the steamboat.

terrifiedcourageous

crawledpersuaded

tied

ReadingAnswers 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 more6.to tell someone you are going to cause them harm __________

pour down a shelter a raft panic curious

threaten

ReadingAnswers 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

runningflown

walk

ReadingAnswers 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

ReadingAnswers to Activity 6:1. How did Huck and Jim get to the

sinking steamboat? A. They swam. B. They jumped. C. They paddled2. How did they get on it? A. thy jumped. B. They climbed. C.They crawled.

ReadingAnswers to Activity 6:3.What did Jim do when he was

frightened? A. He ran. B. He swam. C. He jumped4. How did Huck get back to the raft? A. He crawled. B. He walked. C. He ran.

ReadingFast 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

Read the passage quickly and summarize the general idea of the passage

• DO activity 5 on page 25.