Module 3

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Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the Cinema
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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.
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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 cart
oon
Now look at the words which all describe the
types of books. Please match them with their
meanings
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The story of somebodys 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
adventure biography crime fantasy
history thriller
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Now lets look at the three books in the picture
THE S I N G U L A R M A R K T W A I
N FRED KAPLAN
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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?
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The book I like best is the third. It tells
about life and works of Mark Twain. Mark Twain
is one of Americas 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.
THE S I N G U L A R M A R K T W A I
N FRED KAPLAN
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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.
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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.
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Now read the passage in activity 4 on P.21. Say
what type of book it describes.
Adventure
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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.
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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.
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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
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The Steamboat (A narrative writing)
Sailing straight towards a steamboat hitting a
rock to take a look
A man going to shoot another man lying on the
floor, tied up with rope
finding a way to save him
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Careful reading
Read the passage carefully again. Finish
Activities 4-6 and answer the following
questions

• 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 Hucks feeling after they stole their
  boat?

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sample answers

• 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 didnt want others to know.
• 4.He began to feel bad about what they had done.
  He didnt want all three men to die.

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Answers to Activity 4

• 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
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Answers to Activity 5
climb crawl fly jump paddle run sail walk
1.The stream is only two meters wide. I can
_______ across it. 2. Youre out of breath. Why
have you been _______. 3. Ive never _____ in my
life. Im afraid of aeroplanes. 4. Youve got
plenty of time to get to the lesson. You can
_____.
jump
running
flown
walk
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Answers to Activity 5
climb crawl fly jump paddle run sail walk
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.jimmys 10
months old. He cant walk yet, but he can ______.
climbed
paddled
sail
crawl
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Answers to Activity 6

• 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.

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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.
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How many examples can you find of verbs followed
by to (do something)?
What structure follows the verb let?

• We let the raft sail down the river.
• 2. He agreed to go.
• 3. I dont want to board a sinking ship.
• 4. The frightened man started crying.
• 5. We heard the two men shouting.

In which sentence is the ed form used as an
adjective?
In which positions of the sentences can you
find the -ing form?