Huck Finn still speaks (Page 4)

云南省昆明八中    艾莺

I.     Warming up

A.    Who is your favourite writer?

B.    Do you know anything about Mark Twain?

C.  Have you ever read any works by Mark Twain?

II.    Skimming

       Why was the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn banned in the past, and why was it not read in some places?

III.  Scanning

A. Collect the information in the article about The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

B. Different opinions on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Hugh McCalla:____________________________________________

Destiny Vasquez:_____________________________________________

Many young people:__________________________________________

Ernest Hemingway:___________________________________________

Speech for the speechless (Page 5)

云南省昆明八中    艾莺

I.                    Pre-reading

How would you communicate if you couldn’t speak?

II.                 Skimming

          1.    What is the new research about?

2.         Who will benefit most from the research?

III.               Scanning

Information about the research

IV.               Language focus

Translate the following phrases into Chinese

In a first step:

In the best case:

Tell the difference:

With a better design:

Caring can take a while (Page 6)

北京密云二中 赵巍

I. Lead-in

1.       Have you ever felt desperate?

2.       If you have, what did you do?

II. Pre-reading

Look at the picture and then predict the main idea of the article.

III. Skimming

Read the article quickly and answer the questions.

1.       What happened to David?

2.       What did David and the author do every Wednesday afternoon?

IV. Scanning

Read the article again and decide whether the sentences are true or false.

1.       David went to a psychologist for help after the deaths of his mother and grandfather.

2.       David talked to the author every Wednesday afternoon while playing chess.

3.       Usually it was David who set up the chessboard.

4.       David enjoyed the author’s company because he let David win when playing chess.

5.       David started talking because the author found a way to help him.

6.       The author’s patience toward David made the treatment a success.

V. Language in use

Finish the sentences.

1. Tom _________________(没有在聚会上出现) because of the traffic jam.

2. They sat there in complete silence ___________________(没有任何的眼神交流).

3. I don’t know the place well, _____________________(我只去过那里一两次)

4. _____________________(他看起来很喜欢我的陪伴) because he kept talking with me.

5. The little girl _______(盯着) the little cats tumbling over each other in their basket

6. Mercy is ___________(伸出援手) those who have nothing to give back.

VI. Post-reading

Voice your opinion:

What is your view of the story?

Suggested Answers

Huck Finn still speaks (Page 4)

Keys:

II.                 Skimming:

During Twain’s lifetime, the book was banned by some libraries because the main character, Huck Finn, often told lies. In recent decades, schools have banned it because some of the book’s characters use racist language.

III.   Scanning

A

B

Hugh McCalla: “Twain was actually trying to teach his readers that racism is wrong”

Destiny Vasquez: “Young people tend to ignore Twain’s message and just copy the language of his characters.”

Many young people: Give great review.

Ernest Hemingway: “It’s the best book we’ve had. All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.”

Speech for the speechless (Page 5)

Keys:

II.                 Skimming:

1. How to translate brain waves into words

2. The disabled people who can now communicate only by blinking or moving a fingertip

III.               Scanning

.     IV.       Language focus

In a first step: 第一步

In the best case: 在最好的情况下

Tell the difference: 辨别

With a better design: 用一个更好的设计

Caring can take a while (Page 6)

TFTFFT

1. didn’t show up at the party

2. without making any eye contact

3. I’ve only been there once or twice

4. He seemed as if enjoyed my company

5. stared at

6. reaching out to