The story starts like this: One day, Tom Sawyer was working alone in front of the fence.Then you may get some words like this:

You may add a sentence like this: He suddenly remembered having an argument with Jim yesterday.

have an argument

Make up a story about Tom Sawyer according to the given words.

after a while all sorts of

with joy in his heart have a rest

persuade sb. to do

go back to work

pick up the rest of

He suddenly remembered having an argument with Jim yesterday.

Who: Tom & Becky.

When:

Where: In a cave.

How:

What:

torch

Action Place

Tom and Becky held their torches

(1)_____________________________________________

Tom and Becky (2) ____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

On the rock in the cave

Tom (3)________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Behind the stone waterfall

Tom and Becky made smoke marks here and there to show their way back.

(4)_____________________________________________

______________________________________________________

Tom and Becky (5)______________________________ _______________________________________________________________ and at last got away.

In the next place they found

In the cave

wrote their own names found an opening in the rock

Far into the cave

were chased by bats

1. What did Tom and Becky do when they found a part of the cave with no writing on the wall?2. Why did the wall look like a frozen waterfall?

1. What did Tom and Becky do when they found a part of the cave with no writing on the wall?2. Why did the wall look like a frozen waterfall?3. What did Tom want to do when they found the opening behind the stone waterfall?4. What did they do to show the way back?5. What did Tom do when he knew it was dangerous in the place full of bats?6. What did one of the bats do to Becky’s torch?

3. What did Tom want to do when they found the opening behind the stone waterfall?4. What did they do to show the way back?5. What did Tom do when he knew it was dangerous in the place full of bats?6. What did one of the bats do to Becky’s torch?

1. What did Tom and Becky do when they found a part of the cave with no writing on the wall?

They used torch smoke to write their own names on the rock and walked on.

2. Why did the wall look like a frozen waterfall?

Because over the years the cave wall was shaped by the stream.

3. What did Tom want to do when they found the opening behind the stone waterfall? He wanted to explore it at once.

1. What did Tom and Becky do when they found a part of the cave with no writing on the wall?

They used torch smoke to write their own names on the rock and walked on.

2. Why did the wall look like a frozen waterfall?

Because over the years the cave wall was shaped by the stream.

3. What did Tom want to do when they found the opening behind the stone waterfall? He wanted to explore it at once.

4. What did they do to show the way back?They made smoke marks here and there to show the way back.

5. What did Tom do when he knew it was dangerous in the place full of bats?He took Becky’s hand to hurry her away.

6. What did one of the bats do to Becky’s torch?One of the bats put Becky’s torch out with its wings.

4. What did they do to show the way back?They made smoke marks here and there to show the way back.

5. What did Tom do when he knew it was dangerous in the place full of bats?He took Becky’s hand to hurry her away.

6. What did one of the bats do to Becky’s torch?One of the bats put Becky’s torch out with its wings.

Tom Sawyer is a lively boy in the three stories.Write at least 3 phrases to describe Tom and give your examples from the texts to support your idea.

Tips: adventurous, brave, careful, dishonest, lazy, naughty, quick-minded, smart, thoughtful …

Qualities Examples

adventurous 1. He went to the graveyard at midnight with his friend.2.___________________________________________________

… …

My favourite book is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly. He’s a lively and (1) young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures with his friends.

In my opinion, the most exciting scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is (2) . He decides to go to his own funeral. He (3) and watches for a time, and then suddenly he (4) . Everyone is surprised to see him but they are also pleased to see him alive.

clever

deadhides

appears

The story is about children (5) up. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Besides, it talks about (6) , social rules and how people are punished for bad (7) .

Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but it’s still read and (8) by people all over the world today. And it’s still (9) to be one of the greatest books in American (10) .

growing

freedombehaviour

lovedconsidered

literature

My favourite book is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly. He’s a lively and (1) young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures with his friends.

In my opinion, the most exciting scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is (2) . He decides to go to his own funeral. He (3) and watches for a time, and then suddenly he (4) . Everyone is surprised to see him but they are also pleased to see him alive.

clever

deadhides

appears

summarysummary

the most exciting scenethe most exciting scene

The story is about children (5) up. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Besides, it talks about (6) , social rules and how people are punished for bad (7) .

Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but it’s still read and (8) by people all over the world today. And it’s still (9) to be one of the greatest books in American (10) .

growing

freedombehaviour

lovedconsidered

literature

ThemeTheme

opinionopinion

topic sentence

supporting idea

1. Read the text fluently.

2. Finish exercise on English Weekly.

3. Write a book review according to your book report.