Unit 7 The adventures of Tom Sawyer
I. Words and phrases:
adventure n.冒险 novel n.（长篇）小说 frog n.雾 congratulations n. 「pl.」祝贺；恭贺 sympathy n.同情 steamboat n.汽船；轮船 steam n.蒸汽；蒸汽动力 writer n.作家 humorous adj.滑稽有趣的 fence n.栅栏 task n.任务；工作 yard n.码 board n.木板 重点 survey v.查看；审视 单词 progress n.进展 rest n.休息时间 pity n.遗憾；可惜 silence n.沉默 while n.一段时间 careful adj.小心；谨慎 deal n.交易 词coat n.涂料层 汇celebrated adj.著名的 部lead n.铅 分 plot n.故事情节 lazy adj.懒惰的 pretend v.假装 have a rest 休息一下 think of 想象到 come along 出现 重点 词组 what a pity 真可惜 go on doing 不停地做 in silence 沉默地 after a while 过了一会 turn sth over 使翻转 trick sb into doing sth 诱使某人做某事
II.Reading
Retell the story
On that Saturday morning, Every boy was happy, _____ Tom. His aunt told him to _____ the fence. He painted a small corner, and began to take a rest under a tree.
Soon the boys who were free would____ _____ and _____ ___ ___ him. _____ ______, he had a clever idea. He went on ________.
Tom told Ben he was the only one ____ can do it right, then Ben gave him an apple for the ______ to paint the fence.
Tom gave Ben his brush with_______ on his face, but ___ in his heart.
All day, boys______ __ and wanted to _____ the fence. That afternoon, Tom got______ toys, and the fence ______ three____ of paint. Later, Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence. She was ___ _______ ___ she gave Tom a large cake!
III.Key words
1.adventure (n.) 冒险；冒险经历
When you are a child, life is one big adventure. 在孩提时代，生活实是一大不寻常的经历。
【同根词】adventures (adj.)有冒险精神的；大胆开拓的
For the more adventures tourists, there are trips into the mountains with a local guide. 对更愿猎奇探险的旅游者，由本地向导带领进山旅游。 adventurer (n.) 冒险者，冒险家
adventurers all like going to unusual places. 冒险家都喜欢去不寻常的地方。
2.congratulations (n.) 祝贺，恭祝
I offer you my hearty congratulations. 我中心想你祝贺。
Congratulations on your success graduation! 恭祝你成功毕业！ 【同根词】congratulate (v.) 祝贺（某人） I congratulate you on your success.
Congratulate oneself on~~~ 庆幸，为自己高兴
I congratulate myself on having chosen a good woman to be my wife.
3.progress (n.) 进展，进步
He painted one board and surveyed his progress. 他粉刷了一块木板并查看了进度。 make progress 取得进步
You have made great progress in speaking English. 你在讲英语方面取得了巨大的进步。
4.silence (n.)沉默；缄默
Ben watched Tom in silence. 本沉默的看着汤姆。 【同根词】silent (adj.) 沉默的；安静的 比较级：more silent 最高级：most silent keep silent 保持安静
It was a silent, moonless night. 那是个寂静的，没有月亮的晚上。
5.celebrated (adj.) 著名的；文明的
This interesting story is called “The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County” 这个有意思的故事叫做“卡拉韦拉县著名的跳蛙”。 【同根词】celebrate (v.)庆祝；祝贺
How do you celebrate Christmas? 你如何庆祝圣诞节？
Today is her birthday, so we’re going to celebrate. 今天是她的生日，所以我们要庆祝一番。
6.pretend (v.) 假装；佯装
He pretended that he was working hard. 他装出一副工作很卖了的样子。 pretend to do sth. 假装···
He pretended to be dead when he met a bear. 当他遇到一头熊时，他就装死。 pretend that + 从句 假装···（样子）
He pretended that he was working hard. 他装出一副工作很卖力的样子。 【同根词】pretended (adj.) 伪装的，假装的，伪称的 pretended illness 装病
pretender (n.) 伪装者，冒充者
7.trick sb. into doing sth. 诱使某人做某事；欺骗某人做某事
I tricked him into stepping outside and locked him out. 我骗走他到屋外，然后把他锁在外面。 【拓展】trick sb. out of···从某人手中骗走（金钱、物品等）
A stranger tricked her out of 1500. 一个陌生人从她手中骗走1500元。 play a trick on sb. 捉弄某人
I sometimes play a trick on my brother. 我有时候捉弄我的弟弟。
IV.Key language points:
1. On Saturday morning, every boy in town was happy, except Tom Sawyer.
except prep. 除……之外， 表示同类事物之间的关系， 不能放在句首， 其后接名词，代词，副词，介 词短语，动词不定式（短语）。
_______________________________________. 除了星期日外，我们天天上课。 辨析：except, besides, but 与 except for except besides but except for
练一练：
除…之外；除去… 强调从整体中除去部分，即except 后的部分不包括在整体之内 除…之外，还有 除了 除去……之外 强调除去一部分还有另外一部分，即 besides 后的部分包括在整体之内 多与no one，nobody，all，who等连用，其余情况下可与except 换用 表示对一个人或事物先进行一个整体评价，再就局部或细节提出看法
1. The students went to the zoo ______ Tom. 除了汤姆之外， 学生们去了动物园。 2. There are three more visitors ______ me. 除了我之外， 还有三名参观者。 3. All _____ him have gone to Japan. 除了他之外其他人都去了日本。
4. His article is very good __________ a few spelling mistakes. 他的文章很好，只是有几处拼写错误。 5. --All the workers went home yesterday ________ Mr. White. Why? --Because he was on duty.
A. except B. besides C. except for D. beside
2.Tom began to think of the games that he wanted to play. Think of “想象到；想出；考虑“。后面接名词，代词和动名词。 _____________________________________. 我们正在考虑搬家。 拓展：think of “认为”
What do you think of the film? =_______________________________. 你认为这部电影怎么样？
3.He knew the boys who were free would soon come along and make fun of him. come along “出现，来到.”
A bus should come along any minute now. __________________________________ make fun of “取笑，开……的玩笑。” = ___________________= ________________ ______________________________________. 他总是取笑别人，所以他几乎没有朋友。
4.He picked up his brush and went back to work.
pick up “拾起，捡起” 是“动词+ 副词”构成的短语，若其后接代词，则代词只能放在pick 和up 之间， 若后面接名词，则名词既可放在pick 和up 之间，也可放在pick up 后面。
There is a book on the floor. Please ________________. 地板上有本书，请把它拾起来。 拓展：pick up （用车）接（人或物），（车辆）中途搭人。
_______________________________. 车停了，我上了车。
5.After a while, he said,” Tom, will you let me do some painting?” while n. “一会儿，一段时间”。
Let’s have a rest for a while. _________________________
do some painting “粉刷，刷油漆” 该短语中v-ing为动名词，这是一个常见的固定结构。表示做某事需要一段时间或反复进行的动作。 类似的短语还有：
做清洁工作 _________________ 做饭菜____________________
洗衣服 _____________________
6.I’ll give you half my apple. 我会把我的半个苹果给你。 half adj. “一半的”， 一般放在冠词、物主代词或指示代词之前。 Half the workers come from Shangdong. ___________________________ 拓展: half n. “一半，半” 其复数形式为 _______.
half of “半数的……”,此结构作主语时，谓语动词的形式应和介词of 的宾语在数上保持一致， 即half of 后面的名词或代词如果是单数形式，谓语动词也要用单数形式；如果是复数形式，谓语动词也要用复数形式。 Half of the students _______ from China. 半数学生来自中国。 Half of his life _____ spent making inventions. 他花了半辈子搞发明。 运用：For breakfast, I usually have _______ and two pieces of bread. A. a cup of milk half B. half a cup of milk C. a half milk cup D. half a milk cup
7.Dr Robinson hit Muff Potter and Knocked him out, knock out “打倒，击昏”
He got knocked out by the football. ____________________________ 拓展：与knock 相关的其他短语：
击倒 ___________ 停工，中断 ____________ 与……相撞 _____________ 撞倒___________________
8.… so he took Becky’s hand to hurry her away, but one of the bats followed and put out Becky’s candle with its wings.
hurry away “匆忙离开” put out “熄灭，扑灭”
__________________________________. 我得快点去赶火车。 We must put out the fire. ____________________ 拓展：由put 构成的其他常用短语：
张贴， 挂起 ___________ 穿上______________
推迟，拖延 ____________ 取下 _____________
IV. 巩固练习
一．根据题意和括号内的提示语，完成下列句子。 1. They all came ___________(除···之外) Lucy. She was ill in hospital. 2. The board says, “Be careful with the wet ________ (油漆)!”