Module 3,CULTURAL CORNER & WRITING,Adventure in Literature and the Cinema,Read the summaries and answer the questions.,1.The summary begins with the name of the _ A. author or director B. main character C. book or film 2. It uses the _ tense to describe the action. A. present B. future C. past 3. It starts with information about _ the action takes place. A. when and where B. why C. how 4. It continues with _ A. the writer s opinion B.a description of the action C. a description of the character,Read the summaries again and fill the table.,In the USA,mid-19th century,some exciting adventures happened on teenage boys,-,-,a British sailing boat - Surprise,beginning of the 19th century,It sails halfway across the world,-,It catches the French ship up.,Choose one of the films you like, and write a summary with the help from the table.,Read your writing to your partner. Check and rewrite your writing according to the following. Then share it with the whole class.,Are you clear what happen(4Wand H)? Are there any good connecting words or phrases? Are there any good phrases or sentences? Are there any spelling mistakes?,Writing 3.Role-play,You work in a cinema. Your job is to introduce the latest film to the audience.,Including: where the story is set when its set who the main casts are what happens how the story ends,Cultural corner,How many things do you know about Mark Twain?,Read the passage and discuss the following questions.,In what ways was Mark Twains life an adventure? What are the best Chinese adventure stories?,He liked to travel, and later worked on the River Mississippi.,Open.,Cultural corner,The lives of writers are usually different from the lives of the characters they create. “Mark Twain” means “watermark one”. like Huck, Mark Twain led a peaceful life. Mississippi is the great river which flows from the north of the US near the Canadian border, down to the Gulf of Mexico. Mark Twain wanted to take a boat to the Amazon.,F,F,F,T,T,