Mark Twain And His Famous Book “ The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer” ”

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Mark Twain And His Famous Book “ The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer”

( The English Club Welcomes Guests)

Цели :

• Ознакомить учащихся с биографией писателя и историей создания книги «Приключения Тома Сойера»

• Развивать навыки аудирования, монологической и диалогической речи, работая в парах и группах (разноуровневое обучение)

• Развивать память и логическое мышление , интерес к изучению английского языка

• Воспитывать уважительное отношение к иностранной культуре и интерес к литературе

Characters

The members of the English Club (ECM) eighth-formers)

Guests – third-formers, fourth-formers, eighth-formers, ninth-formers (P1, P2 and so on)

Tom Sawyer and his friends – fourth-formers

Aunt Polly – a ninth-former

На экране – портрет Марка Твена

Teacher: Look at the photo. Do you know this man?

Yes. You are right. It’s Mark Twain, the famous American writer.

What is his famous work? Yes, it’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”

And now the members of our English Club will tell you about his life and

work. Then you’ll see some scenes from the book. Let’s start!

ECM: Hi, friends! Glad to meet you! Welcome to our Cub! Ask your questions, please.

P1: Where was Mark Twain born, I want to know?

ECM: Well, he was born in Florida, the USA. There were seven children in the family.

P2: Could you tell us about his parents?

ECM: Oh yes. His father was a local lawyer but he wasn’t successful. And the family seldom lived more than a year in the same city. As for his mother, she ran the house.

P3: They say Mark Twain began to work at the age of 12. Is it so?

ECM: Just so He had to leave school and begin to work because his father died. when the boy was 11.

P4: What did he do, I wonder?

For two years he worked as a printer and a reporter. Then he worked as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi river.

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P5: Is Mark Twain his real name, please?

ECM: Oh no. It’s his penname. His real name is Samuel Clemens.

P6: We know “ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” made him famous. Were Tom and his friends real persons?

ECM: Actually, many events and characters in the book were from real life. Tom Sawyer was very often the portrait of the writer. And aunt Polly was his mother.

Thanks for your questions. Now a short quiz.

(ECMs ask questions to the pupils about Mark Twain’s life)

NOW IT’S HIGH TIME TO MEET TOM SAWYER!

( Появляется тётя Полли. Она ищет Тома.)

Aunt Polly: Tom!...Tom!...(No answer.) Where is that boy? You Tom!

Tom (appearing): Here I am.

Aunt Polly: Oh, you’ve been to that closet! What were you doing there?

Tom: Nothing.

Aunt Polly: Nothing! Look at your hands. ( Tom looks). And look at your mouth. What is that?

Tom: I don’t know, Aunt.

Aunt Polly: Well, I know. It’s jam, that’s what it is, ( Pointing at a switch on the floor.) Hand me that switch!

Tom: Oh, look behind you, Aunt!

( Aunt Polly looks behind. Tom runs away. Aunt Polly stands surprised a moment, then breaks into a gentle laugh.)

Teacher: Но Том не избежал наказания. Прекрасный летний день, а он должен…

Aunt Polly: Go and whitewash the fence!

Tom: Oh, Auntie, I can’t. I’ll do it…tomorrow.

Aunt Polly: Whitewash the fence, I say! (Goes away.)

(Tom began to work. Ben appears. He has an apple in his hand.)

Ben: What are you doing?

Tom: I am whitewashing the fence.

Ben: Do you like it?

Tom: Of course, I do, Does a boy whitewash a fence every day?

Ben: Tom, let me whitewash a little!

Tom: No. I can’t. Jim wanted to do it, but Aunt Polly did not let him.

Ben: Tom, do let me. I’ll give you my apple.

Tom: All right.(Takes the apple, sits down, starts eating,)

( Ben is whitewashing the fence. Billy appears)
Billy: Hello! What are you doing here?

Ben: Tom and I are whitewashing the fence.

Billy: You don’t think it is interesting, do you?

Ben: We do. Jim wanted to do it, but Aunt Polly didn’t let him.

Billy: Let me whitewash a little!

Ben: No, I won’t (They begin fighting.)

Tom: Stop that! Now it’s your turn to whitewash, Billy…Now it’s your turn, Ben…

Billy: Let me whitewash a little!

Ben: No, I won’t (They begin fighting.)

Tom: Stop that! Now it’s your turn to whitewash, Billy…Now it’s your turn, Ben…

Aunt Polly ( appearing): Oh, it’s all done! You are a good boy, Tom. You can work when you want to. Now you may go and play.

Tom: Hurrah! Let’s go to the river!

All the boys: Hurrah! (Run away)

Teacher: Tom and his friends are jolly guys. Our boys and girls are jolly too. Let’s listen to their song of friendship.

( The third-formers sing the song “Hello, hello! Nice day! Nice day!”

Teacher: Do you like the song, friends?

ECM: Oh, yes! It’s great! Wonderful! But our meeting has come to the end. You are great! We wish you luck and success in studying English

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