“We don’t stop at any towns for days and days. We just keep going down the river.”This is the story of Huckleberry Finnand his adventures on the Mississippi river. Huck’s father kid-naps him from his new life with a kind old lady called Widow Douglas, and hides him in a hut. Huck escapes and goes down the river. He meets Jim, a black slave, and they travel down the river together. We read about their adventures and troubles, and how they meet Tom Sawyer again.SyllabusVocabulary AreasHome, Family, Nature, Colours,ClothingGrammar and StructuresSimple Present: states and habits -Present Continuous: actions in progress- Future forms: Pre-sent Continuous,going to, will - Can: ability - Must:obligation - Have to: necessity - Will:offers, predictions – Adjectives -Prepositions (place, time) – Pronouns- Question Words - Relative Clauses -There is/There are - Verbs + infinitive/ing - When clausesIn this Reader you will find:Information about Mark Twain’s life | Focus On section:The Mississippi River, Slaves | Glossary of difficult words |Comprehension and extension activities
