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    UNIVERSIDAD ECCI

    FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
    Modern Languages Program
    INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH SKILLS
    READING WORKSHOP
    THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
    BY MARK TWAIN

    Read the story “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain and answer the
    following questions in pairs. Due date: April 16th

    1. Remembering

    Factual Knowledge: Lexis and grammar

    a. Make a list of the new words you learnt with their definitions or synonyms in English.

    b. Complete the sentences with information from the story.

    1. Huck ran away from the widow because…

    2. He escaped from the hut when…

    3. Miss Watson wanted to sell Jim so…

    4. Huck put on girl’s clothes because…

    5. Before the steamboat hit the raft, Huck and Jim…

    6. Mrs. Phelps was happy to see Huck because…

    c. Use these words to join the sentences together.

    But because when and then so

    1. Widow Douglas was kind. Huck ran away.

    2. Huck found the canoe one morning. He went to catch some fish for breakfast.

    3. There were no slaves in Ohio. Huck and Jim decided to go there.

    4. The woman knew that Huck was there. The dogs made the noise.

    5. Huck and Tom got Jim out of the hut. They ran down the river.
    Conceptual Knowledge: Historical and cultural background

    d. Where does the story take place?

    e. When does the story take place?

    f. Describe the region where the story takes place: Location, important cities, the
    towns of the story, weather, and ethnic composition.

    g. What do you know about slavery in the USA? Find information about it.

    h. In the time the story happened, some regions supported slavery and others were
    against slavery. Did the region where Huckleberry lived support slavery?

    i. Who wrote the story? Find the following information about the author: Name,
    nickname, place and date of birth, occupation, his importance in American literature.

    j. Why is “The Adventures of Huckleberry” important in American literature?

    General comprehension questions

    Chapter 1: Who said these words?

    a. ‘Don’t put your feet there, Huckleberry.’

    b. ‘That’s what they do in the stories in books.’

    c. ‘Well, you can sell it to me, then.’

    d. ‘You give me that money!’

    Chapter 2: Where in this chapter (Page number)…

    a. …did Huck’s father lock him?

    b. …did Huck hide the canoe?

    c. …did Huck go to hide from everyone?

    d. …did Huck and Jim put all their things?

    e. …did they find the old clothes?

    Chapter 3: Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false ones.
    a. The woman in the house knew about Huck’s murder.

    b. She said that old Finn now had all Huck’s money.

    c. When the steamboat hit the raft, it killed Jim.

    d. Huck liked living on the raft better than living in a house.

    Chapter 4: Write answers to these questions.

    a. Who was the old man?

    b. Why didn’t Huck and Jim like the two men?

    c. How did Mr. Phelps learn about Jim?

    d. Who will get three hundred dollars and why?

    e. Who did the Phelpses think Huck was?

    Chapter 5: How much can you remember? Check your answers.

    a. How long did it take to dig the hole under the wall of the hut?

    b. Where did Huck, Tom and Jim go to hide?

    c. Why was Tom the happiest of them all?

    d. Why did Tom help Jim to escape?

    2. Understanding
    Mind maps
    a. Draw a mind map establishing the relationship among the characters of the story.
    Main idea
    b. In 120 words, write the summary of the story.

    3. Applying

    Watch the film “the help” and answer the following questions:

    a. What does the main character do against racial discrimination?


    4. Analysis

    a. Classify these words into the following categories:

    Bullet drunk often wooden duke gang go off dead judge still king
    owner Pop rob robber slave widow lock in slavery carefully tidy
    woods run away trouble reply soon put back

    Nouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs

    5. Synthesis

    a. Which person did you like best in the story? Why? What is he/she like? What does
    he/she look like?

    b. You are Tom. Write a letter to your brother Sid in St. Petersburg and tell him what
    happened after you met Huck near the Phelpses’ house.

    c. What do you think will happen after the end of the story? Does Huck stay and live
    with Aunt Sally? Does he run away- by himself, or with Tom and Jim? Does he buy a
    boat with his six thousand dollars and live on the river? Write another paragraph to
    describe what Huck does during the next year.

    6. Evaluation

    a. What’s your opinion about the book?


    b. Do you like this kind of literature? Why? Why not?
    c. Do you think reading this book has helped you in your English learning process?
    How?

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