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.

 

Vocabulary Areas

Home, Family, Nature, Colours,

Clothing

 

Simple 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 clauses

 

Information about Mark Twain’s life | Focus On section:

The Mississippi River, Slaves | Glossary of difficult words |

Comprehension and extension activities

 

Family | Love | Friendship | Society