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Module 9 Life history
Unit 1 He left school and bagan work at the age of twelve.
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
writer;find out; real; at the age of; newspaper; exact; date; become; in the 1860s.
Key sentences:
1. He left school and began work at the age of twelve.
2. He wrote for a newspaper.
3. But he took the name of Mark Twain and became very famous in the 1860s.
To learn about Mark Twain.
Words & Expressions
Let's read
n. 3月
March
n. 4月
April
n. 6月
Women’s Day
妇女节
国庆节
June
儿童节
National Day
Children’s Day
n. 7月
July
Words & Expressions
Let's read
n. 8月
n. 9月
September
n. 10月
November
n. 11月
find out
n. 12月
n. 作家
December
August
October
writer
发现；查明；弄清
Words & Expressions
Let's read
adj. 真实的；真正的
在…岁时
n. 报纸
exact
adj. 准确的；确切的
in the 1960s
n. 日期
at the age of
v. 成为
date
real
newspaper
become
在20世纪60年代
Warming up
Let's enjoy a song !
Lead in
Read and write
Let's learn the months of a year.
the first month
January
['d nju ri]
['febru ri]
the second month
February
the third month
March
[mɑ:(r)t ]
April
['e pr l]
Read and write
the fourth month
May
[me ]
the fifth month
Read and write
June
[d u:n]
the sixth month
July
[d u'la ]
the seventh month
August
[' :g st]
the eighth month
Read and write
September
[sep'temb (r)]
the ninth month
October
[ k't ub ]
the tenth month
Read and write
November
[n u'vemb (r)]
the eleventh month
December
[d 'semb (r)]
the twelfth month
Let's chant!
January n.一月
February n.二月
March n.三月
April n.四月
May n.五月
June n.六月
July n.七月
August n.八月
September n.九月
October n.十月
November n.十一月
December n.十二月
month n.月； 月份
July
January
February
April
June
March
May
August
September
December
November
October
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Months
Festivals
New Year’s Day
Spring Festival
Women’s Day
April Fool’s Day
Labour Day
Children’s Day
Party’s Day
Army’s Day
Teachers’ Day
National Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas
Do you know these festivals
1.How many months are there in a year What are they
2.How many seasons are there in a year What are they
3.What festival do you like most Why
4.What sport do you like most in Spring/ Summer/ Autumn/ Winter Why
Free talk
Listening and vocabulary
1. Match the festivals with the months.
1 January
2 February
3 March
4 April
5 May
6 June
7 July
8 August
9 September 10 October
11 November
12 December
Teachers’ Day
Women’s Day
Christmas
National Day
Children’s Day
New Year’s Day
May Day
Spring Festival
Now talk about when the festivals are.
Spring Festival is in January or February.
…
Pair work
---When is Teachers’ Day
---It’s in September.
--- Do you know the exact date
---Yes, it’s on September 10th.
2. Listen and choose the correct answer.
1 Betty’s grandfather’s life was / wasn’t different from Betty’s.
2 Betty’s grandfather was born in April 1935 / 1955.
3 Betty’s grandfather went to America / England in October / November 1941.
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Betty: What was life like when you were young,
Grandpa
Grandfather: It was very different!
Betty: When were you born, Grandpa
Grandfather: I was born in April 1935.
Betty: Were you born in America
Grandfather: No, I wasn’t. I was born in England.
Betty: When did you come to America
Grandfather: We came to America in October 1941
when I was six years old.
listening material
Do you know the famous writer
Mark Twain
Have you read the book
3. Listen and read
B: What are you reading
T: Tom Sawyer, by the famous American writer, Mark
Twain. I’m writing about him for my English class.
B: I read Tom Sawyer. Very good! Hey, we can find out
about him on the Internet.
T: Yes! ... OK. Look at this! His real name was Samuel
Clemens and he was born in 1835 in Missouri. He left
school and began work at the age of twelve.
B: What did he do
T: He wrote for a newspaper. Later he got work on a boat.
B: Did he stay in Missouri
T: No, he went to New York, and other cities.
B: When did he begin his stories
T: I don’t know the exact date. But he took the name
Mark Twain and became very famous in the 1860s.
He went to Europe as well. But he didn’t come to China.
B: Yes, I knew that. Enjoy the book.
T: Yes, it’s good.
Everyday English
Look at this!
Enjoy the book.
Listen and choose the best answer.
1. Where was Mark Twain from
A. England. B. America. C. China.
2. When was Mark Twain born
A. In 1835. B. In 1845. C. In 1855.
3. When did Mark Twain become famous
A. In the 1840s. B. In the 1850s. C. In the 1860s.
Now complete the table about Mark Twain.
Time Facts
In 1835
At the age of 12
In the 1860s
He was born in Missouri.
He left school and began work.
He took the name Mark
Twain and became very famous.
Learning to learn
Some verbs have an irregular past simple ,e.g.,“go — went”. Remember to make notes of them.
4. Find the past form of the verbs in the conversation.
be know
become leave
begin read
do take
get write
go
was/were
became
began
did
got
went
knew
left
read
took
wrote
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box.
age become Europe newspaper real writer
1. He began work at the ________ of twelve.
2. His ________ name was Samuel Clemens.
3. He wrote for a(n) __________ .
4. He ________ very famous.
5. He went to ________ ,but he didn't come to China.
6. He is a great ________.
age
real
newspaper
became
Europe
writer
Pronunciation and speaking
6. Listen and repeat.
March Mark market
day May stay
read teacher
food school too
book good
/ɑ:/
/ ei /
/i:/
/u:/
/u/
7. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about Mark Twain.
— Did Mark Twain stay in Missouri
— No, he didn’t.
1 . Was Mark Twain his real name？
2 . Did Betty read Tom Sawyer？
No，it wasn't.
Yes，she did.
3 . Did Mark Twain leave school at sixteen？
4 . Did Mark Twain become a newspaper writer？
5 . Did Mark Twain come to China？
No，he didn't.
Yes，he did.
No，he didn't.
Language points
Tom Sawyer, by the famous American writer, Mark Twain. (教材P54)
writer n. 作家
by 在这里表示“由…(创作)，出自”。
相关词汇：
write v. 写；写作
writing n. 写作；笔记
2.We can find out about him on the Internet. (教材P54)
find out 发现；查明； 弄清
look for 意为“寻找” 强调寻找的过程
find 意为“找到” 强调找的结果
find out 意为“查明；弄清” 指经过努力后弄清查明事实或真相
Lucy is looking for her diary.
I find my eraser under the desk.
Please find out how to work out the problem.
3.He left school and began work at the age of twelve. (教材P54)
at the age of... 在……岁时
“at the age of twelve”意为：在12岁的时候=“when he was twelve ”
表达在12岁的时候我们还可以用: at 12/at age 12.
Mark Twain died at the age of 75.
In China, schooling starts at age 7.
He started playing the piano at 7.
4. But he took the name Mark Twain and became very famous
in the 1860s. (教材P54)
“take a name”相当于“choose to have a new name”
意为“开始使用新名字”。
in the 1860s 不是具体时间，而是指“19世纪60年代”
“in + the +整数年 + s ”为固定用法，表示“…世纪…年代”。
如: in the 1990s 20世纪90年代
Exercises
一、单项选择
1. —When is _____ Day
—September 10th.
A. Teacher B. Teachers’ C. Teacher’s D. Teachers
2._____ 1st is Children’s Day.
A. June B. July C. October D. May
3. We often plant (种植) trees in _____ .
A. September B. December C. March D. August
4. — How _____ you _____ to school yesterday
— By bike.
A. do; go B. do; went C. did; went D. did; go
5. They _____ school when they were 16.
A. leave B. leaved C. left D. don’t leave
二、根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 我们必须查明他住在什么地方。
We must _____ _____ where he lives.
2. 她在23岁时成了一位著名的歌手。
She became a famous singer _____ _____ _____ _____ 23.
3. 他妈妈也是老师。
His mother is a teacher _____ _____.
4. 你的弟弟什么时候出生的？
When _____ your brother _____
5. 我的帽子与你的不同。
My hat _____ __________ _____ yours.
find out
at the age of
as well
was
born
is/was different from
Homework
Preview the passage Unit 2.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
