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外研版 七年级下
Module 9
Life history
Unit 1
He left school and began work
at the age of twelve.
To understand conversations about someone’s life.
To learn some key words and useful expressions.
To be able to ask and answer questions with did.
To learn some past simple irregular verbs.
National Day 国庆节
Children’s Day
儿童节
Women’s Day妇女节
date n. 日期
July n. 7月
November n. 11月
December n. 12月
September n. 9月
August n. 8月
October n. 10月
March n. 3月
June n. 6月
April n. 4月
writer n. 作家
newspaper n. 报纸
adj. 真实的；真正的
adj. 准确的；确切的
v. 成为
发现；查明；弄清
在……岁时
在19世纪60年代
real
exact
become
find out
at the age of…
in the 1860s
_______________ is usually in January or February.
Spring Festival
Talk about when the festivals are.
______________ is in March.
Women’s Day
________________ is in April.
April Fools’ Day
____________ is in May.
May Day
______________ is in June.
Children’s Day
_____________________________
______________ is in July.
The Founding of the Communist Party of China
________________ is in August.
China’s Army Day
______________ is in September.
Teachers’ Day
____________ is in October.
National Day
Match the festivals with the months.
January
February
March
April
May
June
Teachers’ Day
Women’s Day
Christmas
National Day
Children’s Day
New Year’s Day
May Day
Spring Festival
July
August
September
October
November
December
Tell your members when you were born.
When were you born
January
February
March
April
May
June
October
November
December
July
August
September
I was born in November 2008 in Shanghai.
When and where were you born
I went to school in September 2015, when I was seven years old.
When did you go to school
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.
was
1935
America
October
Listen to the tape again and tell as much as you can about Betty’s Grandfather.
Place Time
was born
went to
in England
in April 1935
America
in October 1941
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.
Read the tapescript to check your answers.
Do you know Mark Twain
Who’s Mark Twain
Was he English or American
Do you know the book Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer
He is a very famous American writer. He wrote many famous works.
Huckleberry Finn The Gilded Age
1. When did Mark Twin begin work
2. Did he go to New York
3. When did he become famous
At the age of twelve.
Yes, he did.
He became famous in the 1860s.
Listen and answer the questions.
Time Facts
In 1835
At the age of twelve
In the 1860s
Read and complete the table about Mark Twain.
born in Missouri
left school and began work
took the name Mark Twain and became very famous
Read and check the sentences.
1. Tom Sawyer is written by the famous English writer, Mark Twain.
2. Mark Twain left school and began work in his childhood.
3. Mark Twain wrote for a newspaper and got work on a boat.
4. Mark Twain became very famous in the 1960s and began his stories.
5. Mark Twain went to Europe and China.
√
×
√
×
×
American writer
1860s
But he didn’t come to China.
.
1
2
3
4
5
Find the past form of the verbs in the conversation.
be, become, begin, do, get, go, know, leave, read, take, write
be
become
begin
do
get
go
know
leave
read
take
write
Some verbs have an irregular past simple, e.g. “go — went”.
Remember to make notes of them.
Mark Twain left school and began work at the age of twelve.
leave--left
begin--began
在……岁时
动词过去式的不规则变化没有规律。
What did he do after he left school
He ________ (write) for a newspaper.
wrote
Later he ______ (get) work on a boat.
got
write--wrote
get--got
He took the name Mark Twain and became very famous in the 1860s.
take--took
become--became
在19世纪60年代
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box.
1. He began work at the ________ of twelve.
2. His ________ name was Samuel Clemens.
3. He wrote for a(n) __________.
age
real
newspaper
age, become, Europe, newspaper, real, writer
4. He ________ very famous.
5. He went to ________, but he didn’t come to China.
6. He is a great ________.
became
Europe
writer
Ask and answer the questions about Mark Twain.
— Did Mark Twain stay in Missouri
— No, he didn’t.
Was Mark Twain his real name
2. Did Betty read Tom Sawyer
3. Did Mark Twain leave school at sixteen
4. Did Mark Twain become a newspaper writer
5. Did Mark Twain come to China
No, it wasn’t.
Yes, she did.
No, he didn’t.
Yes, he did.
No, he didn’t.
his nationality
his work
his real name
his birthday and hometown
his education
his work and experience
What information do you get about Mark Twain from this conversation
March Mark market
day May stay
read teacher
food school too
book good
Listen and repeat.
________________ 妇女节
________________ 国庆节
________________ 儿童节
________________ 发现；查明；弄清
________________ 在……岁时
________________ 在19世纪60年代
________________ 世界各地
Women’s Day
National Day
Children’s Day
find out
at the age of ...
in the 1860s
around the world
________________ 真名
________________ 离开中学
________________ 开始工作
___________________ 为一家报纸写文章
________________ 使用……这个名字
________________ 也
real name
leave school
begin work
write for a newspaper
take the name ...
as well
I knew…
He left school at the age of…
He took the name…
Did he stay…
When did he begin …
Look at this!
Enjoy the book.
1. Betty’s grandfather’s life was different from Betty’s.
Betty的爷爷的生活和她的生活不同。
A is different from B A和B不同
e.g. Our sons are very different from each other.
我们的儿子彼此间很不相像。
【语境应用】完成句子
我的意见和你的不同。
My opinion ______________________.
is different from yours
2. Women’s Day 妇女节
Children’s Day 儿童节
复数名词所有格的构成：
1) 名词的复数形式，如果不以s结尾，其所有格是在其后加’s即可。
e.g. women’s shops 女性商店
children’s park 儿童公园
2)以s结尾的，在s后直接加’ 即可。
e.g. Teachers’ Day 教师节
3. Tom Sawyer, by the famous American writer, Mark Twain.
《汤姆·索耶历险记》，由美国著名作家马克·吐温所著。
by: 由……创作
e.g. Oliver Twist is a novel by Charles Dickens.
《雾都孤儿》是查尔斯·狄更斯的小说。
—Who is this music by 这是谁的曲子？
—It’s by Mozart. 是由莫扎特创作的。
by的其他用法:
e.g. They can ask their teachers questions by Internet, telephone or email.
他们可以通过互联网、电话或电子邮件向老师提问。
by: 表示方式，用……，靠……，通过……。
e.g. Send it by air mail.
用航空邮件寄吧。
4. Hey, we can find out about him on the Internet.
嘿，我们可以在网上找到关于他的资料啊。
find out 发现；查明；弄清
find out sth. 弄清某事
find out about ... 弄清……的情况
e.g. I don't know when the game starts, but I'll find out.
我不知道比赛什么时候开始，但是我会弄清楚的。
I'd like to find out more about the school's history.
我想要更多的了解学校的历史。
【语境应用】完成句子。
(1) 你想弄清楚那件事情吗？
Do you want to _________________
(2) 你可以在网上查一下有关Charles Dickens的情况。
You can _____________ Charles Dickens on the Internet.
(3) 她后来弄清楚是Jerry把蛋糕吃了。
Later she __________ (that) Jerry ____________.
find out that thing
find out about
found out ate the cake
find后也可跟that从句，that可省略。
5. He left school and began work at the age of twelve.
他12岁就离开学校开始工作了。
at the age of 在……岁时，相当于“when sb. was ... year(s) old”作时间状语。
【链接】
“在……岁时”，还可用“at +数词”和“at age +数词”。
e.g. at the age of 13 = at age 13 = at 13
【语境应用】Ⅰ. 完成句子。
我爷爷在20岁时开始工作。
My grandpa began work ________ ________ ________ ________ ________.
Ⅱ. 同义句转换。
Wendy travelled to China when she was 32 years old.
Wendy travelled to China _______________________.
at the age
of 20
at the age of 32 / at age 32
/ at 32
6. But he took the name Mark Twain and became very famous in the 1860s.
不过在19世纪60年代，他用了马克·吐温这个名字，并且变得很有名。
take a name = choose to have a name 开始使用新名字
become (became, became) link v. (系动词)开始变得；变成；后可接名词，如become a doctor / the class monitor；
也可接形容词，如become warm / famous / difficult，此时可与get互换。
e.g. Jack became a doctor at the age of 26.
Lisa will become happy soon.
(1) Rita于2018年成为了一名教师。
Rita ________ ________ ________ in 2018.
(2) 春天来了。天气正变得暖和起来。
Spring is coming. The weather is ________ ________.
(3) 一天的工作之后，他爸爸变得很累。
After a day's work, his father ________ ________.
【语境应用】完成句子。
becoming /
getting warm
became a teacher
became/got tired
e.g. 20世纪90年代建起了很多高楼。
Many tall buildings were built _____________.
in the 1860s 在19世纪60年代。
in the 1990s
as well 也，还
常用作状语, 又；也。 相当于too或also, 常位于句末, 无须用逗号与句子分开。
e.g. I like reading books, my sister likes reading books as well.
我喜欢看书，我妹妹也喜欢看书。
7. He went to Europe as well. 他还去了欧洲。
I. 根据语境及所给汉语提示语写出所缺单词。
1. I don’t know the ________(确切的) number.
2. —What is the ________(日期) today
—It is 7th May 2022.
3. Some ________(作家) visited our school this morning.
4. Jane’s aunt ________(成为) a teacher three years ago.
5. My grandfather reads ________(报纸) every evening.
exact
date
writers
became
newspapers
II. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 我将在妇女节给妈妈一个礼物。
I will give Mum a present on ________ ________.
2. Amy的篮子和我的不一样。
Amy’s basket ________ ________ ________ mine.
3. 几天前，他们发现了这个秘密。
Several days ago, they ________ ________ the secret.
4. 他八岁时就会游泳。
He could swim ________ ________ ________ ________ eight.
5. 那位运动员在19世纪60年代很有名。
That player was very famous ________ ________ ________.
Women’s Day
is different from
found out
at the age of
in the 1860s
Make a brief introduction to Mark Twain.
He was born in … His real name…
He left school … He wrote for…
Later he… He went to…
He took the …became famous in…
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Unit 1 同步练习
Ⅰ. 用英语写出以下节日所对应的月份。
1. _______ 2. _______
3. _______ 4. _______
Ⅱ. 根据语境及所给首字母提示补全所缺单词。
1. —When will the football match be
—Tomorrow morning, but I don't know the e_______ time.
2. Shakespeare is one of my favourite English w_______.
3. D_______ is the last month of the year.
4. My father likes reading n_______ and magazines in his free time.
5. The d_______ on the letter was 12th July 2020.
6. A r_______ friend helps you in need.
7. Paul b_______ a taxi driver two years ago.
Ⅲ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示语完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. Xu Zhimo studied in Cambridge _______ _______ _______(在20世纪20年代).
2. We searched all the day but we _______ _______(发现) nothing about him.
3. Your schoolbag _______ _______ _______(与……不同) mine.
4. Jane _______ _______(开始工作) five years ago.
5. Joe started dancing _______ _______ _______ _______(在……岁时) six.
6. I planned to go on a camp _______ _______(在八月).
Ⅳ. 根据对话内容，从方框中选择能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。
A: Hi, Jason. (1)________
B: I'm writing a letter.
A: (2)________
B: Mr Smith, one of my teachers last term.
A: Which subject did Mr Smith teach
B: (3)________ I enjoyed his classes.
A: Really How were his classes like
B: (4)________ He shared something interesting about famous writers with us. That made me want to read more books by those writers.
A: I see. (5)________
B: You're right. So I'd like to thank him.
A: I'm sure he will be happy to receive your letter.
A. He taught Chinese.B. Are you reading now C. Who are you writing to D. What are you doing now E. They were really interesting.F. I learnt nothing from his class.G. That's why you like reading now.
Ⅳ. 1-5 DECGA
参考答案
Ⅰ. 1. June 2. September 3. March 4. October
Ⅱ. 1. exact 2. writers 3. December 4. newspapers
5. date 6. real 7. became
Ⅲ. 1. in the 1920s 2. found out 3. is different from
4. began / started work / working 5. at the age of 6. in August
Ⅳ. 1-5 DCAEG
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