Module 9 Life history Unit 1 He left school and began work at the age of twelve. 课件(共21张PPT)

(共21张PPT)
Which festival is it
Spring Festival
In which month is it
The Spring Festival is in
January or February.
New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day is in January.
April Fool’s Day
Tomb Sweeping Day is in April.
Women’s Day
Women’s Day is in March.
Tomb Sweeping Day
Children’s Day
Children’s Day is in June.
Father’s Day
May Day/Labour Day
Labour Day is in May.
Mother’s Day
Army Day
Army Day is in August.
the birthday of the Party
The birthday of the Party is in July.
National Day
National Day is in October.
Teachers’ Day
Teachers’ Day is in September.
(感恩节)
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day is in November.
Christmas
Christmas is in December.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Teachers’ Day
Women’s Day
Christmas
National Day
Children’s Day
New Year’s Day
Labour Day
Spring Festival
1 Match the festivals with the months.
Mark Twain
His real name was Samuel Clemens.
He was born in 1835 in Missouri, America.
He was a famous writer.
He died in 1910.
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.
Read and find the past form of the verbs.
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.
be
become
begin
do
get
go
know
leave
read
take
write
was/were
became
began
did
got
went
knew
left
read
took
wrote
4.Find the past form of the verbs
in the conversation.
Now complete the table about Mark Twain
Time facts
In 1835
At the age of 12
In the 1860s
born in Missouri
left school and began work
took the name Mark Twain and became very famous
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
1. Tom Sawyer, by the famous American writer, Mark Twain.
Language points
“By” 在这里表示“由…(创作)，出自”。
如： Hamlet was by Shakespeare
《哈姆雷特》是莎士比亚写的。
It’s a painting by Van Gogh.
这是一幅凡·高的画。
2. He left school and began work at the age of
twelve.
“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.
如： Mark Twain died at the age of 75.
马克· 吐温是75岁死的
In china, schooling stars at age 6.
在中国，6岁开始上学。
He started piano at 7.
他7岁开始学钢琴。
3. But he took the name Mark Twain and became
very famous in the 1860s.
“take a name”相当于“choose to have a new name” 开始使用新名字。
如： are you going to take your husband’s name when you get married
你结婚后会改用你丈夫的姓吗？
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
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 Saywer
3. Did Mark Twain leave school at sixteen
4. Did Mark Twain become a newspaper writer
5. Did Mark Twain come to China
1. Was Mark Twain his real name
2. Did Betty read Tom Sender
3. Did Mark Twain leave school at sixteen
4. Did Mark Twain become a newspaper writer
5. Did Mark Twain come to China
Answers:
No, it wasn’t.
Yes, she did.
No, he didn’t.
Yes, he did.
No, he didn’t.
Homework
Betty and Tony are 1._____ out something about Mark Twain on the Internet. Mark Twain, the famous American 2._______. He was 3._______ in 1835 in Missouri. He 4. ___ school and 5._____ work at the 6.____ of twelve. He wrote for a 7._____ and later he got work on a boat. He didn’t stay in Missouri and he 8.____ to write stories and he 9. ____ the name Mark Twain and became famous in the 10.___.