Module 9 Life history>>Unit 1 He left school and began work at the age of twelve.

课件32张PPT。Unit 1He left school and began work
at the age of twelve.What are they doing?Which festival is it?Spring FestivalIn which month is it?January February The Spring Festival is in
January or February.Guessing game.New Year’s DayJanuary New Year’s Day is in January.Valentine’s DayFebruary Valentine’s Day is in February.Women’s Day MarchWomen’s Day is in March.April Fool’s Day April April Fool’s Day is in April.May Day/Labour DayMayLabour Day is in May.Mother’s DayChildren’s DayJuneChildren’s Day is in June.Father’s DayJulythe birthday of the Party The birthday of the Party is in July.Army DayAugustArmy Day is in August. Teachers’ DayTeachers’ Day is in September.SeptemberNational DayNational Day is in October.OctoberThanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day is in November.NovemberChristmasDecemberChristmas 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 Festival1 Match the festivals with the months.
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.Listen and choose the correct answer. √√√√Mark Twain Introduction His real name was Samuel Clemens.
He was born in 1835 in Missouri, America.
He was a famous writer.
He died in 1910.Listen and answerWhen 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.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
Now complete the table about Mark Twainborn in Missourileft school and began worktook the name Mark Twain and became very famousComplete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box.age become Europe newspaper real writer1. 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 ________.
agerealnewspaperbecameEuropewriter1. Tom Sawyer, by the famous American writer, Mark Twain. Language pointsby, 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. Listen and repeat/ɑ: / March Mark market
/eI / day May stay
/i:/ read teacher
/u:/ food school too
/u/ book good