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Module 9 Life history
Unit 1
He left school and began work at the age of twelve.
1. To get a general idea about the 12 months and the festivals in each month.
2. To understand the conversation about someone’s life.
3. To learn the words and expressions.
4. To learn some past simple irregular words.
January
February
April
June
March
May
July
August
September
December
November
October
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Look and say.
New Year’s Day
in January
Spring Festival
Match the festivals with the months.
in January or February
in October
National Day
Christmas
in December
Christmas
in December
New Year’s Day
Spring Festival
Women’s Day
May Day
Children’s Day
Teacher’s Day
National Day
Christmas
January
January / February
March
May
June
September
October
December
The festivals and the months
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
Free talk.
1. Tom Sawyer comes from a book. What is the name of the book
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
2. What is the name of the author
Mark Twain.
Listen to their talk 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.
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×
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Read and complete the table about Mark Twain.
Time Facts
In 1835
At the age of twelve
In the 1860s
born in Missouri
left school and began work
took the name Mark Twain and became famous
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 —
was/were
became
began
did
got
knew
left
read
took
wrote
went
一般过去时通常由动词过去式来体现，动词的过去式有规则和不规则两种。
不规则动词变过去式无固定规律可循，因此需要不断积累，加强记忆。
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
writer
became
Europe
newspaper
/a:/ March Mark market
/ei/ day May stay
/i:/ read teacher
/u:/ food school too
/u/ book good
Listen and repeat.
Now say them aloud.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about Mark Twain.
1 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
— Did Mark Twain stay in Missouri
— No, he didn’t.
No, it wasn’t.
Yes, she did.
No, he didn’t.
Yes, he did.
No, he didn’t.
一、根据句意写出正确的单词。
1. My family will visit England next
_____ (七月).
2. Danny’s father reads _________ (报纸) every morning.
3. —Is she a _____ (真正的) singer
—Yes, of course.
4. —When is your birthday, Mary
—________ (四月) 6th.
5. —Where does Jack live
—Sorry, I don’t know his ________
(确切的) address.
July
newspapers
real
April
exact
二、根据所给提示填空。
1. —What festival is on March 8
—_________ Day.
2. Zhang Shuai wants to be a good
________ (write) like Mo Yan.
3. Danny’s brother _________ (become)
a policeman last Monday.
4. —What’s your little brother’s
favourite festival
—__________ Day.
Women’s
writer
became
Children’s
1. We have gotten a general idea about the 12
months and the festivals in each month.
2. We have learned some past simple irregular words.
1. Finish the exercises in Learning English.
2. Preview the passage The life of William
Shakespeare on page 56.
