(共15张PPT)
What was life like for your grandparents when they were young
Was it the same or different from yours
Did they watch TV
Where were they born
Where did they live when
they were young
Mark Twain
November 30th, 1835
March
June
April
July
November
December
September
August
October
January
February
May
Are there any festivals in these months
What are they
e.g. Tree-planting Day is in March.
Spring Festival
New Year’s Day
Children’s Day
Tree Planting Day
Women’s Day
Teachers’ Day
National Day
Christmas
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
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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Who was Mark Twain
Was Mark Twain his real name
Did Betty read Tom Sawyer
Did Mark Twain leave school at sixteen
Did Mark Twain become a newspaper writer
Did Mark Twain come to China
He was a famous American writer.
No.
No.
No.
Yes.
Yes.
Listen and Read. 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.
Circle the following words.
Find the past form of the verbs in the conversation.
be — become —
begin — do —
get — know —
leave — read—
take — write —
was
became
began
did
got
knew
left
read
took
wrote
be become begin do get go know leave read take write
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 12.
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
Pair work
Please introduce the book --- Harry Potter and its writer to your partner.
1. a series of stories about the adventure of Harry Potter
2. a boy who survived from being killed
3. became a brave boy
J.K.Rowling
Born: July 31th, 1965
Nationality: British
In 1983: Studied in the University of Exeter
In 1992: got married
In 1997: the first book of Harry Potter was published
In 2001: the first movie of Harry Potter was on in London.
