Module 9 Life history Unit 1 He left school and began work at the age of twelve. 课件（24张PPT，内嵌音频）

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Module 9 Life History

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Unit 1
He left school and began work at the age of twelve

Did you see these pictures in the video?
Warming up
Festivals
Practice-pair work
---What' your favourite festival?
---My favourite festival is...
---When is ...?
---It's in ...
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
Betty
Grandpa

World Book Day
On April 23rd
Get words ready
Life History
-------Mark Twain
(马克?吐温)
Mark Twain is a ______
Get vocabulary ready
writer
[?ra?t?(r)]
作家
At the age of 16, he started to write.He _________ very famous in the 1860s. But I don't know

the_____________when he died.


Get words ready
became
become成为
/b??k?m/
19世纪60年代
/?g?z?kt/
准确的
exact date
在...岁时
/ de?t/
日期
Get vocabulary ready
If you are interested him, you can________ more information on the Internet
or in the___________. [?nju:zpe?p?(r)]
查明
Get words ready
find out
newspapers
/?nju:zpe?p?(r)/
报纸
Get vocabulary ready
adj. 真实的
adj. 准确的
v.成为
n.报纸
n. 作家
n. 日期
发现；查明
在……岁时
在19世纪60年代
real [?ri:?l]
exact [?g?z?kt]
become [b??k?m]
newspaper [?nju:zpe?p?(rn.)]
writer [?ra?t?(r)]
date [de?t]
find out
at the age of…
in the 1860s
Get words ready
Get vocabulary ready
( )1. What are they talking about?
A. The school life of Mark Twain
B. The working experiences(经历) of Mark Twain
C. The works(作品) of Mark Twain
D. Life history of Mark Twain
( )2. When did Mark Twain become famous?
A. In the 1840s B. In the 1850s C. In the 1860s.
( )3. Where was Mark Twain from?
A. England B. America C. China
Listening--choose the correct answer
D
C
B
Name Mark Twain Nationality 1.________
Job 2._______ Works(作品） Tom Sawyer
Date of Birth 3. in______ Place of Birth in Missouri
Life
history At the age of 12 He left school ang began work
Later He got work on a 4._____
In the 1860s He took the name Mark Twain and became 5.________
American
1835
A writer
boat
famous
Listening--taking notes

Post-listening--role play
1. Read the dialogue aloud following the viedeo;
2. Role play with your partner ;
3. Role play in front of the class.
Betty
Tony



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.
Post-listening-- give a report
be know
become leave
begin read
do take
get write
go
was/were
became
began
did
got
went
knew
left
read
took
wrote
Post-listening--find the past form
Find in the conversation!



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.
Post-listening-- give a report






B: What did he do?
T: He wrote for a newspaper.
Later he got work on a boat.
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.
Post-listening-- give a report
Lao She
Yang Jiang
Anderson
Lu Xun
Defoe
Hemingway

Name Nationality(国籍)
Birthday Birth Place
works (作品)
Experiences(经历） He/She got work as ...
He/She began to write ...
At the age of.../When he/shewas...
Opinions I like him/her because ...
Patterns--report
1. My favourite writer is......
2. His real name is......
3. He was born in...
4. At the age of ......, he....
5. I like her/him because......
Reading a good book is a conversation with a lot of good people. -- Descartes
Good books for you
1. The Little Prince
2. Good Night, Planet
3.The Wolf , The Duck & The Mouse
4. My Beautiful Birds

Women’s Day
National Day
Children’s Day
find out
at the age of ...
in the 1860s
around the world
________________ 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
Summary
________________ 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
Summary
The things I did Evaluation(评估)
I followed my teacher well 5 4 3 2 1
I can introduce famous people 5 4 3 2 1
I worked together with my partner well 5 4 3 2 1
I taked some notes in class 5 4 3 2 1
Total scores
20-25： Excellent; 15-19：Very good

10-14：Good 5-9：Just so so

1-4： Need to improve
Assessment