Module 9 Life history Unit 1 He left school and began work at the age of twelve课件（37张PPT)

Unit 1 He left school and began work at the age of twelve.
Module 9 Life history
学 习 目 标
学习本单元新单词及短语： March, April, June, Women’s Day, National Day, Children's Day, July, August, September, October, November, December, writer, find out, real, at the age of, newspaper, exact, date, become, in the 1860s;
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通过听说训练，学习名人刻苦钻研和勤奋学习的精神。
谈论历史名人；
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课 堂 导 入
Which is your favourite month? And why?
My favourite month is June because we celebrate Children’s Day on 1st June.
Well. Mine is February because the Spring Festival usually comes in this month.
Ask and answer
What festivals do you know? When are they?
Discussion
Spring Festival
It comes in January or February.
Women’s Day
It is on 8th March.
May Day
It is on 1st May.
Children’s Day
It is on 1st June.
Teachers’ Day
It is on 10th September.
National Day
It is on 1st October.
Christmas Day
It is on 25th December.
New Year’s Day
It is on 1st January.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
a) Teachers’ Day
b) Women’s Day
c) Christmas
d) National Day
e) Children’s Day
f) New Year’s Day
g) May Day
h) Spring Festival
Match the festivals with the months.
课 堂 学 习
Warming up
Now talk about when the festivals are.
Spring Festival is in January or February.
…
Teachers’ Day is in September.
Women’s Day is in March.
Christmas is in December.
National Day is in October.
Children’s Day is in June.
New Year’s Day is in January.
Discussion
Work in pairs
A: When is…
B: … is…
Listen and choose the correct answer.
Listening
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.
Tape script:
Betty: What was life like when you were young, Grandpa?
Grandfather: It was very different!
Betty: When were you born, Grandpa?
Grandfather: I was born in April 1935.
Betty: Were you born in America?
Grandfather: No, I wasn’t. I was born in England.
Betty: When did you come to America?
Grandfather: We came to America in October 1941 when I was six
years old.
1. Read the conversation and choose the correct answer.
1 Where was Mark Twain from?
A. England. B. America. C. China.
2 When was Mark Twain born?
A. In 1835. B. In 1845. C. In 1855.
3 When did Mark Twain begin work?
A. When he was 11. B. When he was 12. C. When he was 13.
4 When did Mark Twain become famous?
A. In the 1840s. B. In the 1850s. C. In the 1860s.
Fast reading
2. Find out the phrases in the conversation and put them into Chinese.
发现；查明
在网上
看……
在……岁时
find out
on the Internet
look at
at the age of
in the 1860s
as well
begin work
be born
exact date
在19世纪60年代
也；还
开始工作
出生
确切日期
联想：in the 1860’s在19世纪60年代
1. Read the conversation carefully and 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.
Careful-reading
2. Read the conversation carefully and find the past form of the verbs in the conversation.
be become begin do get go know leave read take write
was
became
began
did
got
went
knew
left
read
took
wrote
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
Post reading
Language points
1. Hey, we can find out about him on the Internet. 嘿，我们可以在网上查明有关他的资料。
辨析：find out与find
　We tried to find out the answer to the question.
我们尽力弄清楚了这个问题的答案。
　I looked for my pen everywhere. At last I found it in my bag.
我到处寻找我的钢笔，最后在我的书包里找到了。
{D7AC3CCA-C797-4891-BE02-D94E43425B78}find out
发现；查明；弄清
强调过程，通常指通过各种手段或方式探清、查明具体的东西或抽象的数据或道理等
find
发现；找到
强调结果，通常指找到或发现具体的东西
２. He left school and began work at the age of twelve.
他在12岁时离开学校开始工作。
　 at the age of意为“在……岁时”，后接基数词。表示在某人多大时，也可以直接用“at +年龄”。
My sister began to learn dance at the age of three.
= My sister began to learn dance at three.我姐姐在三岁时开始学习跳舞。
　[拓展] at the age of在功能上相当一个when引导的时间状语从句。
　The famous scientist died at the age of 86.
= The famous scientist died when he was 86 years old.
这个位著名的科学家在86岁去世。
3. He wrote for a newspaper. 他为报纸撰稿。
newspaper是可数名词，意为“报纸”。表示读书看报通常用动词read。
　My grandfather reads newspapers every night.
我爷爷每天晚上看报纸。
　[助记]
　news + paper －－－－－－ newspapers
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　可数名词　报纸
　　　　　　　不可数名词　纸
不可数名词　新闻；消息
4. But he took the name Mark Twain and became very famous in the 1860s. 不过他在19世纪60年代取名马克·吐温，并变得非常有名。
(1) become连系动词，意为“变得；变成”，过去式是became，后面通常接形容词或名词作表语。
　She became happy soon. 很快她变得高兴起来。
　The weather becomes hot when summer comes.
夏天到来后天气变得炎热起来。
　He became a writer at the age of 26.
他在26岁时成为一位作家。
(2) in the 1860s意为“在19世纪60年代”。“in +the +整十年份+s”或“in+ the +整十年份+’s”表达年代。
　in the 1980s = in the 1980’s
　
　在20世纪80年代

　in the 1820s = in the 1820’s
　
　在19世纪20年代

　in the 1690s = in the 1690’s

　在17世纪90年代
你发现规律了吗？
Pronunciation and speaking
March Mark market
day May stay
read teacher
food school too
book good
Listen and repeat.
/ɑ:/
/ e? /
?/i:/
/u:/
/?/
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 Sawyer？

No, it wasn’t.
Yes, she did.
3 Did Mark Twain leave school at sixteen?

4 Did Mark Twain become a newspaper writer?

5 Did Mark Twain come to China?

No, he didn’t.
Yes, he did.
No, he didn’t.
I. 短语翻译
1.和…… 不一样　　　　　　　　　 2.在一月
3.出生　　　　　　　　　　　　　 4.发现；查明
5.开始工作　　　 　　　　　　　 6.在……岁时
7.在19世纪60年代 　　　　　　　　 8.也；还
9.变得有名气　　　　　　　　　　　 10.在船上　　　　　　　　　　
be different from
be born
begin work
in the 1860s
in January
find out
at the age of
as well
课 堂 达 标
become famous
on a boat
II.根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词
1. --- Is D__________ the last month of the year?
---Yes, it is.
2. The boy says he is Mike. But I know Mike isn’t his r______ name.
3. I remember it happened in March, but I can’t remember the ________（确切）date.
4. Is there anything interesting in today’s ____________（报纸）？
5. Our National Day is on 1st O__________.
6. March 8th is W________ Day in China.
ecember
eal
exact
newspaper
ctober
omen’s
1. We celebrate __________ (teach) Day on September 10th.
2. Mr Green isn’t here. He ________ (leave) for the library just now.
3. My father __________ (become) a doctor at the age of 26.
4. --- What do you want to do in the future?
--- I want to be a ________ (write).
5. I ______ (know) nothing about the great man when I was young.
6. She left school and ________ (begin) work at 16.
III. 用所给单词的适当形式填空
Teachers’
left
became
writer
knew
began
１. 我的祖父出生在20世纪50年代。
　 My grandfather was born ______ ______ ______.
2. 在儿童节那天我们都非常高兴。
We are all very happy ______ ______ ______.
3. 莉莉在4岁开始弹钢琴。
Lily began to play the piano ______ ______ ______ ______ four.
4. 我们的教室和你们的不一样。
Our classroom is _________ ________ ________.
5. 请帮我查清电影票的价格。
　Please help me _______ _______ the ______ of the movie ticket.
IV.根据汉语意思完成句子（每空一词）
in the 1950s
at the age of
on Children’s Day
different from yours
　find out price
1. Read the conversation.
2. Talk with your partner about a famous writer you know.
Homework
Thank you !