1、Module 9 Life historyUnit 1 He left school and began work at the age of twelve.What is the song about?Warming-up一月七月二月八月三月九月四月十月五月十一月六月十二月uHow many months are there in a year?uWhat are they?Pre-listeninguWhat festivals do you know?uWhen is it?Pre-listeningMay DayWomens DayChildrens DayTeachers DayWh
2、at festival is it?When is it?Pre-listeningNew Years DaySpring FestivalChristmasNational DayWhat festival is it?When is it?Pre-listeningJanuaryFebruary March April May June JulyAugust September October November December a)Teachers Dayb)Womens Dayc)Christmasd)National Daye)Childrens Day f)New Years Da
3、yg)May Day h)Spring FestivalPre-listeningSpring Festival is in January or February.Womens Day is in _.May Day is in _.Childrens Day is in _.Teachers Day is in _.National Day is in _.Christmas is in _.New Years Day is in _.DecemberOctoberMayJuneSeptemberMarchJanuaryPre-listening1)Bettys grandfathers
4、life was/wasnt different from Bettys.2)Bettys grandfather was born in April 1935/1955.3)Bettys grandfather went to America/England in October/November 1941.Pre-listeningWho is he?What do you know about him?Pre-listeningDo you know this book?What is it about?Pre-listening1.Where was Mark Twain from?A
5、.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 become famous?A.In the 1840s.B.In the 1850s.C.In the 1860s.While-listeningTimeFacts In 1835At the age of twelveIn the 1860sborn in Missourileft school and began worktook the name Mark Twain and
6、became very famousWhile-listeningbebecomebegindogetgoknowleavereadtakewritebeganbecamewas/weredidgotwentwrotetookreadleftknewPost-listeningMark Twain came from _.He _ a writer and Tom sawyer was his work.He _ in 1835.At the age of twelve,he _ and _ work.He _ for a newspaper and _on a boat.He _ in th
7、e 1860s.He _to Europe.He _ to China.America waswas bornleft schoolbeganwrotegot work became famouswentdidnt comePost-listeningage 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 didnt
8、come to China.6)He is a great _.age real newspaperbecameEuropewriterPost-listening1.Tom Sawyer,by the famous American writer,Mark Twain.by在此处表示“由创作”。e.g.Hamlet is a play by Shakespeare.哈姆雷特是莎士比亚写的戏剧。Post-listening【辨析】find out,find与look forfind out发现；查明；弄清多指通过调查、询问、分析等搞清楚、弄明白某种情况或事实。强调结果。find找到；发现指通过
9、寻找，发现某人或某物；有时也指偶然发现。强调结果。look for 寻找指有目的地寻找某人或某物。强调动作。Post-listening Jim couldnt _ his mother.We need to _ how much it will cost.She is _ her son in the park.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box.find find out look forfind find out looking forPost-listening3.He left
10、school and began work at the age of twelve.at the age of是介词短语，意为“在岁时”，常在句中作时间状语。约翰18岁时去了北京。John went to Beijing at the age of 18.Post-listening4.But he took the name Mark Twain and became very famous in the 1860s.took the name原形是take the name，意为“起名；取名”。in the 1860s不是具体时间，而是指“19世纪60年代。“in+the+整数年+s/s
11、”是表达年代的固定用法。表示“世纪年代”。e.g.in the 1990s 20世纪90年代Post-listening/March Markmarket/e day May stay/i/read teacher/u/food school too/book goodPost-listeningPost-listening字母组合ar通常读长音/；字母组合ay通常读长音/e/，也就是第一个元音字母的名称音；字母组合ea通常读长音/i/，也就是第一个元音字母的名称音；字母组合oo在多数情况下读长音/u:/，少数读短音/。字母组合字母组合arayeaoo音标/e/i/u/单词partyfarmd
12、arkstayplayMayteachteabeachzoofoodroomcookwoodlookHave a Try!A smart boy sat in the park.He looked at the sky far far away.My hen likes to lay ten fresh eggs everyday.She had a dream to eat meat every day.The fool goose looks at the shiny moon in the sky.The cook takes a book and finds it good.ar,ay
13、,ea,oo.e.g.Did Mark Twain stay in Missouri?No,he didnt.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?Post-listeningTime FactsIn 1955was born in Gaomi,WeifangAt the age of 1
14、2 left school At the age of 21joined the PLA(中国人民解放军)In 1981began writingAt the age of 28took the name Mo YanIn 2012won the Nobel Prize in LiteraturePost-listening根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。1.你可以在网上找到这个作家的资料。You can _ _ about the _ _ the Internet.2.琳达在十五岁时离开学校开始工作。Linda _ school and _ work _ the _ _ fifteen.
15、find outwriter onleftbeganatageofPost-listening3.在19世纪80年代，他为一家报刊写文章。_ _ _,he _ _ a newspaper.4.他何时获得了一份在船上的工作？没有人知道确切的日期。When _ he _ work on a boat?Nobody knows the _ _.5.后来，他在欧洲变得很出名。Later,he _ very _ in _.In the 1880swrote fordidgetexactdatebecamefamousEuropePost-listeningWords and expressions:Na
16、tional Day,writer,find out,real,newspaper,date,become,in the 1860s.Sentence patterns:1.I read Tom Sawyer.2.He left school and began work at the age of twelve.3.He took the name Mark Twain and became very famous in the 1860s.4.I knew that.Summary1.Review the useful words and sentences in the unit.2.Read and try to recite the dialogue fluently.HomeworkGoodbye!
