3. 9 Unit 1 He left school and began work at the age of twelve.

4. What are they doing?

5. Which festival is it? Spring Festival

6. In which month is it? January February The Spring Festival is in January or February.

7. Teaching aims 1. To master the new words: Nation Day, writer, find out, real, newspaper, date, become 2. To master the sentences: I read… He left school at the age of… I know…

8. / m ɑ :t ʃ / / 'e I prəl / / d ʒ u:n / / d ʒ u:'la I / 3 月 n. March 4 月 n. April 6 月 n. Women’s Day 妇女节 n. 国庆节 n. June 儿童节 n. National Day Words and expressions Children’s Day 7 月 n. July

9. / ɔ :'gəst / / sep'tembə / / ɔ k'təubə / / nəu'vembə / / d I 'sembə / / 'ra I tə / 8 月 n. 9 月 n. September 10 月 n. November 11 月 n. find out 12 月 n. 作家 n. December August October writer 发现；查明；弄清

10. / 'r I əl / / 'nju:s,pe I pə / / I ɡ 'zækt / / de I t / / b I 'k ʌ m / 真实的；真正的 adj. 在 … 岁时 报纸 n. exact 准确的；确切的 adj. in the 1980s 日期 n. at the age of 成为 v. date real newspaper become 在 19 世纪 60 年代

11. Guessing game. New Year’s DayJanuary New Year’s Day is in January.

12. St Valentine‘s Day( 情人节 ) February St Valentine's Day is in February.

13. April Fool’s Day April April Fool’s Day is in April.

14. Labour Day May Labour Day is in May.

15. Children’s DayJune Children’s Day is in June.

16. July Party’s Day Party’s Day is in July.

17. Army DayAugust Army Day is in August.

18. Teachers’ Day Teachers’ Day is in September. September

19. National Day National Day is in October. October

20. ( 感恩节 ) Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day is in December. December

21. Christmas December Christmas is in December.

22. January February March April May June July August September October November December Teachers’ Day Women’s Day Christmas National Day Children’s Day New Year’s Day Labour Day Spring Festival 1 Match the festivals with the months.

23. Have a talk Now talk about when the festivals are. Spring Festival is in January or February. New Year’s Day…. Children’s Day …. …

24. 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. 2 Listen and choose the correct answer. √ √ √ √

25. Everyday English Look at this! Enjoy the book.

26. 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. B: What did he do? T: He wrote for a newspaper. Later he got work on a boat. Then listen and read

27. 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.

28. Now complete the table about Mark Twain Time facts In 1835 At the age of 12 In the 1860s born in Missouri left school and began work took the name Mark Twain and became very famous

29. be become begin do get 4 Find the past form of the verbs in the conversation. go know leave read take write

30. 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. B: What did he do? T: He wrote for a newspaper. Later he got work on a boat. Read and find

31. 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.

32. be become begin do get go know leave read take write was/were became began did got went knew left read took wrote Answers:

33. 5 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

34. 1. Tom Sawyer, by the famous American writer, Mark Twain. Language points by, 在这里表示 “ 由 …( 创作 ) ，出自 ” 。 如： Hamlet was by Shakespeare 《哈姆雷特》是莎士比亚写的。 It’s a painting by Van Gogh. 这是一幅凡 · 高的画。

35. 2. He left school and began work at the age of twelve. “at the age of twelve” 意为：在 12 岁的时候 =“when he was twelve ” 表达在 12 岁的时候我们还可以用 : at 12/at age 12. 如： Mark Twain died at the age of 75. 马克 · 吐温是 75 岁死的 In china, schooling stars at age 6. 在中国， 6 岁开始上学。 He started piano at 7. 他 7 岁开始学钢琴。

36. 3. But he took the name Mark Twain and became very famous in the 1860s. “take a name” 相当于 “choose to have a new name” 开始 使用新名字。 如： are you going to take your husband’s name when you get married? 你结婚后会改用你丈夫的姓吗？ in the 1860s 不是具体时间，而是指 “19 世纪 60 年代 ” “in + the + 整数年 + s ” 为固定用法，表示 “… 世纪 … 年 代 ” 。 如 : in the 1990s 20 世纪 90 年代

37. 6 Listen and repeat / ɑ : / March Markmarket /e I / day May stay /i:/read teacher /u:/ food school too /u/ book good

38. 7 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 Sender? 3. Did Mark Twain leave school at sixteen? 4. Did Mark Twain become a newspaper writer? 5. Did Mark Twain come to China?

39. 1. Was Mark Twain his real name? 2. Did Betty read Tom Sender? 3. Did Mark Twain leave school at sixteen? 4. Did Mark Twain become a newspaper writer? 5. Did Mark Twain come to China? Answers: No, it wasn’t. Yes, she did. No, he didn’t. Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.

40. 一般过去时表示过去某个时间里发生的动作或状态； 过去习惯性、经常性的动作、行为；过去主语所具 备的能力和性格。 基本结构：主语 + 动词过去式 + 其他； 否定形式：① was/were + not; ②在行为动词前加 didn’t ，同时还原行为动词； 一般疑问句 : Did+ 主语 +do+ 其他。 一般过去时： 时间状语 : ago （ two hours ago), yesterday, last, week, the day before yesterday, last(year, night, month…), 具体时间, just now, one day, long ago,

41. 1. 直接加 ed ： work-- worked 2. 以 e 结尾的单词，直接加 d ： live — lived 3. 以辅音字母 +y 结尾的，变 y 为 i 加 ed ： study — studied 4. 以元音字母 +y 结尾的，直接加 ed ： enjoy — enjoyed 5. 以重读闭音节结尾的，双写最后的辅音字母 +ed ： stop — stopped 动词规则变化：

42. be (am\ is)—was are—were come—came go –went 不规则动词过去式： fly—flew do (does)--did draw—drew make—made sing—sang have (has)—had eat—ate drink—drankput—putread—readlet—let can—could see—saw meet—met get—gottake—took shall—should will—would know—knew begin—began build—built buy—bought think—thought teach—taught sweep—swept ride—rode feel—felt give—gaverun—ran sit—sat swim—swam say--said tell—told write--wrote

43. 1. He was b____ in 1975. 2. My father r____ a bike to school when he was ten. 3. T____________ is September 10. 4. There are four s ______ in a year. 5. --What did you do in s_______? --I often went swimming. 6. The Spring Festival is in J______ or F________. 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词, 完成句子。 orn ode eachers’ Day easons ummer anuary ebruary

44. -- Do you know when he ________ back tomorrow? -- Sorry, I don’t. When he _______ back, I’ll tell you. （安徽省中考真题） A. comes; comes B. comes; will come C. will come; comes D. will come; will come 选择 C

45. Master the new words and expressions in the passage.