1. Unit 9 When was he born?

2. Language goal: Talk about famous people Teaching Importance: 1.too…to… 2. start doing sth….

3. A B C

4. Pictures Name Job Birthday How long started Zhang Yining table tennis player 1982. 10 16 years 1988 Ronaldo soccer player 1976. 9 16 years 1988 Williams tennis player 1980. 6 10 years 1994 1.Who’s that? 2.When was he/she born? 3.How long did he/she play…? 4.When did he/she start playing…? Task 1 Make the conversation

5. You are never too young to start doing things. For example, Shirley Temple was a movie star when she was only three years old. Mei Lanfang first performed Beijing Opera when he was ten. And Liu Xuan, the Chinese gymnast, won a gold medal at the World Championships when she was seventeen. Read this article

6. NameJobAchievementAge Tiger Woods Shirley Temple Mozart Mei Lanfang Ronaldo Liu xuan golfer movie star musician Beijing Opera actor soccer player gymnast golfing making movie writing music performing Beijing Opera played for national team World Championships gold medal 10 months old 3 years old 4 years old 10 years old 17 years old

7. Task 2 Write an article to introduce yourself. My name is Tom. I was born in 1980. When I was six years old, I went to school. I loved drawing very much. So when I was seven, I started learning drawing. When I was eleven years old, I went to Middle School. I loved English very much. So I became an English teacher.