unit 1 he left school and began work at the age of twelve
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Unit 1 He left school and began work at the age of
twelve.
['dʒænjʊərɪ] 一月 ['febrʊərɪ] 二月 [mɑːtʃ] 三月 ['eɪprəl] 四月 [meɪ] 五月 [dʒun] 六月
January
February
March
April
May
June
[dʒʊˈlaɪ] 七月 [ˈɔːɡəst] 八月[sep'tembə] 九月[ɒk'təʊbə] 十月[nəʊ'vembə] 十一月[dɪ'sembə] 十二月
July
August
September
October
November
December
New Year’s Day
in January
Spring Festival
in January or February
(1) On this day, people send flowers to their beloved ones(挚爱的人 ).
(1) Valentine’s Day
in February
(2) On this day, people give honor(尊敬 ) to women.
(2) Women’s Day
in March
['wɪmɪn]
May Day in May
Children’s Day in June
Teachers’ Dayin September
National Day in October
Thanks-giving Dayin November
Christmasin December
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
May Day
Spring Festival
1 Match the festivals with the months.
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.
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He was born in 1940. He was a farmer.
--Did he begin work at the age of …?--Yes, he did. /No, he didn’t.
He began work at the age of 16.He became a farmer at the age of 16.
Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
Mark Twain, born in Missouri(密苏里州 ), was a very famous American writer. His works(作品 ) are still very popular, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(汤姆索亚历险记 ) and Huckleberry Finn( 哈克贝利 ·费恩历险记 ).
(1) When did Mark Twain begin his work?
(2) Did he go to New York?At the age of 12.
Yes, he did.
Read and complete the table about Mark Twain.
Time Facts
In 1835
At the age of twelve
In the 1860s
was born in Missouri
left school and began work
took the name Mark Twain and became very famous
be-was/were
become-became
begin-began /bɪ'ɡæn/
do-did
get-got /ɡɒt/
go-went /went/
know-knew /njuː/
leave-left /left/
read-read /red/
take-took /tʊk/
write-wrote /rəʊt/
1. Copy the new words.
2. Finish exercise book 1.