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9Unit1Heleftschoolandbeganworkattheageoftwelve.1.Tolearnsomekeywordsandusefulexpressions2.Tolistenandunderstandthedialogue3.TolearnaboutMarkTwainTeachingsaims:/mɑ:tʃ//'eIprəl//dʒu:n//dʒu:'laI/3月n.March4月n.April6月n.Women’sDay妇女节n.国庆节n.June儿童节n.NationalDayWordsandexpressionsChildren’sDay7月n.July/ɔ:'gəst//sep'tembə//ɔk'təubə//nəu'vembə//dI'sembə//'raItə/8月n.9月n.September10月n.November11月n.findout12月n.作家n.DecemberAugustOctoberwriter发现；查明；弄清/'rIəl//'nju:s,peIpə//Iɡ'zækt//deIt//bI'kʌm/真实的；真正的adj.在…岁时报纸n.exact准确的；确切的adj.inthe1980s日期n.attheageof成为v.daterealnewspaperbecome在19世纪60年代Whichfestivalisit?SpringFestivalInwhichmonthisit?JanuaryFebruaryTheSpringFestivalisinJanuaryorFebruary..NewYear’sDayNewYear’sDayisinJanuary.Lover’sDayFebruaryLover’sDayisinFebruary.Women’sDayWomen’sDayisinMarch.AprilFool’sDayAprilAprilFool’sDayisinApril.MayDay/LabourDayMayDayisinMay.Children’sDayJuneChildren’sDayisinJune.JulyParty’sDayParty’sDayisinJuly.ArmyDayAugustArmyDayisinAugust.Teachers’DayTeachers’DayisinSeptember.SeptemberNationalDayNationalDayisinOctober.(感恩节)ThanksgivingDayThanksgivingDayisinNovember.November11月第4个星期天ChristmasDecemberChristmasisinDecember.JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberTeachers’DayWomen’sDayChristmasNationalDayChildren’sDayNewYear’sDayLabourDaySpringFestivalMatchthefestivalswiththemonths.HaveatalkNowtalkaboutwhenthefestivalsare.SpringFestivalisinJanuaryorFebruary.NewYear’sDay….Children’sDay….……1.Betty’sgrandfather’slifewas/wasn’tdifferentfromBetty’s.2.Betty'sgrandfatherwasborninApril1935/1955.3.Betty’sgrandfatherwenttoAmerica/EnglandinOctober/November1941.Listenandchoosethecorrectanswer.√√√√DoyouknowMarkTwain?马克·吐温（MarkTwain，1835年11月30日－1910年4月21日），原名塞缪尔·克莱门斯（SamuelClemens），是美国的幽默大师、小说家、作家，亦是著名演说家。《汤姆·索亚历险记》是马克·吐温的代表作，发表于1876年。小说主人公汤姆·索亚天真活泼，富于幻想和冒险，不堪忍受束缚个性，枯燥乏味的生活，幻想干一番英雄事业。小说通过主人公的冒险经历，对美国虚伪庸俗的社会习俗、伪善的宗教仪式和刻板陈腐的学校教育进行了讽刺和批判，以欢快的笔调描写了少年儿童自由活泼的心灵。《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》是马克·吐温一部重要的作品，哈克贝利是一个聪明、善良、勇敢的白人少年。他为了追求自由的生活，逃亡到密西西比河上。在逃亡途中，他遇到了黑奴吉姆。吉姆是一个勤劳朴实、热情诚实、忠心耿耿的黑奴，他为了逃脱被主人再次卖掉的命运，从主人家中出逃。他们一起漂流在密西西比河上，过着自由自在的生活，两人成了好朋友。哈克贝利为了吉姆的自由，历尽千辛万苦，最后得知，吉姆的主人已在遗嘱里解放了他。《百万英镑》(TheMillionPoundNote)是美国著名作家马克·吐温的小说，讲述了一个在美国街头乞讨的穷小子亨利·亚当斯在伦敦的一次奇遇。伦敦的两位富翁兄弟打赌，把一张无法兑现的百万大钞借给亨利，看他在一个月内如何收场。一个月的期限到了，亨利不仅没有饿死或被捕，反倒成了富翁，并且赢得了一位漂亮小姐的爱情，在兄弟那里也获得了一份工作。文章以其略带夸张的艺术手法再现大师小说中讽刺与幽默，揭露了20世纪初英国社会的拜金主义思想。EverydayEnglishLookatthis!Enjoythebook.bebecomebegindogetgoknowleavereadtakewritewas/werebecamebegandidgotwentknewleftreadtookwroteListenandcompletethetableaboutMarkTwainTimefactsIn1935Attheageof12Inthe1960sborninMissourileftschoolandbeganworktookthenameMarkTwainandbecameveryfamousB:Whatareyoureading?T:TomSawyer,bythefamousAmericanwriter,MarkTwain.I’mwritingabouthimformyEnglishclass.B:IreadTomSawyer.Verygood!Hey,wecanfindoutabouthimontheInternet.T:Yes!...OK.Lookatthis!HisrealnamewasSamuelClemensandhewasbornin1835inMissouri.Heleftschoolandbeganworkattheageoftwelve.B:Whatdidhedo?T:Hewroteforanewspaper.Laterhegotworkonaboat.ThenlistenandreadB:DidhestayinMissouri?T:No,hewenttoNewYork,andothercities.B:Whendidhebeginhisstories?T:Idon’tknowtheexactdate.ButhetookthenameMarkTwainandbecameveryfamousinthe1860s.HewenttoEuropeaswell.Buthedidn’tcometoChina.B:Yes,Iknewthat.Enjoythebook.T:Yes,it’sgood.B:Whatareyoureading?T:TomSawyer,bythefamousAmericanwriter,MarkTwain.I’mwritingabouthimformyEnglishclass.B:IreadTomSawyer.Verygood!Hey,wecanfindoutabouthimontheInternet.T:Yes!...OK.Lookatthis!HisrealnamewasSamuelClemensandhewasbornin1835inMissouri.Heleftschoolandbeganworkattheageoftwelve.B:Whatdidhedo?T:Hewroteforanewspaper.Laterhegotworkonaboat.Readandfindthepastformoftheverbs.B:DidhestayinMissouri?T:No,hewenttoNewYork,andothercities.B:Whendidhebeginhisstories?T:Idon’tknowtheexactdate.ButhetookthenameMarkTwainandbecameveryfamousinthe1860s.HewenttoEuropeaswell.Buthedidn’tcometoChina.B:Yes,Iknewthat.Enjoythebook.T:Yes,it’sgood.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsfromthebox.agebecomeEuropenewspaperrealwriter1.Hebeganworkatthe________oftwelve.2.His________namewasSamuelClemens.3.Hewrotefora(n)__________.4.He________veryfamous.5.Hewentto________,buthedidn'tcometoChina.6.Heisagreat________.agerealnewspaperbecameEuropewriter5Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsfromthebox.agebecomeEuropenewspaperrealwriter1.Hebeganworkatthe________oftwelve.2.His________namewasSamuelClemens.3.Hewrotefora(n)__________.4.He________veryfamous.5.Hewentto________,buthedidn'tcometoChina.6.Heisagreat________.agerealnewspaperbecameEuropewriter1.TomSawyer,bythefamousAmericanwriter,MarkTwain.Languagepointsby,在这里表示“由…(创作)，出自”。如：HamletwasbyShakespeare《哈姆雷特》是莎士比亚写的。2.WecanfindoutabouthimontheInternet.我们可以在网上找出关于他信息。3.Heleftschoolandbeganworkattheageoftwelve.“attheageoftwelve”意为：在12岁的时候=“whenhewastwelve”表达在12岁的时候我们还可以用:at12/atage12.如：MarkTwaindiedattheageof75.Inchina,schoolingstarsatage6.Hestartedpianoat7.4.ButhetookthenameMarkTwainandbecameveryfamousinthe1860s.“takeaname”相当于“choosetohaveanewname”开始使用新名字。inthe1860s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