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七年級英語下冊Module 9 Unit 1《He left school and began work at the age of twelve.》
January   一月     July  七月
February  二月     August  八月
March   三月       September  九月
April   四月       October  十月
May    五月        November  十一月
June  六月         December  十二月
Match the festival with the months.
New Year's Day   in January
Spring Festival   in January or February
Women's Day     in March
Labour Day   in May
Children's Day     in June
Teacher's Day     in September
National Day      in October
Christmas     in December
Do you know more about festivals?
Arbor Day     in March
Chinese Youth Day     in May
Tomb-sweeping Day    in April
Mid-autumn Day     in August
Dragon Boat Festival     in May
Lantern Festival     in January
Thanksgiving Day      in November
Halloween     inNovember
Easter     in March/April
Present the new lesson
In which month were you born?
Where were you born?
When did you move to this city?
What did you do at the age of....?
Did you go to school when you were six?
....
Share your life history with the class.
Free Talk
Do you know anything about Mark Twain?
Where was he born?
When was he born?
When did he begin to work?
Where did he move later?
What books did he write?
Which is your favourite?
Tom Sawyer
The novel's main character Tom is a mischievous boy with great imagination who spends most of the time geeting him in trouble.Tom has a kind heart and respects other people's feelings.He becomes more and more mature as the story progresses.
1.Tom Sawyer comes from a book.What is the name of the book?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
2.What is the name of the author?
Mark Twain.
Mark Twain(1835-1910),was an American writer,journalist and humorist,who won a worldwide audience for his stories of the youthful adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
Betty and Tony is talking about Mark Twain.Listen to their talk and check the sentences.
1.Tom Sawyer is written by the famous English writer,Mark Twain.(×）
2.Mark Twain left school and began work in his childhood.(√）
3.Mark Twain wrote for a newspaper and got work on a boat.(√）
4.Mark Twain beame very famous in the 1960s and began his stories. (√）
5.Mark Twain went to Europe and China. (×）
Read again and anwer the following questions about Mark Twain.
1.-Did Mark Twain stay in Missouri?
-(No,he didn't).
2.-Was Mark Twain his real name?
-(No,it wasn't).
3.-Did Mark Twain leave school at sixteen?
-(No,he didn't).
4.-Did Betty read Tom Sawyer?
-(Yes,she did).
5.-Did Mark Twain become a newspaper writer?
-(Yes,he did).
6.-Did Mark Twain come to China?
-(No,he didn't).
Language points
1.We can find out about him on the Internet.
find out  發(fā)現(xiàn)，查明，弄清楚
1）find sth. out  (經(jīng)研究或詢問）了解到，找出信息，后面常和由特殊疑問詞（what/when/how/who等）引導的從句連用。如：
Can you find out what time the plane leaves?
你知道飛機幾點起飛嗎？
The engineer hurried to find out when the accident happened.
工程師趕忙去找事故是什么時間發(fā)生的。
find sth. out   也常常和由that引導的從句連用，意思同上。如：
The students found out that their teacher was ill.
學生們發(fā)現(xiàn)老師病了。
The wife found out that her husband liked India better.
妻子發(fā)現(xiàn)她丈夫更喜歡印度。
【辨析】find,find out,look for
find,find out 和look for都含有“尋找，找到”的意思，但其含義和用法卻不同。
find意為“找到、發(fā)現(xiàn)”，通常指找到或發(fā)現(xiàn)具體的東西，也可指偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)某物或某種情況，強調(diào)的是找的結(jié)果。
Will you find me a pen?
你替我找支鋼筆好嗎？
He didn't find his bike.
他沒找到他的自行車。
look for  意為“尋找”，是有目的地找，強調(diào)“尋找”這一動作。
I don't find my pen,I'm looking for it everywhere.
我沒有找到我的鋼筆，我正到處找。
He is looking for his shoes.
他在找他的鞋子。
find out意為“找出、發(fā)現(xiàn)、查明”，多指通過調(diào)查、尋問、打聽、研究之后“搞清楚、弄明白”，通常含有“經(jīng)過困難曲折”的含義，指找出較難找到的、無形的、抽象的東西。
Please find out when the train leaves.
請查一下火車什么時候離站。
Read this passage,and find out the answer to this question.
讀這篇短文，找出這個問題的答案。
用find,find out,look for完成句子。
1.Jim couldn't (find)his hat.
2.I can't(find)my book.
3.She is(looking for)her son.
4.I'm(looking for)my watch.
5.He can't (find)his pen.
6.What are you (looking for)?
7.I'm (looking for)my maths book.I can't (find)it.
8.I can (find out)the truth of the fact.
2.He left school and began work at the age of twelve.
work 意為“工作，勞動”。指一般的工作，是普通名詞，且不可數(shù)。
He is looking for work now and he wants to find a job suitable for him.
他現(xiàn)在正找工作并且想找一份適合自己的工作。
【鏈接】
job 是可數(shù)名詞，意為“工作，職業(yè)”
He is out of job.
他失業(yè)了。
I have many jobs for you to do.
我有很多工作讓你做。
job:作“工作”解，特指“雇用性質(zhì)的工作”是可數(shù)名詞。
work:“工作，勞動”。指一般的工作，是普通名詞。
at the age of 意為“在...歲時”，后面接基數(shù)詞，常用于一般過去時。如：
His grandfather died at the age of the seventy.
他爺爺七十歲時去世了。
We started to learn English at the age of nine.
我們在九歲時開始學英語。
【拓展】
when sb. was/were...year(s) old意為“在某人...歲時：，與at the age of同義。如：
He went to America at the age of six.
=He went to America when he was six years old.
他六歲時去了美國。
[Practice]
按照求完成句子。
1.They came to China when they were 10 years old.(改為同義句）
They came to China (at the age of)10.
2.she,age,of,the,play,could,piano,the,at,five(連詞成句）
(She could play the piano at the age of five).
3. ...and became very famous in the 1860s.
become 不及物代詞，意為”變得，成為“后面接名詞或形容詞，作表語。
She became a famous singer when she was sixteen.
她16歲時就成了著名歌手。
He became famous.
他出名了。
become 是瞬間動詞，不能與表示一段時間的狀語用。
in the 1860s譯為”在十九世紀六十年代“，又如：在二十世紀二十年代 in the 1920s
[拓展]
in the twenties  意思是”Zaire二十年代“，而in one's twenties表示在”某人二十多歲時“，如：in his thirties 譯為：在他三十幾歲時”。
3.He went to Europe as well.
as well  也，還
（1）as well 常用作狀語，作“又；也”解，相當于too或also,常位于句末，無須用逗號與句子分開。如：
I am going to London and my sister is going as well(=going,too).
我要到倫敦去，我妹妹也要去。
I not only play the guitar,I sing as well(=I also sing).
我不但彈吉他，而且還演唱。
（2）as well 在口語中也可用于句中，作“也好，也行”或“倒不如”解，用來緩和語氣。如:
You may as well go.
你去也好。
Listen and repeat.
[a:]  March  Mark  market
[ei]  day   May   stay
[i:]  read  teacher
[u:}   food  school too
[u]    book  good
[拓展練習]
A:Did you (play the guitar)when you were five?
B:Yes,I did.
A:Did you (play the piano)when you were five?
B:Yes,I did.
Homework
Write some sentences about what you did when you were young.