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

2. ['d ʒ ænj ʊ ər ɪ ] 一月 ['febr ʊ ər ɪ ] 二月 [m ɑː t ʃ ] 三月 ['e ɪ prəl] 四月 [me ɪ ] 五月 [d ʒ un] 六月 January February March April May June

3. [d ʒʊˈ la ɪ ] 七月 [ ˈɔːɡ əst] 八月 [sep'tembə] 九月 [ ɒ k'tə ʊ bə] 十月 [nə ʊ 'vembə] 十一月 [d ɪ 'sembə] 十二月 JulyJuly August September October November December

4. January February April June March May July August September December November October Winter Spring Summer Autumn Seasons

5. New Year’s Day in January Spring Festival in January or February

6. (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 ['w ɪ m ɪ n]

7. May Day in May Children’s Day in June Teachers’ Day in September National Day in October Thanks-giving Day in November Christmas in December

8. 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.

9. 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. √ √ √ √

10. 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.

11. Tom Sawyer

12. 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 ).

13. (1) When did Mark Twain begin his work? (2) Did he go to New York? At the age of 12. Yes, he did.

14. Read and complete the table about Mark Twain. TimeFacts 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

15. be-was/were become-became begin-began /b ɪ ' ɡ æn/ do-did get-got / ɡɒ t/ go-went /went/ know-knew /nju ː / leave-left /left/ read-read /red/ take-took /t ʊ k/ write-wrote /rə ʊ t/

16. 1.Copy the new words. 2.Finish exercise book 1.