七年级英语下册 9-1 He left school and began work at the age of twelve

Module9 Life history Unit1 He left school and began work at the ageof 12. Betty: Whatare you reading? Tony: TomSawyer, by the famous American writer, Mark Twain. I’m writing about him for my English class. Betty: I read Tom Sawyer. Very good! Hey, we can find out about him on the Internet. Tony: Yes! ... OK. Look at this! His real name was SamuelClemens and he was born in 1835 in Missouri. He left school and began work atthe age of 12. Betty: What did he do? Tony: He wrote for a newspaper Later he got work on a boat.. Betty: Did he stay in Missouri? Tony: No, he went to New York, and othercities. Betty: When did he begin his stories? Tony: I don’t know the exact date. But he took the name MarkTwain and became very famous in the 1860s. He went to Europe as well. But hedidn’t come to China. Betty: Yes, I knew that. Enjoy the book. Tony: Yes, it’s good.