Basic Writing How to describe a person.doc

Basic Writing: How to describe a personTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language目标语言：Words and expressions used to describe a person.2. Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to use proper words, expressions and sentence structures to describe a person.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Help the students learn how to describe a person.Teaching important points 教学重点Let students learn to use some useful words and expressions to describe a person.Teaching difficult points 教学难点 How to deal with the problems that are likely to happen when traveling and how to prevent them.Teaching methods 教学方法Task-based approach.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方法Step I Greeting and revison T: Good morning/afternoon, boys and girls! In the last two periods, we reviewed Unit Five Nelson Mandela- a modern hero. After reading Elias story, we know Nelson Mandela was a great person. He led black people in South Africa to fight for their equal rights. They struggled to realize their dream of making black and white people equal. They even fought the government and were put in prison. People will always remember Nelson Mandela for what he did.Step II Warming up Q: If you are required to tell the story of a great person or someone famous, what do you think should be mentioned?Give Ss two minutes to discuss and then have them talk about their opinions.Step III WritingT: Now lets find out what is generally mentioned when we try to write a composition about a person.1. 人物简介的写作步骤1). Birthday and birth place2). Family background3). Education4). Big events in his or her life ( in order of time )5). Evaluation2. Give Ss some tips on how to use proper sentence structures. 1. 概况 : 尽量用分词短语、同位语结构，使文章简洁，通顺译：钟南山年出生在广州，他是中国最伟大的医生之一1)Born in Guangzhou in 1941, Zhong Nanshan is one of the greatest doctors in China.2)Zhong Nanshan, one of the greatest doctors in China, was born in Guangzhou in 19412.外貌,性格: 巧用with做定语译：我的历史老师是个漂亮女人，她长着两只大眼睛，留着长发My history teacher is a beautiful lady with two big eyes and long hair.3. 教育经历：注意尽量用非谓语动词, 使文章精炼1）Majored in Science, he graduated from a famous University in the north and after 4 years, he went abroad for further studies.2）Graduating from the department of English of Zhongshan University, she went on further education and received a doctors degree.4生平：尽量用复合句倒装,非限定定语从句等，润色文章1）Not only is he interested in science, but also he has a gift for music.2）He set a new world record of swimming, which won a gold medal for China Team.5评价：注意运用一些动词、形容词等短语、词组1）Leifeng set us a good example ,so all the people spoke highly of him and all respected him .2）He is one of the greatest novelists in China and will be always remembered as an outstanding man.3）Lishizhen makes great contributions to Medical literature.3. Put the following sentences into English by using proper sentence structures.1) 她于1867年11月7日出生于波兰。She was born in Poland on Nov. 7 , 1867 .2) 亚伯拉汗林肯，一个贫苦家庭的儿子，于1809年2月12日出生于肯他基州。Abraham Lincoln , the son of a poor family , was born in Kentucky on February 12 , 1809 .3) 出生在一个贫困的小职员家庭中，查儿斯狄更生接受了很少学校教育Born in a poor clerks family , Charles Dickens had little schooling .4) 孙淑伟（Sun Shuwei）从小就喜欢游泳，8岁进广东省跳水队。Sun Shuwei loved swimming when he was a small boy and at eight he became a member of the diving team in Guangdong Province .5) 他在学校里认真学习，在跳水队时认真训练五年，进入国家队。He studied hard at school and trained hard for five years before he came to the national team .6) 他一生共创作一百六十多个故事，于1875年去世。He died in 1875 , leaving the world more than 160 stories .7) 这本书对我国医学（medicine）发展作出了重大贡献（make a contribution to）。The book is considered to be a great contribution to the development of Chinese medicine .4. Basic writing.T: How do you do the Basic Writing ?The suggested steps:1). 审题: 确定文体、人称和时态2). 整合信息 :把所有内容整合成5句3). 翻译句子：考虑语法结构4).连句成篇5). 检查Have Ss read the writing materials and write the compositon.费孝通是我国著名的社会学家和社会活动家。请根据下文提示，用英文写一篇短文介绍一下费孝通先生。生平1910年11月2日生于一个富裕家庭。2005年4月24日因病于北京逝世。经历1、大学时先从事于医学学习，但后来却改变主意。2、19301935年于清华大学学习，之后到英国继续深造，并获得博士学位。3、1938年后，曾任教于清华大学和北京大学。评价1、致力于社会科学研究，促使中国农村经济发展。2、费孝通是一个活到老，学到老的人。参考词汇：社会学家 sociologist; 社会活动家 social activist【写作要求】使用5个句子表达全部所给的内容，并组织成连贯的短文。Born into a rich family on November 2, 1910, Fei Xiaotong, a famous Chinese sociologist and social activist, passed away due to disease in Beijing on April 24, 2005.When going to college, he first chose to study medicine but then changed his mind. Between 1930 and 1935, he studied in Tsinghua University and then went to England for further education ，where he received his doctors degree. After 1938, he once taught in Tsinghua University and Peking University. Fei, who studied hard all his whole life, devoted himself to the research on sociology and advanced the development of Chinas rural economy.Have Ss finish the writing task following the given steps.5. After-writingT: How to correct?1)、是否恰好五句话？)、是否每句都含必要信息？)、可否自由发挥？)、纠错原则： 1)pattern 2)agreement 3)number 4)tense 5)spellingStep V Self-assessment.Step VI HomeworkHomework: Write a composition to describe Hong Yingdong.请根据以下信息写一篇介绍霍英东的文章. 出 生1923年5月,香港. 经历1,7岁丧父,家境贫困;2,1955年后,经营建筑(architecture),航运,石油等,成为国内外知名人士;3,改革开放 (the reform and open policy) 以来,先后捐资支持教育,文化,体育,和福利事业款项达100多亿港元.影 响成为感动中国的人物(Moving China hero). In May 1923, Dr Huo Yingdong was born from a poor family in Hong Kong. At the age of ten, his father died. After 1955, he was engaged in architecture, shipping, petroleum and became a famous person at home and abroad. Since the beginning of the reform and open policy, he had donated over 10 billion dollars to sponsor education, culture, sports, and public welfare in Mainland. He has made great contributions to constructing and benefiting our country, which makes him a Moving China hero.Useful expressions:人物简介写作中常用的词组及句子1. Birthday and birth place was / were born onin 2. Family background 1) a poor / rich family2) his (her) family was so poor that，3) with the help of his parents , 4) his father was very strict with him,5) the son of a poor family ,6) when he was a small boy , 7) as a child , 8) during his (her) childhood , 9) spend his childhood in,10) live a happy (hard ) life ,11) a boy of 15 3. Education1) graduate fromdepartment of university ,2) When at college , he majored in,3) receive a doctors degree 4) get higher education5) go abroad for further studies4. Big events in his life1) be interested in , 2) work hard at , 3) devote his lifetime to , 4) do research about / into 5) make a big decision . make up ones mind to do sth. 6) do sth with great determination and perseverance . 7) be fond of , 8) be strict in sth. 9) have a way of doing sth. 10) try ones best to do sth. 11) encourage sb to do sth. 12) fight for , give up ones life for sb / sth. 13) win a prize in competition . 14) be good at . 15) make rapid progress in , 16)