8A Unit 5 Writing—on a famous person

I.Discuss the vocabulary which can express （表达） a person’s interests:

II. Translate some sentences: 1. 刘翔于 1983 年在上海出生，他喜欢唱 歌和玩电脑游戏。 _____________________________ He _________________________ ___________ singing and playing computer games. Liu Xiang was born in Shanghai in likes/enjoys/is keen on/is fond of/ is interested in

2. J.K.Rowling 以《哈利 · 波特》而 闻名，二十年前她从事教师工作。 J.K.Rowling ____________ “Harry Potter”, _____________________ twenty years ago. is famous for she worked as a teacher

3. 海伦 · 凯勒学习非常努力，她能说几种语言。 _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________ Helen Keller studied so hard that she could speak several languages. Helen Keller studied hard enough to speak several languages. ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Helen Keller studied very hard. She could speak several languages. ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________ (so…that) (…enough to do…)

He was born in the USA in When he was a child, he did not do very well at school. He was in school for only three months. However, he liked reading and experimenting. He read a lot, and taught himself how to do experiments to test different ideas. At the age of ten, he built a chemistry lab for himself. Ever since then, he never stopped searching for( 寻找 ) new and better ways to do things. III. Read the passage and guess who he was:

In his twenties, he invented new types of telegraphs.( 电报 ) In the late 1870s, he created a very important invention, the electric light. Within a few years, people could see his electric lamps in cities throughout the world. He died in He was one of the most important inventors of all time.

Year of Birth/Death American Interest Inventor Experience 1. As a child, __________________ _________________ 2. At the age of ten ， ____________ ______________________ Achievement （成就） 1. He invented__________________ 2. He created __________________ Thomas Edison Nationality Reading and experimenting he did not do very well at school. he built a chemistry lab for himself the electric light new types of telegraphs Job

year of birth/ death a famous person interest nationality jobachievement experience Six factors （要素）

IV. Write at least 60 words about Helen Keller with the information given. Year of Birth/Death Nationality American Interest playing with her doll as a child Job writer, lecturer( 演讲者 ) Experience : blind and deaf (can ’ t see or hear) : started learning from Anne Sullivan : the first deaf and blind person to graduate from Radcliff College Achievement1.eleven books and a lot of articles (the most famous: “ Three Days To See ” ) 1.a lot of prizes and honors

Evaluation 1.Content (six factors) 2. Grammatical errors (tense, spelling, noun forms, proper phrases…) 3. Good sentences

Homework: Rewrite the passage and Rewrite the passage and try to make it better. try to make it better.