Project Writing and making a speech Unit 3

Learning goals At the end of the class, you are supposed to be able to Goal 1 use different adjectives to describe a successful person; Goal 2 know the main idea and structure of this speech transcript; Goal 3 find examples to support the description of the father’s qualities in the article; Goal 4 write and make a short speech about a successful person.

Will Mr. X be successful in finding a girlfriend/wife on the stage of "Fei Cheng Wu Rao"? Housing: Live with grandma, father and stepmother in a house built over 100 years ago. Job, income: Serve in the army and air force. Earn very little. Parents’ occupation: Parents have no job. Cars for wedding: No BMW, but a carriage. YesNo A game

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Please find out as many adjectives as you can to describe a successful person. Brain storming: What makes a person successful? A successful person should be __________. Pair work:

Project My Father, My Hero What makes a successful father? Money, fame or love?

Read the transcript of a speech “ My father, my hero” and match column A with column B. A: paragraph Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Para 7 Para 8 B: main idea A. My father’s constant care about me and my brother. B. My father’s hard childhood. C. My father made the best Christmas for us. D. What I value about my father. E. My father helped his friend’s son go on study. F. My father’s good qualities of success. G. My father helps in our local community. H. My father’s optimism. Fast reading

Read the article again and complete the form. Careful reading My father, my hero QualitiesSupporting examples Responsibility for family Love and care for children Working hard Helping community. Helping friends’ son. Helping more students. …has a smile on… … finds good in … …great at …favorite phrases…

My father, my hero QualitiesSupporting examples Responsibility for family Love and care for children Working hard Helping community. Helping friends’ son. Helping more students. …has a smile on… … finds good in …...great at…favorite phrases… …put food … and a roof … …always there… …constant … and funny … …Christmas presents … …start working when… …extra job … mopped … Being helpful and generous Being optimistic

Task: Make a speech about a successful person you admire Group work:

1. Who is the person that you admire? 2. Why do you regard him / her to be successful? 3. What qualities does the person have that make him or her successful? 4. What specific examples can you give? Discuss in groups and share the information about the person you admire. Do remember to mention:

Example: 1. I want to make a speech about Ms. Ma. 2. I think she is a successful teacher because she always has great passion for teaching. 3. She is helpful for her students. 4. She often sacrifices her spare time to help students solve difficult problems and offer suggestions on their study.

1. Who is the person that you admire? 2. Why do you regard him / her to be successful? 3. What qualities does the person have that make him or her successful? 4. What specific examples can you give? Discuss in groups and share the information about the person you admire. Do remember to mention:

Topic sentence (highlight the reason you admire him/her) Body (introduce qualities, give supporting examples) Conclusion (stress what you have learnt from him/her) Follow the instruction and write a paragraph as your speech transcript. Writing:

I think ________________ is a successful person. I admire him/her because _________________________. // The quality I value about him/her is _______________ (quality). _______________________________________ (example). Apart from this, he/she is also very _____________(quality). ___________________________ ______________________________________(example). // I have learnt from him/her (that) ________ ____________________________________.

Example:I think Ms. Ma is a successful teacher. I admire her because she always has great passion for teaching. The quality I value about her is her helpfulness. She often sacrifices her spare time to help students solve problems and offer suggestions on their study. Apart from this, she is also very optimistic. No matter how difficult the work is, she often has a smile on her face. I have learnt from her that I should love my job and treat students friendly.

I think ________________ is a successful person. I admire him/her because _________________________. // The quality I value about him/her is _______________ (quality). _______________________________________ (example). Apart from this, he/she is also very _____________(quality). ___________________________ ______________________________________(example). // I have learnt from him/her (that) ________ ____________________________________.