Task 1 : Free Talk Get Ss talk their favorite stars or friends. My favorite …is…. He/She is _______. He/She was born in______ / on_______. He/She started ________when he/she was _______. Can you guess who he/she is?

Task 2 : Practise Ａ： How old were you when you started doing…… Ｂ： I started doing……when I was ……years old.

Tiger Woods a famous golfer Mei Lanfang a great Beijing Opera performing artist Ronaldo a talented football player Liu Xuan an excellent and beautiful gymnast Mozart an outstanding musician Shirley Temple a cute child star Task 3

Einstein was one of the greatest scientists and cleverest men in the world. He was also a very loving and kind person. Lu Xun was a famous writer, he wrote many novels,he is unusual. Bill Gates is a creative person. He is kind.

1a Look at these people. Under each picture, write one or two words to describe the person. loving kind creative unusual outstanding beautiful talented famous talented loving outstanding unusual beautiful creative kind famous e.g. Arthur is a loving grandfather. He spends all his free time with his grandson…..

Task 4 : Description and Groupwork 1b. How was the man/ woman in the picture above get Ss to describe them. Have a competition. e.g. Arthur is a loving grandfather. He spends all his free time with his grandson…..

A Guessing Game Who is it ? ?

The boy was born on July 13, He is a famous sports player. He is good at running in the hurdle--races( 跨栏赛 ). He holds the world record for( 获世界纪录的原因 ) the men’s 110m hurdles. He started hurdling in He hurdled for 8 years.

Name: Midori From: Japan Job: violinist Birth: : toured the U.S. Name: Laura Birth: 1932 Job: ice skating player In 1936: started ice skating In 1942: became a skating champion Midori Laura

Task 5. 2a. Listen. Two people are talking about people they admire. Circle the words in the list in 1a that you hear.

1. ____ she is a famous violinist. 2. ____ she was born in ____ She started ice skating when she was four. 4. ____ I saw her play when I was eight. 5. ____ She’s a kind and loving grandmother. 6. ____ She was born in ____ She became a skating champion when she was ten. 8. ____ She toured the U.S. when she was fourteen. M M L M L L L M 2b Listen again. Are these sentences about Midori or Laura? Write “M” (for Midori) or “L” (for Laura) on the lines.

Suppose Midori and Laura are visiting our city. Using the listening information to make an interview. Pairwork A: Hello, Midori. May I ask you some questions? B: Yes, please. A: What do you do? B: I am …. A: When were you born? B:I was born … A: When did you tour the U.S? B: ………

Task 6 : Pairwork 2c. Look at 2b. Ask and answer questions about Midori and Laura. A: Who is Midori? B: She is a famous Violinist. A: When was she born? B: She was born in A: When did she tour the U.S? B: In 1985.

1. 1. Revise 2. Search the Internet or read some books for the information of the persons you admire( 敬佩 ). And tell us why he or he is successful.