1a Look at these people. Under each picture, write one or two words to describe the person. talented loving outstanding unusual beautiful creative kind famous 有天赋的慈爱的杰出的，出色的不寻常的 漂亮的有创造力的和蔼的著名的

1b Groupwork Imagine you know the people in the pictures above. Tell your group about the people. A: Arthur is a loving grandfather. He spends all his free time with his grandchildren. grandchild ----grandchildren （外）孙子（女）

2a Listen. Two people are talking about people they admire. Circle the words in the list in activity 1a that you hear. talented loving outstanding unusual beautiful creative kind famous

2b Listen again. Are these sentences about Midori or Laura? Write “ M ” or “ L ” on the lines. 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 M M L L L L （小提琴手） 滑冰 巡回演出

B: Who do you admire? G: I admire Midori. B: Midori? Who’s that? G: She’s a famous violinist. B: Oh, yeah. She’s Japanese, isn’t she? G: Yes, she was born in Osaka in When she was eight, she was already a talented violinist. When she was fourteen, she toured the United States. I saw her play when I was eight. B: Wow. Do you have any of her CDs? G: Yes, I do. I play them all the time. But how about you? Who do you admire? B: I admire my grandmother, Laura. G: Really? Why? B: Well, she was born in Russia in She was an unusual girl because she started ice skating when she was four, and she became a skating champion when she was ten. G: A skating champion? Did she have to work hard? B: Yes, very hard. But that was a long time ago. Now she’s a kind and loving grandmother. Midori Osaka 大阪

2c Pairwork Look at activity 2b. Ask and answer questions about Midori and Laura. A: Who ’ s Midori? B: She ’ s a famous violinist. A: When was she born? B: She was born in A: When did she tour the U.S.?

well-known 有名的，出名的 pianist 钢琴家 hum 哼唱 song 歌曲 piece （音乐的）首 accordion 手风琴 at the age of 在 … 岁 take part in 参加 Chopin （波兰作曲家、钢琴家）肖邦 competition 比赛 Poland 波兰

3a Read the article and fill in the chart. Li Yundi, the well-known Chinese pianist, always loved music. He was born in 1982 in Chongqing. When he was a small boy, he could hum songs and difficult pieces of music. He began to learn the accordion at the age of four, and he started to learn the piano when he was seven. In October 2000, Li Yundi took part in the 14 th Chopin International Piano Competition in Poland. He won the first prize in his group. He was also the first Chinese pianist in the 70-year history of the competition to win this prize.

WhenWhat was born when he was a small boy began to learn the accordion when he was seven took part in the 14 th Chopin International Piano Competition 1982 could hum songs and difficult pieces of music at the age of four started to learn the piano in October 2000

3b Look at the information in activity 2b. Write an article about Laura. Laura was born in She started ice skating when she was four.And she became a skating champion when she was ten.Now she ’ s a kind and loving grandmother.

3c Write about a person you admire. Fu Mingxia is a famous diver. She was born in When she was four years old, she started diving. At the age of 12, she won her first world diving champion. Fu Mingxia won her first Olympic gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games. In Barcelona she became China ’ s youngest Olympic gold medallist when she was 14. Fu Mingxia had the best gift for her 14 th birthday. Barcelona 巴塞罗纳 medallist 奖牌获得者 diver 跳水运动员

Self check 1. Fill in the blanks with the words given. Change the form of the word if necessary. tour start stop win become 1. How old were you when you learning English? 2. What can I do to famous? 3. He playing football because of his sore back. 4. The Chinese football team Asia last year. 5. John the first prize in the speech competition. started become stopped toured won

2. Read the information about Deng Yaping. Then write an article about her. Name: Deng Yaping Date of birth: 02/06/ : starts to play table tennis 1983: joins the Henan table tennis team 1988: joins the national table tennis team 1997: goes to Tsinghua University, majors in English and management : number 1 women ’ s singles player in the ITTF

Deng Yaping was born on the 2 nd of June, She started playing table tennis in 1978 when she was only five years old. She praticed playing ping-pong very hard and serious. When she was ten years old, she joined the Henan table tennis team. Five years later she joined the national table tennis team. From 1993 to 1998 she kept being the number 1 women ’ s singles player in ITTF. In 1997, she left the team, and went to Tsinghua University to study English and management.

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