1. Practical Reading and Writing
Unit 1
Practical Reading and Writing

2. Practical Reading and Writing
Writing Exercise
Introducing Yourself (自我介绍)
人们初次见面时，需要简单地口头介绍一下自己。书面形式的自我介绍则常常运用在求职信、出国申请信等应用文体里。下面有两段自我介绍，请注意两位作者身份和表达的差异。

3. Sample Sample 1 Nancy Joyce, a 35-year-old English teacher
My name is Nancy Joyce. I’m from the United States. Actually I was born in England and then my family moved to the States when I was a little girl. I have curly brown hair and blue eyes. I’m 165cm tall and perhaps a little bit overweight. I like
Chinese culture so much that my hobbies are Chinese painting and Beijing Opera. I enjoy Chinese food and I’m also quite skilled at using chopsticks. I hope I can make a lot more friends in China.

4. Sample Sample 2 Li Jun, an 18-year-old student from a polytechnic
My name is Li Jun and my hometown is Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. I’m the only son of my parents and they love me very much. My face is tanned but my eyes are shiny. I’m always the tallest in my class and people say I look skinny. I like all kinds of sports,
basketball, football, tennis, badminton and so on. On weekends, I often go out to have fun with my friends. I hope I can become a good engineer and make enough money to travel around the world.

5. Practical Reading and Writing
Writing Exercise
A. Complete the answers to the questions.
1. Where does Nancy Joyce come from?
She comes from Actually she was .
2. How does she look according to the account she gives of her appearance?
She has
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the United States
_____________
born in England
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curly brown hair and blue eyes, is 165cm tall
and perhaps a little bit overweight

6. Practical Reading and Writing
Writing Exercise
3. How is Li Jun’s relationship with his family?
He is .
4. What does he often do on weekends?
He often
5. What are his hopes for the future?
He hopes that
____________________________________
_________
the only son of his parents and they love him
very much
goes out to have fun with his friends
_____________________________
______________________________
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he can become a good engineer and
make enough money to travel around the world

7. Practical Reading and Writing
Writing Exercise
Tips for Writing a Self-Introduction
1. 交代年龄、性别、籍贯、职业等个人基本信息。
2. 注意突出爱好、文化背景等个性化特征。
3. 使用简洁、生动的语言。

8. Practical Reading Exercise
Practical Reading and Writing
Practical Reading
Writing Exercise
B. Write a short passage to introduce yourself. What you write should include your name, hometown, family, appearance, hobbies and your expectations of yourself.
Expressions for describing a person:
(1) Forehead: A person’s forehead can be large, high, low, broad, narrow, flat, etc.
(2) Face: A person’s face can be round, square, oval, thin, long, big, etc.
(3) Eyes: A person may have dark eyes, deep-set eyes, clear and bright eyes, watery eyes, etc.

9. Practical Reading and Writing
Writing Exercise
(4) Hair: Hair may be short, long, thin, thick, straight, curly, wavy, unkempt, etc. And hair may have the colors of black, red, brown, grey, silver, white, fair, blond, golden, etc.
(5) Figure: A person’s figure may be slender, slim, fat, plump, stout, thin, lean, etc.
(6) Height: A person may be tall, short, of medium / average height, etc.

10. RESUME
My name is Will and I am from Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. I am a girl but I am strong. I am tall and thin, with rather short hair. I have a sweet smile and am willing to help others, which makes me quite popular among my friends. In my spare time I like reading books, especially detective stories and cartoons. I also like sports, including volleyball, basketball, tennis, and table tennis which is my favorite. I like making friends and I hope all my new classmates will be my friends in the future.

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