1、Unit5 Nelson Mandela,writing,课型:人物简介写作课,教学目标:通过这节的讲授,让学生掌握如何用英语介绍人物. 重点:讲授描写人物的常用句型和步骤. 难点:灵活运用所学词汇及句型写一篇短文.,1.be born in a poor family出生贫穷家庭 2. attend school 上学 3.at the age of 在岁时 4.during his childhood在他童年时 5.sense of humour幽默感,相关短语,6. be always ready to总是乐于 7. modest and honest谦虚诚实 8. be regarde
2、d as被认为是 9. have a gift for在方面有天赋 10. work hard at致力于,11. devote ones life to致力于 12. graduate from 从毕业 13. take an active part in积极参加 14. open-minded and optimistic乐观开朗 15. be admitted to被录取; 考入,16. go abroad for further studies出国深造 17. be honored for因而受到尊敬 18. dream of being a writer梦想成为作家 19.make
3、contributions to对做出贡献 20.have a strong interest in对有浓厚兴趣,5. She is always ready to help her fellow classmates improve their reading.她总是 乐于帮助同学提高他们的阅读。6. She devoted herself to scientific research and made great contributions to her country.她为科研献出了一切, 对国家作出了巨大贡献。,7. He is considered to be one of the
4、greatest scientists in China.他被认为是中国最伟大的科学家之一。8. She was awarded the Nobel prize in Chemistry for her scientific achievement.她因在化学方面的科研成就被授予了诺贝尔奖。,How do we do the Basic Writing ?,The suggested steps:,1. 审题,2. 整合信息,3. 翻译句子,4.连句成篇,5. 检查,抄正,人物简介一般包括姓名、性格、外表、年龄、头衔、教育背景、人生经历、所取得的成就或所获奖项、评价等。写人物简介时常用到以下技
5、巧:,1. 职位头衔: 用同位语,年龄性别与家境也可用同位语。如: Sun Shuwei, a world champion in diving(一位跳水的世界冠军), is a boy of 14 from Guangdong.(同位语) Im Li Hui, a girl of sixteen(一个16岁的女孩子).,同位语,一个名词或其它形式,跟在另一个名词或代词后并对其进行解释、说明或限定,这个名词或其它形式就是同位语。同位语与被它说明的先行词的格要一致,并且前后两项所指相同,句法功能也相同。,2. 介绍出生: 介绍出生的时间、地点和家境用分词结构, 使文章更简洁。如: Yao Min
6、g, born in Shanghai in 1980 (1980年出生于上海), is a world famous basketball player.,Born on the 18th of January, 1979 in Taiwan, Jay Chou, a famous singer, was brought up by his mother and was shy and quiet during his childhood.,分词结构,同位语,身份与生平,尽量用分词短语、同位语结构,使文章简洁,通顺,讲解:,练一练:,Madam Curie is a great scient
7、ist.居里夫人是伟大的科学家,生于波兰,1867年11月7日。2. Abraham Lincoln, was born in Kentucky on February 12th,1809.阿伯拉罕.林肯,1809年2月12日出生于肯塔基州的一个贫困家庭。,Born in Poland on November 7, 1867,the son of a poor family,3. 描写外貌: 巧用with短语。如: My English teacher is a beautiful lady, with long hair and big eyes (她长着两只大眼睛,留着长发).,练一练:,
8、3. She is good-looking 她长着长头发,很好看。4. Born in Germany, Einstein is a great scientist 爱因斯坦出生在德国,是一位有着非凡想象力的伟大科学家。,with long,beautiful hair.,with an,extraordinary imagination.,4. 教育经历 (注意尽量用非谓语动词, 使文章精炼) 如;中山大学英语系毕业后,她出国深造。Graduated from the department of English of Zhongshan University, she went abroa
9、d for further studies.,练一练:,5. Southwest Agricultural College in 1953, Dr Yuan went on further study on rice. 袁隆平博士于1953年从西南农业大学毕业,然后进一步研究水稻。,Graduated from,5生平 (尽量用复合句倒装,非限制性定语从句等,润色文章)如;1)她不但对科学感兴趣,而且对音乐有天赋. Not only is she interested in science, but also she has a gift for music.,只有这样,我们才能逐渐提高我们的
10、英语听力和口语。Only in this way can we gradually improve our English listening and speaking.,6生平 (尽量用复合句倒装,非限制性定语从句等,润色文章)如;凭着无比的决心和毅力,他花了37年 完成了这本书,为这个领域作出重大贡献。With great determination, he spent 37 years finishing the book, which makes a great contribution to China.,7评估 (注意运用一些动词,形容词等短语,词组)如;雷锋为我们树立了个好榜样,
11、人们都高度赞扬他,尊敬他。Leifeng set us a good example ,so all the people spoke highly of him and all respected him .,基础写作 (共1小题;满分15分),你接受了一项写作任务,要为汕尾日报写一篇关于海丰历史名人彭湃英雄的简介。 【写作内容】 请根据以下信息,介绍彭湃这位历史英雄。 (1)彭湃是海丰本地人,出生于1896年10月22日,他是中国历史上一位著名人物。 (2)年轻时他曾在日本留学过几年并在那里学到了很多新知识。 (3)回国后他组织了农民运动(peasant movement),使得大量农民获
12、得自由。 (4)他在农民运动中起着非常重要的作用,又被称为中国“农民运动英雄”。 (5)1929年,他不幸被抓但他宁死不屈。,范文:,Peng Pai , a native of Haifeng, born on October 22th, 1896, was a famous people in the history of China. When he was young he had been studying in Japan for a few years where he learnt a lot of new knowledge.,He organized the peasant
13、 movement after he came back to China, which helped a large number of peasants get their freedom. He played an important part in the peasant movement for which he was called“the Chinese hero of peasant movement”. Unfortunately, in 1929 he was caught by the enemy but he would rather die than give in.
14、,二、话题写作 基础写作 根据以下信息用英语写一篇短文介绍袁隆平教授。 基本信息 1.1937年9月7日出生于重庆的一个贫困的家庭。自幼刻苦学习,酷爱农业科学; 2.自从1953 年大学毕业以后,他已经研究水稻近半个世纪,一直在为世界农业默默耕耘。,主要成绩 1.由于他的研究,我国水稻产量快速增长, 为很多国家解决了粮食不足的问题; 2.他被誉为“杂交水稻之父”; 3.虽然他很出名, 但是他过着简朴的生活,不计名利。,Born in a poor family in Chongqing on September 7, 1937, Yuan Longping studied hard, show
15、ing great interest in agriculture. As a matter of fact, since his graduation from university in 1953, Yuan has done research on rice for over half a century, devoting all his time and energy to the study of agriculture.,Because of his research, Chinas rice production is increasing rapidly, solving the problem of the lack of food for many countries. As a result, he is honored as “Father of Hybrid Rice”and was rewarded with many prizes for his great contributions to the world. Though he is famous, he lives a simple life and cares little about money and fame.,