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M2U3 Writing a Biographical Article

Tongue twister1.Ann sent Andy ten hens and Andy sent Ann ten pens.

2.The nurses in skirts washed thirty dirty shirts.

3.Six silly sisters sell silk to six sickly senior citizens.

4.Sixty-seven sacks of salt sitting side by side.

Step 1: Game time

Kinds of figures: Cardinal numbers( 基数词 ) Ordinal numbers( 序数词 )

He was the third student to arrive at the playground (3rd).

Our flat is on the 18th floor (eighteenth).

July 22---- July twenty-second/ the twenty-second of July Plural form ( 复数形式 ) of numbers

He became an explorer in his thirties (30s).

Step 2: Read and listen for different kinds of figures

How to read cardinal numbers?

In 1992, the population of Shanghai was 1,12, 835, 432.

ninteenninteen ninety two

We use “billion

”

We useWe use ““millionmillion””

We use “thousand”

one billion,twelve million, eight hundred and thirty-five thousand,

four hundred and thirty -two

two million,two hundred and thirty-four thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven

in 1949 in nineteen fourty nine

Practice makes perfect

in 2008 in two thousand and eight

1,949 one thousand, nine hundred and fourty-nine

2,234,567

1,234,567,890 one billion, two hundred and thirty-four million, five hundred and sixty-seven thousand, eight hundred and ninety

December 25 December twenty-fifth/the twenty-fifth of December

Practice makes perfect

Listen for numbers

Listen to an interview with Steven Fossett and fill in the figures.

Use Arabic numbers( 阿拉伯数字 ) when you take notes.

Steve Fossett became interested in balloons in his late(1)__________. He has been a balloonist( 气球驾驶者 )for (2)_____years.He was (3)_________ years old when he flew around the world. He finally achieved success when he tried for the(4)________ time. He swam across the English Channel in (5)___________________. He has broken (6)__________world records.

30s/thirties

10/ten 58/fifty-eight

6th/sixth

1985/nineteen eighty-five14/fourteen

Do you know who they are?

Name Yang Liwei

Born 1965.06 in Suizhou of Liaoning Province

Sex Male

Nationality Chinese

Education background

1987 Graduated from the No.8 Aviation College of the PLA Air Force with the equivalent of a bachelor's degree

1983 Graduated fromSuizhong in Liaoning Province

Work experience

Now--2005 The vice-director of the astronaut research and training center of China

2003.10.16 The country's first astronaut, and his voyage in space took him 600,000 kilometers in orbit, around the Earth 14 times, in just over 21 hours

1998-2003 A member of the group of Chinese astronauts set to train to fly Shenzhou V spacecraft

1987--1998 A fighter pilot

Interests Sports, exploration, flying

Personality Friendly, easygoing, brave, adventurous, devoted

Identification

Step 3: Read a CV of Yang Liwei

Task 1: Independeent learning-----careful readingWhen and where was Yang Liwei born?

Where did he study as a middle school student?

What's his job now?

What's the personality of Yang Liwei?

In June of 1965; in Suizhou of Liaoning Province.

In Suizhong of Liaoning Province.

The vice-director of the astronaut rsearch and training center of China.

He is a friendly, easying, brave, adventurous and devoted person.

Step 3: Read a CV (a curriculum vitae)

Task 2: Cooperative learning-----DiscussionWhat is a CV?

What information may a CV include?

What should we pay attention to when we write something about our education and work experience?

A CV is a summary of one's education and work skills. CV stands for curriculum vitae( 个人简历，履历 ).

A CV may include: identification, education, experience, personality and interests.

The most recent experience comes first.

A CV of My Idol( 偶像）

Task 2: Independent learning-----Present a CV of your idol

LeBron James Born ： Ohio ， America, 1984 Sex ： Male Nationality ： American Languages ： American(fluent) Education ： Graduated from St. Vincent-St. Mary HS High School

Work experience ： 2012-2013 Win NBA champion twice 2010-2013 Play for Miami Heat 2003-2010 Play for Cleveland Cavaliers Interests ： Travelling around the world, Playing basketball Personality ： Modest, helpful, friendly

Are you familiar with him?

路德维希 · 凡 · 贝多芬（ Ludwig van Beethoven ， 1770—1827 ） , 德国著名的作曲家、音乐家、指挥家，维也纳古典乐派代表人物之一。他一共创作了 9 首编号交响曲、 35 首钢琴奏鸣曲（其中后 32 首带有编号）、 10 部小提琴奏鸣曲、 16 首弦乐四重奏、1 部歌剧、 2 部弥撒、 1 部清唱剧与 3 部康塔塔，另外还有大量室内乐、艺术歌曲、舞曲。这些作品对音乐发展有着深远影响，因此贝多芬被尊称为乐圣。创作了歌剧《费黛里奥》，戏剧《哀格蒙特》、《雅典的废墟》；钢琴奏鸣曲《悲怆》。《月光奏鸣曲》也称《月光曲》。

Step 4: Wirte a biographical article

Task 1: Inquiry learning----Read and conclude

Q1: What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?

Q2: What do we call the type of literature( 体裁） of this kind of articles in Chinese?

Q3: What's the layout ( 布置 )of this article?

To introduce the famous musician Beethoven to the readers.

传记： A biographical article.

Introduction, body and conclusion.

The layout of a biographical article (P56)

• Introduction:

• Body ：

• Conclusion ：

Who we are going to write about and why we are writing about him / her.

Details about the person, for example, what he / she did, what he / she said, his / her opinions, facts and statistics.

The results of his / her deeds and what people think about him / her.

Step 4: Write a biographical article

Task 2: Independent learning-----ConsolidationRead the notes about Dian Fossey on P56 of our textbook,group the notes into three sections and organize them intothe best order.

Consolidation

Introduction: Body: Conclusion:

c, g

a, b, d, e, h, jf, i

1.g 3. e 5. b 7. j 9. i2.c 4. h 6. a 8. d 10.f

Writing time

Task 3: Cooperative learning-----Write a biographical article about Yang Liwei

Each group writes each part separately.

Some information may be included:

Introduction:1.Who the article is about2.Why you want to introduce him3.What kind of person he is

Body:1.Where he was born2.Where he studied3.What jobs he has had4.What his interests are5.What contributions(贡献 )he has made

Conclusion:What can be learnt from him

Step 5: Peer assessment ( 评价 )

Words; Sentence; Structure;

Which group is the best?

Step 6: Homework

Finish the whole article and show it in front of the whole class next day

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