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3.1
What makes you unique
Towards the end of this unit study, you will be able to：
understand that everyone is unique；
talk about your strengths and know yourself better；
write about ways to accept and develop yourself.
A human being is a single being. Unique and unrepeatable.
——Eileen Caddy
每个人都是独立的个体。独一无二，不可复制。
——艾琳·克蒂
1 Read the questions and give your answers.
A What are you good at
B Everyone is unique. What makes you unique
2 Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
Jenny： Hi，Li Ming. What are you doing now
Li Ming： Hi，Jenny. I′m working on my English project.
Jenny： What is it about
Li Ming： We are supposed to describe ourselves in a report. What should I write about myself I′m finding it a bit challenging.
应该
[动词]描述;形容
[可数名词] 报告
有点儿,稍微
[形容词]挑战性的
Jenny： Maybe I can help you come up with some ideas.
Li Ming： Thanks. I really need your advice.
Jenny： First，think about yourself. What do you like about yourself
Li Ming： Hmm... Let me think. I′m a good student. I also have many friends.
Jenny： That′s right! And what makes you unique You can write about your personal strengths and special talents.
Li Ming： What do you mean
Jenny： Suppose you are telling a friend about yourself：What kind of person are you What are you good at What are you proud of about yourself
[形容词]个人的；私人的
[名词]人
[形容词]自豪的；骄傲的
Li Ming： Oh，I see，I′m a kind person and I like to help others. I′m good at playing the erhu，a traditional Chinese musical instrument. I′m proud of winning the ping-pong championship in our last school sports event.
Jenny： Well done! Your report will be great.
A What is Li Ming′s English project about
B How does Jenny help Li Ming
C What makes Li Ming unique
It′s about describing themselves in a report.
She helps li Ming come up with some ideas.
His personal strengths and special talents.
3 Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
Ms Liu： Some students say that it is hard to write about themselves. Do you need any help
Song Hua： Yes，please. I don′t know what to say in my report.
Ms Liu： First，think of your personal strengths.
Song Hua： I can _____________. Is that a personal strength
Ms Liu： No，a personal strength is something inside you. It helps make you a good person.
Song Hua： I like to ____________ at home and at school. I like to ___________.
Ms Liu： Great! Those are personal strengths! In your report，write about your special talents too. A talent is something you do well.
4 Work ingroups. Interview your classmates about their personal strengths and special talents
A：What are your personal strengths
B：I′m kind to others.
A：What are your special talents
B：I′m a good dancer.
Name Personal strengths Special talents
Li Lin kind to others a good dancer
1. Everyone is unique. 每个人都是独特的。(教材第 30 页，1)
unique /ju ni:k/ [形容词] ①独特的；唯一的；罕见的
a unique experience/opportunity 独特的经历/难得的机会
His novels have very unique structures.
他的小说结构非常独特。
② (某人、地或事物) 独有的，特有的
be unique to... 是······独有的
The koala is unique to Australia.
树袋熊是澳大利亚独有的。
2. We are supposed to describe ourselves in a report. 我们应该在报告中描述我们自己。(教材第 30 页，2)
be supposed to 应该
be supposed to 相当于情态动词 should，表示劝告、建议、责任等。其时态、人称和数的变化都体现在 be 动词上，to 为动词不定式符号，后接动词原形。
[拓展]
be not supposed to do sth. 意为“不应该做某事”，相当于 shouldn′t do sth.。
In my opinion，primary school students are not supposed to use mobile phones.
＝In my opinion，primary school students shouldn′t use mobile phones.
在我看来，小学生不应该使用手机。
2. We are supposed to describe ourselves in a report. 我们应该在报告中描述我们自己。(教材第 30 页，2)
describe /d skra b/ [动词] 描述；形容
其后可跟名词或代词。
describe... to... 向······描述······
describe... as... 把······描述成······
[拓展]
description [名词] 描述；说明
Can you give me a description of your teacher？
你能向我描述一下你的老师吗
2. We are supposed to describe ourselves in a report. 我们应该在报告中描述我们自己。(教材第 30 页，2)
report [可数名词] 报告
do/give/make a report (about/on...) 作(有关······的) 报告
It′s my turn to do/give/make a report.
你轮到我作报告了。
[拓展]
report 还可作动词，意为“汇报；报告；报道”。
report sth. to sb. 向某人报告某事
It′s reported that... 据报道······
He reported his discoveries to the professor.
他向教授汇报了自己的发现。
3. I′m finding it a bit challenging. 我觉得这有点儿挑战性。(教材第 30 页，2)
“find＋宾语＋宾补”结构
在“find＋宾语＋宾补”结构中，充当宾补的通常是名词 (短语) 形容词 (短语) 或介词短语等。
He found Qinhuangdao a beautiful city.
他发现秦皇岛是一座美丽的城市。(名词短语作宾补)
I found my bedroom very clean.
我发现我的卧室非常干净。(形容词短语作宾补)
When he woke up，he found himself in hospital.
当他醒来时，他发现自己在医院里。(介词短语作宾补)
[拓展]
“find＋it＋形容词＋to do sth.”意为“发现或了解到做某事是······的”，其中 it 为 find 的形式宾语，后面的动词不定式 (短语) 为真正的宾语。
I find it important to learn spoken English.
我发现学习英语口语很重要。
3. I′m finding it a bit challenging. 我觉得这有点儿挑战性。(教材第 30 页，2)
a bit 有点儿，稍微
You should slow up a bit and have a rest.
你应该放慢一点儿速度，休息一下。
[辨析]
a bit 与 a little
a bit 修饰形容词或副词及其比较级
修饰不可数名词时，其后需接 of
not a bit 意为“一点儿也不”，相当于 not... at all
a little 修饰形容词或副词及其比较级，此时可与 a bit 互换
可直接修饰不可数名词
not a little 意为“非常”，相当于 very
3. I′m finding it a bit challenging. 我觉得这有点儿挑战性。(教材第 30 页，2)
challenging / t l nd / [形容词] 挑战性的
I am willing to accept any challenging job.
我愿意接受任何有挑战性的工作。
[拓展]
① challenge 作动词，意为“向······挑战”。
常见搭配：challenge sb. to sth. 意为“向某人挑战某事”；
challenge sb. to do sth. 意为“向某人挑战做某事”。
She challenged me to play another tennis game.
她向我挑战要再打一场网球比赛。
② challenge 还可作可数名词，意为“挑战；比赛邀请”。
常见搭配：face/meet/accept a challenge 意为“面对/迎接/接受挑战”。
We accepted their challenge to have a baseball game.
我们接受了他们进行一场棒球比赛的挑战。
③ challenger 作名词，意为“挑战者”。
He is a brave challenger. We all respect him.
他是一个勇敢的挑战者。我们都敬佩他。
4. You can write about your personal strengths and special talents. 你可以写你的个人长处和特殊才能。(教材第 30 页，2)
personal / p s nl/ [形容词] 个人的；私人的
personal 可作定语修饰名词。
In Western countries，age is a personal privacy.
在西方国家，年龄是个人隐私。
[拓展]
personal 的副词形式为 personally，意为亲自；就个人而言(用于表达自己的意见)”。
Personally，I prefer the second option.
就我个人而言，我倾向第二种选择。
5. What kind of person are you 你是一个怎样的人 (教材第 30 页，2)
person / p sn/ [名词] 人
What sort of person would do a thing like that？
什么人会干那样的事呢
[辨析]
person，people 与 man
person 个体名词，指具体的“个人”，无男女之分其复数形式为 persons，常用于正式或法律语言中
people 集体名词，泛指“人，人们”，作主语时谓语动词用复数形式
man 作可数名词，意为“男人”，与 woman“女人”相对；也可作不可数名词，意为“人类”其前通常不加冠词
6. What are you proud of about yourself 你为自己感到骄傲的是什么 (教材第 30 页，2)
proud /pra d/ [形容词] 自豪的；骄傲的
be/feel proud of... 为······自豪/骄傲
be/feel proud to do sth. 为做某事而自豪
be proud＋that 从句 因······而自豪
We are proud of you for winning the championship.
我们为你赢得冠军而骄傲。
I am/feel proud to have a friend like you.
我为有你这样的朋友而自豪。
I′m proud that I am Chinese. 我为我是中国人而自豪。

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