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Unit 2 Make a difference
Developing ideas
学习目标
1. To enhance the reading skills to get main information of the biography.
2. To further understand the text and think about Winton’s personal qualities, which is intended to help students comment on people’s moral values as well as develop a sense of social responsibility.
3. Lead student to master how to write a short biography with the writing help.
重点难点
1. To master the reading skills of biographies to understand the text better.
2. To think about personal qualities and talk about what you can learn from him.
3. To master how to write a short biography according to the writing help.
课前诊断
New words and expressions for Period Two.
1. aid v. 9. knighthood n.
2. obtain v. 10. ministry n.
3. temporary adj. 11. treatment n.
4. chief adj. 12. drug n.
5. major adj. 13. certificate n.
6. further adj. 14. Jewish adj.
7. military n. 15. Nazi n.
8. achievement n. 16. rise to one’s feet
学习过程
Step 1 Before reading
Activity 1
1. Have students look at the word cloud and the pictures and predict what the text is mainly about.
Notes: recognize the following words and expressions:
Background, characters, events and other elements
1. frightened children saved 6. business Britain
2. heartbroken parents 7. forgotten journal
3. Nazis 8. public attention
4. Jewish 9. various honour
5. during the World War Ⅱ. Your prediction:
2. Lead students to read “Learning to learn”, which can help them quickly get main ideas of the text according to the timeline.
Biography Timeline: the order in which events happened
Record and track key information: dates/ places/ key events Display his or her life
Step 2 First reading
Activity 2
1. Read the text and check your prediction in Activity 1.
2. Decide the following statements True or False.
① In the World War Ⅱ, 669 Jewish children were saved with the help of Nicholas Winton.
② Nicholas Winton was born in Germany and later joined took British nationality.
③ Nicholas Winton served as a pilot in Britain’s Royal Air Force in the World War Ⅱ.
④ Nicholas Winton is respected for his bravery, kindness as well as wisdom.
Step 3 Further reading
Activity 3
1. Have students fill the form according to a timeline to display the life of Nicholas Winton.
Time Nicholas Winton’s key actions
1909 He was born _____________________________________
1931 He returned to ___________ and became a _____________
1938 He went to Prague ____________________________________________
1954 He left ___________ and then worked ____________________________
1988 He was invited onto ________________________________
2014 He received ______________________________________
2015 He _____________________________________________
2. Have students think about why it took a long time for Winton’s actions to become known.
3. Use three words to describe Winton’s personal qualities.
......
Step 4 Post reading
Activity 4
Work in groups. Give a talk in honor of Nicholas Winton.
1. Use the table to help plan your talk.
Key actions Personal qualities
2. Organize the talk and then give it to the class.
Hello, everyone! Now I am pleased to talk about Nicholas Winton, a respected figure of mine. ..... .....
实践研究
Step 5 Wring a short biography
Activity 5 & Activity 6
1. Guide the students to read Tu Youyou’s CV and complete the exercises given. They are expected to master the way of writing a short biography.
Introduction Name of the person:
Her biggest achievement:
Main body Major events (in time order) :
Conclusion Your opinion on her contribution:
2. Then have students write a short biography of Tu Youyou, using the writing help above.
3. If time permits, have some students share their compositions to the class.
Step 6 Language appreciation:
1. These are among the 699 children, most of them Jewish, that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of the Nazis.
[句式分析] “most of them Jewish”是省略句结构，其完整形式为“ ”, “ that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of the Nazis.”该句中的引导词 是极为少见的非正式用法，引导 “ ” 从句. (注：详见《海词词典》网络版关于that 用法解释)
[尝试翻译] _______________________________________________________________
2. On leaving school, Winton worked in banks in Germany and Fance.
[句式分析] “On leaving school”在句中作“ ”(成分)， 意为“一毕业”；结构on doing sth,意为“ ”, 相当于连词“ ”引导的时间状语从句。
[尝试翻译] ______________________________________________________________
Step 7 Homework
1. Review new words and phrases learn in this period.
2. Students will polish up the composition, a short biography of Tu Youyou written in class.
【参考答案】
Step 2 First reading
Activity 2
2. Decide the following statements True or False.
① False ② False ③ False ④ True
Step 3 Further reading
Activity 3
1. Have students fill the form according to a timeline to display the life of Nicholas Winton.
Time Nicholas Winton’s key actions
1909 He was born in London, to German-Jewish parents.
1931 He returned to Britain and became a businessman.
1938 He went to Prague to help refugees escape from the Nazis.
1954 He left the military and then worked for international charities and various companies.
1988 He was invited onto the British television program That’s Life.
2014 He received the order of the White Lion.
2015 He passed away at the age of 106.
2. Have students think about why it took a long time for Winton’s actions to become known.
① Winton’s forgotten jounal containing photos and names of the saved children and addressed of the familes was not found till 1988.
② Winton was a low-key man and kept this actions secret all the time.
3. Use three words to describe Winton’s personal qualities.
brave kind-hearted modest low-key ......
Step 4 Post-reading
Activity 4 Work in groups. Give a talk in honor of Nicholas Winton.
1. Use the table to help plan your talk.
Key actions Personal qualities
In 1938, he went to Prague to help refugees escape from the Nazis. He decided to help transport children to safety in Britain when he saw people living in terrible conditions. He used money to pay required money for living expenses. brave kind-hearted low-key modest
In 1954, he left the military and then worked for international charities and various companies. He kept records of the children and found temporary homes.
He didn’t mention the children and his actions disappeared from people
2. Organize the talk and then give it to the class.
Hello, everyone! Now I am pleased to talk about Nicholas Winton, a respected figure of mine, who is well-known as “The British Schindler” across the world. ...
Step 5 Writing a short biography
Activity 5 & Activity 6
1. Guide the students to read Tu Youyou’s CV and complete the exercises given. They are expected to master the way of writing a short biography.
Introduction Name of the person: Tu Youyou
Her biggest achievement: In 1972, she led her medical team to manage to extract qinghaosu from a Chinese herb, which is very effective in fighting malaria.
Main body Major events (in time order) : 1955—2019
Conclusion Your opinion on her contribution: What impresses me most is her persistence and strong will. It reinforces my belief that with them, I can indefinably fulfill my potential and achieve my goal even after plenty of failure
2. Then have students write a short biography of Tu Youyou, using the writing help above. (a possible version )
Tu youyou, a famous female chemist and scientist, was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province on December 30th, 1930. In 1951, she was admitted into Beijing Medical College, majoring in making medicine. After graduation in 1955, she has been working in China Academy of Chinese Medical Science. In 1969, Miss Tuo worked as the leader of a research team aiming to discover a treatment for malaria. Three years later, she succeeded in extracting Qinghaosu from a Chinese herb to cure those patients of malaria.
A New Drug Certificate for Qinghaosu was issued by the Ministry of Health of China in 1986. To our excitement, Mrs Tuo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering a novel therapy against malaria in 2015.
In fact, after she made countless attempts, she finally made it with determination. What impresses me most is her persistence and strong will.
3. If time permits, have some students share their compositions to the class.
Step 6 Language appreciation:
1. These are among the 699 children, most of them Jewish, that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of the Nazis.
[句式分析] “most of them Jewish”是省略句结构，其完整形式为“and most of them are Jewish ”, “ that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of the Nazis.”该句中的引导词 “that” 是极为少见的非正式用法，引导非限定性定语从句. (注：详见《海词词典》网络版关于that 用法解释)
[尝试翻译] 这些孩子在699个孩子之列，而且其中大部分是犹太人，尼古拉斯·温顿将继续拯救他们，使他们免于死于纳粹之手。
2. On leaving school, Winton worked in banks in Germany and Fance.
[句式分析] “On leaving school”在句中作“时间状语”， 意为“一毕业”；结构on doing sth,表示“一······就······”, 相当于连词“as soon as ...”引导的时间状语从句。
[尝试翻译] 一毕业，温顿就德国和法国的银行工作。Unit 2 Make a difference
Starting out & Understanding ideas
学习目标：
1. Learn to correctly describe personal qualities and develop your own speaking ability.
2. Skim the text for relevant information in the text and properly explain the title to improve reading comprehension.
3. Think about excellent qualities of Ryan and develop a sense of social responsibility.
重点难点：
1. Freely talk about different people, their typical deeds, contributions and outstanding qualities.
2. Read the text to learn about the unique life experience of Ryan and recognize Ryan’s good qualities.
3. Explain the deep meaning of the title, and talk about the thought-provoking influence those admirable persons have on you.
课前诊断：
New words and expressions for Period One
1. relief n. 9. fountain n.
2. contribution n. 10. earn v.
3. shortage n. 11. donate v.
4. fund v. 12. insight n.
5. recycle v. 13. perseverance n.
6. internal adj. 14. reality n.
7. effective adj. 15. break into a smile
8. foundation n. 16. look across
学习课程：
Step 1. Starting out
Activity 1
1. Play the video to the students and then have them answer the questions offered in the text.
① What kinds of good deeds are shown in the video
② What idea does the video convey
2. Play the video again and check the answers with the class.
Activity 2
1. Work in pairs. Let them look at the pictures and talk about the three people’s contributions and their outstanding qualities.
Role models Occupations His/her contribution and outstanding qualities
Bai Fangli
Florence Nightingale
Red Adair
2. Ask several students to report the results of the discussion. If time permits, guide the students to think and give other inspiration examples who have similar qualities to help them expand their thinking.
Step 2. Before reading
Activity 1
1. Work in pairs. Have students identify the information in the picture and discuss water problems in Africa.
Notes: the meanings of the following words
per capita renewable cubic meter purify facility conservation
2. Based on the background knowledge, students briefly put forward the possible solutions to supplying Africa with fresh water.
collect and purify rainwater fund water projects
build wells and pumps recycle waste water
set up facilities to purify water develop new water conservation technologies
... ...
Step 3. While-reading
Activity 2
1. The students read the text with the question so as to identify the information that they should pay special attention to in the passage.
2. Ask the students to answer the questions and check the answers the whole class.
Who is Ryan What did he do What was the result of his effort
Step 4. Further reading
Activity 3
1. Strengthen students' understanding of the theme by choosing the best explanation of the title.
2. Check the answer with the class and ask some students to explain their choice.
a The well built by Ryan solved the problem of world water shortage.
b The more wells you dig, the better the world will be.
c The well built by Ryan encourage more people to help make the world a better place.
The answer is _______. The reason I think is _____________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________
Activity 4
1. Lead the students to further comb the text and complete Ryan’s story with expressions from the passage.
1 Ryan could get clean drinking water within ten steps, but some African children had to 1________________________. So Ryan decide to help.
2 Ryan cleaned windows and did gardening, and reached 2 ____________, but when he 3 _____ ______________, he was told it cost $2,000 to build a well.
3 Ryan persuade his classmates and neighbors to 4 ________________.His mother's friend also helped him. After months, he raised enough money and a well was built in Uganda.
4 Ryan visited Uganda. He saw 5 _______________. He also saw 6 _____________ who had turned to welcome him.
5 Later, Ryan's experience led him to 7 _____________ to encourage more people to help.
6 Today, the life-changing gift of clean water 8 _____________________________.
2. If time permits, students are asked to retell Ryan’s story following the storyline.
1.chronological order As a six-year-old schoolboy at first after several months In Uganda later today
2. the sequence of events decide to help plan to earn money for his first target ask more people for help and persuade them donate money set up a foundation to encourage more people to help Today, benefit people in Africa countries
实践研究：
Step 5. Post reading: Think and share
1. Based on their own life, students are encouraged to expand and transfer their knowledge and abilities. Ask students to voice his or her opinion about Ryan’s virtues.
a Ryan’s good qualities:
b His quality I admire most:
2. The teacher divide students into groups to talk about what he or she can do to help others in need.
Step 6. Language appreciation:
1. Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water.
[句式分析] have trouble (in) doing sth. / with sth.意为“________”，spoken by his teacher 为过去分词短语作 “_________” （成分）；句子“that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water”为“_______”从句，解释名词 “_______”。
[尝试翻译]
__________________________________________________________________.
2. The insight grew from the determined attitude of a six-year-old boy who had the courage and perseverance to make his dream a reality.
[句式分析] 过去分词 determined作“ ”（成分）修饰名词 attitude； who had the courage and perseverance to make his dream a reality.为“_________”（成分）修饰a six-year-old boy，其中 to make his dream a reality.为不定式短语作“ ”（成分），make his dream a reality 意为“ ”构成 “ ”（句法结构）
[尝试翻译]
___________________________________________________________________.
Step 7. Homework
1. Review the basic usage of the new words and expressions learned in Period One.
2. Write a speech about helping others in need.
【参考答案】
Step 1. Starting out
Activity 1
1. Play the video to the students and then have them answer the questions offered in the text.
① What kinds of good deeds are shown in the video
② What idea does the video convey
2. Play the video again and check the answers with the class.
Activity 2
1. Divide pupils into groups and let them look at the pictures and talk about the three people’s contributions and their outstanding qualities.
Role models Occupations His/her contribution and outstanding qualities
Bai Fangli tricycle driver make money for the students (charitable; kind-hearted)
Florence Nightingale nurse founder of modern nursing (caring; careful and considerate; responsible)
Red Adair oil well firefighter fight against oil well fires (brave; responsible; devoted)
2. Ask several students to report the results of the discussion. If time permits, guide the students to think and give other inspiration examples who have similar qualities to help them expand their thinking.
Step 2. Before reading
Activity 1
1. Work in pairs. Have students identify the main information in the picture and discuss water problems in Africa.
Notes: the meanings of the following words
per capita renewable cubic meter purify facility conservation
人均 可再生的 立方米 净化 设施 保护
2. Based on the background knowledge, students briefly put forward the possible solutions to supplying Africa with fresh water.
Collect and purify rainwater Fund water projects
Build wells and pumps Recycle waste water
Set up facilities to purify water Develop new water conservation technologies
More solutions: inter-basin water transfer project; moderately explore groundwater;
Step 3. While-reading
Activity 2
1. The students read the text with the question so as to identify the information that they should pay special attention to in the passage.
2. Ask the students to answer the questions and check the answers the whole class.
Who is Ryan What did he do What was the result of his effort
a six-year-old Canadian schoolboy cleaned widows and did gardening got $70 and gave it to a charity, but it was not enough to build a well
persuaded his classmates and neighbors to donate money raised $2000, with which a well was built near a primary in Uganda
set up a foundation encouraged more people to help and attracted their support
Step 4. Further reading
Activity 3
1. Strengthen students' understanding of the theme by choosing the best explanation of the title.
2. Check the answer with the class and ask some students to explain their choice.
The answer is c . The reason I think is as follows. On the one hand, with the help of some people nearby, Ryan tired his best to help build a single well in somewhere in Africa, On the other hand, Ryan’s experience inspired more people to support more people so that people in need can benefit the life-changing gift.
Activity 4
1. Lead the students to further comb the text and complete Ryan’s story with expressions from the passage.
1 walk ten kilometers to get water every day. 5 the finished well with his own eyes
2 his first target of $70, 6 hundreds of delighted students
3 when he gave the money to a charity, 7 set up a foundation
4 donate money 8 benefits 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa.
实践研究：
Step 5. Post reading: Think and share
1. Based on their own life, students are encouraged to expand and transfer their knowledge and abilities. Ask students to voice his or her opinion about Ryan’s virtues.
a Ryan’s good qualities: be courageous and persevering with insight.
b His quality I admire most: Ryan’s story makes me understand that perseverance makes the impossible possible. As far as I’m concerned, success comes to anyone who insist working with amazing perseverance. Instead, lack of perseverance can only result in failure or disappointment. We see this in our life. Out-standing athletes spend almost all their time taking exercise. Their endurance is beyond imagination. The same is true of businessmen who work day and night for the development of companies. Even when we fall behind others in certain fields, we will find that they don’t give up their targets, in which situation their continuous efforts are still admired by us.
2. The teacher divide students into groups to talk about what he or she can do to help others in need.
Step 6. Language appreciation:
1. Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water.
[句式分析] have trouble (in) doing sth / with sth 意为“做某事有困难”，spoken by his teacher 为过去分词短语作“后置定语” 成分）； 句子“that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water”.为 “同位语” 从句，解释名词 “the words” 。
[尝试翻译] 瑞恩很难相信他的老师所说的非洲发展中国家的许多人得不到足够的清洁水。2. The insight grew from the determined attitude of a six-year-old boy who had the courage and perseverance to make his dream a reality.
[句式分析] 过去分词 determined作 “定语” （成分）修饰名词 attitude； who had the courage and perseverance to make his dream a reality.为 “定语从句”（成分）修饰a six-year-old boy， 其中 to make his dream a reality.为不定式短语作“后置定语”（成分）修饰the courage and perseverance，make his dream a reality 意为“使他的梦想成为现实”构成“动词+宾语+宾语补足语”（句法结构）。
[尝试翻译] 这个顿悟来自于一个六岁男孩坚定的态度，他有勇气和毅力使他的梦想成为现实。
Step 7. Homework
1. Review the basic usage of the new words and expressions learned in Period One.
2. Write a speech about helping others in need.Unit 2 Make a difference
Using languages
学习目标
1. To master the usage of verb-ed as attributive and use the past participle in different situations.
2. To use proper adjectives to describe personal qualities in the conversations.
3. To develop their listening ability and learn how to make a phone enquiry as a volunteer.
4. To learn about voluntary work and strengthen the sense of social responsibility
重点难点
1. How to discover and summarize the rules of using the past participle and use verb-ed in different situations correctly.
2. To learn more vocabulary used for describing personal qualities and apply the relevant words to interpersonal communication.
3. To develop your listening skills to get key information in listening and complete the contents of registration form.
课前诊断
New words and expressions for Period Two.
1. sensitive adj. 9. disease n.
2. generous adj. 10. registration n.
3. mission n. 11. royal adj.
4. territory n. 12. assistance n.
5. cancer n. 13. disability n.
6. institute v. 14. hesitate v.
7. confirmation n. 15. modernization n.
8. extend v. 16. available adj.
学习过程
Step 1 Grammar--ed as attributive
Activity 1
1. Help students identify the part of speech of the verb-ed form in the following sentences.
① In Uganda, Ryan at last saw the finished well with his own eyes.
② Many inspired people gave him their support.
Notes: The verb-ed forms are used as adjectives to modify the nouns when they appear before nouns.
③ Ryan had troubled believing the words spoken by his teacher.
④ A well built near a primary school in Uganda cost $2000.
Notes: (1) A verb-ed phrase is used after a noun to modify the noun like an attribute clause.
(2) The verb-ed form can express the passive meaning or the past meaning.
2. Change the verb-ed form in the sentences from ① to ④ above into an attributive clause.
⑤ In Uganda, Ryan at last saw the well , ___________________, with his own eyes
⑥ Many people, _________________________, gave him their support.
⑦ Ryan had troubled believing the words, ____________________________________.
⑧ A well, _________________________________________, cost $2000.
3. Guide the students to summarize the usage of attributive in the past participle.
(1) The verb-ed form are used before nouns as adjectives to modify the nouns like attribute clauses.
(2) The verb-ed phrases are used after nouns to modify the nouns like attribute clauses.
(3) The verb-ed form can express the passive meaning or the past meaning.
Step 2 Practice
Activity 2 The students read the discussion about Ryan’s foundation and rewrite the underlined sentences with the -ed form.
① Ryan is a young man who is admired by a lot of people. Ryan is a young man ___________________________.
② The money which is raised by his foundation support schools and communities in Africa. The money _______________________ support schools and communities in Africa. ③ As in the words which were spoken by Ryan, we need to not only donate money but also.... As in the words ___________________, we need to not only donate money but also.... ④ I think the support which is needed includes new technology for recycling water and ... I think the support _____________ includes new technology for recycling water and ...
Activity 3
Read the passage on Page 17 and use the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences. Students are supposed to distinguish verb-ed from verb-ing correctly.
① The United Nations Children’s Fund, also _________(know) as UNICFF, is a UN organization __________ (base) in New York.
② It offers help _________ (need) by children all over the world.
③ UNICEF was founded in 1946, to provide food and health-care to children in countries _________ (damage) in World War
④ Since 1953, UNICEF has taken up an extended mission to help children in the _______(develop) world, including those ________ (live) with diseases or disabilities and those ________ (affect) by rapid modernization and environmental problems.
Step 3 Learn vocabulary and Talk about personal qualities
Activity 4
Read the descriptions on Page 18 and find out the words describing personal qualities.
1. Liu Tao: 3. Tim:
2. Li Mei: 4. Anna:
Activity 5
Categorize vocabulary according to different emotional colors and add more you can think of.
Positive Neutral Negative
Activity 6
Work in pairs. Make dialogues using the words about personal qualities, eg.
A: I think my cousin is very brave.
B: Why do you think so
A:
Step 4 Listening
1. Before listening, guide the students to read “Did you know ” so that students learn about charity work in some different countries. Students are expected to focus on voluntary work for charity.
2. Read “Learning to learn”, which helps students better get information from listening.
Step 5 While listening
Activity 7
Listen to the phone enquiry for the first time and choose from a to f to complete the sentences.
① Sarah likes __________________________.
② The man suggests __________________________.
③ Erica Marshall needs to know __________________________.
A. teaching children with disabilities D. horses and being with children
B. when Sarah can start work E. helping out three times a week
C. if Sarah is suitable for the work F. taking care of old people
Activity 8
1. Play the tape again. Students should take notes of the necessary information from listening and fill in the form on Page 19.
Answer sheet:
1 5
2 6
3 7
4 8
2. After checking the answers, have students talk about how Sarah makes a phone enquiry on becoming a volunteer.
实践研究
Step 6 Post listening
Activity 9
1. Work in pairs. Think about a voluntary work you would like to be involved in and make a conversation similar to a telephone enquiry.
2. Then encourage students to act out the telephone enquiry to the whole class.
Step 7 Language appreciation:
1. He’s sensitive and rather, which sometimes makes him appear to be a little bookish.
[句式分析] 句子“which sometimes makes him appear to be a little bookish”是有关系代词which引导的“ ”修饰前面的主句；从句中appear意为“ ”，是一个“ ”(词性)，后接动词常常用带to的不定式。
[尝试翻译] .
2. You will often come across people raising money and looking for volunteers.
[句式分析] raising money and looking for volunteers.为现在分词短语作的 “ ”修饰名词people；现在分词与前面的名词构成“ ”（语态）
[尝试翻译] .
Step 8 Homework
1. Review the usage of v.-ed form as adverbial.
2. Go over the words and expressions learned in this period.
【参考答案】
Step 1 Grammar -ed as attributive
Activity 1
2. Change the verb-ed form in the sentences from ① to ④ above into an attributive clause.
⑤ In Uganda, Ryan at last saw the well, which was finished, with his own eyes
⑥ Many people, who was inspired, gave him their support.
⑦ Ryan had troubled believing the words, which was spoken by his teacher.
⑧ A well, which was built in near a primary school in Uganda, cost $2000.
Step 2 Practice
Activity 2 The students read the discussion about Ryan’s foundation and rewrite the underlined sentences with the -ed form.
① Ryan is a young man admired by a lot of people. ② The money raised by his foundation supports schools and communities in Africa. ③ As in the words spoken by Ryan, we need to not only donate money but also.... ④ I think the support needed includes new technology for recycling water and ...
Activity 3
Read the passage on Page 17 and use the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences. Students are supposed to distinguish verb -ed from verb -ing correctly.
① known; based ② needed ③ damaged ④ developing; living; affected
Step 3 Learn vocabulary and Talk about personal qualities
Activity 4
1. Liu Tao sensitive/ serious/ bookish/ independent 3. Tim confident/ nervous/ creative
2. Li Mei shy/ generous/ honest 4. Anna easygoing/ humor/ lazy/messy
Read the descriptions on Page 18 and find out the words describing personal qualities.
Activity 5
Categorize vocabulary according to different emotional colors and add more you can think of.
Positive Neutral Negative
generous/ honest/ confident/ easygoing/ humor/ creative/ independent sensitive/ serious/ bookish/ shy lazy/ messy/ nervous
brave/ clever/ devoted/ determined/ grateful/ polite... aggressive / expensive/ high/ silent rude/ bossy/ dishonest/ bad-tempered/ dependent
Activity 6
Work in pairs. Make dialogues using the words about personal qualities, eg.
A: I think my cousin is very brave.
B: Why do you think so
A: As far as I know, he seems to like the feeling of adventure. As a child, he learned swimming and skating, but I didn’t. Besides, he always choose to voice his opinions when his classmates keep silent every time a difficult question comes to them in class.
Step 4 Listening
1. Before listening, guide the students to read “Did you know ” so that students learn about charity work in some different countries. Students are expected to focus on voluntary work for charity.
2. Read “Learning to learn”, which helps students better get information from listening.
Step 5 While listening
Activity 7
Listen to the phone enquiry for the first time and choose from a to f to complete the sentences.
① Sarah likes __________________________.
② The man suggests __________________________.
③ Erica Marshall needs to know __________________________.
A. teaching children with disabilities D. horses and being with children
B. when Sarah can start work E. helping out three times a week
C. if Sarah is suitable for the work F. taking care of old people
Activity 8
2. After checking the answers, have students talk about how Sarah makes a phone enquiry on becoming a volunteer.
In order to successfully make a telephone enquiry, we should pay attention to communication skills.
1. Respect the interviewee and talk to him or her politely. Keep in mind that you avoid asking people about their privacy. In general, questions to be asked are only about personal basic information such as one’s name, telephone number and preferred filed.
2. State the purpose of the telephone inquiry.
3. Introduce to the volunteer candidate the content of the voluntary work, including the aim of the job and the role he or she will play in the work.
Step 7 Language appreciation:
1. [句式分析] “非限制性定语从句”；“似乎，好像”
[尝试翻译] 他敏感而且相当严肃，这有时使他显得有点书呆子气。
2. [句式分析] “后置定语”；“主动关系”
[尝试翻译] 你会经常遇到筹集资金和寻找志愿者的人。Unit 2 Making a difference
Writing a biography
文体感知
人物传记主要是简单介绍某人的生平，从外貌到性格，从事迹到品质来进行描述。写作过程中要理清人物的基本信息、重要事迹、对社会的贡献或影响以及作者对人物的评价。要明确文章结构：开头部分陈述人物出生的时间、地点和家庭背景；第二部分列举人物的生平、主要经历、事迹或成就；第三部分描述人们的评价或表达自己的感受。
增分佳句
1．He/She was one of the greatest scientists/musicians in the 20th century, who was such a learned/strong willed person that we all admire him/her very much.
2．Born in 1911, he/she studied at a local high school and graduated from Peking University.
3．He achieved a great success in literature, which enabled him to win the Nobel Prize.
4．She/He made great contributions to the whole world. So she/he was thought highly of by many people.
典题示例
写作要求
请根据以下内容写一篇80词左右的文章介绍美国著名歌手、音乐家、诗人鲍勃·迪伦。
姓名 鲍勃·迪伦(Bob Dylan)
出生地 美国
出生日期 1941年
音乐风格 遵守美国音乐的传统
经历 少年时期展示出音乐天赋； 在高中时就组建了自己的乐队； 在读大学期间，对民谣产生兴趣； 1961年，鲍勃·迪伦开始投身于音乐之中
成就 在2016年，鲍勃·迪伦获得诺贝尔文学奖
评价 作品充满创造力； 为美国及世界的文化做出了巨大的贡献
审题谋篇
项目 结论
体裁 记叙文
话题 人物传记
时态 一般过去时
人称 第三人称
词句推敲
1．词汇
①遵守 _____________________
②展示某人在某方面的天赋 _____________________
③建立 _____________________
④对……感兴趣 _____________________
⑤致力于；投身于 _____________________
⑥做贡献 _____________________
2．句式
①鲍勃·迪伦在1941年出生于美国，是美国著名的歌手、音乐家、诗人。
普通表达：Bob Dylan was born in America in 1941 and he is a famous singer, musician and poet in America.
高级表达：_____________________________________________________________.(用非谓语动词作状语改写)
②他在上高中时就建立了自己的乐队。
普通表达：When he was in high school, he set up a band of his own.
高级表达：_____________________________________________________________.(用强调句式强调状语从句改写)
③他去上大学，在这期间对民谣产生了兴趣。
普通表达：He went to college, during which he was very interested in folk music.
高级表达：He went to college, during which and then he ________________________ folk music.(用interest短语升级黑体部分)
妙笔成篇
___________________________________________________________________________
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【参考答案】
1．词汇
①observe/follow
②show one’s great talent in
③set up
④show great interest in
⑤devote oneself to
⑥make contributions to
2．句式
①Born in America in 1941, Bob Dylan is a famous singer, musician and poet in America.
②It was when he was in high school that he set up a band of his own.
③showed great interest in
妙笔成篇
One possible version：
Born in America in 1941, Bob Dylan is a famous singer, musician and poet in America, who has observed the tradition of American music all the way.
When he was young, he showed his great talent in music. It was when he was in high school that he set up a band of his own. He went to college, during which he showed great interest in folk music. In 1961, he began to devote himself to music.
Bob Dylan, whose works are full of creativity, makes great contributions to the culture of America and the world. Bob Dylan has achieved a great success in music and literature, which enabled him to win the Nobel Prize.

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