NSEFC BOOK 4 Unit 1 Women of achievement Period 3 Using language 1.

NSEFC BOOK 4NSEFC BOOK 4

Unit 1 Women of achievementUnit 1 Women of achievement

Period 3Period 3

Using languageUsing language

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PredictingPredicting

A GOOD EXAMPLE A GOOD EXAMPLE

FOR MEFOR ME

What writing style?What writing style?

A. Argumentative.

B. Descriptive.

C. Explanative.

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BrainstormingBrainstorming

A descriptive passage of a A descriptive passage of a personpersonappearanceappearance personal informationpersonal information

charactercharacter

personalitypersonality

achievementsachievements

hobbieshobbies

habitshabits

important storiesimportant stories

careercareer

marriagemarriage

familyfamily

educationeducation

……

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SkimmingSkimming

appearanceappearance

personal informationpersonal information

character & character & personalitypersonality

achievementsachievements

hobbies & habitshobbies & habits

careercareer

educationeducation

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ScanningScanning

personal informationpersonal information careercareer educationeducation

•Lin Qiaozhi Lin Qiaozhi lived in the early 20th centurylived in the early 20th century..•She had chosen not to have a family of She had chosen not to have a family of her own.her own.

•She had become She had become a specialista specialist inin women’s diseases.women’s diseases.• It struck me like lightningIt struck me like lightning how how difficult it must have been for a difficult it must have been for a woman to woman to get a medical trainingget a medical training so so long ago when women’s education long ago when women’s education was always placed second towas always placed second to men’s. men’s.

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ScanningScanning

• It seemed thatIt seemed that … traveling abroad … traveling abroad to study and writing books and to study and writing books and articles. One of them articles. One of them caught my caught my eyeeye. It was a small book . It was a small book explaining ... explaining ...

Three of Lin Qiaozhi’s achievementsThree of Lin Qiaozhi’s achievements

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• writing books and writing books and articlearticless

Three of Lin Qiaozhi’s achievementsThree of Lin Qiaozhi’s achievements

• It was It was hard workhard work and and determinationdetermination as well as her good as well as her good nature that had got her into nature that had got her into medical school. But it was not her medical school. But it was not her success at university that had success at university that had made her famous. It was her made her famous. It was her kindnesskindness and the and the considerationconsideration she she showed to all he patients. showed to all he patients. kindkind

considerateconsiderate hard-workinghard-workingdetermined determined

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• writing books and writing books and articlearticless

Three of Lin Qiaozhi’s achievementsThree of Lin Qiaozhi’s achievements

• … … got her into medical school … got her into medical school … her success at university … famousher success at university … famous• She She devoteddevoted her whole life to her her whole life to her patients. She made sure that about patients. She made sure that about 50,000 babies were safely 50,000 babies were safely deliverdelivered ed to their mothers. to their mothers.

hardworking, determined, kind, hardworking, determined, kind, considerate, devoted, … considerate, devoted, …

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RetellingRetelling

A profile of Lin QiaozhiA profile of Lin Qiaozhi

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Name:Name: Lin Qiaozhi (1901 --- 1983) Lin Qiaozhi (1901 --- 1983)Career:Career: A specialist in women’s diseases A specialist in women’s diseasesEducation:Education: Medical school Medical school (Beijing Union Medical College(Beijing Union Medical College 北京协和医学院北京协和医学院 ))Marriage status:Marriage status: Not have a family of her own Not have a family of her ownAchievements:Achievements:• writing books and articleswriting books and articles• hard work and determination got her into medihard work and determination got her into medical school; her kindness and the consideration cal school; her kindness and the consideration made her famousmade her famous• about 50,000 safely-delivered babies about 50,000 safely-delivered babies

Sharing ideasSharing ideas 1010

Is it worthwhile for her to give up her own life? Why or why not?

In addition, Thomas was kind and In addition, Thomas was kind and polite to to everyone. He always tried to help people. …everyone. He always tried to help people. …

Writing strategy IWriting strategy I

Writing strategy I:Writing strategy I: A good organization will A good organization will make your writing clear and make your writing clear and attractive. attractive.

Paragraph 2&3Paragraph 2&3Character / personality

Thomas was very friendly and Thomas was very friendly and sociable. He easily . He easily made friends with us in a short time. …made friends with us in a short time. …

sociablesociable

politepolite

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Paragraph 1Paragraph 1AppearanceAppearanceAppearance

Character / personalityCharacter / personality

Writing strategy IWriting strategy I

The dominant impression The dominant impression means the main effect a persmeans the main effect a person has on our feelings or senses. on has on our feelings or senses.

整体印象整体印象 , , 主要的印象主要的印象

Thomas was very friendly and sociable.Thomas was very friendly and sociable. He He smiled at every person who ….smiled at every person who ….

In addition, Thomas was kind and polite to In addition, Thomas was kind and polite to everyone.everyone. He always tried to help when ….He always tried to help when ….

The dominant The dominant impressionimpression

Supporting Supporting details details

Supporting Supporting details details

TheThe dominant impressiondominant impression

supporting detailssupporting details..

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Writing strategy IIWriting strategy II

Writing strategy II:Writing strategy II: Also Also you’d better to try to use you’d better to try to use proper and impressive words proper and impressive words to describe a person. to describe a person.

Describing physical appearance:Describing physical appearance:HairHair: long, short, loose, straight, curly, dark, greyFaceFace: round, square, pale, lovelyForeheadForehead: high, low, wide, narrow, broad, brightEyeEye: brown, blue, big, round, staring, sleepyNoseNose: small, broad, wide, flatLipLip: thin, thick, red, paleBuildBuild: skinny, slim, thin, fat, well-built, overweight, plump, chubby, frailDescribing character and personality:Describing character and personality:friendly, sociable, humorous, kind, polite, hard-friendly, sociable, humorous, kind, polite, hard-working, worried, cheerful, considerate, modestworking, worried, cheerful, considerate, modest

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PracticePractice

Suddenly, the twins Suddenly, the twins caught caught my eyemy eye. One has c hair . One has c hair while the other has s while the other has s hair. hair.

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curlycurlystraightstraight

PracticePractice

Mr Bean is Mr Bean is overweight, Mrs Bean i, Mrs Bean is s plump 丰满的 , and their son, Litt, and their son, Little Bean, is le Bean, is chubby 小孩或年轻人圆圆胖胖的 . However, all of them are . However, all of them are energetic.energetic.

Some supermodels eat so little that they Some supermodels eat so little that they are far too are far too ..

A. skinny B. frail C. fat A. skinny B. frail C. fat D. D. plumpplump

overweightoverweightplumpplump 丰满的丰满的

chubbychubby 小孩或年轻人小孩或年轻人圆圆胖胖的圆圆胖胖的

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1. He is a 1. He is a child who will talk to anyone.child who will talk to anyone.

A. polite B. modest C. worried A. polite B. modest C. worried D. sociableD. sociable2. 2. It strikes me like a lightning thatIt strikes me like a lightning that a great pers a great pers

on indeed is always so on indeed is always so that he won’t shothat he won’t show offw off 炫耀 炫耀 their achievements.their achievements.

A. kind B. modest C. friendly D. cheerfulA. kind B. modest C. friendly D. cheerful

3. He is 3. He is of others’ feelings and tries his beof others’ feelings and tries his best not to break their hearts.st not to break their hearts.

A. helpful B. lively C. determineA. helpful B. lively C. determined D. considerated D. considerate

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PracticePractice

Pair workPair work

• Describe one of your classmates, Describe one of your classmates, teachers or the persons you admire.teachers or the persons you admire.

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• Useful expressions:Useful expressions:concern oneself with sthconcern oneself with sthdevote one’s whole life to sth/doing spdevote one’s whole life to sth/doing spend … in doing end … in doing be determined to dobe determined to do

become a specialist in …become a specialist in …make … all worthwhilemake … all worthwhileinspire sb to doinspire sb to doIt seems(ed) that …It seems(ed) that …It struck me like lightning …It struck me like lightning …… … catch one’s eyecatch one’s eye

Try my best to use them!

HomeworkHomework

Writing assignmentWriting assignment

Make use of what you’ve learnt today to Make use of what you’ve learnt today to describe a person.describe a person.Title:Title: A good example for meA good example for meThe person I admire mostThe person I admire mostMy idolMy idol

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