Task 1:Leading in Talk about your Talk about your favorite host favorite host.

Task 1:Leading inTask 1:Leading in Talk about your Talk about your favorite hostfavorite host

Task 2: How much do you know about Oprah Winfrey?

Nationality:

Complexion ( 肤色 ):

Birthday:

Job:

The new name of

her programme:

AmericanblackJanuary 29,1954Hostess on TV

The Oprah Winfrey Show

1.When she lived with her father, what did she learn from her father?

2.Why can we say that she is an extremely bright girl at school?

3.How do you know that her show is one of the most popular television programmes in history?

Task 3: Intensive reading

Discussion

What do you think is needed in order to be a successful woman?

What we have seen is their success and fame. Does it mean all their life? Is it easy for them to reach their achievements?

How Oprah Winfrey achieved success?

·talk about /great moments/ ·help / come to terms with·program about literature / popular ·win many prizes

a successful TV personalitya woman who has inspired millions

work for television

go to university

host a talk show AM Chicago → The Oprah Winfrey Show for over 20 years.

a bright girl6—14 hard

blackborn in a

poor family skip second grades

hard work discipline self-improvement success

·won a college scholarship ·part-time job on a radio program

Writing

Write a letter to a famous woman you admire.

1.Choose one or two interesting

examples to show us something

about their character.

2. Describe something unusual about

them, something that makes them

special.

3. Describe what difficult situation they

faced and how they solved the problem.

Your favourite stars

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Revision for Unit 17

二、本单元知识要览： 1 、重点单词 :

2 、重点词组：3 、词汇拓展：4 、句型结构 :

5 、 语法项目 :

1 、重点单词 :

inspire vt. 鼓舞、感动、激发、启示admire vt. 赞美；钦佩；羡慕regret .vt. 为……感到遗憾；后悔increase vt, vi 增加；增大value vt. 估价；评价；重视threaten vt. 恐吓；威胁；预示危险bother vt. 烦扰；打扰 vi. 烦恼；操心generous adj. 慷概的；大方的 cheerful adj. 愉快的；高兴的 ; 极度的；偏激stormy adj. 暴风雨的；多风暴的；激烈的

1 、重点单词 :

cheerful adj. 愉快的；高兴的mean adj. 卑鄙的；吝啬的warm-hearted adj. 热诚的，热心的cold-hearted adj. 冷漠的；无情的tense adj. 紧张的，拉紧的miserable adj. 痛苦的；悲惨的dishonest adj. 不诚实的dull adj. 迟钝的；无趣的；呆滞的optimistic adj. 乐观的extreme adj. 极端的；极度的；偏激的

2 、重点词组 be about to do. 即将，正要做某事around the corner. 很近struggle through. 艰难地渡过find…doing. 发现 --- 处于（状态）increase to. 增加到none of 毫无，一个也没有lie down 躺下；（风）渐息at the top of one’s voice 以 最大的嗓音tie to 系在，栓在

2 、重点词组 (be) in good health 身体状况好，健康put up a tent 搭起，架起帐蓬make a decision 作为决定give up 放弃think of 考虑、想起、记起come to terms with 甘心忍受 （不愉快的处境）rise to fame 出名lead…to… 通向，导致

3 、词汇拓展：

inspire (vt) → inspiring (adj) inspired(adj)

inspiration(n)

admire (vt) → admiring (adj) admirer(n)

admirable (adj) admiration(n)

value (vt) → valuable (adj) valuation(n)

valuables(n) valuer(n)

valueless(adj)

extreme (adj) →extremely (adv) extreme(n)

extremist(n) extremism(n)

cheerful(adj)→cheerfully(adv) cheerfulness(n)

cheerless(adj) cheery(adj)

4 、句型结构 （ 1 ） It has often been said that life is difficult as it is.

（ 2 ）… during the next week the wind grew stronger

and I found myself spending a whole day in my tent.

（ 3 ） I was moving forward over a slope that seemed safe

when suddenly without warning my world dropped

out from under my skis.

（ 4 ） In her television shows she makes it possible to talk

about great moments and difficulties in people’ lives.

（ 5 ） I had travelled only two hours one day when the

winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up

before the winds became too strong.

5. 语法项目 Subject –Verb Agreement

Rules:

Singular nouns are used with singular verbs

while plural nouns are used with plural verbs.

Collective nouns can have a singular or plural verb. If the noun refers to a whole unit, the verb is singular. If it refers to the individual members of a unit, the verb is plural.

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