1. 8A Unit 5 Writing—on a famous person

2. I.Discuss the vocabulary which can express （表达） a person’s interests:

3. II. Translate some sentences: 1. 刘翔于 1983 年在上海出生，他喜欢唱 歌和玩电脑游戏。 _____________________________ He _________________________ ___________ singing and playing computer games. Liu Xiang was born in Shanghai in 1983. likes/enjoys/is keen on/is fond of/ is interested in

4. 2. J.K.Rowling 以《哈利 · 波特》而 闻名，二十年前她从事教师工作。 J.K.Rowling ____________ “Harry Potter”, _____________________ twenty years ago. is famous for she worked as a teacher

5. 3. 海伦 · 凯勒学习非常努力，她能说几种语言。 _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________ Helen Keller studied so hard that she could speak several languages. Helen Keller studied hard enough to speak several languages. ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Helen Keller studied very hard. She could speak several languages. ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________ (so…that) (…enough to do…)

6. He was born in the USA in 1847. When he was a child, he did not do very well at school. He was in school for only three months. However, he liked reading and experimenting. He read a lot, and taught himself how to do experiments to test different ideas. At the age of ten, he built a chemistry lab for himself. Ever since then, he never stopped searching for( 寻找 ) new and better ways to do things. III. Read the passage and guess who he was:

7. In his twenties, he invented new types of telegraphs.( 电报 ) In the late 1870s, he created a very important invention, the electric light. Within a few years, people could see his electric lamps in cities throughout the world. He died in 1931. He was one of the most important inventors of all time.

8. Year of Birth/Death American Interest Inventor Experience 1. As a child, __________________ _________________ 2. At the age of ten ， ____________ ______________________ Achievement （成就） 1. He invented__________________ 2. He created __________________ Thomas Edison 1847-1931 Nationality Reading and experimenting he did not do very well at school. he built a chemistry lab for himself the electric light new types of telegraphs Job

9. year of birth/ death a famous person interest nationality jobachievement experience Six factors （要素）

10. IV. Write at least 60 words about Helen Keller with the information given. Year of Birth/Death 1880-1968 Nationality American Interest playing with her doll as a child Job writer, lecturer( 演讲者 ) Experience 1. 1882: blind and deaf (can ’ t see or hear) 2. 1886: started learning from Anne Sullivan 3. 1904: the first deaf and blind person to graduate from Radcliff College Achievement1.eleven books and a lot of articles (the most famous: “ Three Days To See ” ) 1.a lot of prizes and honors

11. Evaluation 1.Content (six factors) 2. Grammatical errors (tense, spelling, noun forms, proper phrases…) 3. Good sentences

12. Homework: Rewrite the passage and Rewrite the passage and try to make it better. try to make it better.