1、Welcome unit Reading for writing 1Learn to write a student profile. Phrases: be curious about; plan to do3 2 Words: style; revise; curious; personality; awkward; junior; junior high school Goals Work in groups. Discuss the questions. What is a student profile? How do we write a profile? Lead in Lang
2、uage point improve v. 提高；改善提高；改善 Regular exercise will improve blood circulation. 经常锻炼会促进血液循环。 Not many people agree with the governments prediction that the economy will improve. 没有多少人赞同政府认为经济将会有所改善的预测。 improvement n. 改善 curious adj. 好奇的好奇的 Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from. 史
3、蒂夫非常想了解我以前生活的那个世界。 Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages. 好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。 be curious about 对好奇 curiosity n. 好奇心 revise v. 修订；修改修订；修改 The staff should work together to revise the school curriculum. 全体教职工应当齐心协力修订学校课程。 I can see I will
4、have to revise my opinions of his abilities now. 我明白我现在不得不改变对他的能力的看法了。 1. Read the student profiles and discuss the questions Content Student profiles Ann, 15 Lakeside High School USA My name is Ann Wells and Im a Grade 10 student at Lakeside High School. Im an active person and I love sports. Im cu
5、rious about everything. I often ask questions, but I learn best by doing. My favourite subject is physics. Dancing and skating are my hobbies, and I also like to read short stories. I plan to become an engineer in the future. Thando, 16 South Hill High School South Africa Im Thando Gowon. Im 16 this
6、 year. I come from South Africa. Im a Grade 10 student at South Hill High School. I look good, think fast, and play hard. Youll never see me without a book or a pen. If Im not in class, Im either in the library or in the computer lab. At the weekends. I play computer games if Im not busy studying. M
7、y dream is to start my own IT Company! 1. What is Ann like? How do you know? 2. What does “You II never see me without a book or a pen” mean? 3. Which profile do you like better? Why? She is active and curious. We know this from the second, third, and fourth sentences. It means he nearly always has
8、a book or pen with him, because he likes to study. I like the second profile better, because he paints a clearer picture of what kind of person he is. The first profile mostly contains lists. 2. Study the organisation and language features. A student profile can include the following parts. Fill the
9、 student profiles. A Name, age, grade, school B Personality C Favourite subject D Learning style E Hobbies F Future plans and dreams Ann: A Ann Wells, 15, Grade 10, Lakeside High School B active and curious C physics D learn best by doing (physical) E dancing, skating, and reading short stories F to
10、 become an engineer Thando: A Thando Gowon, 16, Grade 10, South Hill High School B look good, think fast, and play hard C computer science D reading and writing (visual and verbal) E play computer games F to start his own IT company 2. Circle the phrases that Ann and Thando use to descnbe their pers
11、onalities and underline the sentences that they use to describe their learning styles. Ann circled: an active person; curious about everything underlined: I often ask questions, but I learn best by doing. Thando circled: look good, think fast, play hard underlined: Youll never see me without a book
12、or a pen. If Im not in class, Im either in the library or in the computer lab. 3. Use what you have learnt to write your own student profile. 1. Complete the outline and use it to draft your student profile. 2. Exchange drafts. Use the checklist to give feedback on your partners draft. Does the prof
13、ile give you a good impression of the student? Are all the parts in Activity included and organised in a good order? Are the sentence structures correct? Do all the sentences begin with capital Letters? Are there any spelling mistakes? 3. Get your draft back and revise it. 4. Add a photo or drawing of yourself and show your student profile to your class. Bye-bye!
