1、Welcome unitPeriod 7 Reading for writingLead-inVideoThe tips to Make Friends.Are you good at making friends?Do you want to make friends with your classmates?Have you and your classmates already been familiar with each other?How do you introduce yourselves?Lets read Read the student profiles and disc
2、uss the questions.Ann,15Lakeside High SchoolUSAMy name is Ann Wells and Im a Grade 10 student at Lakeside High School.Im an active person and I love sports.Im curious about everything.I often ask questions,but I learn best by doing.My favorite subject is physics.Dancing and skating are my hobbies,an
3、d I also like to read short stories.I plan to become an engineer in the future._Thando,16South Hill High SchoolSouth AfricaIm Thando Gowon.Im 16 this 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 o
4、r 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.My dream is to start my own IT company!_Lets readWhat is Ann like?How do you know?What does Youll never see me without a book or a pen mean?Which profile do you li
5、ke better?Why?She is active and curious.We know this from the second,third,and fourth sentences.It means he nearly always has a book or open 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 c
6、ontains lists.Lets answer A student profile can include the following parts.Fill in each part with the information from the student profiles.Name,age,grade,schoolPersonalityFavorite subjectLearning styleHobbiesFuture plans and dreamsADBCFEAnn Wells,15,Grade 10,Lakeside High School active and curious
7、 physics learn best by doing(physical)dancing,skating,and reading short storiesto become an engineerName,age,grade,schoolPersonalityFavorite subjectLearning styleHobbiesFuture plans and dreamsADBCFEThando Gowon,16,Grade 10,South Hill High Schoollook good,think fast,and play hardcomputer science read
8、ing and writing(visual and verbal)play computer gamesto start his own IT company Circle the phrases that Ann and Thando use to describe their personalities and underline the sentences that they use to describe their learning styles.AnnCircle:Underlined:an active person;curious about everythingI ofte
9、n ask questions,but I learn best by doing.ThandoCircle:Underlined:look good think fast play hardYoull never see me without a book or a pen.If Im not in class,Im either in the library or in the computer lab.BrainstormBesides the information above,what else would you like to introduce in the profile?M
10、y name is,a student fromSenior High School.I am a 16-year-old girl/a girl of 16/a girl at the age of 16.I am studying in the first grade atSenior High School.kind-heartedwarm-heartedoutgoingeasy-goingcurioushonestcreativefriendlydiligenthard-workinghumorousattractivegenerousconfidentenergeticactiveh
11、elpfulhave a passion forhave a sense of humorbe ready to help be popular withmake friendsget along withlike/love/enjoy/be fond oftake a strong interest in be crazy aboutbe good athave a gift forindoor activityoutdoor activityMy favorite subject is Of all the subjects in school,I likebest.I exchange
12、learning experience with my classmatesI prefer to learn knowledge by touching and doing.If possible,I expect/intend to study/major inI am looking forward to studying atUniversity.My dream is to /I dream of being/becomingLets writeUse what you have learnt to write your own student profile.Complete th
13、e outline and use it to draft your student profile.Name:Age:Grade:School：Personality：Favorite subject：Learning style：Hobbies：Future plans and dreams：My name is _ and Im a _ student _Lets checkExchange drafts with your partner!Lets check Use the checklist to give feedback on your partners draft.Does
14、the profile give you a good impression of the student?Are all the parts in Activity 2 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?ReviseGet your draft back and revise it!SharingAdd a photo or drawing of yourself and show your student profile to your class.
