1、Reading for WritingWrite a student profileA profile is a short article giving a description of a person.Meet Bernardo!1.What grade is he in?2.What are his hobbies?3.What is his dream?4.What is his favorite subject?Why?1.What grade is he in?2.What are his hobbies?3.What is his dream?4.What is his fav
2、orite subject?Why?He is in the 3rd grade.He likes reading book,watching movies and swimming.He would like to become a police officer when he grows up.His favorite subject is Math because he likes solving problems.Oral IntroductionProfileNOTES:An oral intriduction mostly contains lists while a profil
3、e shows a clear picture of someone.Whats the difference between an oral introduction and a profile?HOW?Meet Ann and Thando!Read and Answer1.What kind of person is Ann(her personality)?2.What is Thandos learning style?1.What kind of person is Ann(her personality)?Im an active person and I love sports
4、.Im curious about everything.She is active and curious.What other words or phrases can we use to describe a persons personality?optimistic,easy-going,generous,reliable,shy.Visual and verbal.2.What is Thandos learning style?Youll never see me without a book or a pen.He likes reading and writing.Can y
5、ou use the sentence structure above to describe someone?e.g.Youll never see Mark without his cell phone.Read and Organize ABCDEFABCDEFA Name,age,grade,schoolB PersonalityC Favorite subjectD Learning styleE HobbiesF Future plans and dreamsWhich profile do you like better?Why?As far as Im concerned,I
6、prefer the second one because it shows a clearer picture of him with rich sentence structures instead of listing information.Im Thando Gowon.Im 16 this year.I come from South Africa.Im a Grade 10 student at South Hill High School.(Basic information)My dream is to start my own IT company.If Im not in
7、 class,Im either in the library or in the computer lab.Youll never see me without a book or a pen.At the weekends,I play computer games if Im not busy studying.play hardthink fastTime to design your own student profile!Step 1(8-10 min)Complete the outline and use it to draft your student profile.(Yo
8、u can add some other information if you want to,like you favorite food etc.)Giving instructionsI am in the xxx grade.Im a Grade xxx student.I like/love.I would like to xxx when I grow up.I plan to.My dream is to.Youll never see me without.Step 2(5-6 min)Exchange drafts.Use the checklist to give feed
9、back on your partners draft.1.Does the profile give you a good impression of the student?2.Are all the parts included and organized in a good order?3.Are the sentence structure correct?4.Do all the sentences begin with capital letters?5.Are there any spelling mistakes?What good points did I learn from my partners draft?What mistakes should I avoid from my partners draft?1.Im quite keen on football;.1.spelling mistake:confidant(confident);.Step 3(2-3 min)Get your draft back and revise it.Step 4(Homework)1.Redesign your student profile on the colored paper;2.Share it with each other.
