1、 Unit 3 Amazing peopleTask模块二模块二Writing a biographical article Skills building 1:Listening for numbersAnswer some simple questions:1.How old are you?2.Which floor are you on at school?3.What is the date today?4.How old is your father?1.Kinds of numbersCardinal numbersOrdinal numbersPlural form (1)Ca
2、rdinal and Ordinal numbersCardinal numbers Ordinal numbersonetwothreeFourfourteenfortyseventeenseventyfirst (1st)second (2nd)third (3rd)fourth (4th)fourteenth (14th)fortieth (40th)seventeenth (17th)seventieth (70th)(2)Plural form of numbers in the twenties in the thirties in the forties in the fifti
3、es in the sixties in the seventies in the 20s(20s)in the 30s (30s)in the 40s (40s)in the 50s (50s)in the 60s (60s)in the 70s (70s)2.Note the difference in pronunciation between the endings ty(e.g.,fifty/)and teen(e.g.,fifteen /).3.Numbers can refer to different thingsSusan will be 16 next month.Tom
4、was born on 17 December 1988.Anna scored 90 percent in her English test.Susan bought a T-shirt for$20.Ye Ping lives at 198 Jiangsu Road.Ivy is playing tennis at six oclock this evening.AgeDatePercentagePriceStreet numberTime4.Modifier of numbersWe use certain words and phrases to express an approxim
5、ate number or to modify a number.about,around,more than,under,at least Listen to an introduction toSteve Fossett and fill in thenumbers.Keys:(1)first (2)six (3)fifties (4)116 (5)58 (6)2007 A.Listen and fill.1.Must be older than 18 younger than_.2.Experience as a speaker would be _.3.Must be able to
6、speak _ and Chinese.4.Must live in or near _.Step 1:finding a speaker for your school35 helpful English Nanjing 5.Available between _ May and 10 June.6.Able to speak from two oclock until _.7.Prepare a _-hour speech,with an extra half an hour for questions and answers.8.Must be _ and happy to spend
7、time talking to students.20 four two friendly Keys:(1)_ (2)_ (3)_ (4)_ (5)_ (6)_ (7)_B You have drafted an advertisement for a speaker.Complete it with the information above.(your school name)June18NanjingEnglishChinesefriendlyWhen you graduate,you need to hunt a job in the job market,and you needto
8、 prepare a CV(简历简历).CV stands for Curriculum vitae.Besides figures,what should beincluded in a CV?Skills building 2:reading a CVCV:Identification(身份身份)Objective(目标目标)EducationExperienceReferences(证明证明)OtherIdentification:Name,address,phone numberand e-mail address,personalinformation such as age,nat
9、ionality,birthplaceObjective:A job that is wanted.Education:The name of the most recent school comes first.Graduation date.Experience:Experience that is related to the job being applied.The most recent experience comes first.Company name,location&position held for past job.Experience of different ty
10、pesReferences:Personal or professional referencesContact informationOffer references upon requestNever be family membersOther:Hobbies and interests/activitiesStep 2:introducing a speakerPrepare a short introduction of thespeaker.Read the following CV andtake notes for use in your talk.Explainwhy you
11、 think this person fits yourheadmasters requirements.Gao QianFlat D*9407 Zhongshan Road*Naijing*China*Tel:5555 8765*email: Born:Yangzhou,China.1982Sex:femaleNationality:ChineseExperience abroad:2009-2010 Travelled around the world1995-1996 Lived in Australia Languages:Chinese(native);English(fluent)
12、Education:2004 Graduate from Peking University2000 Graduate from Nanjing No.5 High schoolWork experience:2009-2010 Travelled around the world,giving speeches and introducing Chinese culture2008 Started a school to help students get accepted to study-abroad programmes2004-2008 Worked as an English te
13、acher in a collegeInterests:I am a friendly,outgoing person wholoves travel and adventure.I want toencourage more young people to traveland experience other cultures.Skills building 3:organizing information1.Introduction:Tell the reader what the text is going to be about.Catch the readers attention.
14、Find out who the reader is and what the purpose of the writing is.2.Body:Use one main idea/theme per paragraph;Use examples,facts,opinions,statistics,quotations,etc.to support your idea;Write about events in the order they happened.3.Conclusion:Write a surprising,interesting or thought-provoking con
15、clusion if possible.A sample:We are going to invite Ms Gao jian to our school to give a speech at the end of this month.She once lived in Australia and has travelled around the world.She is friendly and outgoing.She knows China and Chinese culture quite well,and she also knows about the world.She wa
16、s born in Yangzhou.In 1981 she went to Australia and lived there until 1991.Then she came back to China and studied in Nanjing No.5 High school.She is good at both Chinese and English.She studied English Language and Literature in Beijing University from 1994 to 1998.After graduation,as a Goodwill A
17、mbassador for China,she traveled around the world,giving speeches and introducing Chinese culture.She likes travel and adventure.In 2002,she started a school to help poor students get accepted to study-abroad progammes.She will talk about studying in foreign countries,as many students are thinking a
18、bout this.We are looking forward to her coming.Keys:a_ b_ c_ d_ e_ f_ h_ i_ j_2_ 3_ 4_ 5_ 6_7_ 8_ 9 _ 10_Read these notes about Dian Fossey.Write I for introduction,B foe body and C for conclusion in the boxes.Then organize the notes into the best order,writing the correct letters in the blanks.BBIB
19、BCBCBcehbajdif Step 3:writing a biographical article1.Introduction:wwho the article is aboutwwhy a speaker has been invited to the schoolwwhen she will speakwwhy she is interesting wwhat kind of personality she has2.Body:w where she was bornw where she has livedw where she lives noww where she studi
20、edw what job(s)she has hadw what interesting things she has donew what her hobbies/interests are 3.Conclusion:wwhy your schoolmates should be excited to listen to herwwhat can be learned from listening to her talk Homework Your school is going to show a film to all the students.The film is about the famous explorer,Howard Carter.You are requested to write a biographical article about him.Use the information in Reading as much as you can.We are going to show a famous film A&E Biography:Howard Carter-Triumph&Treasure.It is about the famous explorer Howard Carter and his discoveries.He _ _ _ _
