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Unit 1 Let’s Be Friends!
Thinking Skills
&Reading Strategies
Describing a person
Exploring
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Learning aims:
In this lesson, we’ll be able to:
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Learn to describe a person with a thinking map. Learn to draw a thinking map after reading a text.
Learning
&Understanding
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Be able to describe your own’ s and others’ looks and characters and so on.
Applying
&Practicing
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Understand the looks and characters of people from different cultural backgrounds.
Transfering
&Creating
When you introduce yourself, how do you describe?
Review
Yourself
1. (Name) I am Li Zihao.
2. (Age) I am 12 years old.
3. (Class) I am in Class One, Grade 7.
4. (Home) I am from Changsha.
5. (Hobby) I like reading
How to introduce your friend?
Review
Your Friend
1. (Name) She is Susan.
2. (Age) She is 13 years old.
3. (Class) She is in Class 3, Grade 7.
4. (Home) She is from London.
5. (Hobby) She likes drawing.
Do you know how to describe(v. 描述) a person’s look?
Today,
let’s learn how to describe a person.
Lead in
What does he look like?
He is tall.
He is short.
What does she look like?
She is fat.
She is slim.
slim
/slɪm/
adj. 苗条的
When you describe a person, you can introduce the person’s name, age, looks likes, character, etc.
I have a lot of friends.
Now let me introduce some to you.
This is my cousin, Xiao Qiang. He is 10.
He is ________ and _______.
He likes _________ computer games.
short strong
playing
strong
/strɒŋ/
adj. 强壮的
This is my friend, Ann. She is 15.
She is ________ and _______.
She likes _________ pictures.
tall slim
drawing
slim
/slɪm/
adj. 苗条的
draw
/drɔ:/
v. 画,描绘
This is my friend, John. He is 16.
He is ________ and _______.
He likes _________ (run).
tall thin
running
thin
/θɪn/
adj. 瘦的
Let’s list the words to describe the looks(n.长相), likes and character(n.性格).
looks(n.长相)
Likes(n.喜好)
character(n.性格)
tall
short
fat
thin
slim
strong
running
drawing
cooking
reading
singing
playing...
kind
nice
friendly
helpful
quiet/shy
interesting
Summary
Read the text and learn to decribe a person.
tall
friendly
likes science
Kangkang
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Activity 1
text
/tekst/
n. 文稿
My name is Kangkang.
I'm 12 years old. I'm tall. I'm friendly and I like science.
.
Age
Look
Like
Character
Name
science
/'saɪəns/
n. 科学
Read the text and complete the thinking map.
Li Mei
13
China
kind
Class 3/Three, Grade 7/Seven
likes
drawing
Activity 2
I am Li Mei. I'm from China. I am 13 years old. I'm in Class Three, Grade Seven. I am kind. I like drawing.
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Look at the thinking map and make a self-introduction for her.
Let’s practice.
My name is Niuniu. I’m from Shanxi. I am 12 years old. I’m in Class 1, Grade 7. I am fat and friendly. I like dancing very much.
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Look at the thinking map and make a self-introduction for her.
My name is Li Xia. I’m from Xi’an. I am 16 years old. I’m in Class 3, Grade 9. I am tall and helpful. I like cooking
a lot.
Let’s practice.
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Look at the thinking map and make a self-introduction for him.
My name is Mike. I’m from the USA. I am 13 years old. I’m in Class 8, Grade 7. I am thin and outgoing. I like playing basketball.
Let’s practice.
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Draw a thinking map about yourself, and then make a self-introduction to your partner. The following words may help you.
Looks tall short strong thin
Likes reading running drawing cooking singing
Character kind friendly nice helpful quiet
Activity 3
My name is...
I’m from...
I’m ... years old.
I’m in Class...
I am...
I like...
Pair work.
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Reading strategies
Predicting from pictures
Look at the picture.
Can you guess the title of his next video?
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Look at the pictures and predict what you are going to read about. Tick (√) the correct answer.
Activity 1
The text may be about __________.
friends
classmates
Before you read a text, you can look at the picture first and predict what the text is about.
TIPS
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Read the text and check your prediction.
We all need friends. Friends can be old. Friends can be young. Friends can be tall. Friends can be short. Friends play together and help each other.
Activity 2
My prediction(预测) is right wrong..
all /ɔ:l/
det./pron.
所有,全部
need /ni:d/
v.
需要;有必要
young /jʌŋ/
adj.
年轻的
together
/ tə'ɡeðə / adv. 在一起,共同
each /i:tʃ/
det./pron.
各个,每个
other/'ʌðə/
adj./pron.
另外,其他
each other 互相,彼此
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Look at the picture of Li Xiang and predict what the text may be about, and then read the text and check your prediction.
This is my friend, Jim White. He is from Canada. He is 13 years old. He is tall and strong. He likes playing football. We often
play football together.
Activity 3
The text may be about Li Xiang’s __________.
friend
My prediction is right wrong..
In English, the first name is given name, and the last name
is family name. But in Chinese, family name comes first.
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1. Where is Li Xiang’s friend from?
2. How old is Jim White?
3. What does Jim White look like?
4. How do they become good friends?
He is from Canada.
He is 13 years old.
He is tall and strong.
They often play football together.
This is my friend, Jim White. He is from Canada. He is 13 years old. He is tall and strong. He likes playing football. We often play football together.
Read and answer.
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How does Li Xiang describe his friend?
Draw a thinking map about Li Xiang’s friend and then retell the text based on it.
This is my friend, Jim White. He is from Canada. He is 13 years old. He is tall and strong. He likes playing football. We often play football together.
Let’s practice.
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Look at the thinking map and write a text to describe the person.
This is my friend, Jenny. She is from England. She is 14 years old. She is in Class Two, Grade Eight. She is tall and slim and she is outgoing. She likes singsing. We often sing together.
Let’s practice.
Summary
Draw a thinking map about your best friend.
And then introduce him/her to the class.
This is my friend, ...
He/She is from...
He/She is... years old.
He/She is in Class..., Grade...
He/She is...
He/She likes...
We often... together.
Word bank
Looks:
tall, short, fat, thin, slim, strong...
Likes/Hobbies:
read, draw, run, swim, play basketball/football, sing, dance, cook...
Character/Personality:
friendly, kind, nice, helpful, outgoing, interesting...
Pair work.
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Evaluation(评价)
✬Content.
(招呼语,姓名,年龄,班级等)
✬Speak loudly and clearly
(大声且清晰)
✬With body language and emotions.
(有肢体语言和感情)
✬Without book.
(脱离课本)
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Best Friends
I don’t care if you’re short or tall.
I don’t care if you’re slim or fat.
It doesn’t matter what you look like.
I know you’re my best friend.
Why can we become best friends?
Let’s talk.
Language points
1.He is from Canada.
他来自加拿大。
1. be from “来自,从” 同义词组:come from
辨析:
come from 强调动作,表示从某个地方来,通常用于描述过去或现在的动作。
e.g. I just came from the store. 我刚从商店来。
be from 强调状态,表示属于某个地方。
e.g. I am from China. 我来自中国。
闯关练习:
This girl comes from the USA.
= This girl _____ ______ the USA.
is from
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2. Friends play
together and
help each other.
朋友们一起玩,互相帮助。
2. help v./n. 帮助
① help each other/one another 彼此帮助
他们经常互相帮助。
They often ______ ______ ______.
② help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事
我经常帮助我爸爸洗车。
I often help my dad __________ his car.
③ help sb. with sth. 在某方面帮助某人
(可与help sb. to do sth. 互换)
Kangkang经常帮助我学习英语。
Kangkang often helps me (to) learn my English.
= Kangkang often helps me _______ my English.
help each other
(to) wash
with
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3. I am slim and kind. 我身材苗条,心地善良。
He is tall and strong.
他又高又壮。
3. 询问某人外貌特征、长相的句型:
What does/do +主语+ look like?
答语:
主语+be+形容词( 如tall, strong, slim, thin等)
e.g.
—What does Jack look like? 杰克长什么样子?
— He is tall and strong. 他又高又强壮。
闯关练习:
—_______?
—He is short with long hair.
A.How old is he
B.What does he like
C.What does he look like
C
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3. I am slim and kind. 我身材苗条,心地善良。
I am friendly.
我对人很友善。
3. 询问某人的性格特征:
What +be +主语+ like?
答语:
主语+be+形容词(如 kind, friendly, nice等)
e.g.
—What is Mary like? 玛丽是怎样的人?
— She is friendly/kind. 她很友好。
闯关练习:
—What is she like?
— __________.
A.She is a doctor
B.She is very beautiful
C.She is very kind
C
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I. 选择题。
1. — __________? — She is very friendly and kind.
A.What does she do B.What does she like
C.What is she like D.How is he like
2. —________? —He is tall and thin.
A.Who is he B.What does he like
C.What does he do D.What does he look like
3. _____ are good friends. We often help each other.
A.I, Tom and you B.You, Tom and I
C.I, you and Tom D. Tom, you and I
C
D
B
Exercises
II. 按要求完成句子。
1. I am from China. (改为同义句)
I ______ _______ China.
2. 我想和同学们做朋友并且互相帮助。(完成译句)
I want to make friends with classmates and help ______ _______.
3. —What does your friend look like? 你的朋友长什么样?
—_____________________. 她又高又瘦。(完成译句)
4. My sister is tall and beautiful. (对画线部分提问)
______ _______ your sister look like?
5. What does he look like? (同义表达)
________ he ________?
come from
each other
She is tall and thin
What does
What’s like
Exercises
Summary
We learn: 1. the thinking skills of describing a person
When we describe a person, you can introduce the
person's name, age, looks, likes, character, etc.
2. the reading strategies of predicting from pictures.
Before we read the text, we can look at the pictures
first and predict what the text is about.
We can: 1. describe a person.
2. predict what the text is about from pictures.
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Homework
Must do
1. Sum up the sentences
about how to describe
a person.
2. Preview Page 10-11.
Choose to do
Search a photo of a student you like. Describe him/her to your classmates.
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Content
I can use a thinking map to describe
a person.
I can predict the main idea of a text
from pictures.
I can draw a thinking map about
myself or my friend.
I can introduce myself or my friend
according to a thinking map.
What do you need to improve in this lesson?
Remember the words or phrases Drawing Reading
Self Assessment
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Thank you!
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