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Unit4 Life is beautiful
Integration D
Lei Feng
Father
Warm up
Hidden Role Model
He is an ordinary man in daily life.
Whenever people need help, he lends a hand.
He donates blood many times to save more lives.
ordinary, lend a hand, donate blood
He was a PLA soldier with a short but great life.
He spent all free time helping strangers.
Millions of Chinese learn from him for decades.
selfless, contribute to society
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There are many great people around us, ordinary people but warm-hearted. Today we will learn to write about the person influencing us most.
Now Mr Wu gives us 5 questions to organize our ideas clearly. Let’s study them one by one.
Questions Function
1.Who has influenced you the
most?
2.What did/does he/she do?
3.What were/are his/her best
qualities?
4.Which of his/her achievements
have influenced you?
5.What do you think of his/her life?
Introduction
Activities
Qualities
Achievements
Influence
① Choose one person:My father / My teacher / Lei Feng / My relatives
② Rule:Student A asks the 5 questions, Student B answers; then swap roles
③ Output:Write key words on your draft sheet
Pair Work
Talk about your role model
Mr Wu shows a model article to the students. Listen and read together.
I think my father has a very meaningful life. He is an ordinary man, but he is very kind and helpful. Every day, he tries his best to help others.
Whenever his friends or family need help, he is always ready to lend a hand. And it is normal for him to take care of old people in our neighbourhood in his free time.
My father does not just help people in his everyday life. He has also donated blood more than 20 times. This is enough to save about 70 lives. Even his death will have meaning since he has decided to donate his body for medical research when he dies.
My father believes it is meaningful to support those around you. He has a heart full of love. I am greatly influenced by my father and have made up my mind to live my life just like him.
I think my father has a very meaningful life. He is an ordinary man, but he is very kind and helpful. Every day, he tries his best to help others.
Whenever his friends or family need help, he is always ready to lend a hand. And it is normal for him to take care of old people in our neighbourhood in his free time.
My father does not just help people in his everyday life. He has also donated blood more than 20 times. This is enough to save about 70 lives. Even his death will have meaning since he has decided to donate his body for medical research when he dies.
My father believes it is meaningful to support those around you. He has a heart full of love. I am greatly influenced by my father and have made up my mind to live my life just like him.
Read the article and pay attention to the structure.
Introduction to the person
What the person did/does
The person’s influence
Scan the article and answer the questions below.
I think my father has a very meaningful life. He is an ordinary man, but he is very kind and helpful. Every day, he tries his best to help others.
Whenever his friends or family need help, he is always ready to lend a hand. And it is normal for him to take care of old people in our neighbourhood in his free time.
My father does not just help people in his everyday life. He has also donated blood more than 20 times. This is enough to save about 70 lives. Even his death will have meaning since he has decided to donate his body for medical research when he dies.
My father believes it is meaningful to support those around you. He has a heart full of love. I am greatly influenced by my father and have made up my mind to live my life just like him.
1.What good qualities does the father have?
He is ordinary, kind and helpful.
2.What small things does the father do in daily life?
He helps friends and family when they are in trouble. He looks after old neighbours in his free time.
Scan the article and answer the questions below.
I think my father has a very meaningful life. He is an ordinary man, but he is very kind and helpful. Every day, he tries his best to help others.
Whenever his friends or family need help, he is always ready to lend a hand. And it is normal for him to take care of old people in our neighbourhood in his free time.
My father does not just help people in his everyday life. He has also donated blood more than 20 times. This is enough to save about 70 lives. Even his death will have meaning since he has decided to donate his body for medical research when he dies.
My father believes it is meaningful to support those around you. He has a heart full of love. I am greatly influenced by my father and have made up my mind to live my life just like him.
3.What else does the father do in daily life?
4.What does the writer think of his father’s life?
He has donated blood many times and decided to donate his body for medical research.
He thinks his father has a very meaningful life.
Read the article and find useful expressions.
useful expressions:
I think…has a very meaningful life.
He/She is …but he/she is…
Every day, he tries his best to help others.
I think my father has a very meaningful life. He is an ordinary man, but he is very kind and helpful. Every day, he tries his best to help others.
Whenever his friends or family need help, he is always ready to lend a hand. And it is normal for him to take care of old people in our neighbourhood in his free time.
My father does not just help people in his everyday life. He has also donated blood more than 20 times. This is enough to save about 70 lives. Even his death will have meaning since he has decided to donate his body for medical research when he dies.
My father believes it is meaningful to support those around you. He has a heart full of love. I am greatly influenced by my father and have made up my mind to live my life just like him.
Introduction to the person
Read the article and find useful expressions.
useful expressions:
Whenever ..., he/she is always ready to…
.. does not just ... He/She has also ..……
I think my father has a very meaningful life. He is an ordinary man, but he is very kind and helpful. Every day, he tries his best to help others.
Whenever his friends or family need help, he is always ready to lend a hand. And it is normal for him to take care of old people in our neighbourhood in his free time.
My father does not just help people in his everyday life. He has also donated blood more than 20 times. This is enough to save about 70 lives. Even his death will have meaning since he has decided to donate his body for medical research when he dies.
My father believes it is meaningful to support those around you. He has a heart full of love. I am greatly influenced by my father and have made up my mind to live my life just like him.
What the person did/does
Read the article and find useful expressions.
useful expressions:
… believes it is meaningful to…
He/She has a heart full of love.
I am greatly influenced by…
I think my father has a very meaningful life. He is an ordinary man, but he is very kind and helpful. Every day, he tries his best to help others.
Whenever his friends or family need help, he is always ready to lend a hand. And it is normal for him to take care of old people in our neighbourhood in his free time.
My father does not just help people in his everyday life. He has also donated blood more than 20 times. This is enough to save about 70 lives. Even his death will have meaning since he has decided to donate his body for medical research when he dies.
My father believes it is meaningful to support those around you. He has a heart full of love. I am greatly influenced by my father and have made up my mind to live my life just like him.
What the person did/does
Write an article about the person who has influenced you the most
Practice makes perfect!
Write an article about the person who has influenced you the most based on the information in Part D1. Use the useful expressions.
The person who has influenced me the most
I think my mother has a very meaningful life. She is just an ordinary housewife, but she is gentle, kind and always ready to care for others.
Whenever my classmates or neighbours have difficulties, she is always ready to lend a hand. She often cooks warm food for the lonely elderly living nearby in her free time.
My mother does not just take good care of our family. She also volunteers in the community to give out daily supplies to people in need.
My mother believes it is meaningful to support those around you. She has a heart full of love. I am greatly influenced by my mother and have made up my mind to keep helping people in my daily life.
Sample1
Sample2
The person who has influenced me greatly
I think Lei Feng has a very meaningful life. He was a common PLA soldier, yet he was warm-hearted and selfless all his life. He spent nearly all his spare time doing good things for others.
Whenever ordinary people were in need, he was always ready to lend a hand. He often helped travellers, cleaned public areas and gave his little savings to poor families.
Lei Feng did not just finish small kind acts. He also devoted his whole youth to contributing to society without asking for any reward.
Lei Feng believes it is meaningful to support those around you. He has a heart full of love. I am greatly influenced by Lei Feng and have made up my mind to learn from him and help people whenever I can.
Language points
Language points
1.My father does not just help people in his everyday life. He has also donated blood more than 20 times.
not just...also...
不仅…… 而且……
He does not just clean the park. He has also planted many trees.
She does not just help kids with homework. She has also raised money for poor students.
2.I am greatly influenced by my father and have made up my mind to live my life just like him.
Language points
be influenced by
受…… 影响
make up one’s mind to do
下定决心做某事
I am greatly influenced by my grandma and have made up my mind to help others.
I am greatly influenced by my teacher and have made up my mind to be helpful.
Further study
Lei Feng (1940–1962) is a PLA soldier. His life was short but great. He spent most of his spare time helping others and contributing to society. He was an ordinary person with a great heart. The slogan “Follow the examples of Comrade Lei Feng” has influenced generations of Chinese. Do you know other role models like Lei Feng? Search on the internet for more information and share it with your classmates.
Homework
1.Search on the internet for more information of role models and share it with your classmates.
2.Write an article about the person who has influenced you the most and share with your classmates.
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