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高考英语写作……怎样写人物简介
一. 教学内容:
英语写作……怎样写人物简介
二. 重点、难点:
(一)人物简介的写作步骤 1. Birthday and birth place 2. Family background 3. Education
4. Big events in his or her life ( in order of time ) 5. Evaluation
(二)人物简介写作中常用的词组及句子
1. Birthday and birth place ——was / were born on…in… , 2. Family background —— 1) a poor / rich family
2) his (her) family was so poor that……, 3) with the help of his parents ,
4) his father was very strict with him……, 5) the son of a poor family , 6) when he was a small boy , 7) as a child ,
8) during his (her) childhood , 9) spend his childhood in……, 10) live a happy (hard ) life , 11) a boy of 15 3. Education——
1) graduate from……department of ……university , 2) When at college , he majored in……, 3) receive a doctor’s degree . 4) get higher education
5) go abroad for further studies 4. Big events in his life——
1) be interested in … , 2) work hard at … , 3) devote his lifetime to … , 4) do research about / into … 5) make a big decision . make up one’s mind to do sth. 6) do sth with great determination and perseverance . 7) be fond of… , 8) be strict in sth. 9) have a … way of doing sth. 10) try one’s best to do sth. 11) encourage sb to do sth. 12) fight for , give up one’s life for sb / sth. 13) win a prize in … competition . 14) be good at . 15) make rapid progress in … , 16) set a new world record of … 17) become a member of … 18) study hard . train hard . 19) win a gold medal . 20) work so hard as to improve… 21) have a gift for… 5. Evaluation——
1) one of the best (most important) … 2) set sb a good example . 3) a model teacher . 4) be respected by everyone . 5) sing high praise for… speak (think) highly of… 6) his hard work 1
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brought him great success . 7) his heroic story spread all over the city . 8) remember sb forever . 9) be honored as … 10) be famous as … , 11) be regarded as … , 12) become a world champion at … Championships . 13) He became famous for his new theory . 14) The people had come to love him as an inspiring leader . 15) Lei Feng has been praised for his communist spirit . 16) People spoke highly of him and all respected him . 6. 高考中描写人常用表达方式 (1)介词人物的姓名、出身
She was born in Poland on Nov. 7 , 1867 . (她于1867年11月7日出生于波兰。) a great scientist with the name Einstein (一个叫爱因斯坦的伟大科学家)
Abraham Lincoln , the son of a poor family , was born in Kentucky on February 12 , 1809 . (亚伯拉汗?林肯,一个贫苦家庭的儿子,于1809年2月12日出生于肯他基州。) Born of a poor clerk’s family . Charles Dickens had little schooling .
(出生在一个贫困的小职员家庭中,查儿斯?狄更生接受了很少学校教育) (2)描述人物外貌和性格特征的常用词语
good - looking (长得好看的) funny - looking (长相滑稽的) ugly - looking (长得难看的) ordinary looking (长相一般的) white - haired (白头发的) warm - hearted (热心肠的) kind - hearted(好心的) absent - minded (心不在焉的) bad - tempered (脾气不好的) near - sighted (近视眼的) far - sighted (远视的) tall (个高的) short (个矮的) pretty (漂亮的) naughty (淘气的) lovely (可爱的)
easy - going (温和宽容的) smart (精明的) wise (明智的) bright (聪明的) diligent (勤奋的) lazy (懒惰的) clever (聪明的) healthy (健康的) humorous (幽默的) funny (滑稽的)
silent (沉默的) attractive (有吸引力的) talkative (多话的)
(3)表达人物兴趣和爱好的常用词组或短语
like … very much (非常喜欢…) love (喜爱) be interested in (对…感兴趣) be fond of (喜欢…) hate (憎恨)
be tired of (对…厌倦)
be crazy about (对…极度喜欢) enjoy (喜欢…)
lose interest in (对…失去兴趣) (4)描述人物心情的常用词语: sad (难过的) happy (高兴的) excited (兴奋的) pleased (高兴的) satisfied (满意的) angry (生气的) 2
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worried (担心的) disappointed (失望的) terrified (恐惧的) friendly (友好的) anxious (焦虑的) curious (好奇的) eager (急切的)
(三)实例分析 1. 说明:
上海出版的《学生英文报》,对象是我国的学生,请用英语为该报写一段人物介绍,介绍少年体育明星孙淑伟。内容要点如下: 1)简况:孙淑伟(Sun Shuwei):男,14岁,广东人(Guangdong) 2)训练项目:跳水(diving)
3)取得成绩:第十一届亚运会冠军,第六届世界游泳锦标赛冠军(亚运会:the Asia Games 冠军:Champion 游泳锦标赛:Swimming Championships)
4)其他情况:从小就喜欢游泳,8岁进广东省跳水队;在学校里认真学习,在跳水队时认真训练,13岁进入国家队,一年后(1990)夺得十一届亚运会金牌;今年年初获第六届游泳锦标赛冠军。 注意:
1)要有标题。
2)介绍须包括所有内容要点,但不要逐条译成英语。 3)介绍的长度为80~120个词。 2. 题解:
这是一篇人物报道,根据所提供的材料组织文章。首先应确定标题。如:Sun Shuwei - A World Champion in Diving . 其次应介绍人物的姓名、性别、年龄、籍贯,随后介绍他的成长过程,最后介绍他取得的成就。 3. 91高考书面表达范文:
Sun Shuwei - A World Champion in Diving
Sun Shuwei , a world champion in diving , is a boy of 14 from Guangdong . He loved swimming when he was a small boy and at eight he became a member of the diving team in Guangdong Province . He studied hard at school and trained hard for five years before he came to the national team . A year later in 1990 , he won a gold medal at the 11th Asia Games and became a world champion at the 6th world Swimming Championships early this years .
【模拟试题】
1. 请根据以下材料,写一篇介绍我国明代(Ming Dynasty)著名医学家(medical scientist)李时珍的文章。 姓名:李时珍 出生年代:1518 著作:《本草纲目》
内容:中草药(Chinese herbs)总集,近2,000种中草药,上百万字(characters) 写作经历:访民间,走群山,尝百草,亲身作试验 (call on , visit , taste , do experiments) 成书时间:1578年,历时37年
评价:对我国医学(medicine)发展作出了重大贡献(make a contribution to)
2. 有一个美国代表团想了解你们的英语老师,请根据下列提要,写一篇短文。内容提要3