第 6 期教师口语培训第 3 讲 Experiencing English ( level 0-2)

BTVU Chaoyang Branch

E-mail: lisawnh@163.com

April 12th 2009

Main Topic

Describe People ( your mother/ father/famous person)

Introduce a friend

Main Objective

Learn to describe people Learn to Introduce a friend

Vocabulary 词汇 描述人的外貌和性格 body:体形 short/ tall /thin/average height /slim/quite bi

g/ overweight /too fat /one metre seventy He is tall and thin. She is very slim. She is overweight. Good-looking, ordinary-looking, handsome,

beautiful, pretty , graceful.

Vocabulary 词汇

facial expression: 面目表情 Eyes: bright blue/brown /clear black eyes hair :black/brown/dark black/grey/short/long/

curly/wavy/straight hair eg long black hair

medium straight hair short wavy/curly hair

Vocabulary 词汇

描述人的性格的形容词 褒义词 kind/humor/interesting/funny/friendly/nice/ c

onfident/self-confident/outgoing /easy-going/intelligent/bright/clever/smart/

quiet/calm /optimistic/ talkative/ introvert patient/ sociable/ brave/diligent/hard-workin

g/careful/active/reliable/ generous

Vocabulary 词汇

贬义词： unkind / stupid/ foolish/ talkative /serious/ bad temper /shy/timid/ moody/ impolite / workaholic / aggressive/ pessimistic/

He is in bad/good temper. I am in good/bad mood.

Sentence Pattern

描述人的外貌和性格的句型 What does he look like? He’s tall/short/one meters seventy/slim/quit

e big/average height He’s got long/short/fair/dark curly /wavy/strai

ght/pony hair. He wears glasses. He is wearing a pair of glasses He is strong but a little shy.

Sentence Pattern

a. What does he look like? b. He’s tall, handsome, athletic, attractive… She is charming/ good-looking/beautiful/ smart c. I’m wondering whether…. d. He looks like… e. I think he likes black/grey/white/dark blue color,

because he always wears… f. He’s kind/strict/ patient to his staff.

Sentence Pattern

What’s he like? He’s kind/ shy/funny

/friendly/quiet/intelligent/stupid/

talkative/confident / nice/outgoing/serious.

Sentence Pattern

Look like, Be like , take after 区别 to look like （外表）长的像 to be like （性格或行为上）像 To take after （与家中年长的人性格、长相）像

He takes after his father. They are both very musical.

He looks like his mum. They have the same eyes

He’s like his mother, always rushing around.

Main Functions

Self introduction I’m/ My name is/My name’s/I’m

from…/I’m an accountant /I work for/I live in….

Main Functions

与 work 连用的介词 work for, I work for a company. work at, You work at a school work in, I work in Beijing work with, I work with David in the sa

me company.

Main Functions

Introduce others 介绍他人 Xiaoyan, this is Polly, my girlfriend. Polly, this is Xiaoyan, my colleague/

comrade/ co-worker/ partner from Shanghai.

Main Functions

Ask others 询问他人 What is your/his/her name? What is your/his/her job? Are you from …? Is he /she/she/from? Is your father American? Is Mary’s landlord British?

Main Functions

show hobby 表达爱好 I like swimming/reading. He/She likes swimming/reading.

Dialogue

A ； hi ！ Where do you work ？ B ： I work at No 1 Primary School A ； Are you an English teacher? B ： No. I teach Chinese and maths A ； How many students are there in y

our class? B ： 47 students

Dialogue

A ； What do you usually do in school? B: I usually prepare for my classes, tea

ch, have with students, eat lunch with students and correct students' homework

A ： Sounds very busy. How long do you work?

B: I works from 7:30 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon

A ； Oh, I see.

Dialogue I

Howard: Who is that woman? Daniel: Which one? Howard: The one with black hair. Daniel: The one in a red dress? Howard: Yes, who is she? Daniel: She is my colleague. She is

an interesting and cheerful person.

Dialogue II

Lily: Joe, who is that woman with your father?

Joseph: I can’t see. What does she look like? Lily: She has long blonde hair. Lucy: She’s very tall and thin. Joseph: Is she pretty? Lily: She’s very pretty. Lucy: She’s sitting behind your father. Joseph: Oh, I see. That’s my sister.

Pair Work

Work in pairs talking about your good friends

Monologue: introduce a friend

Kate is a primary school teacher. She has a third grade class this year, with children who are eight or nine years old.

She teaches maths and Chinese. She gives them a lot of work, but she tries to

teach them good study habits. She also makes her lessons interesting.

Monologue :introduce a friend

Kate usually gets to school at 7:00 am. an hour before classes begin. She uses the extra time to prepare for her lessons.

Sometimes students and their parents come to school early for conferences with Kate.

This is one of the few occasions when Kate can meet with her students' parents,

because most of them work when their children are in school.

Monologue: introduce a friend

After class, Kate corrects the students' homework and prepares for the next day.

She usually doesn't get away from the school until nearly 4:30 in the afternoon.

She has a long day.

根据短文提问

What are some of the subjects taught in elementary school?

What does Kate do in school? How long does Kate work? Do you give your students a lot of homework? Do you meet with your students' parents? What do you want to make sure? What do you teach?

My Good friend

Zhang Fang , one of my good friends, is 26 years old. If you see a girl go together with me, who is not tall and is simply dressed, that must be Zhang Fang .

Zhang Fang pays a lot of attention to his work and study, She works very hard. She teaches Chinese and math.

My Good friend

Her students love her very much. We study English at BTVU Chaoyang Branch together . I am not good at English. If I have some trouble learning English, he will help me. She is always kind to everyone around her.

Zhang Fang is also interested in music and sports. She can play the violin.

My Good friend

Badminton is her favourite sport. At weekends we often play badminton together.

I enjoy our friendship very much.

My Father

My father is a middle school teacher. He is forty years old, but he is still energetic like a young man.

He loves his work and put all his energy into his work.

Every night he is busy correcting students’ papers, preparing for lessons and reading books .

My Father

Sometimes when I wake up at midnight I can see my father still working.

My father cares for his students. He tries his best to help those who fall behind. Naturally, his students love him very much. Once my father was ill in hospital.

My Father

Many students went to see him and give best wishes/regards to him.

I was deep moved by it. My father is such a person: kind-

hearted and hard-working. I love my father.

My Mother

My mother is a nurse. She became a nurse after she left middle school at the age of 18. She was born in 1955, and now is in her fifties.

Mother works very hard. Every morning she goes to work early and the last one to come back.

My Mother

She provides good service to her patients . The patients and their family members are very thankful for what she did for them. Everybody says she’s a good nurse.

Mother is kind to me. When I have some problems that I can’t solve, she often gives me some advice. I respect her and will love her for ever.

Monologue

This is my best friend. I have many/a lot of friends. He is one of

my best friends I like to make friends with each other We have the same hobbies. We all like to

go shopping, playing computer games. When I have some difficulties, he often

gives me a hand . When He has some difficulties, I often

helps him. In short, we always help each other.

Introduce famous person-Yu Dan

Yu Dan, a famous professor in Beijing Normal University, had already given millions of Chinese lots of wonderful lectures on CCTV. In this special way she introduce traditional Chinese literature to make it more popular. Her words are so interesting and humor that many people admire her very much and become her fans. In their

Introduce famous person-Yu Dan

Mind, professor Yu makes understand Chinese literature easy.

Influenced by her father, she began to enjoy Chinese literature when she was a child. She is now a very experienced teacher, who has also published a number of books. She said to be an excellent teacher, a great lecturer and a successful writer.

Sample 1

He Rui is my friend.She has a lovely round face with big bright eyes. She is wearing/in glasses.Her hair is wavy.She works at Banbidian Primamy School. She has a fifth grade class. She teaches Chinese and maths. She is interested in music and shopping.She can play the piano. At weekends she often goes shopping with her friends .She is outgoing.She is patient with students.

Sample 2

Li Li,one of my good friends,is 30 years old.She has a lovely round face with big bright eyes.It’s black,medium length and curly.She is in good temper.

Li Li teaches maths and Chinese.She is in charge of class1 grade 6.She pays a lot of attention to his work and study.She works very hard. Li Li likes her students.They get on very well with each other.

Sample 2

She is good at singing.Her voice is sweet.She enjoys/is interested in table tennis.

Li Li usually gets to school at 7:00 am.An hour before classes begin.She uses the free time to prepare for lessons.

I enjoy our friendship very much.

Sample 3

In our school,there is a gentleman. His name is Yu Tian. He teaches PE in our school. He is handsome. His body is very strong. He likes his students very much. He teaches the students a lot of learning methods/

habits. So the students love him very much He always speaks to/tells his students. “It’s never too old to learn!”

Sample 3

He is good at music. He often sings for his friend . But his voice is not good. So his friends always say : “Don’t sing the songs to me !” He is kind of everybody. So his friends love him very much This is Yu tian. A friend of mine.