unit 9 When was he born ？ Part Three

首师大附属育新学校

Language goal

1. She was born on/ in …

2. She is talented .

3. He started playing the piano when he was 3

years old.

4. spend…on sth.

spend…(in) doing sth.

A Guessing Game Who is it ?

?

The boy was born on July 13, 1983. He is a famous sports player. He is good at running in the hurdle--races( 跨栏赛 ). He holds the world record for( 获世界纪录的原因 ) the men’s 110m hurdles. He started hurdling in 1999. He hurdled for 8 years.

What kind of person do you want to be?What do you think of him?

loving

kind

hard-working

friendly

helpful

unusual

beautiful

lovely

talented

creative

smart

outstanding

What do you think of her?

Extended words

good - looking  funny - looking  ordinary- looking  长相一般的 warm - hearted  热心肠的easy - going  容易相处的 out-going 外向的 diligent  勤奋的 humorous  幽默的 lazy  懒惰的 silent  沉默的 pretty attractive  有吸引力的 famous naughty  淘气的 wise  明智的 bright  聪明

     

Who do you admire?

I admire my sister because

she is beautiful and kind.

And she always tries her

best to look after little

animals.

Who do you admire?

I admire my mother

because she is _______

and_________. And

she always

___________________.makes delicious and healthy

food for the whole family

talented

unusual

Who do you admire?

I admire my grandmother

because she is _________

and __________. And

she always

____________________.

loving

creative

spends time with us

Useful phrases:

win the gold medal for our country / always try to h

elp others / make sb. Laugh / take everything seriou

sly / do many different things / spend all one’s time

with sb. / start doing sth. when he / she was still ver

y small / always have good ideas

Pair work :A: Who do you admire?

B: I admire…

A: Why?

B: I admire …because…

Listen. Two people are talking about people they admire. Circle the words in the list in activity 1a that you hear.

2a

talentedtalentedbeautifulbeautifullovinglovingcreativecreative

outstandingoutstandingkindkindunusualunusualfamousfamous

Listen again. Write “M” or “L” on the line.

2b2b

1._____She is a famous violinist.

2._____She was born in 1971.

3._____She started ice skating when she was four.

4._____I saw her play when I was eight.

5._____She’s a kind and loving grandmother

6._____She was born in 1932.

7._____She became a skating champion when she was ten.

8._____She toured the U.S when she was fourteen.

M

M

M

M

L

L

L

L

Name: Midori

From: Japan

Job: ________

Birth: _________

8years old: a _________

violinist

____years old: toured

the U.S.

Listen and fill in the blanks.

violinist

1971

talented

14

选用

Name: Laura

Birth: ________

Job: ice skating _______

4 years old: started ____________

10 years old : _________ a skating champion.

1932

player

ice skating

Listen and fill in the blanks.

became

选用

Oral practice

Name: Midori From: Japan Job: violinist Birth: 1971 8years old: a

talented violinist 14 years old: toured

the U.S.

Midori, a famous violinist,

was born in 1971, in Japan. When she was

8, she was already a talented violinist. When she was 14, she toured the United States. I like her very much.

Oral practice

Name: Laura Job: ice skating

player Birth: 1932 4years old: started

ice skating 10 years old:

became a skating champion

Laura was born in 1932, in Russia. She was an unusual girl. When she was 4 years old, she started ice skating. And she became a skating champion at the age of ten. Now she is a loving grandmother.

1. He spends all his free time with his grandson ． 他把他所有的时间都花在他的孙子身上。 spend 意为“花费…时间 / 金钱” , 主语是人 Tom spent $ 1500 last year at school ． Tom 去年在学校花了 1500 美元。句型：

spend …on sth 在某物 ( 事 ) 上花费 ( 时间 , 金钱 )

spend …(in) doing sth. 花 ( 时间或金钱 ) 干某事I spent fifteen Yuan on the dictionary yesterday

昨天我买这本词典上花了 15 元钱。

Language points

We often spend two hours on our homework ever

y night ． 我们经常每天晚上花两个小时做家庭作业。 We often spend a lot of time (in) doing my homew

ork.

我们经常每天晚上花两个小时做家庭作业。 I spent fifteen Yuan (in) buying the dictionary yes

terday.

昨天我买这本词典上花了 15 元钱。

Language points

Group work: Who do you admire among your classmates?

Ask questions with :

Who When What Where How old How long …

Name appearance personalities hobbies experience reasons why you like him/her

Group work

In my class, I admire …best. She was born…

I admire her because she is a hardworking, smart and diligent girl. When she was …

I think I will learn from her to be an excellent girl like her. Hope to be her best friends.

Rome was not built in one day.

1.Polish your report. (or you can

interview your parents)

2.Prepare the person that you

admire.