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课件网) Unit 2 Success Writing Workshop Learning objectives To read and talk about a life story To read for writing To summarise information To learn and practise time expressions To write a life story of a person you like or admire What kind of books are they Warming-up Define the following words. Biography: Autobiography: a book that tells what has happened in someone’s life, written by someone else a book in which someone writes about their own life A Life Story general personal information big events (time, place, achievements …) awards/comments spirits …… When writing a life story, what will you include in your writing Read the text and answer the following questions. Who is Lang Ping Why was her named “Iron Hammer” What is her experience as an athlete What is her experience as a coach Why do people like Lang Ping Reading Who is Lang Ping Lang Ping is one of China’s most recognised athletes. 2. Why was her named “Iron Hammer” 3. What is her experience as an athlete Her strong and powerful playing style earned her the name “Iron Hammer”. In the 1984 Olympics, China’s team won the gold medal. With Lang Ping’s help, the team achieved a series of amazing wins from 1981 to 1985, including the World Cup, Olympics and the World Championship. 4. What is her experience as a coach 5. Why do people like Lang Ping After retiring as an athlete in 1986, she has been successful as a volleyball coach in the United States and Italy. In 1995, she returned to become the coach of the women’s national team who won the 2015 World Cup. People like her not only because of her devotion to her career, but also because of her huge influence on the sport of volleyball. Scan the text and match the main ideas with each paragraph. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 General introduction of Lang Ping Lang Ping as an athlete Lang Ping as a coach Major awards and comments The text can be divided into three parts. Why do you write about him/her What are his/her important experiences How is he/she perceived by you/public Think of a person whose life story you’d like to introduce. In preparing your writing, the following questions can be helpful. Writing Who do you want to write about Outlining An example of outline — Life story of Tu Youyou Why do I write about her She is the first female Chinese scientist who won the Nobel Prize. What are her important experiences She discovered Artemisinin. What do I think of her She contributed a lot to curing malaria. Writing help It’s important to: Focus on what is special about the person you are writing about; Choose important events and achievements to show why he / she is special; Use time expressions to describe past events or experiences; Use past tenses to write about events in the past. Writing help Time expressions 1. at, on, in 在 e.g. I get up at 6:00 every day. We don’t have classes on Sunday. He was born in 1997. at noon, at night, at the age of 17 ... on the ... ...
