step 4. let’s come to the text:
look at the section b.
1. match the words with the people in the pictures. (read them several times)
2a. mary is an exchange student in australia. listen to her talk to a friend in canada. what are mary’s friends like? fill in the chart under “personality”.
2b. listen again. what do mary’s friends look like? fill in the chart under “appearance”
2c. pairwork. take turns to ask and answer questions. talk about alan, linda, and alice.
for example: who’s that? that’s alan.
what’s he like? he’s funny and outgoing.
3a. read the letter and fill in amy’s application form.
3b. read the information below. then write a letter about kim.
step 5. writing. now write a letter about yourself.
step 6. explain some uses of the phrases
1.此处的like 作介词,意为:和。。。一样,象。。。。一般地。常用来表示在作法上或在程度上象。。。。
如:i wish i could swim like a dolphin.
但愿我能游得象海豚一样。
his sister acts like a lady.
他姐姐举止象淑女。
2.此处的friendly 是形容词,意为:友好的。friendly to sb. 意为:对。。。友好。“to”介词也可写成”toward”.
如:people are usually friendly to foreign tourists.
人们对外国游客通常都很友善。
如果要表示:与某人有着友好的关系,可用be friendly with sb.
如:i’m friendly with my workmates.
我与我的同事们的关系都很友好。
3.a little是一短语,意为:一些的,一点的,置于不可数名词前。
如:will you eat a little cake?
你要不要吃点蛋糕?
be careful! there is a little water on the floor.
小心!地板上有点水。
注意: little可以单独使用,但意思是:几乎没有,很少的。相当于否定,置于不可数名词前。
如:i have little time for reading.
我几乎没有时间读书。
he has little patience.
他简直是没有耐心。
4.for example是个介词短语,意为:例如。用于表示列举。
如:he is good at ball games, for example football, basketball and volleyball.
他擅长球类运动,例如足球,篮球和排球。
you can not smoke in some public places, for example in the hospital, in the library or on the plane.
在一些公共场所不允许吸烟,例如在医院,在图书馆或在飞机上。
step 7.选择适合自己的职业
以小组为一活动单位,交流自己喜欢的职业,和本职业所需要的性格特点,并描述自己的性格,看自己是否适合这个职业。
step 8. summary.
教后一得:
本单元的主题是描述他人的性格特征,通过学习让学生意识到自己的性格,以及如何与同学搞好关系,要想成为理想中的人物,实现自己未来的目标,应该具备什么样的性格,这是对学生的情感态度方面的培养。
period 4.
step 1. greeting .
step 2. go over the words and sentences in this unit. read the words in the box. and say out the meanings, then make sentences or dialogue with them.