Unit9WhenwashebornPeriod2Step1WarmingupandrevisionTodaywearegoingtolearnacoupleoffamouspeople.Somearesportsman,somearemusician,somearemoviestar,operaperformer,etc.Mostofthemstarteddoingthingswhentheywereveryyoung.Andtheybecamefamouswhentheywereyoung,too.First,let'slearnsomewords.Showthenewwordsonthescreen.Pointtothemandleadthestudentstolearnthem.Explainthemeaningorusagesofthem,ifnecessary.golfv.&n.(打)高尔夫球Brazilianadj.巴西的；巴西人的professionaladj.专业的；职业的achievementn.成就；功绩performv.表演Showsomepicturestostudentsandtalkaboutthem,usingthesentenceslearntinthelastclass.Step2LeadinbydescribingapersonIknowyouhavelotsofgoodfriendsinyourclass.Canyoudescribethemandletyourpartnersguesswhotheyare.Forexample:Myfriendisaboy.Heistwelveyearsold.Helivesneartheschool.Hecomestoschoolonfoot.Hehasaroundfacewithshorthair.HelikesplayingPing-Pong…Canyouguess?1aLookingatthesepeopleanddescribingwiththewordsDoyouknowwhatarethemeaningsofthewords?talentedlovingoutstandingunusualbeautifulcreativekindfamousTalentedmeans“verycleverinaspecialway”.Outstandingmeans“verygood,muchbetterthanothers”.Creativemeans“havingtheabilityorpowertocreate,productive.”1bSpeakingImagineyouknowthepeopleinthepictures1a.TellyourgroupaboutthepeopleTonyisanoutstandingpianist.Heiscreativeandlovesmusicverymuch.Hespendsallhisfreetimeonit.Step3listeningandpractice2aListeningandcirclingthewordsListen,twopeoplearetalkingaboutpeopletheyadmire.Pleasecirclethewordsyouhear.Nowlet’schecktheanswers2bListeningandwriting“M”or“L”onthelines.Checktheanswers.2cDoingpairworkAskandanswerquestionsaboutMidoriandLaura.A:Who’sMidori?B:She’safamousviolinist.A:Whenwassheborn?B:Shewasbornin1971.A:WhendidshetourtheU.S.?B:Whenshewasfourteen,shetouredtheUnitedStates.Youshouldpracticethesedialoguesasmuchaspossible.Step4Pairwork(Thisactivityprovidesreadingandwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.)Readthedirections.Yourarenevertooyoungtostartdoingthings.Forexample.TigerWoodsstartedgolfingwhenhewasonlytenmonthsold.Mozartstartedwritingmusicwhenhewasfouryearsold.AndPele,thegreatBraziliansoccerplayer,becameaprofessionalsoccerstarwhenhewasfifteen.Askstudentstopointtothenamesinthechartbelowthearticle.Readthenamestotheclass.Pointouttheheadingsinthechart.Askstudentswhattheythinkthewordachievementmeans.Explainthatitmeanstheimportantthingeachpersondid.Pointoutthesampleanswerinthechart.Dividetheclassintotwogroups—AandB.AskeachstudentAtolookatthepicturesandparagraphonpage55.AskeachstudentBtolookatthepicturesandparagraphonpage93.Remindstudentsnottolookattheotherpage.Havestudentscontinuefillingintheirowncharts,ontheirown.Movearoundtheroommonitoringstudents',progressandofferinghelpasneeded.Step5Writing(3b)Nowexchangeinformationwithyourpartnerandfillinthechart.(Thisactivityprovideslistening,speaking,reading,andwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.)Whenallstudentshavefinishedreadingandfillingintheiranswers,askthestudentstoworkinpairs.Pointoutthesampleconversationandasktwostudentstoreadittotheclass.A:WhoisShirleyTemple?B:She'samoviestar.A:Whendidshebecomeamoviestar?B:Whenshewasthreeyearsold.Thenaskstudentstoworkinpairs.StudentAasksquestionstogettheinformationheorsheneedstocompletethechart.ThenstudentBasksforhisorhermissinginformation.Bothstudentscompleteallsectionsoftheircharts.Drawthechartontheblackboard.Askthestudentswhofinishfirsttowriteth...
