Unit1DescribePeople.doc

UNIT 1 DESCRIBE PEOPLE

In this unit, you are expected to learn
1) how to describe people
2) how to introduce yourself
3) how to take notes and answer questions

PART ONE WARMING UP
ÜTask: Watch the short video clip and note down the adjectives for describing people’s physical appearance.

Example: tall vs short
More words: 1) ___________ vs ___________ 2) ___________ vs ___________
3) ___________ vs ___________ 4) ___________ vs ___________
5) ___________ vs ___________ 6) ___________ vs ___________

Follow-up task (Pair work):
1）Think of two or three similar adjectives and have your partner to act them out.
2）Think of two adjectives that best describe yourself. Tell them to your partner and use specific examples to explain why you say so.

PART TWO LISTENING
Text 1
Conversation

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adorable a. 可爱的
bushy a. 灌木茂密的；浓密的
curly a. 卷曲的，弯曲的
pudgy a. 短而胖的；胖嘟嘟的

Vocabulary

ÜTask: Watch the short video clip and supply the missing words.

M: Hey, what are you looking at?
F: Oh, these? They are pictures from my trip back home last month.
M: Let have a look. So, who is this?
F: That’s my sister and that’s my cousin Keira.
M: Your sister looks nothing like you. You are ________, and she has ________ hair and ________ eyes. Now, you look much more like your cousin.
F: Yeah, that’s true. Keira and I both have ___________________ faces, ________ lips, fat cheeks, and ________ eyebrows. Gorgeous!
M: You don’t give yourself enough credit. Why do you think everyone of your guy friends is interested in you? Hey, who’s the little girl?
F: Oh, that’s my cousin Adriano’s daughter. She’s seven. She’s very pretty, as you can see, and has the most beautiful ________ hair. That’s her baby brother, who was just born in April.
M: Oh, man! He is so ________. That pudgy face, ________ hair, and big eyes! He’s ________.
F: I think he looks just like me.
M: Hm… I think I’d better start complimenting you. It’s going straight to your head.

Text 2
iGenius—How Steve Jobs Changed the World

Vocabulary
abrasive a. 粗暴无礼的
adoption n. 领养
behold v. 看
brash a. 无礼的，傲慢的
dashing a. 活跃的，干劲十足的
dictatorial a. 独裁的
drop out 退出
earbud n. 耳塞
elitist a. 优秀的
entrepreneurship n. 企业家
envision v. 想象，预想
geek n. 怪人，不可思议的人
gut n. 内心的感hacker n. 电脑爱好者
hippy n. 嬉皮士
humanize v.人性化
hybrid n. 混合体
John Lennon 英国著名摇滚乐队“披头士”（The Beatles，也译做“甲壳虫”）成员
LSD 迷幻药
muggle n. 麻瓜，没有魔法的人，普通人
portable a. 便携式的
rip into 猛攻，抨击
sleek a. 光滑的
techy n. 技术人员
tinker with 胡乱地修补
tune in 变得明白，了解
turn on 开始，开启
while away 消磨
wizard n.男巫师

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ÜTask 1: Watch the first part of the program named “iGenius—How Steve Jobs Changed the World” and complete the facts of Steve Jobs.
Achievements:
l Changed people’s lives with products such as _________, _________, and _________
l Called the iGenius for making complicated things _________ and _________
Early years:
l Born in _________
l _________ by a working-class couple in California’s _________.
l Went to Oregon in _________ and attended a college
l Liked the music of _________ and Bob Dylan, took drugs and went to _________
l Returned to California in _________
Apple 1
l Joint effort of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
l Had no _________________________ or _________, just a beginning
Apple Computer Inc
l Formed with the help of an _________
_________
l A great improvement of Apple 1
l Faster, had _________, color graphics and _________
l The reinvention of _________ was a huge success
l Good sales brought Apple company to public in _________ and made Steve Jobs worthy of $_________ at the age of _________.

ÜTask 2: Listen to the recording and take notes of the words used to describe Steve Jobs.

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ÜTask 3: Watch the last part of the program and decide whether the following sentences are true or false according to the video.
1. ( ) Steve Jobs died of cancer in August 2011.
2. ( ) Camille was deeply influenced by Steve Jobs and gave up her original plan to join the volunteer work.
3. ( ) Steve Jobs will always be remembered as the inventor of portable music player and the smartphone, even 500 years from now.
4. ( ) Steve Jobs had made Apple products indispensable to many people in the world.
5. ( ) His passion, energy, and his desire for fame and wealth had all contributed to his great success.

Follow-up task: How do you understand Steve Jobs’ words “Stay hungry, stay foolish”?

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PART THREE SPEAKING
ÜTask 1: Watch the music video “You belong with me” and describe the two kinds of girls embodied in this MTV.

You Belong with Me
Taylor Swift

Vocabulary
go off （口）发怒
bleacher n. 露天看台
high heels 高跟鞋
sneaker n. 运动鞋

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You’re on the phone with your girlfriend, she’s upset.
She’s going off about something that you said
‘Cuz she doesn’t, get your humor like I do
I’m in the room, it’s a typical Tuesday night
I’m listening to the kind of music she doesn’t like
and she’ll never know your story like I do

But she wears short skirts
I wear T-shirts
She’s cheer captain
And I’m on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
And find what you’re looking for
has been here the whole time
If you could see that I’m the one who understands you
been here all along so why can’t you see, you
You belong with me
You belong with me

Walkin’ the streets with you and your worn-out jeans
I can’t help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself
Hey isn’t this easy
And you’ve got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven’t seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say you’re fine
I know you better than that
Hey whatcha doing with a girl like that
She wears high heels
I wear sneakers
She’s cheer captain and
I’m on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you’re looking for
has been here the whole time
If you could see that I’m the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can’t you see
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your back door
all this time how could you not know
Baby....
You belong with me
You belong with me

I remember you drivin’ to my house
in the middle of the night
I’m the one who makes you laugh
When you know you’re about to cry
And I know your favorite songs
And you tell me about your dreams
Think I know where you belong
Think I know it’s with me...

Can’t you see that I’m the one who understands you
Been here all along
So why can’t you see
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time
How could you not know
Baby you belong with me
You belong with me
You belong with me
Have you ever thought just maybe
you belong with me
You belong with me

Word bank
Face:

Hair:

Eyes:
Nose:
Mouth:
Complexion:
Height:
Weight:
Built or figure:
Clothes:

Age:
Personality:
good-looking, handsome, pretty, beautiful, plain, ugly, chubby, round, oval, square, wrinkles, freckles, sun-tanned
dark, brown, reddish, blond, white, gray, curly, bald, straight, long, short, soft, wavy, straight, permanent, bang, pony tail
dark, brown, gray, green, bright, big round blue eyes, narrow
long, large, small, pointed
large, small, with thick/thin lips, with even teeth
dark, fair, smooth, wrinkled
tall, short, medium height, is about … feet tall
weights about … kilos/ pounds
heavily-built, slim, slender, plump, frail, stocky, well-built
suit, T-shirt, mini-skirt, blue jeans, tie, fur coat, pink blouse, sneakers, high heels, causal, shabby, tidy, smart, messy
about … years old, young, old, middle-aged, in one’s twenties
friendly, kind, nice, generous, honest, always ready to help, unfriendly, unkind, cold, selfish, unpleasant, mean, jealous

ÜTask 2: Listen to the self-introduction by Li Yang and take notes while listening. Your notes should include: name, university, major, English learning experience, other teaching experience, opinion on English learning, etc. Then refer to your notes and retell Li Yang’s self-introduction, using a third person narrative.

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ÜTask 3: Think of a self-introduction of your own and present it in class.

PART FOUR UNIT REVIEW
Describe people and introduce yourself:
physical appearance, clothes, age, personality (see the word bank)
hobbies/interests:

occupation:

family background:

educational background
Enjoys classical music/ pop songs, likes rock-n-roll/ jazz, loves watching old movies/ playing tennis/ swimming/ collecting stamps/ taking photos
Teaches geography in a middle school, professor of biochemistry at Nanjing University, taxi drive, freelance psychiatrist, a cashier at Wal-Mart
His father is a musician, mother is a singer, moved here from Italy in 1976, born in a small village in Yunnan Province, the oldest son of the family
Graduated from Harvard, got his MA/ PhD from Yale, majored in law, picked up his knowledge of music while working in a church, had his primary education in a private school, had his secondary education in a public school, had only one year schooling in primary school, mostly a self-educated man

ÜTask: Describe to your partner a person you like or dislike very much. Try to bring out his or her personality.

PART FIVE HOMEWORK
ÜTask 1: Listen to the short biographies and complete the table below.
Name
Nationality
Birth
Death
Achievements
Albert Einstein
(physicist)
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l the ________ Nobel Prize in ________
l the creator of ________
Wolfgang A. Mozart
(________)
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1756
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______ symphonies, ______ piano concertos, ______ string quarters, ______ piano sonatas, ______ major operas, and numerous works for ______ and other ______
William Shakespeare
(________ and poet)
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________
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works include ________, ________ and ________

ÜTask 2: Listen to a short passage titled “What Is an Ideal Teacher Like” and take notes while listening. Then refer to your notes and retell what an ideal teacher should be like according to the passage.

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ÜTask 3: Listen to Li Yang’s self-introduction after class and imitate the rhythm.
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