Unit 2 Success Writing Workshop 课件(共37张PPT)北师大版（2019）选择性必修第一册

(共37张PPT)
Unit 2
Success
Writing Workshop
Learning Objectives
PART. 01
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Learning Objectives
Analyze a text about Lang Ping to understand her life story, extracting details about her achievements, roles (athlete/coach), and recognition. Identify text structures and use them as a model for writing. Plan and draft a life story of a admired person, applying structural elements and language features.
Explore Lang Ping’s impact on Chinese volleyball culture, understanding how athletes become national role models. Recognize cultural values like perseverance, dedication, and national pride in sports achievements.
Break down Lang Ping’s life into components (athlete career, coaching, awards), analyzing how each part contributes to her legacy. Use text structures to organize information logically in writing. Imagine how to present ordinary events to highlight extraordinary qualities.
Use “text analysis” and “writing scaffolding” strategies. By independently researching a person, planning a life story, and revising drafts, students take ownership of learning.
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Analyze Lang Ping’s life story text to extract details, identify its structure, and draft a life story of an admired person using such structures.
Exploring Lang Ping’s cultural impact as a national role model and presenting ordinary events to highlight extraordinary qualities in writing.
Lead-in
PART. 02
What do you know about them
Writing
PART. 03
Pair Work. You are going to write a life story of a person you like or admire. Discuss with your partner.
Who are you going to write about
What is special about him / her
What big events did he / she experience in his / her life
I’m going to write about Yao Ming. He was a basketball player and he was really tall. In my opinion, he was the best Chinese basketball player who played for the NBA.
Read the article. Answer the questions.
1. Who is Lang Ping
Lang Ping is one of China’s most recognised athletes.
2. Why was Lang Ping named “Iron Hammer”
Her strong and powerful playing style earned her the name “Iron Hammer”.
Read the article. Answer the questions.
3. What is Lang Ping’s experience as an athlete
At 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.
Read the article. Answer the questions.
4. What is Lang Ping’s experience as a coach
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.
Read the article. Answer the questions.
5. Why do people like Lang Ping
People like her not only because of her devotion to her career, but also because of her huge influence on the sport of volleyball.
Label the paragraphs (a-c) in the boxes of each paragraph.
a. important life or work experiences of the person
b. general introduction of the person
c. major awards and comments
Iron Hammer
Lang Ping is one of China’s most recognised athletes. She has been a volleyball star for more than thirty-five years and has contributed greatly to the sport, which has made her the most popular figure in China’s volleyball history.
b
Label the paragraphs (a-c) in the boxes of each paragraph.
a. important life or work experiences of the person
b. general introduction of the person
c. major awards and comments
Lang Ping played on China’s national volleyball team during the 1980s. Her strong and powerful playing style earned her the name “Iron Hammer”. Lang Ping was a member of the team when they achieved a series of success including gold medals at the 1984 Olympics, the 1982 World Championship and the 1981 and 1985 World Cups. Lang Ping became a star in China because of her success, her positive attitude and her ability to take on challenges.
a
Label the paragraphs (a-c) in the boxes of each paragraph.
a. important life or work experiences of the person
b. general introduction of the person
c. major awards and comments
After retiring as an athlete in 1986, she became a successful volleyball coach in the United States and Italy. However, Lang Ping’s commitment to Chinese volleyball brought her back home. In 1995, she returned to become the coach of the women’s national team when the team was struggling. Under her leadership, the team came back to the top, winning the 2015 World Cup.
a
Label the paragraphs (a-c) in the boxes of each paragraph.
a. important life or work experiences of the person
b. general introduction of the person
c. major awards and comments
That year, Lang Ping was given the Best Coach and the Sports Special Contribution awards at the CCTV Sports Personality Awards. She was also named “Touching China Personality” of 2015. She is loved not only because of her devotion to her career, but also because of her huge influence on the sport of volleyball.
c
Time Expressions (1)
for
She has been a volleyball star for more than thirty-five years.
during
Lang Ping played on China’s national volleyball team during the 1980s.
after
After retiring as an athlete in 1986, she became a successful volleyball coach in the United States and Italy.
that year
That year, Lang Ping was given the Best Coach and the Sports Special Contribution awards...
Sentence Builder
Write 2-3 sentences about the person that you are going to write about. Use the Sentence Builder to help you.
如何写人物故事
一、文体解读
人物故事的体裁属于记叙文。写以人为主的记叙文时，可以运用肖像描写、动作描写、语言描写、心理描写以及细节描写等手法，做到详略得当，主次分明。
二、写作要点
1. 人物写作通常需要介绍人物的姓名、年龄、外貌、学历、经历、专业、爱好、特长、事迹、性格以及人们对该人物的评价等多个方面。
2. 对题目所给的信息要进行适当重组，安排好写作顺序，突出重点信息。
3. 注意运用正确的时态。描写人物的外貌、性格、兴趣等常用一般现在时；而描写人物的出生、教育背景、经历、事迹常用一般过去时。
三、常用句式
1. 出生时间和地点
... was born in ...
2. 家庭背景
was/were born in/into a poor/rich family his/her family was so poor that
his/her father was very strict with him/her the son of a poor family
when he/she was a small boy/girl as a girl/as a boy of 15
during his/her childhood spend his/her childhood in
live a happy/hard life
3. 教育背景
be admitted to college graduate from
when at college, he/she majored in receive a doctor‘s degree
go abroad for further studies
4. 生平重大事件
be interested in/be fond of work hard at
devote one’s lifetime/ oneself to serve as
concentrate on do research about/into
make up one’s mind to do sth
do sth with great determination and perseverance
5. 评价
one of the best/most important set a good example for
a model teacher/ worker be respected by everyone
speak/think highly of be honoured as (an excellent athlete)
be the pride of China make great contributions to
be famous/ known as/ be regarded as become a world champion at
his/her hard work brought him/her great success
one’s heroic story spread all over the city
Consistency/Perseverance is the key to success.
Find more detailed information about the person you are going to write about.
A Life Story
general personal information
big events (time, place, achievements…)
awards/comments
spirits
Outlining Complete the outline of the person's life story based on Activity 3.
general introduction of the person
important life or work experiences of the person
major awards and comments
Drafting Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft.
Writing a Life Story
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
Deng Yaping
Deng Yaping is a world-famous table tennis player. She comes from Henan Province. At the age of 5, she began to play ping-pong under her father’s instructions. When she was 9 years old, she won the championship in the national competition of the amateur sports school. In 1988 she joined the Chinese table tennis team. After that she won medals one after another, including gold medals in the 12th Asian Games Table Tennis Competition and the 41th World Table Tennis Championship and four gold medals at the 25th and 26th Olympic Games. Is she born a table tennis player No. She is only 1.55 metres in height, which is her disadvantage. However, she overcame it by hard work and perseverance. Her success proves where there is a will, there is a way.
Sample
Editing Edit your essay in pairs. Then share what you have written in class.
Does the writer show the person’s speciality
Does the writer use important events to show his / her speciality
Does the writer use correct tenses
Does the writer use proper time expressions
Can you get an image of the person’s personality from the writing
Mark any spelling, punctuation or grammar error.
Mark any unclear expressions. Give suggestions if you can.
Underline the expressions you like.
Vocabulary
1. recognised
recognise vt. 认出，识别；承认
recognition n. 承认，认可，认出
recognise sb./ sth to be/ as… 承认某人/某物是……
be recognised ... to be/ as… 被认作……/被认为是……
例题：
Local artists are fighting for greater ___________(recognise), hoping their work will be displayed in museums and appreciated by more people.
recognition
Vocabulary
2. contribute
contribution n. 贡献；捐献；投稿
contributor n. 贡献者；投稿者
contribute ... to ... 把……捐献给……
contribute to 增加；贡献；是……的原因之一
make a contribution to… 对……做出贡献
例题：
He devoted his whole life to making a contribution _____ advancing medical research, and was deeply respected by his colleagues.
to
Vocabulary
3. retire
retirement n. 退休
retire from 从……退休
retire on sth. 退休后靠……生活
retire as 以(某种身份)退休
例题：
She retired ______ her job as a university professor at 65, but continued to guide young scholars.
from
Exercise
PART. 04
1. The company’s new l___________(领导) announced plans to reduce waste and increase recycling, showing a commitment to environmental protection.
2. I______(铁) is a strong metal used in building bridges and cars, as it can support heavy weights without breaking easily.
3. She prefers a simple s_______(特点) in clothing, often wearing plain shirts and jeans instead of fancy dresses or bright patterns.
4. Using public transport instead of private cars c__________(促成) to reducing air pollution in busy cities.
eadership
Exercise: 单词拼写
ron
tyle
ontributes
1. His _________(devote) to music led him to practice the piano for four hours daily, even during busy exam weeks.
2. After ___________(retire), Grandpa spent more time on his hobbies, such as fishing and playing chess.
3. His research on climate change is widely ___________(recognise) by scientists around the world, who often cite his findings in their own work.
4. Even small actions like recycling can make a meaningful ____________(contribute) to reducing pollution and protecting the planet.
devotion
Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空
retirement
recognised
contribution
Summary
PART. 05
Writing Workshop
Vocabulary
major awards and comments
Writing
recognised, contribute, retire
important life or work experiences of the person
general introduction of the person
Homework
PART. 06
Find more detailed information about the person you are going to write about.
Polish your writing.
Homework
See you next class!