1、Writing Workshop P40-41新新北师大选择性必修北师大选择性必修Book 1Unit 2 SUCCESS Do you know these people in the pictures?Do you know their life stories?Lets share.1Pair 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 ab
2、out him/her?What big events did he/she experience in his/her life?Suggested Answers:Im 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.2 Read the article.Answer the questions.Iron HammerLan
3、g Ping is one of Chinas 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 Chinas volleyball history.Lang Ping played on Chinas national volleyball team during the 1980s.Her st
4、rong and powerful playing style earned her the name“Iron Hammer”.Lang 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 po
5、sitive attitude and her ability to take on challenges.After retiring as an athlete in 1986 she has been successful as a volleyball coach in the United States and Italy.However,Lang Pings commitment to Chinese volleyball brought her back home.In 1995,she returned to become the coach of the womens nat
6、ional team when the team was struggling.Under her leadership,the team came back to the top,winning the 2015 World Cup.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 2016.Sh
7、e is loved not only because of her devotion to her career,but also because of her influence on the sport of volleyball.1.Who is Lang Ping?2.Why was Lang Ping named“Iron Hammer”？3.What is Lang Pings experience as an athlete?Lang Ping is one of Chinas most recognised athletes.Her strong and powerful p
8、laying style earned her the name“Iron Hammer”In the 1984 Olympics,Chinas team won the gold medal.With Lang Pings 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 Lang Pings experience as a coach?5.Why do people li
9、ke 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 womens national team who won the 2015 World Cup.People like her not only because of her devotion to her career,but also becau
10、se of her huge influence on the sport of volleyball.Choose the best answer according to the passage.1.What is the first paragraph mainly about?A.Introduce the person generally.B.Describe the details.C.Make a comment.D.Introduce the development.2.What did the success during the 1980s bring her?A.She
11、became a volleyball coach in America.B.She went abroad to study further.C.She became a star in China.D.She retired and lived a simple life.3.What did Lang Ping do in 1995?A.She returned to be a volleyball athlete again.B.She became the coach of the womens national team.C.She became a successful voll
12、eyball coach in Italy.D.She earned her name“Iron Hammer”.4.What is the purpose of the last paragraph?A.To conclude a comment.B.To make a summary.C.To put forward a suggestion.D.To offer a solution.3Label the paragraphs(a-c)in the boxes of each paragraph.a.important life or work experiences of the pe
13、rsonb.general introduction of the personc.major awards and commentsWrite 2-3 sentences about the person that you are going to write about.Use the Sentence Builder to help you.4For example:1.Tu Youyou,a great scientist,devoted most of her time to finding the cure for malaria.2.In 2015,she was awarded
14、 the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering artemisinim,which is the key to the treatment of malaria.Sentence BuilderTime Expressions(1)duringLang Ping played on Chinas national volleyball team during the 1980s.atLang was a member of the team when they achieved a series of success including gold me
15、dals at the 1984 Olympics.afterAfter retiring as an athlete in 1986 she has been successful as a volleyball coach in the United States and Italy.that yearThat year,Lang Ping was given the Best Coach and the Sports Special Contribution awards.5Find more detailed information about the person you are g
16、oing to write about.Tu Youyou studied at the department of pharmaceutics of Beijing Medical College.After earning a degree there in 1955,she was chosen to join the Institute of Materia Medica at the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine(later the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences).From 195
17、9 to 1962,she participated in a full-time training course in the use of traditional Chinese medicine that was geared toward researchers with knowledge of Western medicine.The course provided a foundation for her later application of traditional Chinese medical knowledge to modern drug discovery.6Out
18、lining.Complete the outline of the persons life story based on Activity 3.体裁话题体裁话题时态人称时态人称文章架构文章架构说明文，人物介绍说明文，人物介绍以一般现在时和一般过去以一般现在时和一般过去时为主；以第三人称为主时为主；以第三人称为主首段：引出话题，介绍我首段：引出话题，介绍我最喜欢的科学家屠呦呦最喜欢的科学家屠呦呦中段：介绍屠呦呦的主要中段：介绍屠呦呦的主要成就成就尾段：表达自己的愿望尾段：表达自己的愿望Drafting.Use your outline and the Writing Help to writ
19、e your first draft.Writing HelpWriting a Life StoryIts 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
20、 in the past.7 I am more than happy to write about my favorite scientist,whose name is Tu Youyou.Tu Youyou,a great scientists,devoted most of her time to finding the cure for malaria.In 2015,she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering artemisinim,which is the key to the treatment of
21、malaria.So great is her contribution to the world that he has become an idol of many people,including me.Inspired by her story,I decided to study harder so as to realize my dream.I hope her story can also have a positive effect on you all.Sample WritingEditing.Edit your essay in pairs.Then share wha
22、t you have written in class.Does the writing show the persons speciality?Does the writer use important events to show his/her speciality?Does the writer use correct tenses?Does the writer use proper time espressions?Can you get an image of the persons personality from the writing?Editing Sheet8Thank you！
