Project

Writing and making a speech

UnitUnit33

Learning goalsAt the end of the class, you are supposed to be able to

Goal 1 use different adjectives to describe a successful person;

Goal 2

know the main idea and structure of this speech transcript;

Goal 3

find examples to support the description of the father’s qualities in the article;

Goal 4

write and make a short speech about a successful person.

Will Mr. X be successful in finding a girlfriend/wife on the stage of "Fei Cheng Wu Rao"?

•Housing: Live with grandma, father and

stepmother in a house built over 100 years ago.•Job, income:

Serve in the army and air force. Earn very little.

•Parents’ occupation:Parents have no job.

•Cars for wedding: No BMW, but a carriage.

Yes No

A game

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Please find out as many adjectives as you can to describe a successful person.

Brain storming:What makes a person successful?

A successful person should be __________.

Pair work:

Project

My Father, My Hero

What makes a successful father? Money, fame or love?

Read the transcript of a speech “ My father, my hero”

and match column A with column B.A: paragraph

Para 1

Para 2

Para 3

Para 4

Para 5

Para 6

Para 7

Para 8

B: main idea

A. My father’s constant care about me and my

brother.

B. My father’s hard childhood.

C. My father made the best Christmas for us.

D. What I value about my father. E. My father helped his friend’s son go on

study.

F. My father’s good qualities of success.

G. My father helps in our local community.

H. My father’s optimism.

Fast reading

Read the article again and complete the form.

Careful reading

  

My father,my hero

Qualities Supporting examples Responsibility for family  Love and care for childrenWorking hard

Helping community.Helping friends’ son.Helping more students.…has a smile on… … finds good in ……great at …favorite phrases…

  

My father,my hero

Qualities Supporting examples Responsibility for family

 

Love and care for children

Working hardHelping community.Helping friends’ son.Helping more students.…has a smile on… … finds good in …...great at…favorite phrases…

…put food … and a roof …

…always there……constant … and funny ……Christmas presents …

…start working when… …extra job … mopped …

Being helpful and generous

Being optimistic

Task:

Make a speech about a successful person you admire

Group work:

1. Who is the person that you admire?2. Why do you regard him / her to be successful?3. What qualities does the person have that make

him or her successful?4. What specific examples can you give?

Discuss in groups and share the information about the person you admire. Do remember to mention:

Example:

1. I want to make a speech about Ms. Ma.

2. I think she is a successful teacher because she always has great passion for teaching .

3. She is helpful for her students.

4. She often sacrifices her spare time to help students solve difficult problems and offer suggestions on their study.

1. Who is the person that you admire?2. Why do you regard him / her to be successful?3. What qualities does the person have that make

him or her successful?4. What specific examples can you give?

Discuss in groups and share the information about the person you admire. Do remember to mention:

Topic sentence (highlight the reason you admire him/her)

Body (introduce qualities, give supporting

examples)

Conclusion (stress what you have learnt from him/her)

Follow the instruction and write a paragraph as your speech transcript.

Writing:

I think ________________ is a successful person. I

admire him/her because _________________________. //

The quality I value about him/her is _______________

(quality). _______________________________________

(example). Apart from this, he/she is also very

_____________(quality). ___________________________

______________________________________(example). //

I have learnt from him/her (that) ________

____________________________________.

Example: I think Ms. Ma is a successful teacher. I

admire her because she always has great passion for

teaching. The quality I value about her is her helpfulness.

She often sacrifices her spare time to help students solve

problems and offer suggestions on their study. Apart

from this, she is also very optimistic. No matter how

difficult the work is, she often has a

smile on her face. I have learnt from

her that I should love my job and

treat students friendly.

I think ________________ is a successful person. I

admire him/her because _________________________. //

The quality I value about him/her is _______________

(quality). _______________________________________

(example). Apart from this, he/she is also very

_____________(quality). ___________________________

______________________________________(example). //

I have learnt from him/her (that) ________

____________________________________.