高中英语（M1U5）教学资料-Writing.pptVIP

* A biography is simply the story of a life. Biographies can be just a few sentences long, or they can fill an entire book or two. Short biographies tell the basic facts of someone’s life and importance. Biographies analyze and interpret the events in a person’s life. Biographies are usually about famous people, which tell us a lot about a particular time and place. They are often about historical figures, but they can also be about people still living. Select a person you are interested in Find out the basic facts of the person’s life. Start with the encyclopedia and almanac. [??:lm?n?k]n.历书；年鉴 [en?saikl?u?pi:di?] n.百科全书 What makes this person special or interesting? What kind of effect did he or she have on the world? What are the adjectives you would most use to describe the person? What examples from their life illustrate those qualities? Do additional research at your library or on the Internet to find information that helps you answer these questions and tell an interesting story. Write your biography. 忠实历史，实事求是，再现传主的精神风貌。 突出展示人物个性和写出典型事迹。 以时间为序 以空间变换为序 以时空转换为序 Write a summary of Nelson Mandela’s life using the following timeline. 18/7/1918 born in Transkei, South Africa 1937 Enter university but did not complete degree 1940 Completed law degree at the university 1944 Formed ANC Youth League 1952 Set up law office to help poor black people in Johannesburg, later this year, law office closed by government because he attacked anti-black laws 1961 Government by and for white people set up in South Africa 1962 sentenced to five years hard labor for encouraging violence against anti-black laws 1963 ANC began to blow up buildings 1964 sentenced to prison for life on Robben Island for being one of the ANC leaders