Unit 5 Personal letters and descriptions of people 课件.pptVIP

Unit 5 Personal letters and descriptions of people Before you read 1 Discuss these questions in groups. Which of the things below tells you most about what a person is like? Which ones tell you least? Give reasons. what he/she looks like * what he/she does What he/she says * what he/she wears what he/she likes * his/her nationality Before you read Look at the picture of Xiangyu on the right. What kind of personality do you think she has? ReadingA letter from Shame new words: personality 性格 cute 富有奇趣的 rough 粗鲁的 olive complexion 黄褐色的肤色 slim 苗条的 closing 书信的结尾 keep in touch 保持联系 informal 非正式的 strong-minded 有主见的 princess 公主 checking your comprehension 1 Who wrote this letter and why? Shane wrote the letter to tell his friend Eric about the new student in their class. 2 Why is Xiangyu at this school? Xiangyu is at the school because she is an exchange student from China. checking your comprehension 3 What subject is Xiangyu good at? Maths. 4 Why do you think Xiangyu kept eating Western food even though it made her sick at first? Because she wanted to be part of the culture that she was living in. checking your comprehension 5 Why doesn’t Xiangyu like basketball? Her teammates are bigger and stronger than she is and they can get rough. 6 What sport does Xiangyu like better? Tennis. 7 What do you know from this letter about Eric’s personality? Eeic likes to tell jokes. He is interested in other people(otherwise Shane would not be telling him about Xiangyu). He is popular. Studying the organization 1 What information is written at the top of Shane’s letter? 2 Match the topics in Shane’s letter with the paragraph number. para1 likes and dislikes para2 closing para3 appearance para4 introduction to the main topic of