一. 教学内容：

       英语写作……怎样写人物简介

 

二. 重点、难点：

（一）人物简介的写作步骤

  1. Birthday and birth place

  2. Family background

  3. Education

  4. Big events in his or her life ( in order of time )

  5. Evaluation

 

（二）人物简介写作中常用的词组及句子

  1. Birthday and birth place ——was / were born on…in… ,

  2. Family background ——

       1) a poor / rich family

       2) his (her) family was so poor that……，

       3) with the help of his parents ,

       4) his father was very strict with him……,

       5) the son of a poor family ,

       6) when he was a small boy ,

       7) as a child ,

       8) during his (her) childhood ,

       9) spend his childhood in……,

       10) live a happy (hard ) life ,

       11) a boy of 15

  3. Education——

       1) graduate from……department of ……university ,

       2) When at college , he majored in……,

       3) receive a doctor’s degree .

       4) get higher education

       5) go abroad for further studies

  4. Big events in his life——

       1) be interested in … ,  2) work hard at … , 3) devote his lifetime to … , 4) do research about / into … 5) make a big decision . make up one’s mind to do sth. 6) do sth with great determination and perseverance . 7) be fond of… , 8) be strict in sth. 9) have a … way of doing sth. 10) try one’s best to do sth. 11) encourage sb to do sth. 12) fight for , give up one’s life for sb / sth. 13) win a prize in … competition . 14) be good at . 15) make rapid progress in … , 16) set a new world record of … 17) become a member of …  18) study hard . train hard . 19) win a gold medal . 20) work so hard as to improve… 21) have a gift for…

  5. Evaluation——

       1) one of the best (most important) …  2) set sb a good example .  3) a model teacher . 4) be respected by everyone . 5) sing high praise for… speak (think) highly of… 6) his hard work brought him great success . 7) his heroic story spread all over the city . 8) remember sb forever . 9) be honored as … 10) be famous as … , 11) be regarded as … , 12) become a world champion at … Championships . 13) He became famous for his new theory . 14) The people had come to love him as an inspiring leader . 15) Lei Feng has been praised for his communist spirit . 16) People spoke highly of him and all respected him .

  6. 高考中描写人常用表达方式

       （1）介词人物的姓名、出身

       She was born in Poland on Nov. 7 , 1867 .

       （她于1867年11月7日出生于波兰。）

       a great scientist with the name Einstein

       （一个叫爱因斯坦的伟大科学家）

       Abraham Lincoln , the son of a poor family , was born in Kentucky on February 12 , 1809 .

       （亚伯拉汗·林肯，一个贫苦家庭的儿子，于1809年2月12日出生于肯他基州。）

       Born of a poor clerk’s family . Charles Dickens had little schooling .

       （出生在一个贫困的小职员家庭中，查儿斯·狄更生接受了很少学校教育）

       （2）描述人物外貌和性格特征的常用词语

       good - looking （长得好看的）                funny - looking  （长相滑稽的）

       ugly - looking （长得难看的）                 ordinary looking （长相一般的）

       white - haired （白头发的）                            warm - hearted （热心肠的）

       kind - hearted（好心的）                          absent - minded （心不在焉的）

       bad - tempered （脾气不好的）                near - sighted  （近视眼的）

       far - sighted （远视的）                           tall （个高的）

       short （个矮的）                                     pretty （漂亮的）

       naughty （淘气的）                                 lovely （可爱的）

       easy - going （温和宽容的）                    smart （精明的）

       wise （明智的）                                     bright （聪明的）

       diligent （勤奋的）                                  lazy （懒惰的）

       clever （聪明的）                                          healthy （健康的）

       humorous （幽默的）                              funny （滑稽的）

       silent （沉默的）                                     attractive （有吸引力的）

       talkative （多话的）

       （3）表达人物兴趣和爱好的常用词组或短语

       like … very much （非常喜欢…）          love （喜爱）

       be interested in （对…感兴趣）

       be fond of （喜欢…）

       hate （憎恨）

       be tired of （对…厌倦）

       be crazy about （对…极度喜欢）

       enjoy （喜欢…）

       lose interest in （对…失去兴趣）

       （4）描述人物心情的常用词语：

       sad （难过的）                  happy （高兴的）

       excited （兴奋的）             pleased （高兴的）

       satisfied （满意的）           angry （生气的）

       worried （担心的）            disappointed （失望的）

       terrified （恐惧的）            friendly （友好的）

       anxious （焦虑的）            curious （好奇的）

       eager （急切的）

 

（三）实例分析

  1. 说明：

       上海出版的《学生英文报》，对象是我国的学生，请用英语为该报写一段人物介绍，介绍少年体育明星孙淑伟。内容要点如下：

       1）简况：孙淑伟（Sun Shuwei）：男，14岁，广东人（Guangdong）

       2）训练项目：跳水（diving）

       3）取得成绩：第十一届亚运会冠军，第六届世界游泳锦标赛冠军（亚运会：the Asia Games  冠军：Champion  游泳锦标赛：Swimming Championships）

       4）其他情况：从小就喜欢游泳，8岁进广东省跳水队；在学校里认真学习，在跳水队时认真训练，13岁进入国家队，一年后（1990）夺得十一届亚运会金牌；今年年初获第六届游泳锦标赛冠军。

       注意：

       1）要有标题。

       2）介绍须包括所有内容要点，但不要逐条译成英语。

       3）介绍的长度为80~120个词。

  2. 题解：

       这是一篇人物报道，根据所提供的材料组织文章。首先应确定标题。如：Sun Shuwei - A World Champion in Diving . 其次应介绍人物的姓名、性别、年龄、籍贯，随后介绍他的成长过程，最后介绍他取得的成就。

  3. 91高考书面表达范文：

Sun Shuwei - A World Champion in Diving

       Sun Shuwei , a world champion in diving , is a boy of 14 from Guangdong . He loved swimming when he was a small boy and at eight he became a member of the diving team in Guangdong Province . He studied hard at school and trained hard for five years before he came to the national team . A year later in 1990 , he won a gold medal at the 11th Asia Games and became a world champion at the 6th world Swimming Championships early this years .

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