Period 4　Speaking and Writing

In this period we have two aims. One is to encourage the students to think of a woman that they admire or like and make a description of her. The second is to organize their ideas into a well-organized composition.

Step 1 revision and Lead in

1.Show some pictures and get the students to describe them.

2. Words that can be used to describe persons.

Instruct the students to think of some words to describe persons. They can be classified as follows:

Positive:strong,smart,honest,friendly,kind,cheerful,generous warm-hearted,hard-working,popular,intelligent,brave,modest,confident,considerate,determined,unselfish,hard-working,energetic etc.

Negative:weak,stupid,lazy,dishonest,cold,foolish,unkind,dull

Step 2 Speaking

Get the students to think of a woman who is impressive to them. Work in pairs to make up a dialogue about the woman, asking questions and describing her. Try to use some of the words above and the following aspects.

What does she look like/ What is she like/ How would you describe her?

What do you think about her?

Why do you like/love/ admire her?

What are her strengths/ weaknesses?

How do other friends/ others describe her?

Get two pairs to present their dialogue.

Step 3 Writing

1. Making an outline

T: Now you have made your partner know the woman impressive to you. Would you like her to be known by more people? Yes? OK I would like you to write a composition to describe her. Before we write the composition we should make full preparations.

First what should you do?

Ss: We should make an outline.

T: How to make an outline effectively?