T: Why do you like her?

　　Ss: Because her acting skills are extremely good. She has made many successful films although she is very young. One of them is The Story of a Noble Family(金粉世家).

　　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 expressions.

　　T: Do you know any woman who is impressive to you?

　　Ss: Yes. Madame Curie/ Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history/ Wu Yi/ My mother/ My teacher/My sister. 

　　T:OK,you must want her known by others. Now please work in pairs and ask your partners to get information about the woman and the partner tries to describe the woman. Try to use the words above and the following expressions. After five minutes, I would like some pairs to present your dialogue.

　　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.

Sample dialogue: