1、牛津高中英语牛津高中英语 高二高二 模块五模块五Unit 1Unit 1永州市第一中学周柳翠Word power Adjectives to describe personalityTasks1Enable the students to learn the adjectives to describe personality2Learn to use adjectives in a proper wayIn the letter from Sarah,we learn that she believes that her friend,Hannah is_.unreliableI feel
2、betrayed by my friend,Hannah.She told others my secret.Lead-inAndrew also wrote a letter to Annie to tell her the quarrel between him and his friend,Matthew and the difference happened to Matthew.quarrelCheerful and outgoingQuiet and sadAdjectives like unreliable,cheerful,outgoing,quiet,sad can be u
3、sed to describe peoples personality.Lead-inWho is he?Task 1:GuessVocabulary learningHe is called Xi DadaHe is the current chairman of the Peoples Republic of China.He has devoted his life to finding ways to develop our country.He is Xi jin ping.courageousunselfishdeterminedenergeticintelligentconfid
4、entcalmdevotedDescribeLets have a tryUse some adjectives to describe peoples personalities.Task 2:Vocabulary learningWhat kind of person is she?optimistic cheerful humourous straightforward (直率的)smart/clever diligentstrong-minded 傅园慧Group workTry to describe their personalities.白岩松郎平1.Match these ad
5、jectives to their meanings.Task 3:Exercise treating people as his friends spending more time in study or work deserving trust1.dependable/reliable2.friendly3.hardworking4.considerate5.helpful6.well-mannered having or showing that someone has good manners always has consideration for others providing
6、 help or always being willing to help others2.Guess the meaning of the following expressionsGiving or ready to give freely:g_Providing help or always being willing to help others:h_Feeling or mood is changing quickly:m_enerouselpfuloodyEasily frightened:t_With ones mind firmly made up:d_Fond of talk
7、ing:t_Strong-willed or determined:s_Dependable:r_etermindedalkativetrong-mindedeliableimidLets look at the other examples of how adjectives are used to describe peoples personality.A:We have a new classmate this term.He is from America.He is not onlypolite,but also open-minded and humorous,so everyo
8、ne likes him.Vocabulary learningB:Oh,we have a teacher from England,who teaches us spoken English.He is helpful,though sometimes a bit boring.positive adjectivesnegative adjectivesAdjectives to describe personalityboring,unreliable,jealous,moody are negative,while polite,cheerful,outgoing,open-minde
9、d are positive.Can you divide them into different circlespositivenegativegenerousdishonestnarrow-mindedimpolitehelpfulreliablewarm-heartedhonestfriendlystubbornbad-temperedboringCan you divide them into different circlespositivenegativecheerfuldullcruelconservativeself-confidentkindhard-workingloyal
10、open-mindedunkindmeanannoyingThe group which come up with the most words wins.Think of more adjectives to describe personality.CompetitionWhat is synonyms?Words that have the same or similar meaning.What is antonyms?Words that have the opposite meaning.Vocabulary learningFill in the blanks Synonyms
11、Antonymsstrong-mindedhard-workingreliablegenerousfriendlytalkativehappypolitedetermineddependablekindcheerfullazyselfishquietrudeSynonymsAntonymsbraveopen-mindedsmartintroverted（内向的）loyalselfishdiligentsadpassionate（热情的）modestcourageouscleverfaithfulhard-workingenthusiasticnarrow-mindedextrovertself
12、lesshappyconceited（自负的）One is going to stand in front of the class and describe the personality of his/her friends,the others are trying to guess him/her out.Describe and GuessI have a good/close friend/classmate.We have been good/best friends since He/She is very _,_,_,So I like him/her very much.W
13、e are both very_.But I know he is not perfect,sometimes he is _.Can you guess who is he/she?Finish the exercise on page 7keys 1.easy-going 2.quiet3.shy 4.friendly5.honest 6.hard-working7.humorous 8.strictBuild positive personality!Do you want to be a popular student?Do you want to make true friends?1.Try to find more adjectives.2.Talk about your favorite persons with your partners.3.Do exercises on P95 in your workbook.
