新东方笔记:PartⅡ重点话题人物篇
PartⅡ部分重点话题精讲
一、People Topics
Appearance → Personality → Influence: values价值观 e.g.: honest…
相关词汇和句型:
1、 Appearance:
⑴ Age: over 70 years old, middle age, in her 20’s.
She looks younger than her age.
She looks fantastic for her age.
⑵ Height: fairly tall, medium height.
He’s of medium height.
He’s of average height.
⑶ Figure: overweight, heavyset (for men only), slim, in good shape, clean-shaven (for men only).
He always gives the impression of being someone who is very efficient and pretty professional/smart.
He has a pleasant face and gives the impression of being someone who is very friendly.
⑷ Hair: perm v. /n., thin v. /n. (His hair is thinning.), gray hair…
beard, moustache…
2、 Personality
⑴ Family members: understanding, supportive, respect your parents, respect each other’s privacy, kind…
⑵ Famous person/star: creative, sensitivity, attractive, original, unique style, nice personality, fighting spirit, courage, committed, devoted, a sense of justice, a sense of integrity, brave/tough, a sense of social responsibility/equality/justice…
⑶用最高级来描述:
She’s the most kind-hearted/warm-hearted and sweetest person I have ever met/seen/known.
用排比句来描述:
She’s always full of passion/enthusiasm, love and concern about /for people around her.
3、 Influence:
Values: honesty, charity, dedication, optimistic…
Honest is the best policy.
Card 1 : 老人题 Old Person
1. Introduction 1-2句话 : I ‘d like to talk about my grandfather, who used to be a worker in a company.
2. Appearance描述3-5句话
3. Personality描述3-5句话:①最高级句型 ②排比句型 ③ quality
4. Influence: respect n., n. & n.
Keep the family together. He/She is just like the glue(women)/Rock(men)/light(启蒙).
* 要做到:
Emotional involvement
Personal touch
Fun
Card2 : 名人题 Famous Person
Take Yaoming for an example
1. Introduction : The famous person I want to talk about is Yaoming, who is a very famous and successful basketball player. Now he lives in Houston, but his hometown is Shanghai, China.
2. Appearance : He’s famous for his height. He’s very tall and strong.
He’s not exactly/actually the handsome type, but he has very nice personalities.
His status in NBA is central. He’s talented and hard working. / He works very hard and has talented skills.
He also behave very modesty and calmly before the public.
He shows the perseverance before succeed.
He’s my role model/hero. He teaches me to be more confident.
He becomes a faith that I believe in.
Card 3 : 小孩题 Child nephew/niece
1. Introduction : The child I want to talk about is my 8-year old nephew/niece who is in the kindergarten/primary school now.
2. Appearance : cute, has curly hair, pleasant face…
3. Personality : curious/curiosity, rebellious, love of nature…
4. Hobby : role-play, teddy bear, cartoons, watching TV
5. Stress : They’re also experiencing stress and pressure from parents, teachers and peers, sometimes even from the Mass Media.
New Card : the Happiest Person
Who is he/she?
Why is he/she the happiest person?
How do you feel about he/she?
Help others, faith, fighting spirit, love, optimistic/optimism
Stand up to the challenges.
Laugh at life.
Hobby : He/She’s always telling jokes, singing, smiling.
He can get great satisfaction out of life.
He’s always ready to help others.