Unit 5 When was he born?
Section B
1a Look at these people.Under each picture,
write one or two words to describe the person.
talented loving outstanding unusual
beautiful creative kind famous
Arthur Tony Sarah Vivian
1b GROUPWORK
Imagine you know the people in the pictures
above.
Tell your group about the people
Arthur is a loving grandfather.
He spends all his free time with his grandson.
2a Listen.
Two people are talking about people they admire.
Cirlce the words in the list inactivety 1a
that you hear.
Who do you admire?I admire Midori.
Midori?Who's that?
She's a famous violinist.
Oh,yeah!She's Japanese,Isn't she?
Yes ,she was born in Osaka in 1971.
When she was eight,
she was already a talented violinist.
When she was fourteen,
she toured the United states.
I saw her play when I was eight.
Wow.Do you have any of her CDs?
Yes,I do.I play them all the time.
But how about you?Who do you admire?
I admire my grandmother,Laura.Realy? Why?
Well,she was born in Russia in 1932.
She was an unusual girl because she started
ice skating when she was four,
and she became a skating champion
when she was ten.
A skating champion?Did she have to work hard?
Yes,very hard.But that was a long time ago.
Now she's a kind and loving grandmother.
2b Listen again.
Are these sentences about Midori or Laura?
Write "M"(for Midori) or "L" (for Laura)
on the lines.
2c PAIRWORK
Look at activity 2b.Ask and answer questions
about Midori and Laura.
Who's Midori?
She's a famous violinist.
When was she born?
She was born in 1971.
When did she tour the U.S.?
3a Read the crticle and fill in the chart.
Li yundi,a well-known Chiness pianist,
alway loves music.
He was born in 1982 in Chongqing.
When he was a small boy,he could hum songs
and difficult pieces of music.
He began to learn the accordion
at the age of four,
and he startes to learn the piano
when he was seven.
In October 2000,Li Yundi took part in the 14th
Chopin International Competiton in Poland.
He won first prize in his group.
He was also the first Chinese pianist,
in the 70-year history of the competition
to win this prize.
3b Look at the information in activity 2b.
Write an article about Laura.
Laura was born in 1932.
She started ice skating when she was four.
3c Write about a person you admire.
4 GROUPWORK Ten Questions
Your classmates have to guess the name of
a person you admire.
They can ask you ten questions.
Is the person a man or a woman?
He is a man.
Is he alive?
No,he isn't.
Was he an athlete?
No,he wasn't.