Describing a mother

No.5 Middle School of Chang’an district, Xi’an Han Hongnv

Describing a mother by talking The little girl talks about her mother from the following aspects( 方面） .Please try to catch the key words or expressions.

◇ Appearance

◇ Character

◇ General impression

◇ Work Does the mother love her daughter? (Y/N, because she says…)

A mother understands what a childdoes not say

Look at two pictures carefully, and speak out any words or expressions. please take these tips:

◇ Observe the action/body language

◇ Think of your feeling

Looking and talking (individual work)

Looking and talking (individual work)

What do you think of these two mothers? why? Take the following tips:

◇ Think of your experiences( 经历）

◇ Try to use some adjectives such as wise, active, reliable, brave, selfless, devoted, hard-working, energetic, intelligent, confident, helpful, considerate, etc.

Describing a mother by rapping

英文歌曲中常用的口语词汇 Gonna: going to

Gotta ： got toain’t ： am not o

r are not’Cause:because ya ： you/yourta ： to tryin' ： tryingputtin'=putting

listing and filling (group work) Have a discussion with your group members to complete one of

tasks:Task1:What details( 细节） moved you? please list one by using the lyric( 歌词） .Remember to explain your reasons.Task2:Fill in this chart by using doing/being phrases.( 用being 或者 doing 短语填写 )the stage of his life

mother’s devotion( 奉献）

his views( 看法） on mama

childhood

youth

Describing your mother by writing Write a description titled （标题为） My beloved Mother in more than 100 words. Please write in the third person.( 请用第三人称书写） Plan your writing as follows.

Para1. a brief ( 简洁的） introduction to your mother.

(her appearance, her work) （ in the present tense 用现在时态）

Para2. a detailed( 详尽的） description of her qualities and the

effect on you. Remember to use the past tense of verbs( 动词的过去时态） to recall( 回想） what moved you deeply and what impressed you most.Para3.other people’s opinions and your reward( 回报） for her d

evotion. （ in the present and future tenses 用现在和将来时态）

• A mother understands what a child does not say.母亲最懂孩子心。

• You're never too heavy for your mother to bear. But try, as you get older, to swap roles once in a while. 母亲从不觉得孩子是负累。不过，在你长大以后，不妨偶尔试着交换一下角色。

• A mother's love is like a circle. It has no beginning and no ending.母爱就像一个圆。没有起点，也没有终点。

• A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take. 母亲可以取代一切，母亲的地位却无人能够替代。

Share famous sayings

HomeworkComplete your writing after class. you’d better pick out any mistakes in spelling, verb forms, or punctuation. Correct mistakes and send it to your mother.