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Content & Structure1. What information of a person has been

introduced in these two passages? birth & death family education career

experience achievements2. Do these two passages share the same structure? No, one begins with the person’s achievements,

while the other begins with his early life.

timelineflashback

Focus on the languageTry to express “time” in different expressions

• when he was only 3 years old• during his youth• after graduating

• the seven-year-old boy• It was when he was ten years old that …• at the age of 15• the same year witnessed …• eight years later

richvarious

1. He won a lot of awards in his whole life because of his great contribution.

2. He successfully broke the world record at the same year.

Focus on the language

Use “sth” instead of “sb” as the subjectto make your sentence structure various.

Focus on the language1.1)Asimov realized his great talent in writing.

2)He gave up teaching and became a professional writer.

2.1)Isaac Asimov was born in Russia in 1920.2)Isaac Asimov moved to the US with his family when he was only 3 years old.

Finite form of the verb (“doing”, “done”)can make sentence structure concise.

Focus on the language

3.1)Phelps was born in America on June 30, 1985.

2)The great swimmer, Michael Phelps, is considered as “flying fish”.

Use attributive clause to connect related information, making your language concise.

1. 1961.8.4出生于夏威夷 (Hawaii) ，童年在亚洲长大。2. 1983年毕业于哥伦比亚大学

(Columbia University) ， 27岁考入哈佛法学院 (Harvard Law School) ，三年后获博士学位。3.毕业后，担任过律师，大学讲师，后来从政。4. 1992年， 31岁的他结婚，现育有两女。5. 2008年， 47岁的奥巴马在大选中击败麦肯恩 (McC

ain) ，成为首位黑人总统。6. 2009年，诸多成就为他赢得了“诺贝尔和平奖”。

Barack Obama

Have a try

The First African American President Born in Hawaii on August 4th 1961,Barack Obama spent his childhood in Asia. It was in 1983 that Obama graduated from Columbia University. At the age of 27, he was admitted into Harvard Law School. Three years hard work resulted in his doctor’s degree. Then, he worked as a lawyer, and later a lecturer, after which he began his political career. Married in 1992, Obama has two daughters. The year 2008 witnessed his great success in defeating McCain in the general election and becoming the first African-American President of the United States. The next year, his excellent contribution won him the Nobel Peace Price.

1.Finish your writing and polish it.

2.Exchange it with your partner to share your writing.