謝建民 馬虹霞

What is personality？ How does knowledge about personality help us？

First of all， let us take a look at what personality means. In general， when psychologists（心理學家） talked about personality， they are usually looking for things that make a person different from others or things that can explain how a person is not the same as others. Psychologists often use tests to put people in categories and compare them to explain what personality is. For example， people who are quiet and like to spend more time at home reading and doing their own things are called introverts（性格內向的人）. Others who enjoy going out and spend time with other people are called extroverts. Are you an introvert or extrovert？

Second， how can knowledge of personality help us？ Well， one of the ways is that by knowing how people behave（表現(xiàn)） and why they behave in a certain way， we can understand them better. This will help to make our relationship with them stronger. For example， if we know that someone is an introvert， we will understand why he or she does not feel comfortable when he or she is with a big group of newly met people. We may then help this person to make friends and talk to others.

Another way knowledge of personality can help us is when we want to improve ourselves. If we know what personality type we belong to and the reasons why we behave the way we do， we can then try to change some of the bad things so that they can become good.

1. How do psychologists often explain what personality is？（不超過15個詞）

2. What are introverts like？ （不超過20個詞）

近日，Teens 英文報開設專欄討論青少年職業(yè)生涯規(guī)劃。規(guī)劃師指出，做出職業(yè)定位的第一步是清晰的自我認知。假設你是李華，你也想通過談論你的興趣、個性、能力等來定位自己的職業(yè)方向。請給專欄寫一篇英文文章，分析自己的品質以確定未來的職業(yè)目標。

I’m Li Hua， a Grade Nine student.

When I was young， I was curious about everything and often asked adults questions. When adults cannot answer， I will search for answers in books. So I have developed a good habit of reading.

When I grew up and started studying， the knowledge I have learned can explain my confusion， such as why there is a rainbow after a rainy day.

I enjoy doing experiments in my spare time. Although I have failed many times， I never give up. When my experiments were successful， I felt very proud.

When I encounter a problem that I don’t understand， I will do my best to understand it. So I achieved good results in various technology experiment competitions.

So I want to integrate technology into our lives.

首段要開門見山，點明自己未來的職業(yè)。

第2段與第3段是同一個主題，可整合成一個段落，突出求知欲強的品質。

第4段和第5段是同一個主題，可整合成一個段落，突出有毅力的品質?？稍僭黾右恍」?jié)，寫其他的品質或能力等。

結尾需重述自己的未來職業(yè)，畫龍點睛。

I’m Li Hua. I want to be a scientist in the future and I believe I have many strong qualities for this role.

I’m curious about everything. I love learning about things by asking questions. Whenever I have questions， I always turn to adults， books and the Internet to find explanations.

Moreover， I’m a creative boy. I always come up with new ideas， and I’m interested in inventing new things.

I’m also very patient and persistent. I enjoy doing experiments in my spare time. Although I have failed many times， I never give up. So I have achieved good results in Youth Science Creation Competition.

In conclusion， I’d like to become a scientist， but I think I need to work even harder to improve my qualities.

本篇書面表達主要是讓同學們對自己有一個清晰的認知，強調了開放性和創(chuàng)新性，與單元主題Know yourself緊密關聯(lián)。同學們要用第一人稱剖析自己的品質，介紹自己的優(yōu)點，并對不足之處加以改進。修改后的文章結構清晰，主題句明了，前后呼應。小作者運用moreover，although，in conclusion等詞語，使得段落和句子銜接更加流暢、連貫。