1、Unit 1 Integrated skillsWhat decides your personality?calendarsolar calendarlunar calendarthe Year of the Horseanimal signsRatsmartTigerbraveRoosterpracticalOxHard-workingHorselivelySnakewiseRabbitcarefulPighonestSheepgentleDogloytalMonkeycleverDragonpowerfulA2A2Millie is listening to a radio progra
2、mme about animal signs,star signs and personalities.She is making some notes.Listen to the programme and help her complete her notes.(P15)CHINESE ANIMAL SIGNSAnimal signs:12 in all,each representing a _They are:Rat,Ox,Tiger,_,Dragon,_,Horse,Sheep,_,Rooster,_ and Pig lunar yearRabbitSnakeMonkeyDogSom
3、e people believe that people born under the same _ may have similar personalities.WESTERN STAR SIGNSStar signs:a cycle of _ star signsYour star sign:depends on your _ Some people believe that your star sign may decide your personality.animal sign12date of birthA3A3Millie is writing about what she ha
4、s learnt from the radio.Listen to the programme again and help Millie complete the article.(P16)Do you know what decides your personality?In the Chinese lunar calendar,there are 12 animal signs.Some people believe that people born under the same _ may have similar personalities.animal sign For examp
5、le,they think that people born in the Year of the Rabbit are _,while people born in the Year of the Dragon are very _.In Western countries,a year is divided into a cycle of _ star signs.Your star sign depends on your _.Some people believe that your _ may decide your personality.more careful powerful
6、 12 date of birth star sign Do animal signs or star signs really tell anything about your personality?No,not really.If you are interested in either animal signs or star signs,read about them just for _.It is you who shape your life and your future.funCan you introduce yourself like this?I was born i
7、n _.My animal sign is _.It says I am _.What it says about me is/isnt true.(In fact,)TaskSpeak up:We can read about them just for funListen to the tape and answer(1)What is Joes animal sign?(2)How about Joes personality?(3)What is Julies animal sign?(4)What about Julies personality?Whats the fact?The
8、 TigerBraveThe SheepIt says that shes gentle,but in fact,she gets angry easilyPair work Talk about your animal signs and personalities.Give your own ideas.Use Millie and Joes conversation as a model.Model dialogueA:Youre very kind.Whats your animal sign?B:Well,my animal sign is the Dog.A:Its said th
9、at people born in the Year of the Dog are loyal.B:What it says about me may be true,but for my father,thats not the case.A:Whats your fathers animal sign?B:He was born in the Year of the Horse.It says that hes lively,but actually,hes very quiet and serious.A:Oh,really?My star sign is Gemini.It says
10、that I love to talk,but in fact,I dont like to talk much.B:I think we should believe in neither animal signs nor star signs.We can read about them just for fun.1.What is your animal sign?2.Can you tell me something about yourself?(abilities,special qualities,characteristics)3.Are there any of you un
11、der the same star sign as him/her?4.What are you like?5.Do you share similar characteristics?clever,kind,generous,hard-working,brave,patient,polite.1.Lively 生动的生动的,活泼的活泼的,”充满活力的充满活力的,用作表语或定语用作表语或定语.其名词其名词livelinesslive-lively-livingaliveThe boy was still living/alive.He was the only person alive(形容词
12、形容词,活着的活着的,修饰名词放在名词后修饰名词放在名词后面面,或者连系动词之后或者连系动词之后)She is a lively girl.(形容词形容词,活泼的活泼的)There are no living things on the moon.(形容形容词词,活着的活着的,修饰名词放在名词前面修饰名词放在名词前面)Many animals live in the wild.(动词动词,居住居住)2.divide sth.into 将某物分成将某物分成.sth.be divided into 某物被分成某物被分成 e.g.我们把蛋糕分成四份我们把蛋糕分成四份。Lets _ the cake
13、_ four.老师把全班分成了四个组老师把全班分成了四个组。(主主)The teacher _ the whole class _ four groups.(被被)The whole class _ _ _ four groups.divide intodividedintowas divided into在西方国家在西方国家,一年被分为循环的固定的星座一年被分为循环的固定的星座In Western countries,a year is divided into a cycle of fixed star signs.3 depend on 取决于取决于,依靠依靠你的星座取决于你的出生日期你
14、的星座取决于你的出生日期Your star sign _ your _不要总是依靠词典不要总是依靠词典Dont always _ your dictionary.depends ondate of birthdepend on4 similarbe similar to sb/sth 与某人与某人/某物相似某物相似be similar in在在.方面相似方面相似1我们的课本仅在颜色方面相似我们的课本仅在颜色方面相似2.他的观点与我的相当相似他的观点与我的相当相似3.可能拥有相似的个性出生在同一个生肖下的人们可能拥有相似的个性出生在同一个生肖下的人们Our books are similar o
15、nly in colourHis ideas are quite similar to minePeople born under the same animal sign may have similar personalities.6.填空填空 angry angrilyHis father looked _ at him.His father looked _ at that time.angrilyangry看，动词看，动词看起来，系动词看起来，系动词在那时在那时It is you who shape your life and your future.句中句中“It is+被强调的部
16、分被强调的部分+who/that+原句其他部分原句其他部分”是一种强调句型，是一种强调句型，用于加强语气。用于加强语气。Practise是我爸爸给了我零花钱。是我爸爸给了我零花钱。Its my father who gives me my pocket money.It is said that people born in the Year of the Tiger are brave.It is said that.是一种固定句式，意是一种固定句式，意思是思是“据说据说.”。过去分词短语作定语过去分词短语作定语Practise据说，他观看了在巴西举行的据说，他观看了在巴西举行的2014年世
17、年世界杯足球联赛的大部分赛事。界杯足球联赛的大部分赛事。It is said that he watched most games of the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil.Translate the following phrases:1.以固定顺序出现 2.每12年 3.总共，总计12个 4.出生于同一生肖年份的人 5.12年一循环appear in a fixed orderevery twelve years12 in allpeople born under the same animal signa cycle of 12 yearsdep
18、end onpeople born in the Year of the Rabbitbe divided into read for funshape your life and your future 6.依据，取决于 7.兔年出生的人 8.被分成 9.为了消遣而阅读 10.塑造你的人生和未来 Useful expressions1.据说2.在某些方面3.情况并非如此4.关于我的描述5.很容易生气6.信任他们Its said that in some waysthats not the caseWhat it says about meget angry easilybelieve in themHomework1.Read the passage three times.2.Try to remember all the adjectives which describe a persons characteristics.3.Finish period 2.4.Preview the language points in this passage.
