1、Unit 7 What are the twelve animals? Lesson 23 In ancient times, In ancient times, in order to in order to make people easily remember the make people easily remember the years , years , our ancestors our ancestors came up came up with an idea using the with an idea using the animals to represent the
2、 years. animals to represent the years. Rat 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996 1913年，年，1925年，年， 1937年，年，1949年，年， 1961年，年，1973年，年， 1985年，年，1997年年 OX 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998 Dragon Snake Horse 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002 Ram Monkey Rooster Dog Boar
3、Boar birth-year animal is ? 句型操练句型操练 Grandpas birth-year is the horse. He was born in the year of the horse. Grandmas birth-year is the dog. She was born in the year of the dog. Fathers birth-year is the monkey. He was born in the year of the monkey. Mothers birth-year is the rat. She was born in th
4、e year of the rat. Brothers birth-year is the ox. He was born in the year of the ox. Sisters birth-year is the dragon. She was born in the year of the dragon. Uncles birth-year is the rabbit. He was born in the year of the rabbit. My birth-year is the pig. I was born in the year of the pig. How ofte
5、n does/do ? 询问事情的频度询问事情的频度 New words all the time sometimes rarely 一直一直 有时有时 很少，几乎不很少，几乎不 once a week 一周一次一周一次 How often does each animal come around? Every 12 years. How often does the girl ? go to the dentist Every 6 months. PracticePractice How often do the boys ? Every three days. PracticePracti
6、ce How often does she ? have piano lessons Once a week. PracticePractice How often do you ? learn English Every day. PracticePractice How often does he ? read books Every day. PracticePractice How often does she ? draw pictures Four times a month. PracticePractice How often does he ? listen to music
7、 Every day. PracticePractice How often does he ? watch TV Every day. PracticePractice play computer games How often does he ? Two times a week. PracticePractice celebrate the birthday How often do you ? Once a year. PracticePractice Homework: 1.1.Listen and read the dialogue. 2.2. Find out the birth-year animal of your family members.
