Unit 7 Chinese Zodiac Signs 第1课时 课件-2023-2024学年中职高二上学期英语语文版（2021）基础模块3

英语·基础模块3 Chinese Zodiac Signs Unit 7-(1) 十二生肖 Promote Chinese culture and tell Chinese stories well. 弘扬中国文化，讲好中国故事。 There are 12 animal signs in China. They are ... Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog Pig See animals, say their numbers: No.1 is Rat. No.2 is Ox. No.3 is Tiger. No.4 is Rabbit. No.5 is Dragon. No.6 is Snake. No.7 is Horse. No.8 is Sheep. No.9 is Monkey. No.10 is Rooster. No.11 is Dog. No.12 is Pig. Let’s read them together first, and then pair-work please! Ask and answer in pairs. 1. Under what animal sign were you born? Let’s read the questions first. 2. Do you know your parents’ animal signs? What are they? I was born under the animal sign of Pig/Dog/Tiger/... Yes, I do. /No,I don’t. My Dad was born under the animal sign of Tiger. My Mum was born under the animal sign of Rabbit. 3. Do you understand the meaning of each animal sign? Yes, I do./No, I don’t./Yes, a little./Yes, but not much./Sorry, I don’t. To tell you the truth, I don’t know much about the meaning of each animal sign. Today, we can learn about it together. A listening task Watch a video and try to understand what the man and the woman are talking about. Please listen carefully! 1st listening 2nd listening 3rd listening Let’s listen again and fill in the missing words. Now you can check your answers with your deskmate. This lunar cycle repeats itself every 12 years. One animal represents each year, so totally 12 animals represent 12 years. The man in the video was born in March 1979, so his zodiac animal is the goat. That means the man in the video is very gentle and (very) patient. Now let’s read the sentences aloud together! Have you got them all correctly? Do you know anything about the Chinese Zodiac and the symbolic meanings of each animal sign? Let’s read a passage and learn about it together. Let’s read it loudly. First, you