内容正文:
Unit 1
Know yourself
Integrated skills
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Learning aims:
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1. Learn to read 12 animal signs and their corresponding personalities.
2. Learn to say something about animal signs in English fluently.
3. Learn to understand what you hear and write down the answers correctly.
4. Learn to express your opinions about the animal signs and people’s personalities with your partner.
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A talk between my younger sister and her husband:
What are they talking about ?
They are talking about ___________ and ___________.
animal signs
personalities
What do you know about Chinese animal signs?
How many animal signs are there in the Chinese lunar calendar? What are they?
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12
animal
signs
in all
Each of them represents(代表) a lunar year(农历年)
This year is the Year of the Tiger.
Rat
Ox
Tiger
Rabbit
Dragon
Snake
Horse
Sheep
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig
总共
What is your animal sign?
What decides your animal sign?
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Read the article about the Chinese animal signs and personalities.
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How do the 12 animal signs appear?
2. What are people born in the Year of the Monkey and the Rooster like?
Ask and answer:
They appear in a fixed order and the cycle repeats every 12 years.
They are clever and practical.
clever+practical=successful
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What are they like?
He/she was born ______. He may be_____.
People born _________ may be ______.
My animal sign is the Horse.
My animal sign is the Dragon.
My animal sign is the Rabbit.
My animal sign is the Dog.
Do you believe that animal signs can decide people’s personalities?
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Speak up: We can read them for fun.
name Animal sign personalities
Joe
Julie
Tiger
Sheep
brave
gentle,but she gets angry easily
Can we believe all about animal signs? What can we do?
No, because what it says may be wrong.
We can read them for fun.
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star signs(星座)
In Western countries:
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A year is divided into a cycle of 12 star signs.
Learn about Western star signs.
被划分…
Do they appear in a fixed order?
What decides your star sign?
My date of birth(出生日) decides my star sign.
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CHINESE ANIMAL SIGNS
Animal signs: 12 in all, each representing
a (1) ____________.
They are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, (2) ______,
Dragon, (3)_______, Horse,
Sheep, (4)________, Rooster,
(5)_____ and Pig
Some people believe that people born under the same (6) ___________may have similar personalities.
lunar year
Rabbit
Snake
Monkey
Dog
animal sign
Listening tips:
1. Skim through all the information.
2.Finish the information as much as you can.
3.Predicate.
4.Listen to some key words.
WESTERN STAR SIGNS
Star signs: a cycle of (7) _______star signs
Your star sign: depends on your (8)____________
Some people believe that your star sign may decide your personality.
date of birth
twelve
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Fill in the blanks:A3
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 (1)___________ may have similar personalities. For example, they think that people born in the Year of the Rabbit are (2) _____________, while people born in the Year of the Dragon are very (3)_________.
animal sign
more careful
powerful
In Western countries, a year is divided into a cycle of (4)________ star signs. Your star sign depends on your (5)____________. Some people believe that your _________ may decide your personality.
Do animal signs or star signs really tell anything about your personality? No. nor really. If you are interested in either animal signs or star signs, read about them just for (7) ____. It is you who shape your life and your future.
twelve
date of birth
star sign
fun
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What have you learnt from the article?
1. In China, some people believe__________________________.
2. In Western countries, some people believe_______________________________.
3.It’s you who shape your life and your future.
people born under the same animal sign may have similar personalities
your star sign may decide your personality
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Watch a video:
Can animal signs decide people’s life and future?
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Further thinking:
How to build good personalities?
Read more. 腹有诗书气自华。
Learn from others. 三人行必有我师。
Think critically. 吾日三省吾身。
博学之,审问之,慎思之,明辨之,笃行之。
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THANKS
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