Unit 1 Know yourself Intergrated skills课件2025-2026学年牛津译林版英语九年级上册

Unit 1 Integrated skills What decides your personality? Language Goal 1. 能熟悉并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语。 2. 能了解生肖和星座与性格可能的联系。 3. 能用英语谈论生肖和性格。 新课导入 Video about 12 animal signs lunar calendar animal sign represent appear fixed cycle powerful adj. 月球的 n. 日历；挂历 n. 生肖 vt. 代表；象征 vi. 出现 adj. 固定的 n. 循环 adj. 有力的；强大的 Words & phrase review lively practical loyal in all star sign divide divide ... into ... shape adj. 活泼的；生气勃勃的 adj. 实际的 adj. 忠诚的 总共，总计 n. 星座 vt. & vi. 分开，分 把......分成...... vt. 使成形，塑造 Words & phrase review Millie is listening to a radio programme about animal signs, star signs and personalities. She is making some notes. Listen to the programme and help her complete other notes. A2 ▲ 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. 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. lunar year Rabbit Snake Monkey Dog animal sign 12 date of birth 生肖、星座与性格 Free Talk 1. There are 12 animal signs. Can you say them out? 2. Do you know what personalities these animal signs represent? 探究一 calendar solar calendar the Year of the Dragon lunar calendar Millie is writing about what she has learnt from the radio. Listen to the programme again and help Millie complete the article. 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 (6) _________ may decided your personality. 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 (7) _____. It is you who shape your life and your future. 12 fun date of birth star sign smart hardworking brave careful powerful wise lively gentle clever practical loyal honest Rat: Ox: Tiger:____________ Rabbit: Dragon: Pig: _____________ Snake: Horse: Sheep:____________ Monkey: Dog: Rooster:__________ A year is divided into a cycle of 12 star signs. 被分为… Learn more about Western star signs How many star signs are there? What decides your star sign? What is your star sign? star signs 星座 divide...into... divide/separate sth. into… 将某物分成…. sth. be divided/separated into 某物被分成 Aries白羊座(3.21-4.19) Gemini双子座(5.21-6.21) Cancer巨蟹座（6.22-7.22) Leo狮子座(7.23-8.22) Virgo处女座(8.23-9.22) Libra天平座(9.23-10.22) Scorpio天蝎座(10.23-11.21) Sagittarius射手座(11.22-12.21) Capricorn摩羯座(12.22-1.19) Aquarius水瓶座(1.20-2.18): Pisces双鱼座(2.19-3.20): Taurus金牛座(4.20-5.20) Western Star signs Millie has found an article about the Chinese animal signs and personalities. Look at the words and the pictures below and help Millie complete part of her notes in Part A2. A1 ▲ In the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 12 animal signs. Each of them represents a lunar year. They appear in a fixed order and the cycle repeats every 12 years. Rat: smart Horse: lively Ox: hard-working Sheep: gentle Tiger: brave Monkey: clever Rabbit: careful Rooster: practical Dragon: powerful Dog: loyal Snake: wise Pig: honest 15 Millie and her neighbour Joe are talking about animal signs and personalities. Work in pairs and give your own opinions. Use the conversation below as a model. You may use the information in Part A1 to help you. B ▲ Name Animal sign Personality (what the sign says) Real personality Joe Julie Conclusion: We can _______________. We shouldn’t ____________. the Tiger Speak up Listen and fill in the form. the Sheep brave gentle brave in some ways get angry easily read these for fun believe in them Read and act out the dialogue. Make a dialogue Useful expressions It’s said that… It says that… I’m (not) sure. I agree/disagree I (don’t) think… That’s not the case. What about…? Model dialogue A: You’re very kind. What’s your animal sign? B: Well, my animal sign is the Dog. A: It’s said that people born in the Year of the Dog are loyal. B: What it says about me may be true, but for my father, that’s not the case. A: What’s your father’s animal sign? B: He was born in the Year of the Horse. It says that he’s lively, but actually, he’s very quiet and serious. A: Oh, really? My star sign is Gemini. It says that I love to talk, but in fact, I don’t 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. Useful expressions: It is said that … in some ways What it says about me may be true\false that’s not the case/but in fact Structure animal sign what the animal sign says agree or not & examples what kind of job is he\she suitable for Make a speech Work in groups of four. Take 3 minutes to prepare a short speech. It is said that people born in the Year of the Tiger are brave. 据说出生在虎年的人是勇敢的。 It is said that 据说 lunar year Rabbit Snake Monkey Dog animal sign 12 date of birth Listen and check your answers 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. WESTERN 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. Tip1: Look through the text and predict before listening. 取决于，依靠 year of birth date of birth 12 years Both animal signs and star signs have ______ signs. And they both appear in a fixed order. Howerver, the Chinese animal signs depend on your ___________, and it is in a cycle of _______, while the Western star signs depends on your ____________,and it has a cycle of __________. 12 12 months Think and compare Pair work Talk about your animal signs and personalities. Give your own ideas. Use Millie and Joe’s conversation as a model. What’s your animal sign? My animal sign is ... It is said that people born in the Year of the …are brave/gentle/patient/careful ... in some ways 在某些方面，在某种程度上 Skimming Skimming means reading the text quickly to get the main idea. It is often used when we read: newspapers. magazines. business and travel guides. When skimming, read the title, the main headings, the first and last paragraphs, and the first sentence of each paragraph. This will give you a good idea of what the text is about. Attention Read and analyze animal sign more careful 12 powerful date of birth star sign fun Write down the first letter of the word if time is limited. a(nimal ) s(ign) 1 What is the article about? 2 Is it true that some aspects of your personality are formed by nature? 3 What can change your personality? Practice Lavf57.83.100 68596.43 68779.305 39288.105 $