Unit 1 Know yourself Intergrated skills课件2025-2026学年译林版（2012）九年级英语上册

Unit 1 Know yourself Integrated skills 1 Free talk 1. Do you believe in star signs or animal signs? 2. Do you think what decides your personality? 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 What is he/she like? Review and answer quiet creative active energetic modest easy strict(严谨的) kind patient careful Pre- listening What is his personality? Look and think wise practical powerful loyal organized humorous ... Pre- listening Different people have different personalities. What decides our personality? Read and think Time? Place? Yourself ? Your parents? Outside world? Pre- listening 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 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 ▲ Look and say Solar calendar 阳历 Chinese lunar calendar 农历 year of Snake Pre- listening hard-working brave careful powerful wise lively gentle clever practical loyal honest smart Introduce yourself I was born in year of _______. It says I am _______. Pre- listening 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. 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 ... Year of Pig [ˈkælɪndə(r)] [ˈlu:nə(r)] 农历/ 阴历 calendar solar calendar lunar Snake Pig Animal signs Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog 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…? 5. It is you who shape your life and your future. 你的生活和你的未来都掌握在你的手中。 “It is+被强调的部分（主语、宾语、状语）+who/that+原句其他部分”是一种强调句型，用于加强语气。 It is the book that interests me most. 就是这本书最使我感兴趣。 It was he who/that looked after the pet dog for me yesterday. 就是他昨天为我照顾了那只宠物狗。 It was yesterday that he looked after the pet dog for me. 就是昨天他为我照顾了那只宠物狗。 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. rat is . smart Some people believe that people born under same animal sign may have similar personalities. [ˈsimələ(r)] Study skills 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 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 一、根据句意及提示完成下列句子。 1. How do you break the __________ (循环)? 2. The Spring Festival is the __________ (月球的，阴历的) New Year. 3. Soldiers are __________ (忠诚的) to the country. 4. Jack quickly established himself as a __________ (强大的) member of the company. 5. The booklet is very __________ (实用的) and handy of reference. lunar loyal powerful practical cycle 6. Miss Sun is a good teacher. She always tries to make her class l___________ and interesting. 7. Is the date of the wedding f___________ (确定) yet? 8. This mark r___________ (代表) a village. 9. —What's the date today? —I don't know. Let's look at the ___________ (日历). 10. Mary s___________ the clay into the vase last night. ively ixed calendar haped epresents 二、根据汉语提示完成句子。 1. We all know that a year _______________________(被分成四个季节). 2. _____________________(就是那个青年) saved the girl out of the river. 3. ________ (据说) that people born under the same year may have similar personalities. 4. Do you __________ (相信) life after death ? 5. _____________ (在某些方面), a hobby can make you excellent. is divided into four seasons It is the young man who It is said believe in In some ways 1. Read the passage three times. 2. Try to remember all the adjectives which describe a person’s characteristics. 3. Finish the learning case . 4. Preview the language points in this passage. Homework 68596.43 68779.305 39288.105 $