Unit 1 Star signs Welcome to the unit

The 12 animal signs in Chinese culture Tiger Rat Ox Rabbit Snake Dragon Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig

Centaur Bull ∕bul∕ lion Crab ∕kr æb∕ Scorpion /’ skɔ:piǝn/ goat ∕gǝut∕ Animals in Star Signs: Centaur ∕’sentɔ:(r) ∕ Bull ∕bul∕ lion Crab ∕kr æb∕ Scorpion /’ skɔ:piǝn/ goat ∕gǝut∕ ram ∕ræm∕ fish

Others in Star Signs: Balance twins vase virgin

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The name and the characteristic of the star signs 1 Aries Ram Likes to take part in the activities. active 4 Cancer Crab Like taking care of others kind 2 5 Taurus Bull Do not want to listen to others stubborn Leo Lion Be not shy in front of many people confident 3 6 Gemini Twins Usually gets the high marks in the exam clever Virgo Virgin Makes few mistakes Careful

The name and the characteristic of the star signs 7 10 Capricorn Goat Wait for a long time without being angry patient Libra Balance Treat everyone in the same way Fair 8 11 Aquarius Vase Like making friends Friendly Scorpio Scorpion People like to listen to you Powerful 9 Pisces Fish Can think about more interesting ideas Creative/Imaginative Sagittarius Centaur Often tells funny jokes Humorous 12

scorpio

Language points 1. star signs: 星座 2. It’s nice of you to bring me the newspaper. It + be + adj + of sb.+ to do sth. 形容人用of It + be + adj + for sb.+ to do sth. 形容动作用for e.g. It is kind ___Sandy to help me with my work. It is foolish ___ you to make such a mistake. It is important ____us to study hard. It is necessary ____you to take an umbrella in such a rainy day. 3. bring/take/carry/get/fetch Hangzhou is a nice city. My dad ____ me there when I was about ten years old.

4. It says …是指文书，故事，规定说… I read about the weather on the newspaper. It says that it is going to rain tomorrow. (translation) 5. I’ll have lots to eat and drink today. lots: (pron.) lots of things to eat and drink 修饰… have sth. to do 6. worry/be worried about sb./sth./ (not) doing sth -You look unhappy. What's wrong with you? -The final exam is coming. I ____ my maths. worrying about b. worried about c. am worry about d. am worrying about

Well,you should give me more pocket money (be careful…) then! ^-^ Look!My star sign looks like a lion !(crab,ram,bull…)It says I’ll get lots of money today!^-^ (be bad luck…)