Unit 3 – Lesson 2 What Animal Are You? Second period 王 莺王 莺

1.I believe that horse people are _______. (energy) 2. I really don’t know if the latest news is _________. (rely) 3. Parents should encourage children to be __________thinkers.(independence) 4. Tell the children to keep ____. (calmly) 5. It’s a ________ for me to see you. (pleased) 6. Who can guess its ________? (mean) energetic reliable independent calm pleasure meaning

The object clause 1.The news is true. He says …… 2. Miss Lu often goes to the library. I heard …… 3. The earth goes around the sun. Our teacher told us …… 4. They are going to spend holidays in the country. They have decided ……

1. Will her daughter enjoy herself at the party ? 2. Does Wang Hua live in Shanghai ? 3. Are you free ? 4. Can they play football ? 5. Has she finished her homework? ( She asks ……) (Peter asked) (I wanted to know……) (Do you know ……) (I wonder……)

1.She wants to go to the zoo. ( She says…) 2. Are they having lunch ? (I asked …) 3.Light travels faster than sound. (Our teachers told us…) 4. I can do it by myself. (I said…) 5. Will he win in the English contest? (Do you know…)

Chinese Animal Years We Chinese use twelve animals to count the years. We Chinese use twelve animals for counting the years.

mouse ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse goat monkey rooster dog pig

mouse ox tiger rabbit dragonsnake horse goat monkey rooster dog pig

mouse ox tiger rabbit dragonsnake horse goat monkey rooster dog pig

January February March April May June July August September October November December Calendar

A: When were you born? B: I was born on ______________. A: Well, we Chinese use twelve animals to count the years. _____ was the year of the ______, so you are a _____.

When were you born? What animal are you? What does she look like? What is she like? What are ox people like?

Animal attributes creative hardworking reliable strong sweet, pleasant confident wise independent energetic shy sociable proud loyal funny, patient

A: What animal is your mother? B: She was born on___________. ____ was the year of the______,so she is a ______. A: What are ____ people like? B: I think that ____ people are _________. Interview A: What animal is your mother? B: She was born on______________. ____ was the year of the _____, so she is a ______. A: What are ____ people like? B: I think that ____ people are _____. creative hardworking reliable strong sweet, pleasant confident wise independent energetic shy sociable proud loyal funny, patient

Animal attributes creative hardworking reliable strong sweet, pleasant confident wise independent energetic shy sociable proud loyal funny, patient

First listening: 1.What animal is Paul? 2.How many people are there men- tioned in their conversation? Who are they? They are Paul’s _________, Paul’s _______ and Paul’s ________. sister Joan mother cousin

Second listening: Name Birth date/year Animal attribute Personality Paul _____ 24, 1990 horse __________ and ____________ Joan 1985 ______ _________,reliable, calm,_________ Paul’s mother ______ dog hardworking,_____ ____ a dog Paul’s cousin dog _______ March energetic independent ox hardworking stubborn 1958 work like lazy

Ask and answer: Name Birth date/year Animal attribute Personality Paul _____ 24, 1990 horse __________ and ____________ Joan 1985 ______ _________,reliable, calm,_________ Paul’s mother ______ dog hardworking,_____ ____ a dog March energetic independent ox hardworking stubborn 1958 work like

Wang Hua and her friend Paul are talking about ________________. Paul was born on ______,1990. We Chinese use twelve animals to _____________ was the year of _____, so he is a _____.That’s interesting. We believe that horse people are ____ and _______. His sister Joan is an ____. Ox people are hardworking, ______,_____ but sometimes ___ ___. Paul’s mother is a ____.She works like ______. Paul’s cousin is also a dog, but he is very _______. So Paul wonders ____ the animal year really tells us the person.

Wang Hua and her friend Paul are____________. Paul was born on ______. We Chinese use ______ to _____________ was _________, so he is a _____.That’s interesting. We believe that________ are _____________. His sister Joan is an ____. Ox people are _____, ______,_____ but sometimes ___ ___. Paul’s mother is a ____.She works _________. Paul’s cousin is also _____, but he is very _______. So Paul wonders ________________ really tells us the person.

Homework: 1.Read after the tape of the text and then recite the whole text. 2. Do comprehension check on the text SB P 102. (orally) 3. “A legend about the Chinese Ani- mal Years” (Shanghai Students’ Post P4)