1. Unit 1 Reading 1 What is your star sign?

2. 1. 通过各种阅读手段了解各星座的时间和 名称；了解与性格有关的词汇 2. 归纳各星座的人物所拥有的性格特征， 了解文章大意 3. 能根据课文内容完成有关练习： P10 B 、 C

3. Do you remember the star signs?

4. Guessing Game ？

5. Ram Aries Bull Taurus Fish Pisces Crab Cancer Lion Leo Centaur Sagittarius

6. Scales Libra Scorpion Scorpio Twins Gemini Goat Capricorn water carrier Aquarius Virgin Virgo

7. 1.What is your star sign? 2.Can you tell me something about yourself? ( abilities, special qualities, characteristics) 3.How many students are under the same star sign as you? 4.What are they like? 5.Do you share similar characteristics? clever, kind, generous, hard-working, brave, patient, polite….

8. more words to describe people energetic outgoing confident selfish easy-going fair patient curious does not easily get angry cares only about himself/herself is friendly and loves to meet people can wait without getting angry has lots of energy wants to know about everything feels sure his/her own ability treats everyone equally

9. Have a try! The child is so________. He never feels tired and keeps running around. She loves parties. Because she is very ________. He answered the question in a _________ way. He thinks he will win all the time. My desk-mate is very _______. She never shares cakes with me. energetic out-going confident selfish

10. He is a(n) ________ man. He always says yes to others. A teacher should be ______ to every student in judging his or her performance. You must be _____when talking to a young child. Don’t be angry. Eddie is _______ to everything because he thinks it may be nice food. easy-going fair patient curious Have a try!

11. 1. Is Aries lazy? 2. Which star sign likes saving money? 3. Does Sagittarius like telling jokes? 4. Which star sign has the best imagination? 5. If your birthday is on 13th September, what is your star sign?

12. Match the first parts of the sentences on the left with the second parts on the right. 1 An energetic person ___ a does not easily get angry. 2 An outgoing person ___ b cares only about himself/ herself. 3 A confident person ___ c is friendly and love to meet people. 4 A selfish person ___ d can wait without angry. b h c e

13. 5 An easy-going person ___ e has lots of energy. 6 A fair person ___ f treats everyone equally. 7 A patient person ___ g wants to know about everything. 8 A curious person ___ h feels sure about his/ her own ability. g d f a

14. 1.Kitty was born on 26th March. She should be kind and wise. 2.Suzy’s birthday is on 28th April. She should be energetic and active 3.Simon’s star sign is Leo. This means he is strong and confident. 4.Sandy’s star sign is Virgo. This means she is probably a careless person. 5.Daniel was born on 7th October. He should be polite. 6.Amy’s birthday is on 2nd November. She should be a patient person. energetic and active hardworking but stubborn at times modest powerful

15. Aries 白羊座 21st Mar – 20th Apr What are this star sign’s characteristics? energetic impatient sometimes like to be the leader maybe selfish sometimes

16. Taurus 金牛座 21st Apr – 21st May What are this star sign’s characteristics? stubborn do not like change hard-working patient do not give up easily

17. Gemini 双子座 22nd May – 21st Jun What are this star sign’s characteristics? curious clever out-going love to talk

18. Cancer 巨蟹座 22nd Jun – 22nd Jul What are this star sign’s characteristics? kind love your home and family like to take care of others like saving money like cooking

19. Leo 狮子座 23rd Jul – 22nd Aug What are this star sign’s characteristics? strong confident generous like to buy friends nice gifts

20. Virgo 处女座 23rd Aug – 22nd Sept What are this star sign’s characteristics? modest worry too much at times practical always pay attention to details

21. Libra 天秤座 23rd Sept – 22nd Oct What are this star sign’s characteristics? polite fair practical elegant love beautiful things love peace, do not like to argue with others

22. Scorpio 天蝎座 23rd Oct – 21st Nov What are this star sign’s characteristics? powerful, have lots of energy like to keep secrets sometimes can not forgive others’ faults

23. Sagittarius 射手座 22nd Nov –20th Dec What are this star sign’s characteristics? enjoy life have a good sense of humor often be lucky love traveling to different places

24. Capricorn 摩羯座 21st Dec – 20th Jan What are this star sign’s characteristics? businesslike often successful good at making or planning things patient enough, can wait without getting angry

25. Aquarius 水瓶座 21st Jan – 19th Feb What are this star sign’s characteristics? kind and wise have many friends be thought to be strange because try everything to be different hate to be like anyone else

26. Pisces 双鱼座 20th Feb – 20th Mar What are this star sign’s characteristics? generous kind gentle easy-going creative imaginative like to dream about everything

27. What is your star sign? Do you have the same characteristics as the star sign says? Do you think what the star signs say about people are facts? More exercises

28. More Exercises 1.What are your characteristics? Write a short description of your own characteristics. 2.Show your description to your partner. 3.Discuss with your partner whether or not you agree with each other.

29. They look like the c_______in the sky. Cancers are very soft, loving and k______, and they also have great pity for other people who are less lucky t______ they. This m_______them become happy or s_______very easily. A Cancer will gladly g_________up something for the ones they love. They love their homes and their f________life and love to take care of o______. A Cancer enjoys old things, clothes, and foods. They likes s_______money and c_________. 根据首字母提示完成短文： crab cooking Kind thanmakes sad give family others saving

30. Homework 1.Read the passage three times. 2.Try to remember all the adjectives which describe a person’s characteristics.