1. 初中基础 (2308 期 20160115) 45 版 Celebrities born in the Year of the Monkey

2. Pre-reading 1.Do you have any friend or relative born in the Year of the Monkey? What do they have in common? 2004 1992 1980 1968

3. Pre-reading 2.Name some famous people born in the Year of the Monkey. What has made them well-known?

4. While reading Complete the chart with the information from the article. Celebrities Identity ( 身份 ) Wu Zetian_______________1______________ Leonardo da Vinci_______________2______________ Yao Ming _______________3______________ and philanthropist ( 慈善家 ) the only female emperor in Chinese history a painter, musician, inventor and sculptor an outstanding Chinese basketball player

5. While reading Answer the following questions. 1.Is everybody’s animal sign matched with the year of their birth in the Chinese lunar calendar or the solar calendar? 2.What features do people born in the Year of the Monkey have? The Chinese lunar calendar. They are smart, clever, lively, versatile, kind and honest.

6. While reading Answer the following questions. 3.What was Wu Zetian’s contribution to the Tang dynasty? 4.Name two paintings created by Leonardo da Vinci. 5.How does Yao Ming devote himself to charity work? She greatly helped the economic and cultural development of the Tang dynasty. The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. By attending many charity events and donating a large sum of money to good causes.

7. Language study Complete each sentence with one word in its correct form. 1.It is necessary for the students to know about the ___________ background before they read the novel. 2.___________ speaking, people wear more clothes to keep warm in cold weather. 3.It was ___________ of the football players to lie about their age. 4.___________ children are always welcome in the family. 5.___________ Chinese parents would like to live with their children. traditiongenerallivehonestculture cultural Generally dishonest Lively Traditional

8. After reading Write a brief paragraph to introduce another celebrity born in the Year of the Monkey in 60-80 words.