1. Comic strip&Welcome to the unit
Unit One Star Signs
Comic strip&Welcome to the unit

2. Listen and answer the questions:
Comic strip
Listen and answer the questions:
What did Hobo do for Eddie?
How did Eddie feel about Hobo?
What did the newspaper say about Eddie?
What happened to Eddie’s breakfast?
He brought the newspaper for Eddie.
He thought Hobo was very nice. He was grateful to Hobo.
It said he would have lots to drink and eat today.
Hobo ate it.

4. Eddie and Hobo
One morning, Eddie was having his ________when he asked Hobo to bring him the_________. Hobo told Eddie to read his stars in the newspaper because it was very __________.
Eddie got a piece of good news from the newspaper. It was he could have ____to eat and drink. But Hobo brought him a piece of ____ news.It was his breakfast had been eaten by______.
breakfast
newspaper
interesting
lots
bad
Hobo

5. Can you make a new dialogue?
Well, you should/shouldn’t… then.
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…)

6. Eddie and Hobo are dogs. They are one of the 12 animal signs of the Chinese horoscope. Different years have the different 12 animal signs. Can you name other 11 animal signs?

7. Mouse Ox
Tiger
Rabbit
Dragon
Snake
Monkey
Horse
Sheep
Dog
Pig
Rooster

8. The 12 animal signs of Chinese horoscope
Tiger
Rat Ox
Rabbit
Snake
Dragon
Horse
Goat
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig

9. Some phrases star signs: 星座
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 of Sandy to help me with my work.
It is foolish of you to make such a mistake.
It is important for us to study hard.
It is necessary for you to take an umbrella in such a rainy day.

10. 3. I’ll have lots to eat and drink today.
lots: (pron) lots of things
to eat and drink: 动词不定式作定语修饰lots
e.g. I have lots of homework to do.
4. worry about sb/sth/ (not) doing sth
e.g. Your mother is worrying about you. Why are you so late?
Eddie always worries about not having enough food.
All his teachers worry about his study.

11. 5. be familiar with: 对…熟悉
e.g. We are familiar with that film star.
6. the 12 animal signs of the Chinese horoscope: 中国的十二生肖
7. in the west:在西方
8. Students’ Union: 学生会
9. chairperson: chairman 主席
10. recommend a classmate: 推荐一个同学
(1) recommend sb. as…: 推荐…作…
e.g. We all recommend Daniel as the new chairman of the Students’ Union.

12. (2) recommend sb. for…:为了…推荐…
e.g. They all agreed to recommend him for his excellent work.

13. Translations: 你把座位给我太感激了。 It’s ___________________________________.
2. 冰箱里有许多吃的喝的。
__________________________________in the fridge?
3. 因为有老师的帮助你不应该担心你学不好英语。
You _____________________________the teacher’s help.
4. 你相信12星座吗？
_________________________________star signs?
5. 你能给我带来一盒饭吗？
___________________________________?

14. Aries
Leo
Libra
16th April,
1974
6th October,
1976
6th August,
1980

15. David Beckham
British football star
Taurus
2nd May, 1975

16. Rain-South Korean pop star
Cancer
25th June, 1982

17. Choi Jin Woo
South Korean TV star
Gemini
11th June, 1975

18. Nicole Kidman
Gemini
20th June,
1967
American film star

19. Angelina Jolie
American film star
Gemini
4th June, 1975

20. Sagittarius Aries Cancer Leo 射手座/人马座 centaur 白羊座/牧羊座 ram crab 巨蟹座 狮子座
lion
Leo

21. Pisces Taurus Aquarius Virgo 双鱼座 fish bull 金牛座 water carrier 水瓶座/宝瓶座
virgin
Virgo
处女座

22. Gemini Libra Capricorn Scorpio the twins 双子座 the scales 天秤座 the goat
摩羯座/山羊座
Capricorn
scorpion
Scorpio
天蝎座

23. Do you know them? A D
We always say the______ is the king of the animals.
_______ and _____ live in water, but the______ can come to land.
When a ______ sees red color, it will be angry.
The______ likes eating grass.
A _______ is half-man,
half-horse.
lion
fish
Crabs E B
crab
bull F C
ram
centaur

24. Thank you！