1. Period 2
Reading (1)

2. Revision: Star signs centaur /’sent :(r) / c Sagittarius 射手座 ram
/r em/ e
Aries 白羊座

3. crab
/kr eb/ e
Cancer 巨蟹座
lion
/lai n/ e
Leo 狮子座

4. fish
Pisces 双鱼座
bull
/bul/
Taurus 金牛座

5. the water carrier
Aquarius 水瓶座
Virgo 处女座
/:e/

6. the twins Gemini 双子座 Libra 天秤座 /e/ In Western culture, scales
represent justice, both sides
being balanced equally.

7. sea goat
Capricorn 摩羯座
/i/
/:c/
scorpion
/i n/ e
Scorpio 天蝎座

8. What is your star sign? A year is divided into 12 different star
signs. The time (the month) of your
birthday decides your star sign. Similar
to the Chinese horoscope, the year you
were born in is believed to influence your
character. Some people believe that
people born under the same star sign
share similar characteristics.

9. What is your star sign? divide… into share similar characteristic /e/

10. What is your star sign?
What is your characteristic?
(Describe your characteristics using the following vocabularies.)

11. hard-working careless
clever fun
helpful lazy
polite honest
dishonest friendly
kind careful
active inactive
generous shy
strong proud
peaceful humour
hard-working careless

12. Star signs and characteristics

13. ( ) 白羊座 Aries
21st March- 20th Apr
ram
energetic and active, impatient
selfish at times

14. ( ) 金牛座 Taurus
21st Apr- 21st May
bull
Stubborn, hard-working, patient
not give up easily

15. ( ) 双子座 Gemini
22nd May- 21st Jun
twins
curious and clever, outgoing
like to talk / talktive

16. like saving money and cooking
( ) 巨蟹座 Cancer
22nd Jun-22nd Jul
crab
kind, like to take care of others
like saving money and cooking

17. ( ) 狮子座 Leo
23rd Jul-22nd Aug
lion
strong and confident, generous
buy your friends nice gifts

18. 处女座 Virgo
23rd Aug-22nd Sept
modest, worry about too much
Practical, pay attention to details

19. 天秤座 Libra
23rd Sept-22nd Oct
polite and fair, elegant, beautiful things
love peace, hate to argue with others

20. ( ) 天蝎座 Scorpio
23rd Oct-21st Nov
Scorpion
powerful, have lots of energy, keep secrets
silly not to forgive others for their faults

21. ( ) 射手座 Sagittarius
22nd Nov-20th Dec
centaur
have a good sense of humour, lucky
love travelling to different places

22. ( ) 摩羯座 Capricorn
21st Dec-20th Jan
sea goat
businesslike and successful,
patient enough

23. ( )水瓶 Aquarius
21st Jan-19th Feb
the water carrier
kind and wise, hate to be like anyone
else, try everything to be different

24. ( ) 双鱼座 Pisces
20th Feb-20th Mar
fish
generous, kind, gentle, easy-going
creative, imaginative, like to dream

25. divide 分,分开 patient 耐心的 similar 相(类)似的 outgoing 爱交友的
New words and phrases:
divide 分,分开 patient 耐心的
similar 相(类)似的 outgoing 爱交友的
characteristic 特征(性) save 积攒,储蓄
energetic 精力充沛的 cooking 烹饪
active 积极的 confident 自信的
impatient 不耐心的 modest 谦虚的
leader 领导者 practical 有实际经验
selfish 自私的 attention 注意(力)
stubborn 固执的 fair 公平(正)的

26. peace 和平,宁静 successful 成功的 argue 辩(争)论 without 没有,不
elegant 文(高)雅的 businesslike有条不紊的
peace 和平,宁静 successful 成功的
argue 辩(争)论 without 没有,不
energy 精(活)力 wise 聪明的
silly 傻的,愚蠢的 easy-going 随和的
forgive 原谅,宽恕 creative 有创造力的
fault 过失(错) imaginative 富于想象 力的
sense 感(知)觉 dream 做梦,梦见
humour 幽默

27. 1. 23rd Aug-22nd Sept 2. 20th Feb-20th Mar 3. 22nd Jun-22nd Jul
First Reading
Match the date with the pictures of the star signs.
1. 23rd Aug-22nd Sept
2. 20th Feb-20th Mar
3. 22nd Jun-22nd Jul
4. 21st Dec-20th Jan
5. 21st Apr-21st May
6. 23rd Oct-21st Nov

28. Second Reading: similar characteristic stubborn modest practical
1.like, of the same sort (L.3) _______
2.a typical feature or quality (特征)
(L.4) ____________
3.not easily giving way to persuasion,
difficult to deal with (L.12) ________
4.having,showing, a not too high opinion
of one’s abilities (L.33) _______
5.have relation to practice (L.35) _______
6.tasteful or stylish (漂亮的;气派的) in appearance or manner (L.40) _______
similar
characteristic
stubborn
modest
practical
elegant

29. peace argue fault creative businesslike imaginative
Some more words:
7.the state of being calm or quiet(L41)_____
8.give reasons in support of one’s opinions and against other opinions (L.42)_____
9.sth. that makes a person, thing, ect,
imperfect; shortcoming; (L.48) _____
10.able to create (line 69) _______
11.using, showing system; or acting(L.55)
without delay __________
12.of having, using imagination (L.70)
__________
peace
argue
fault
creative
businesslike
imaginative

30. Third Reading: T/F
1.Sandy’s star sign is Virgo. This means she probably is a careless person ____
2.Daniel was born on 7th October. He should be polite ____
3.Kitty’s birthday is on 8thOctober. She should always be lucky. ____
_____________
pays attention to details F T F

31. 4. Simon’s star sign is Leo. This
means he is strong and confident.
____
5. Suzy was born on 26th January.
She should be kind and wise.
6. Amy’s birthday is on 2nd
November. She should be a
patient person ____ T T
powerful F
_____

32. Fourth Reading: 1.Is Aries lazy? 2.Which star sign likes saving money?
3.Does Sagittarius like jokes?
No. Aries is energetic and active.
Cancer.
Yes. Sagittarius has a good sense of humour.

33. 4.Which star sign the best imagination?
5.If your birthday is on 30th
September, what is your star
sign?
Pisces. Pisces is creative and imaginative. Pisces likes to dream.
Libra.

34. Part B Match the first parts one 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 loves to
meet people.
4.A selfish person d can wait without getting
angry.
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.

35. Fifth Reading:
Keys to B (Page 6)
e, c, h, b, a, f, d, g

36. Keys to C2 (Page 7) 1.impatient 2.energetic 3.active 4.creative
5.imaginative easy-going
7.humour travelling
9.take care of saving money
11.hard-working 12.gives up
13.stubborn businesslike
15.patient

37. Activities Work in pairs: 1.Describe your classmates with
the adjectives used to describe
characteristics like this:
-Who is patient/energetic in our
class?
-John/Sarah is patient/energetic.

38. active inactive clever businesslike modest helpful
A list of characteristics
active inactive clever
businesslike modest helpful
confident outgoing polite
creative patient dishonest
easy-going peaceful kind
elegant practical fun
energetic proud friendly
fair selfish careful
generous shy careless
hard-working strong/ humour
imaginative stubborn lazy
impatient wise silly

39. Pair-work 2.Make an interview with your partner about
characteristics. When you make this
interview, please include these following
questions.
Notice:
1.What is your (mother’s/father’s/best
friend/…) star sign?
2.What are his/her characteristics?
Eg.
My father is a Scorpio. He is a peaceful
and helpful person. He is elegant and he
likes to be fair to everyone
Pair-work

40. Useful expressions: 1.just for fun
2.be divided into different star signs
3.the time of your birthday
4.the people born under the same star sign
=the people who were born under….
5.share similar characteristics
6.be energetic and active
=have a lot of energy and active
7.like to be the leader
8.be selfish at times

41. 9.a hard-working person
10.be stubborn and do not like change
11.not give up easily
give up sth.; give up doing sth.
12.a curious and clever person
13.like to take care of others
14.like saving money and cooking
15.a strong and confident person
16.like to buy your friends nice gifts
17.worry too much at times
18.pay attention to details

42. 1).just for fun , have lots of fun , have
fun in cooking
fun “玩笑、娱乐、乐趣”，是不可数名词。
在美语中，也可作形容词，意思是“有趣的、愉
快的”。
例如： a fun party “有趣的聚会”。
2).love/like to do 表示“偶尔为之”，“一时喜欢”
love/like doing 表示“经常如此”。
like“喜欢”，语气最弱，仅仅是喜欢；
be fond of 语气适中，“喜欢、爱好”；
love 语气最强，“爱、爱好、热爱”。
I like to read the comic book. “喜欢”
I am fond of singing pop songs. “爱唱”
I love playing the piano “爱弹….”

43. I. Complete the words according to the
Consolidations:
I. Complete the words according to the
explanations and the first letters.
1.d______ separate, split or break up
2.a______ energetic, characterized,
by activity
3.p______ having or showing patience
4.a______ express disagreement
5.f______ sth. that makes a person,
etc. imperfect, defect
ivide
ctive
atient
rgue
ault

44. 6. d______ have dreams, see experience
in a dream
7. p_______ most likely
8. s______ anyone of the special powers
of the body by which a person is
conscious of things
9. w______ not having, not with, free
from, lacking
10.f______ not showing favour to either
person, side, etc.
ream
robably
ense
ithout
air

45. 1.The person who was born on Apr 3rd is ________ and _____.
II. Complete the sentences with the
proper adjectives.
1.The person who was born on Apr 3rd is ________ and _____.
2.The person who was born on May 13th is _______ and doesn’t like to choose.
3.The person who was born on June 15th is ________. He/She can make friends easily.
energetic
active
stubborn
outgoing

46. 4.The person who was born on
August 17th is _______. He/She
likes to buy friends nice gifts.
5.The person who was born on
September 1st is ______.
6.The person who was born on
January 19th is __________ and are often _________.
generous
modest
businesslike
successful

47. III.Fill in the blanks with the words in
their proper forms.
1.A year __________ (divide) into 12
different star signs.
2.He is a ________ (energy) young man.
3.Li Lei often gives money to the poor. He is very _________ (generosity).
4.It’s difficult for my father to give up
________ (smoke).
5.His brother is a ________ (power) person.
is divided
energetic
generous
smoking
powerful

48. VI. Fill in the blanks according the
Reading passage:

49. Homework
1.Read Reading passage on page 4~5 and recite the first six paragraphs of it on page 4.
2.Copy the new words and phrases on
page 5.
3.Finilsh all of the exercises
on page …of your workbook.

50. Time Star sign love beautiful things,
Characteristics
Others
love beautiful things,
peace, not like to argue with others
polite, fair, elegant,
Libra
powerful, energetic,
sometimes silly…..
like to keep secrets
Scorpio
enjoy life, have a
good humour, often
lucky
Sagittarius
love travelling to….
businesslike, successful,
Patient enough to wait….
be good at making
or planning things
Capricorn
kind, wise, have many
friends, strange
hate to be like anyone
else,try to be different
Aquarius
generous, kind,
gentle, easy-going
creative, imaginative
like to dream about
everything
Pisces