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

2. 教学目标： 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?C E F D G H I J L K

4. ？
Guessing
Game

5. C B A
Ram
Aries
Bull
Taurus
Fish
Pisces D E F
Crab
Cancer
Lion
Leo
Centaur
Sagittarius

6. G I H
Scales
Libra
Scorpion
Scorpio
Twins
Gemini K J L
Goat
Capricorn
water carrier
Aquarius
Virgin
Virgo

7. Free talk What is your star sign?
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. She loves parties. Because she is very ________.
Have a try!
energetic
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.
out-going
confident
selfish

10. He is a(n) ________ man. He always says yes to others.
Have a try!
easy-going
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.
fair
patient
curious

11. Listen and answer
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 e c h b

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. a f d g

14. F F T F T F Listen and answer "T" or "F"
Kitty was born on 26th March. She should be kind and wise.
Suzy’s birthday is on 28th April. She should be energetic and active
Simon’s star sign is Leo. This means he is strong and confident.
Sandy’s star sign is Virgo. This means she is probably a careless person.
Daniel was born on 7th October. He should be polite.
Amy’s birthday is on 2nd November. She should be a patient person. F
energetic and active F
hardworking but stubborn at times T F
modest T F
powerful

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25. be thought to be strange because try everything to be different
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
Aquarius
水瓶座
21st Jan – 19th Feb

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

27. Discussion
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
What are your characteristics? Write a short description of your own characteristics.
Show your description to your partner.
Discuss with your partner whether or not you agree with each other.

29. 根据首字母提示完成短文： than makes sad give family others saving cooking crab
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_________.
Kind
than
makes
sad
give
family
others
saving
cooking

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