1. Welcome to Our School! 01

2. Unit 1 Star signs
Revision　Ⅰ　

3. active polite hard-working confident powerful gentle
successful generous modest creative imaginative wise
impatient selfish stubborn silly unfair strange
impolite lazy stupid unkind unlucky weak
out-going elegant similar energetic easy-going
curious practical typical fair different businesslike

4. Fill in the blanks with adjectives
Tom likes playing basketball and has lots of
energy, he is _________.
2. He can carry the heavy box, he is s______.
3. Lily gets high marks in most of exams but she is
not proud, she is _______.
4. He often buys presents for his classmates, he is _________.
5. He didn’t do his homework, he was _____.
6. She will get angry if she waits for a long time. She is _________.
energetic
trong
modest
generous
lazy
impatient

5. Match the adjectives with the phrases
to care only about oneself
to be an artist
to carry the heavy box
not to listen to others’ ideas
to be sure to do everything well
to win the first prize
to wait for a long time without getting angry
to help one’s friends
selfish
confident
kind
lucky
strong
patient
stubborn
creative

6. Make some sentences using “Tom” as the Subject
confident
to be sure to do everything
It’s confident of Tom to be sure to do everything.
Tom is so confident that he is sure to do everything.
Tom is confident enough to be sure to do everything.
to care only about oneself
selfish
Tom is selfish enough to care only about himself.
to be an artist
creative
Tom is so creative that he can be an artist.
to help one’s friends
kind
It is kind of Tom to help his friends.
can wait for a long time without getting angry
patient
Tom is so patient that he can wait for a long time without getting angry.

7. spaceman
spaceship
Work in groups and have a discussion.
What characteristics should a spaceman have?

8. clever and hard-working
a flow chart
I can do many things
for our teachers
My classmates like to
play with me
organized
kind
helpful
confident
clever and hard-working
I can do everything
if I try my best
I often help my
classmates
with their study
I get high marks
in most of exams.

9. Class 8, No 50 Middle School
October 25
Dear Mr. Jiang:
I’m a Libra. I want to be the new monitor.
I am helpful. I often help Biaoge with his lessons. He plays basketball very well. I’m active in many activities. For example, I often take part in school sports meeting and get good results. In the future I want to become a Dr.
Yours sincerely
Tang Mian
I am
Zhang Biao
doctor.

10. You are told to write a recommendation
letter to Mr. Jiang to recommend yourself as
the new monitor.
yourself

11. clever and hard-working
a flow chart
I can do many things
for our teachers
My classmates like to
play with me
organized
kind
helpful
confident
clever and hard-working
I can do everything
if I try my best
I often help my
classmates
with their study
I get high marks
in most of exams.

12. A recommendation letter
Class 8,
No. 50 Middle School
October 25
Dear_______
I would like to recommend myself to be the new monitor.
I am_____________.__________________________
I think _____________________________________
___________________________________________
I am_____ __________________________________
… … … …
I hope that you can agree with me.
Yours sincerely
____________
②Greetings
①Heading
③Main body
Purpose
Reasons
Conclusion
④Closing
⑤Signature

13. Summary
review the adjectives of one’s personal characteristics.
write a recommendation
letter.

14. Homework:
Please write a letter to recommend other student as the new monitor.
2. Please finish the given exercises.