1. Fun with English (9A) Unit One Star signs Period 1 Comic strips &
Welcome to the unit

2. Comic strip Task 1. Warming up Talk about Eddie:
What animal sign do you think Eddie is in the Chinese horoscope?
What does Eddie like?( eat, sleep)
What do you think of him (characteristics)?
(lazy, clever, generous)
It’s lazy of him to eat and sleep a lot.
It’s clever of him to ask Hobo to do lots for
him often.

3. Task Presentation
We all know Eddie is a lazy dog and he always wants to have lots to eat and drink. But today he has no breakfast to have. What happened to him?
Questions for listening:
What does Hobo bring to Eddie ?
What did Hobo ask Eddie to do ?
Does the newspaper say Eddie will have lots to eat and drink today?
Practise the conversation and act it out:
Discussion:

5. Discussion
Is it nice of Hobo to bring Eddie newspaper? Why or why not ?
2. Why does Hobo want Eddie to read the newspaper?
3. Will Eddie be hungry today? Why ?
4. Why does Hobo say “You shouldn’t worry about not having breakfast then.” ?
5. Is it clever of Hobo to have Eddie’s breakfast?

6. Task 3. Exercises: newspaper Because Hobo brings Eddie the __________
today, Eddie thinks it’s nice _______ ______
______ do so. Hobo wants Eddie not to worry ______ ______ ______ breakfast, so
he asks Eddie to read his ______ and says “It’s very __________”. After reading Eddie is very happy because the newspaper _____ he’ll have ______ ______ _____ and drink today, so he thinks he won’t be _______! To his surprise, Hobo has all his _________. of
him to
about
having
not
stars
interesting
says
eat
lots to
hungry
breakfast

7. Welcome to the unit Task 1. Warming up
Talk about the activities in the summer holidays.
Discussion:
-Do you know the 12 animal signs in the Chinese horoscope?
Free talk

8. Warming up Talk about the activities in the summer holidays.
-What did you do in the summer holidays?
(Oh, it’s hard-working of you to do….)
-Did you have a good time?
(It’s sad of you not to….)
-Where did you go?
(It’s lucky of you to ….)
-Did you watch the concert by Qi Qin last July?
(It’s unlucky of you not to…)

9. -Before giving the concert, what else did
he do?
(Donated all his money with him to the
people in need. It’s very kind of him to do
some charity work often.)
-What kind of person is he? Can you
describe his characteristics and abilities?
(He is businesslike and often successful.
He is good at making or planning things.)
-Why does he have such a kind of
characteristic?
(Perhaps because of his animal sign.)

10. Discussion (Do you know): The 12 animal signs of the Chinese horoscope
-What animal sign of the Chinese
horoscope is he?
(His animal sign is pig.)
Yes. A person whose Chinese
star sign is pig is businesslike and ….
-Do you know what the 12 animal signs of
the Chinese horoscope are?
Discussion (Do you know):
The 12 animal signs of the Chinese horoscope

11. 中国 的 12 生 肖

12. Rat Ox
Tiger
Dragon
Snake
Rabbit

13. Horse
Goat
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig

14. The 12 animal signs of the Chinese horoscope
Rat (鼠) Horse (马)
Ox (牛) Goat (羊)
Tiger (虎) Monkey (猴)
Rabbit (兔) Rooster (鸡)
Dragon (龙) Dog (狗)
Snake (蛇) Pig (猪)
The 12 animal signs of the Chinese horoscope

16. -Can you describe the characteristic of that animal? (Yes. It is….)
Free talk
-Which is your animal sign in the animal signs of the Chinese horoscope?
(My animal sign is ….)
-Can you describe the characteristic of
that animal?
(Yes. It is….)
-So you are…. It’s lucky of you to be….
Do you think so?
(Yes/No.)

17. -Do you know what animal sign I am?
Guess.
Ox. I was born in The year I
was born in is the year of the Ox,
so the people who were born in 1973
are all Ox. (They are hard-working and
patient persons.) That is to say the time(the year) of your birthday decides
your animal sign.

18. Do you know the Western star signs ?
The Chinese animal sign system is
based on the year you were born in. The
Western countries use star signs. The Western star sign system is based on the month you were born in rather than the year you were born in.
Pay attention to:
Do you know the Western star signs ?

19. Task 2~1. Star signs (Part A)
A. Learning about star signs.
What are the 12 star signs in the Western
country?
Name some creatures. (Part A)
(bull, centaur, crab, fish, lion, ram)
Play Kim’s game.
Consolidation.

20. Welcome to the unit
Star signs

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

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

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

24. The names of the creatures (Part A)
centaur
ram
crab
lion
fish
bull

25. The names of the creatures (Part A)
lion ?

26. The names of the creatures (Part A)
crab ?

27. The names of the creatures (Part A)
bull
lion
fish
crab
centaur
ram

28. The names of the creatures (Part A)
lion ?
ram ?

29. The names of the creatures (Part A)
lion
bull ? ?

30. The names of the creatures (Part A)?
centaur

31. Fill in the blanks with the names
of the creatures
1.cold-blooded animal living wholly in
water and breathing through gills, with
fins for swimming ( )
2.uncastrated (未阉割的) male sheep( )
3.ten-legged shell-fish ( )
4.uncastrated male of any animal of the
ox family ( )
fish
ram
crab
bull

32. 3.Large, strong, flesh-eating animal
found in Africa and S. Asia, called ‘the
King of Beasts’ because of its fine
appearance and courage ( )
6.Creature, half man and half horse (in
old Greek stories) ( )
lion
centaur

33. Task 2~2. Star signs (Part B)
B. The other six star signs
Work in pairs. Talk about the other six
star signs in the Western horoscope.
Complete Part B and tell the class what
star sign each picture represents and
write the names below the pictures.
There are 12 star signs in total. Each star sign represents a period of time in a year.
Some more star signs

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

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

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

38. Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces
Sing the song “Signs”
Aries Taurus Gemini
Cancer Leo Virgo
Libra Scorpio Sagittarius
Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

39. Task 3. Activities 1. Ss’ own star signs 2. Game
Ask Ss whether they know their star sign is
and say the name of their star sign aloud.
2. Game
Ask a student to slowly draw the animal on
the board according to the whisper about a
description of one of he star sign in Part B
by the teacher. The other Ss have to guess
which animal is being drawn.

40. brings nice read his stars interesting has lots to eat hungry
This morning Eddie is getting ready to have
breakfast when Hobo _____ him the newspaper.
Eddie thinks that Hobo is very ______. Hobo
asks Eddie to ______ ______ ______. He tells
him it is very ____________. Eddie finds in the
newspaper that he ______ _____ _____ ______
and drink today. He is very happy that he
won’t be _______. But while he is reading the
newspaper, Hobo finishes eating his breakfast.
Hobo says that he shouldn’t ______ ______
______ ______ breakfast because of his good
star. How angry Eddie is
brings
nice
read his stars
interesting
has lots to eat
hungry
worry about
not having

41. Main task 1. 呈现话题 “ Star signs”。 2. 点明本单元学习的内容要点
It’s nice of you to bring me the newspaper,
Hobo.
You are patient enough to wait for two
hours.
Different parts of a sentence.
3 .激发学生对本单元话题的兴趣。
4.了解本单元的“中心任务”。

42. Useful expressions: 1. worry about not having breakfast
2. be familiar with the 12 animal signs of the
Chinese horoscope
3. the people in the West
4. learn more about Western culture
5. your school’s Students’ Union
6. some pictures of the 12 star signs
7. want to know what the other six star signs
are represented by

43. / ×It writes I’ll have lots to eat and drink Sentences:
1. It’s nice of you to bring me the newspaper.
= You are very nice to bring me the …..
=How nice of you are to bring me the newspaper.
It is + adj. + of sb.+ to do….(形容词修饰人的性格）
It is + adj. + for sb.+ to do…（形容词修饰事情）
2. It says I’ll have lots to eat and drink today.
=It reads I’ll have lots to eat and drink today.
×It writes I’ll have lots to eat and drink /

44. I. Complete the words according to the explanations and the first letters
n___________ printed publication, usu issued every day, with news , advertisements, etc.
i____________ holding the attention, arousing interest
w___________ trouble; give (sb) no peace of mind, cause anxiety or discomfort to ….
d___________ find out, get knowledge of, realise sth new or unexpected
W__________ connected with the west part of the world, especially Europe and North American
c___________ evidence of intellectual development of (arts, science, etc.) in human society
ewspaper
nteresting
orry
iscover
estern
ulture

45. II. Complete the sentences with the proper prepositions
1. It’s nice ___ you to help me a lot.
2. Mother is worried _____ her daughter’s safety.
3. Millie wants to know more ______ Western countries.
4. We often search the information ___ the Internet. of
about
about on

46. to make signs Western having carefully
III. Fill the blanks with the words in their proper forms
It is careless of you ________ (make) lots of mistakes.
There are twelve star ______ (sign) in the Western horoscope.
We want to learn more about ________ (west) culture.
You shouldn’t worry about not _______ (have) breakfast.
You should read every word _______ (careful).
to make
signs
Western
having
carefully

47. VI. Complete the sentences according to the Chinese meanings
1.你真好，把报纸给我拿来了。
_____ _____ _____ you ____ _______ the newspaper to me.
2. 今天我有很多吃的和喝的.
I’ll have ____ _____ _____ _____ _____ today .
3. 不用担心我的安全问题。
Don’t ______ _______ my safety.
4. 我很熟悉李雷的家人。
I’m ________ ______ Li Lei’s family.
5. 米莉想知道更多关于星座的知识。
Millie wants to ______ more ______ star signs.
It’s nice of
to bring
lots to eat and drink
worry about
familiar with
know
about

48. Homework 1.Pratise reading the names of the 12 star
signs and recite the
conversation on page 1.
2.Copy the new words and phrases
that we’ve learnt today.
3.Finish all exercises on page… of your
workbook in this period.
4.Prepare for “Reading passage”

49. Ram
Crab
Centaur
Bull
Lion
Fish

50. Gemini
Scorpio
Libra
Virgo
Capricorn
Aquarius

51. Ram
Gemini
Bull
Crab
Lion
Virgo

52. Scorpio
Centaur
Libra
Capricorn
Aquarius
Fish