1. Unit 3 – Lesson 2 What Animal Are You?
Taught by Tony Ron
华师大杨行附中 阮海东

2. mouse
pig ox
dog
12 Earthly Branches
(Di Zi / 地支)
tiger
rooster
rabbit
It’s a very cute animal with long ears, red eyes and a short tail.
monkey
the year of the (monkey)
a (monkey) person
dragon
It doesn’t exist in real life. It stands for loyalty(王权) in ancient China.
attribute 特性
goat
snake
horse

3. sociable. They are also clever, skillful, creative
The Year Of The Monkey
1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004
  People born in the Year of the Monkey are
sociable. They are also clever, skillful, creative
and can solve the most difficult problems easily. There are many fields in which Monkey people would be successful but they have a worrying habit of being too pleasant. They want to do things now, and if they cannot get started immediately, they become discouraged (气馁的) and sometimes leave their work. Although good at making decisions, they tend to look down on others. Monkey people have a strong wish
for knowledge and excellent memories.

4. Character & Personality
Name
Animal
Attributes
Character & Personality
Monkey
sociable, clever, creative, skillful …
Tony
lazy, quiet
Paul
horse
energetic 精力充沛的，independent …
hardworking, reliable 可靠的，calm 镇定的，stubborn 倔强的 …
Joan ox
hardworking (work like a dog)
Mother
dog
hardworking, loyal …
Questions: 1. In which animal year was Paul born?
2.What are horse people like?
3.What animal is Paul’s sister Joan?
4. What are ox people like?
5.What about Paul’s mother?

5. Hi, Joan, Do you know you are an ox. I’m not kidding
Hi, Joan, Do you know you are an ox? I’m not kidding. My friend, Wang Hua,told me that the Chinese use ________ to ____the years. They are mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, ______, ______, horse, ______, monkey, _______, dog and pig. You were born in That’s the _____ of the ____. So you are an ox. The Chinese believe that ox people are hardworking, _______ , _____ but sometimes _______ Guess what animal I am? I am a _____. That’s why I am always so ________ and __________ We often say Mum works ____ a _____. Now I know the reason – she is a dog Don’t you think the Chinese Animal Years are interesting?
Paul
12 animals
count
dragon
snake
goat
rooster ox
year
reliable
calm
stubborn
horse
energetic
independent
like
dog

6. Interview Paul: What animal…? Mingming: I’m a… Paul: What are…like?
creative
hardworking
reliable
strong
sweet,
pleasant
confident
wise
independent
energetic
shy
sociable
proud
loyal
funny, patient
Paul: What animal…?
Mingming: I’m a…
Paul: What are…like?
Mingming: I think …
Paul: Do you feel happy being …?
Mingming: Not really.
Paul: What animal do you want to be,then?
Mingming: I’d like to be …
Paul: Why?
Mingming: Because I believe…
Paul: What animal…?
Mingming: I’m a…
Paul: What are…like?
Mingming: I think …
Paul: Do you feel happy being …?
Mingming: Not really.
Paul: What animal do you want to be, then?
Mingming: I’d like to be …
Paul: Why?
Mingming: Because I believe…

7. Report
My friend Mingming is a monkey. People say a monkey person is sociable. But he doesn’t like being a monkey. Instead, he wants to be a horse because he believes that horse people are independent and energetic.

8. Character & Personality
Conclusion
Name
Animal
Attributes
Character & Personality
Tony
Monkey
sociable, clever, creative, skillful…
lazy, quiet
Paul
horse
energetic , independent …
hardworking, reliable，calm，stubborn …
Joan ox
hardworking (work like a dog)
Mother
hardworking, royal …
dog
What do you mean by…?
be born in the year of the …
What animal are you?
What be … like?

9. More than 3,000 years ago, Chinese ancestors invented the 10 Tian Gan (or heavenly stems) and 12 Di Zhi (or 12 earthly branches) for chronological purpose. Later, people used 12 animals to symbolize the 12 earthly branches in order to make things easier to memorize and the animals in order are the mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.

10. Homework Conduct a survey among your friends or family members. (P106)
Search more information about the Chinese Animal Years
Websites for reference:

11. Thank you!

12. The text tells us (that) she works like a dog.
She is hardworking.
[character & personality]
Do you think if a dog is faithful to its master?
It is loyal.
 [attribute]

13. What do you mean by…? use… to count the year. Chinese Animal Years
1969
1968
1967
1966
Chinese Animal Years

14. It is yellow and black. it lives in a forest
It is yellow and black. it lives in a forest. It can kill people and eat them up.
It is a small tree-climbing animal with a long tail. It looks like a human being.
It is cold-blooded and usually sleeps in winter. Some of them have sharp poisonous teeth.
It is little and it often comes out to eat things at night. Some people hate it, but others like it because it’s very popular in cartoons.