2. Unit 1 Reading What is your star sign?

4. Phrases: 1. an energetic (outgoing/easy-going) person 2. a confident(selfish/generous/humorous) person 3. care only about oneself 4. have lots of energy=be energetic 5. treat everyone equally 6. have a good sense of humour=be humouous 7. feel sure about one’s own ability feel sure of sth./be sure of sth. 8. love being friends with others 9. like telling jokes 10. seem to be very lucky=seem very lucky 11.be kind to sb. 12. share food with others 13. do well in the exams

5. Sentences: 1.This means she is probably a careless person. 2. She is kind to everyone. (be kind to sb) It’s kind of her to help me.

6. When were you born? What characteristics do you think yourselves have? hard-working, polite, generous, kind; careful, helpful…

7. What is your star sign? energetic, active impatient sometimes, like to be the leader, be selfish at times Aries 21 st Mar-20 th Apr Are these your characteristics?

8. stubborn, do not like change a hard-working person, patient, do not give up easily What is your star sign? Are these your characteristics? Taurus 21 st Apr-20 th May

9. curious, clever, out-going, feelings change easily love to talk What is your star sign? Are these your characteristics? Gemini 22 nd May-21 st Jun

10. kind, love your home and family, like to take care of others, like saving money and cooking What is your star sign? Are these your characteristics? Cancer 22 nd Jun-22 nd Jul

11. a strong and confident person, generous, like to buy friends nice gifts What is your star sign? Are these your characteristics? Leo 23 rd Jul-22 nd Aug

12. modest, worry too much at times, practical, always pay attention to details What is your star sign? Are these your characteristics? Virgo 23 rd Aug-22 nd Sept

13. polite, fair, practical, elegant, love beautiful things love peace, do not like to argue with others What is your star sign? Are these your characteristics? Libra 23 rd Sept-22 nd Oct

14. powerful, have lots of energy like to keep secrets, sometimes ---not forgive others for their mistakes What is your star sign? Are these your characteristics? Scorpio 23 rd Oct-21 st Nov

15. enjoy life, have a good sense of humour (humorous), often be lucky, love traveling to different places What is your star sign? Are these your characteristics? Sagittarius 22 nd Nov-20 th Dec

16. work hard often successful, good at making or planning things patient enough to wait without getting angry What is your star sign? Are these your characteristics? Capricorn 21 st Dec-20 th Jan

17. kind, wise, have many friends, strange ---hate to be like others try to do everything differently What is your star sign? Are these your characteristics? Aquarius 21 st Aug-19 th Feb

18. generous, kind, gentle, easy-going, creative, imaginative like to dream about everything What is your star sign? Are these your characteristics? Pisces 20 th Feb-20 th Mar

19. Do you know 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 of his/her own ability Treats everyone equally

20. Can you guess the meaning? Sam’s a really energetic boy. He has lots of energy,never feels tired and doesn’t sleep much. May’s an out-going girl. She always makes new friends easily. Jim is confident to himself. He is always sure he can be the first in exams. My cousin is very selfish. He never shares cakes with me. I have an easy-going aunt. Everyone gets along well with her because she nearly never gets angry. To be a fair leader, you should give everyone the same treatment. If a nurse is patient, she will take care of people without getting angry. Eddie is curious to everything because he thinks it may be nice food.

21. 2.Simon’s star sign is Leo. This means he is strong and confident. 3.Kitty was born on 26th March. She should be kind and wise. 4. Daniel was born on 7th October.He should be polite. 5. Suzy’s birthday is on 28th April.she should be energetic and active. 6. Amy’s birthday is on 2nd November. She should be a patient person. 1 Sandy’s star sign is Virgo. This means she is probably a careless person

22. 1 Samuel :impatient, energetic, active. 2 Peter: creative, imaginative, easy-going 3 Katie: humorous, travelling 4 Lisa: take care of, saving money. 5 Suzy: hard-working, gives up, stubborn 6 Paul: successful, patient C2

23. Question What are your friends’ characteristics?

24. active inactive

25. lazy hard-working

26. strongweak

27. 褒义类贬义类 energetic 精力充沛的 active 积极的 patient 耐心的 outgoing 外向的 confident 自信的 modest 谦虚的 lazy 无精打采的, 懒惰的 inactive 不积极的 impatient 急躁的 shy 怕羞的 unconfident 缺乏自信的 proud 骄傲的 性格词汇大集合