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1、Unit1 Know yourselfIntegrated skillsTeaching aims:1. To develop the abilities of listening, speaking, reading and writing.2. To train the abilities of communication.3. Understand the listening materials and grasp the main words and phrases.4. Develop the listening skill.Teaching stepsStep 1 Revision
2、选词填空。 both.and, not only. but also, neither.nor, either.or 1. You can _ stay at home _ go out to play. It doesnt matter. 2. _ you _ he is able to ski, but I am. 3. _ you _ I am going there. We must visit them together. 4. _ Lily _ Lucy are students. They are in the same class. 1. Hurry up, _ well be
3、 late for the film. A. and B. but C. so D. or 2. Be quick, _ we can get there on time. A. and B. or C. but D. so 3. We ran to the trees, _ we couldnt see any more monkeys. A. but B. so C. and D. forStep 2 Integrated skills A1. Get the students to go through the content.Millie has found an article ab
4、out the Chinese animal signs and personalities. Look at the words and the pictures below and help Millie complete part of her notes in Part A2.In the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 12 animal signs. Each of them represents a lunar year. They appear in a fixed order and the cycle repeats every 12 y
5、ears.Rat: smart Horse: lively Ox: hard-working Sheep: gentle Tiger: brave Monkey: cleverRabbit: careful Rooster: practicalDragon: powerful Dog: loyalSnake: wise Pig: honest 2. Get the useful information to fill in the blanks in Section A2.CHINESE ANIMAL SIGNSAnimal signs: 12 in all, each representin
6、g a (1) _They are: Rat, Ox, Tiger (2) _, Dragon, (3) _, Horse, Sheep, (4) _, Rooster, (5) _ and PigSome people believe that people born under the same (6) _ may have similar personalities.3. Listen the tape recording and complete the rest blanks in Section A2.WESTERN STAR SIGNSStar signs: a cycle of
7、 (7) _ star signsYour star sign: depends on your (8)_Some people believe that your star sign may decide your personality.4. Check the answers.5. Listen to the programme again and help Millie complete the article. Do you know what decides your personality?In the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 12 a
8、nimal signs. Some people believe that people born under the same (1) _ may have similar personalities. For example, they think that people born in the year of the Rabbit are (2) _, while people born in the year of the Dragon are very (3) _.In Western countries, a year is divided into a cycle of (4)
9、_ star signs.Your star sign depends on your (5) _. Some people believe thatyour (6) _ may decided your personality.Do animal signs or star signs really tell anything about your personality? No, not really. If you are interested in either animal signs or star signs, read about them just for (7) _. It
10、 is you who shape your life and your future.6. Check the answers.Step 3 Group work1. DiscussionWhich do you believe in? Chinese animal signs or Western star signs?2. Dialogue practice Get the students to talk about the 12 animal signs like this: A: Whats your animal sign? B: My animal sign is the .
11、A: What kind of personality are the people born in the year of the. B: Its said that people born in the year of the . are .3. SpeakingLook at animal signs and personalities, then say more animal signs and their personalities.Horse outgoing clever curious patient livelyMonkey energetic active curious
12、 cleverSheep gentle elegant generous thoughtful hard-working shyStep 4 Speak up1. Listen and answer Whats Joes animal sign? Is Joes cousin Julie gentle?2. Work in pairs and give your own opinions. Use the conversation as a model. You may use the information in Part A1 to help you.Step 5 Language poi
13、nts1. In the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 12 animal signs. 中国阴历有十二生肖。lunar adj. 月球的 animal sign n. 生肖生肖也成属相，起源于古人对动物的崇拜，代表十二地支，用来记年和时辰，是中国民俗文化的一个重要部分。本单元的这一部分内容让大家了解在中国文化中生肖与性格可能的联系，并与后面所介绍的星座知识相结合，感受中外文化的异同。2. Each of them represents a lunar year. They appear in a fixed order and the cycle rep
14、eats every 12 years. 其中的每一种动物代表一阴历年份，它们的顺序固定，而且这一循环每12年往复一次。 represent vt. 代表；象征 e.g. He willrepresenthis school at the meeting. 他将代表学校出席会议。 appear vi. 出现e.g. Youappearunhappy. 你看起来好像不高兴。 fixed adj. 固定的 e.g. fixed laws 固定法则cycle n. 循环e.g. The seasons of the year make acycle. 一年四季构成一个循环。 句中的every意思是“每，每隔”，表示事物发生的频率。如：The buses go every 20 minutes.公交车每隔20分钟发一班车。3. It is you who shape your life and your future. 你的生活和你的未来都掌握在你的手中。句中“It is + 被强调的部分 + who/ that + 原句其他部分”是一种强调句型，用于加强语气。如：It is the only
