1、,Integrated skills & Study skills,Unit 1 Know yourself,Lead-in,What personality does he have?,wise, practical, powerful,loyal, organized, humorous,born in 1953,the Year of the Snake,his profile,calendar,solar calendar,lunar calendar,the Year of the Horse,12 animalsigns in all,each represents a lunar
2、 year appear in a fixed order repeat every 12 years,Rat,Ox,Tiger,Rabbit,Dragon,Snake,Horse,Sheep,Monkey,Rooster,Dog,Pig,Pre-listening,Read the article about the Chinese animal signs and personalities.,Task 1,CHINESE ANIMAL SIGNS Animal signs: 12 in all, each representing a (1) _ They are: Rat, Ox, T
3、iger, (2)_,Dragon, (3)_, Horse, Sheep, (4)_, Rooster, (5)_ and Pig.,lunar year,Help Millie complete part of her notes.,Rabbit,Snake,Monkey,Dog,Task 2,A year is divided into a cycle of 12 star signs.,Task 3,Learn about Western star signs.,What decides your star sign?,Some people believe that people b
4、orn under the same (6) _ may have similar personalities. WESTERN SIGNS Star signs: a cycle of (7)_ star signs Your star sign: depends on your (8)_ Some people believe that your star sign may decide your personality.,While-listening,Listen to the programme and complete the rest blanks in Part A2.,Tas
5、k 1:,animal sign,12,date of birth,Task 2:,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 animal signs. Some people believe that people born under the same (1)_ may have similar personalities.
6、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)_.,animal sign,more careful,powerful,In Western countries, a year is divided into a cycle of (4)_ star signs. Your star sign depends on your (5)_. Some people believe t
7、hat your (6)_ may decide 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 is you who shape your life and your future.,12,date of birth,star sign,f
8、un,Translate the following phrases:1. 以固定顺序出现2. 每12年3. 总共，总计4. 出生于同一生肖年份的人5. 12年一循环,Post-listening,appear in a fixed orderevery twelve yearsin allpeople born under the same animal signa cycle of 12 years,depend onborn in the Year of the Rabbitbe divided into read for funshape your life and your futu
9、re,6. 依据，取决于7. 兔年出生的人8. 被分成9. 为了消遣而阅读10. 塑造你的人生和未来,Can you introduce yourself like this?,I was born in _. My animal sign is _. It says I am _. What it says about me is/isnt true. (In fact, ),Task 2:,the Tiger,Speak up,Listen and fill in the form.,the Sheep,brave,gentle,brave in some ways,get angry e
10、asily,read these for fun,believe in them,Read and act out the dialogue.,Useful expressions,1. 据说 2. 在某些方面 3. 情况并非如此 4. 事实上 5. 很容易生气 6. 信任他们,Its said that in some ways thats not the case in fact get angry easily believe in them,Practice,Pair work,Talk about your animal signs and personalities. Give y
11、our own ideas. Use Millie and Joes conversation as a model.,Study skills,Skimming,Skimming means reading the text quickly to get the main idea.,It is often used when we read:newspapers.magazines.business and travel guides.,When skimming, read the title, the main headings, the first and last paragraphs, and the first sentence of each paragraph. This will give you a good idea of what the text is about.,Attention,Practice,Its about how your personality is formed.,Yes, it is.,Homework,Make up a dialogue like Speak up with your partner. 2. Finish off the relevant exercises.,Thank you!,