1、Unit 1 Know yourselfIntegrated skillsI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. read 12 animal signs and their corresponding personalities;2. say something about animal signs in English fluently;3. understand what you hear and write down the answe
2、rs correctly;4. express your opinions about the animal signs and peoples personalities with your partner.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: lunar, calendar, animal sign, represent, appear, fixed, cycle, powerful, lively, practical, loyal, in all, star sign, divide, divideinto, shape2. Ne
3、w structure: They appear in a fixed order and the cycle repeats every 12 years.It is you who shape your life and your future.It is said that people born in the Year of the Tiger are brave.What it says about me may be true, but for my cousin Julie, thats not the case.III. Focus of the lesson and pred
4、icted area of difficulty1. Some tips about listening;2. Express ones own opinions about animal signs and peoples personalities.IV. Teaching proceduresA What decides your personality? Step 1 Lead-in1. Free talk T: When were you born?S1: I was born in 1999.T: So you were born in the Year of the Rabbit
5、. T: Whats you like?S1: 2. New words(1) Present new wordsT: (Show Ss the calendar) Good news for you. Look, the elegant lady, Zhou Tao, a famous hostess, is so gentle in her daily life, but on the stage she is so lively and always makes us excited. This year she appears on Page 1 of CCTV calendar. W
6、e know this year is the year of sheep. In the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 12 animal signs. (Write down “lunar calendar, animal sign” on the blackboard) T: Heres a video about them. Do you know what they are? T: As the video says, they appear in a fixed order and the cycle repeats every 12 year
7、s.(Write down the phrase: appear in a fixed order)(2) PredictionIts said that different animal signs represent different personalities. Work in groups and try to predict the most suitable word for each animal sign.(3) Ss read the information in Part A1on page 15, then check their answers.(4) Ss fill
8、 in the blanks. ( write the answers on the paper in 1 minute.)(Tip one: write the first letter of the word if time is limited. For example, Rabbit can be written “R”.)(5) Talk about star signs:T: Just now, we talked about animal signs. I have an English Friend Jack. He came to visit me last year. Bu
9、t he doesnt know animal signs. Do you know why?S: Because there are no animal signs in the west. They just talk about star signs.T: Clever. Heres some information about star signs. Read carefully and think about two questions: 1. How many star signs are there in a year? 2. What decides peoples star
10、signs? Step 2 ListeningMillie is interested in animal signs and star signs. She is listening to a radio programme about them. And she is making some notes. What a pity! She missed some. Can you help her? (Part A2)1. Look through A2 on Page 15 (Tip Two: Try to predict some missing words before listen
11、ing.)2. Listen and write down the answers 3. Play some difficult sentences again if necessary E.g. Your star sign: depends on your _. 4. The middle-level students report their answers5. Ss read the notes by themselves and try to compare animal signs with star signs6. Listen again and help Millie wri
12、te an article about what she has learned from the radio (Part A3)7. Check the answers in class and understand the two important sentencesStep 3 Do a guessing gameB Speak up: We can read about them just for fun.Step 1 Speak up1. Show your ideas: Do you think animal signs decide peoples personalities?
13、The teacher gives examples first:(1) I was born in the Year of the Rooster. The animal sign says that I am practical. What it says about me may be true. So I agree with it. (2) My friend Helen has her opinion about it. Do you want to listen? (Play the recorder)I was born in the Year of the Tiger. Th
14、e animal sign says that I am brave. But I am often afraid to do this or to do that. So I dont agree with it.2. Listen and answer:Just like us, Millie and her neighbour Joe are also talking about animal signs and personalities. Please listen to their conversation and answer the following questions.3.
15、 Follow the pronunciation. Offer some tips about liaison and loss of explosion before that. 4. Pair work: Talk about animal signs and personalities and use the conversation on the screen.Step 2 Make a conclusionSo what decides our personality? Have you heard about the astrology and the fortune telli
16、ng? People often use them to predict their future. But I think we can read about them just for fun. We shouldnt believe in them. It is you who shape your life and your future. V. Homework1. Read A3 on page 16 and try to remember more information.2. Practice talking about animals and personalities with your partner.3. Write down your own ideas about what decides your personality.
