Unit 1 Star signs
Period I: Comic Strip & Welcome to the unit (pp. 2 – 3) Teaching objectives:
-To get my students interested in topic of the unit, Star signs
-To talk about the 12 star signs and some of the creatures
-To encourage my students to role-play the conversation between Eddie and Hobo
Language focus:
Comic Strip:
1.It?s nice of you to bring me the newspaper, Hobo.
-It?s + adj. + of … + to do sth.
-bring me the newspaper = bring the newspaper to me
2.It says I?ll have lots to eat and drink today.
-It says …
-lots = a lot / lots of = a lot of
3.Well, you shouldn?t worry about not having breakfast then.
-worry about doing sth.
-worry about not doing sth.
Welcome to the unit:
1.The names of the creatures of the star signs: bull, centaur, crab, fish, lion,
ram
Teaching procedures:
Star signs
1.What are the 12 star signs in the west? Enable my students to read them
correctly.
2.The names of the creatures of some of the star signs: centaur, ram, crab,
lion, fish, bull
3.Finish Part A, on Page 3.
Comic Strip
Pre-task activities: Talking about the pictures on Page 2
-What is Eddie doing in the first picture? Is he having breakfast, lunch or supper?
-Is the glass full or empty? What about his bowl?
-What does Hobo bring to Eddie? (Hobo brings the newspaper to Eddie. / Hobo brings Eddie the newspaper.)
-What is Eddie doing in the second picture?
-What does Hobo tell Eddie to read? Why?
-Is Eddie interested in his stars? Why?
-What is Hobo doing at the same time?
-Is Eddie?s glass full or empty in Picture 4? What about his glass?
-“Well, you shouldn?t worry about not having breakfast then.”Can you put this sentence into Chinese?
During-task activities: Reading
1.Read the conversation after the tape.
2.Practise reading the conversation in pairs.
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1)It?s nice of you to bring me the newspaper, Hobo.
-It?s + adj. + of … + to do sth.
-bring me the newspaper = bring the newspaper to me
2)It says I?ll have lots to eat and drink today.
-It says …
-lots = a lot / lots of = a lot of
3)Well, you shouldn?t worry about not having breakfast then.
-worry about doing sth.
-worry about not doing sth.
Post-task activities: Consolidation
Role-play the conversation in pairs.
Unit 1 Star signs
Period II - III: Reading (pp. 4 – 7)
Teaching objectives:
-Talking about people?s characteristics according to their star signs.
-Skimming and scanning for detailed information.
-Learning and using the words by guessing and practising.
Language focus:
1. A year is divided into 12 different star signs.
2.Some people believe that people born under the same star sign share
similar characteristics.
3.You are energetic and active, but sometimes too impatient.
4.You like to be the leader.
5.Some people think that you are selfish at times.
6.You are stubborn and do not like change.
7.You are patient and do not give up easily.
8.You are outgoing.
9.You like saving money and cooking.
10.You are a strong and confident person.
11.You are a modest person.
12.You are practical and you always pay attention to details.
13.You are a polite and fair person.
14.You are elegant and love beautiful things.
15.You love peace and do not like to argue with others.
16.You are a powerful person and have lots of energy.
17.It is silly of you not to forgive others for their faults.
18.You are businesslike and are often successful.
19.You are patient enough to wait without getting angry.
20.You are generous, kind, gentle and easy-going.
21.You are also creative and imaginative.
22.You like to dream about everything.
Teaching procedures:
1.Revision: My star sign
-Read 12 star signs in class.
-Read aloud your star sign.
2.When were you born? And your characteristic?
I was born on …
I am …
I love …
(Presenting the new words.)
3.Fast reading: skimming and scanning
Fill in the table below.
4.Characteristics
Part B, on page 6.
1)An energetic person has lots of energy.
2)An outgoing person is friendly and loves to meet people.
3) A confident person feels certain of his / her own ability.
4) A selfish person cares only about himself / herself.
5)An easy-going person does not easily get angry.
6) A fair person treats everyone equally.
7) A patient person can wait without getting angry.
8) A curious person wants to learn about everything.
9) A practical person is good at doing things and dealing with difficulties.
10)An elegant person is attractive and graceful in appearance.
5.Exercises
Parts B & C, on pages 6 and 7.
6.Talking about your characteristics
Report: Ask some of the students to talk about their characteristics.
7.Exercises
See Study Guide for the students.
Unit 1 Star signs
Period IV: Vocabulary (p. 8)
Teaching objectives:
-Describing friends with an adjective and a statement
-Learning the opposites
Language focus:
Teaching procedures:
1.Revision
11)An energetic person has lots of energy.
12)An outgoing person is friendly and loves to meet people.
13)A confident person feels certain of his / her own ability.
14)A selfish person cares only about himself / herself.
15)An easy-going person does not easily get angry.
16)A fair person treats everyone equally.
17)A patient person can wait without getting angry.
18)A curious person wants to learn about everything.
19)A practical person is good at doing things and dealing with difficulties.
20)An elegant person is attractive and graceful in appearance.
2.Describing friends
1)John is a fair person. He treats his students equally. But Jack does not
treat other people equally. He is unfair.
2)An outgoing person is friendly and loves to meet people. But a shy person
is afraid of meeting people.
3) A selfish person cares only about himself / herself. But a generous person
likes giving gifts and enjoys giving money to charities.
4) A patient person can wait without getting angry. But an impatient person
can?t wait.
3.The opposites
Help my students memorize the adjectives showing one?s characteristics and their opposites of Part A, on page 8. The teacher can also use the table in …Study Guide for the students? (page 6).
4.Talking about persons with different characteristics
1) A patient person does not give up easily（轻易放弃）.
2) A kind person likes to take care of （照顾）others.
3) A generous person likes to buy friends nice gifts （给朋友们买礼物）or give
money to charities（把钱给慈善机构）.
4) A practical person always pays attention to （注意）details.
5) A Libra loves peace and do not like to argue with （与…争吵）others.
6)An energetic person has lots of energy（有许多能量）.
7)John is a patient person. He can wait without getting angry（不会生气）and
he spends a lot of time explaining things to his students （向他的学生解释事物）.
8)John is very active. He plays football for over two hours （超过两个小时）
every day in his summer holidays.
9) A imaginative person has all kinds of different ideas and likes to dream
about everything（幻想任何事情）.
10)A modest person never shows off（炫耀）.
5.Part B, on page 8.
Have my students finish the exercise and then check the answers in class.
Have my students read the sentences.
6.Consolidation
1.Billy is i________. He has all kinds of different ideas.
2.Kitty is very a________. She dances for two hours every day.
3.Mr. Wu is p________. He spends a lot of time explaining things to us.
4.Sandy is g________. She always gives money to charities.
5.Daniel is m________. He is clever, but he never shows off.
7.Main task
Sue is a Leo. She is strong and c________. She is also very g________. She often gives money to c________ and she likes to buy nice g________ to her friends. Last Sunday, she went to the Sunshine Shopping Mall ________ (buy) Susan a birthday present. She wanted to buy her a toy. There were all kinds of different ________ (toy) in the shopping mall. Sue spent ￥20 ________ (buy) one for Susan.
Unit 1 Star signs
Period V: Grammar A & B (pp. 9 – 10)
Teaching objectives:
-To use …It is + adj. + of sb. + to do sth.?to express what we think of someon e?s actions.
-To use …to be + adj. + enough + to do sth.? to describe a person?s personality and abilities.
Teaching procedures:
1.Revision: Translation
1)It is nice of you to bring me the newspaper.
2)It is silly of you not to forgive others for their faults.
3)It is kind of Sandy to help me with my work.
2.Conclusion: It is + adj. + of sb. + to do sth.
A.Exercise A, on page 9. Have my students finish the exercise by
themselves.
B.Check the answers in class and read the sentences.
C.Help my students remember the sentences and read aloud.
3.Presentation: Translation
1)You are patient enough to wait without getting angry.
2)I am patient enough to wait for two hours.
3)You / We / They are patient enough to wait for two hours.
4)He / she / It is patient enough to wait for two hours.
4. A Party game
A.Exercise B, on page 10. Have my students finish the exercise by
themselves.
B.Check the answers in class and read the sentences.
C.Help my students remember the sentences and read aloud.
5.Sentence making
e.g.
A: I was born on November 1. I?m a Scorpio. I am true enough to keep secrets.
B: It is true of A to keep secrets. I was born on …I?m a …I?m … enough to …
C: It is … of B to …I …
Unit 1 Star signs
Period V: Grammar C (p. 11)
Teaching objectives:
-To know different parts of a sentence
-Describing a person
Teaching procedures: