1. 九年级牛津版 9A Unit 1 Star signs Reading

2. Revision We all know that a year is divided into twelve star signs, and some of the star signs are represented by creatures. Do you still remember them? Let’s have a review.

3. centaur ram crab lion fishbull

4. Sagittarius Aries cancer Leo PiscesTaurus

5.  Listen to the tape and pay attention to the words you can’t pronounce correctly.  Discuss the following questions with your classmates.

6. Pre-reading Do you believe in the star signs? Do you want to know the characteristics of each star sign?

7. First reading: 1. How many star signs is a year divided into? 2. What’s your star sign? While-reading

8. Second reading: 1.You were born on 20th Jun, so you are an clever, curious and outgoing person. 2.Maggie’s star sign is Leo, and she always pays attention to details. 3. My birthday is on 8th November. I always forgive others for their mistakes. 4. My star sign is Virgo, so I’m modest and my feelings change easily. 5. Tina was born on 1st February. She doesn’t like to try different things. T F F F F

9. Game Let’s guess which star sign he /she is under ? Third reading

10. He is energetic and active but sometimes impatient

11. She is fair and elegant. She doesn’t like to argue with others.

12. He has a sense of humor. He is lucky.

13. He is good at making things and often successful.

14. He is wise and always tries to be different.

15. He is modest and practical. He pays attention to details.

16. She is stubborn and doesn’t like change. She is hard-working and seldom gives up.

17. She loves home and family. She likes saving money.

18. He is curious and outgoing. He loves to talk.

19. He is powerful. He doesn’t forgive others for their mistakes.

20. He is confident and generous. He likes to buy gifts for friends.

21. She is easy-going, gentle, generous. She is creative and imaginative.

22. Discussion Discussion 1. Do you think your characteristics match your star sign? Discussion 2. Do you believe in star signs? Why and why not? Post-reading

23. 1. A year is divided into 12 different star signs. be divided into: 被分成 …… 1. 一年被分为 12 个月。 2. 那个巧克力蛋糕已经被分为 8 块。 A year is divided into 12 months. The chocolate cake has been divided into 8 pieces. Language focus

24. 2. You are patient and do not give up easily. give up 放弃 give it up give up doing sth 放弃做某事情 e.g. 1) 戒烟很难。 It is difficult to give up smoking. 2) 无论多难也决不放弃梦想。 Never give up no matter how difficult it is.

25. 3. You love peace and do not like to argue with others. peace n. ----- adj. peaceful argue v. 争论 ------- argument n. 争论 ------- arguer n. 争论者 argue with sb. 和某人争论 argue with sb about sth 和某人争论关于 …… quarrel with sb about sth fight with sb about sth have words with sb.

26. 4. It is silly of you not to forgive others for their mistakes. It is + adj + of sb. + (not) to do sth. 形容人本身的特点用 of 我不能原谅自己犯了如此愚蠢的错 误。 I cannot forgive myself for making such a foolish mistake.

27. 5. You are patient enough to wait without getting angry. 主语 + adj/adv + enough + to do sth. He is tall enough to reach the basket. Edison is_______________( 非常有创造力） to think of new ideas. Kitty is_______________ （大方得很） to share her sweets with us. He is not old enough to go to school. = He is too young to go to school. = He is so young that he can’t go to school. creative enough generous enough

28. Homework 1.Review the whole reading passage and recite it. 2. Copy the useful expressions on page 4~7 in Reading at least 30. 3. Finish the exercises given. 4. Get ready for “Vocabulary.”