2. To my dear students : 1.A good beginning is half done. 良 好的开端是成功的一半。 5.A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不 耻下问才能有学问。 6.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自 信是走向成功的第一步。 2.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世 上无难事，只要肯登攀 3.Where there is a will, there is a way. 有 志者事竟成。 4.There is no royal road to learning. 书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。

3. Unit One Revision

4. rat ( 鼠 ) ox ( 牛 ) tiger ( 虎 ) rabbit ( 兔 ) dragon ( 龙 ) snake ( 蛇 ) horse ( 马 ) goat ( 羊 )

5. monkey ( 猴 ) rooster ( 鸡 ) dog ( 狗 ) pig ( 猪 ) the year of pig be born in the year of dragon / pig / dog…

6. star sign:_________ creature: _________ Aries ( 白羊座 ) ram star sign:_________ creature: _________ Taurus ( 金牛座 ) bull Gemini ( 双子座 ) twins star sign:_________ creature: _________

7. star sign:_________ creature: _________ star sign:_________ creature: _________ star sign:_________ creature: _________ Cancer crab Leo lion Virgo ( 处女座 ) virgin

8. star sign:_________ creature: _________ star sign:_________ creature: _________ star sign:_________ creature: _________ Libra scales Scorpio ( 天蝎座 ) scorpion Sagittarius ( 射手座） centaur

9. star sign:_________ creature: _________ star sign:_________ creature: _________ star sign:_________ creature: _________ Capricorn ( 摩羯座 ) Aquarius Pisces fish sea-goat water carrier

10. In the West, people have 12 star signs. A year ____ ____ _____( 被分成 ) 12 different star signs. Your star sign is decided by the time of your birthday. Some people believe that people (born under the same star sign )share similar characteristics. is divided into

11. Capricorn 21st Dec—20th Jan You work hard and are often successful. You are good at making or planning things. You are patient enough to wait without getting angry.

12. Aquarius 21st Jan—19th Feb You are kind and wise. You have many friends. However, some people think that you are strange as you hate to be like anyone else and you try to do everything differently.

13. Pisces 20th Feb—20th Mar You are generous, kind, gentle and easy-going. You are also creative and imaginative. You like to dream about everything.

14. Aries 21st Mar—20th Apr You are energetic and active, but sometimes too impatient. You like to be the leader. Some people think that you are selfish at times.

15. Taurus 21st Apr—21st May You are stubborn and do not like change. You are a hard-working person. You are patient and do not give up easily.

16. Gemini 22nd May—21st Jun You are a curious and clever person. You are outgoing. But your feelings change easily.You love to talk.

17. Cancer 22nd Jun—22nd Jul You are kind. You love your home and family and like to take care of others. You like saving money and cooking.

18. Leo 23rd Jul—22nd Aug You are a strong and confident person. You are generous. You like to buy your friends nice gifts.

19. Virgo 23rd Aug—22nd Sept You are a modest person. You worry too much at times. You are practical and you always pay attention to details.

20. Libra 23rd Sept—22nd Oct You are a polite and fair person. You are elegant and love beautiful things. You love peace and do not like to argue with others.

21. Scorpio 23rd Oct—21st Nov You are a powerful person and have lots of energy. You like to keep secrets. However, sometimes it is silly of you not to forgive others for their mistakes.

22. Sagittarius 22nd Nov—20th Dec You enjoy life and have a good sense of humour. You are often lucky. You love travelling to different places. are humorous

23. 语法一、 It is ＋形容词＋ of sb ＋ (not) to do sth. 该句型常用描述人物特征的形容词， good kind nice cleverrightcareful rudewise foolish stupid selfishcareless wrong silly thoughtful honest generous

24. 难点： It is ＋形容词＋ of sb to do sth. It is ＋形容词＋ for sb to do sth. 如何区别？

25. ★ 首先，两者使用的形容词不同， …for sb. 的句型通常使用表示客观 情况的形容词， …of sb. 的句型一般用表示主观感情、 人物性格的形容词。如： It was hard for him to mend the car. It was careless of the girl to leave her bag on the taxi.

26. ★后面能够接 …for sb. 的常见形容词有： hard/difficult 难的 easy 容易的 interesting 有趣的 important 重要的 necessary 必要的 uninteresting 无聊的 impossible 不可能的 possible 可能的

27. 语法二、 主语＋ be ＋形容词＋ enough ＋ to do sth. e.g. Andy is outgoing enough to make friends easily.

28. Exercises: 1. He is kind. He helps me with my English. ==It’s ______ ______ ______ ______ help me with my English. ==He ______ _______ _______ ______ help me with my English. 2. The boy is so strong that he can lift the box. ==The boy is ______ ______ ____ _____the box 3.The problem is so difficult that he can’t wok it out. == The problem is _____ _______ _____him _____ work out. ==The problem isn’t _____ _______ _____him _____ work out. kind of him to is kind enough to strong enough to carry too difficult for to easy enough for to