Unit 3 – Lesson 2 What Animal Are You? Teacher: 蒋冬梅 Grade Eight Class One Time: 12/2008

mouse ox tiger rabbit drago n snake horse goat monke y rooster dog pig the year of the (monkey) a (monkey) person It ’ s a very cute animal with long ears, red eyes and a short tail. It doesn ’ t exist in real life. It stands for loyalty( 王权 ) in ancient China. attribute 特性 It ’ s a great helper of a farmer, it usually woks in the fields.

The Year Of The Monkey 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004 People born in the Year of the Monkey are sociable. They are also clever, skillful, creative and can solve the most difficult problems easily. There are many fields in which Monkey people would be successful but they have a worrying habit of being too pleasant. They want to do things now, and if they cannot get started immediately, they become discouraged ( 气馁的 ) and sometimes leave their work. Although good at making decisions, they tend to look down on others. Monkey people have a strong wish for knowledge and excellent memories.

NameAnimalAttributes Character & Personality Monkeysociable, clever, creative, skillful 灵巧的 Paul Joan Mother horse ox dog energetic 精 力充沛的 ， independent … hardworking, r eliable 可 靠的 ， calm 镇 定的 ， stubborn 倔 强的 … hardworking ( work like a dog ) hardworking, loyal … Tony lazy, quiet

Questions: 1. How do Chinese people count the years?  2. What animal year was 1990?  3. In which animal year was Paul born? 4. What are horse people like? 5. When was Paul’s sister, Joan, born? 6. What animal is she? 7. What are ox people like?  8. In which animal year was Paul’s  mother born?  9. Does Wang Hua believe that the  animal year really tells about the  person?

Hi, Joan, Do you know you are an ox? I ’ m not kidding. My friend, Wang Hua,told me that the Chinese use ________ to ____the years. They are mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, ______, ______, horse, ______, monkey, _______, dog and pig. You were born in That ’ s the _____ of the ____. So you are an ox. The Chinese believe that ox people are hardworking, _______, _____ but sometimes _______. Guess what animal I am? I am a _____. That ’ s why I am always so ________ and __________. We often say Mum works ____ a _____. Now I know the reason – she is a dog. Don ’ t you think the Chinese Animal Years are interesting? Paul 12 animalscount dragonsnakegoatrooster oxyear reliablecalmstubborn horse energeticindependent likedog

Paul: What animal…? Mingming: I’m a… Paul: What are…like? Mingming: I think … Paul: Do you feel happy being …? Mingming: Not really. Paul: What animal do you want to be, then? Mingming: I’d like to be … Paul: Why? Mingming: Because I believe… Interview Paul: What animal…? Mingming: I’m a… Paul: What are…like? Mingming: I think … Paul: Do you feel happy being …? Mingming: Not really. Paul: What animal do you want to be,then? Mingming: I’d like to be … Paul: Why? Mingming: Because I believe… creative hardworking reliable strong sweet, pleasant confident wise independent energetic shy sociable proud Loyal, honest funny, patient

Report My friend Mingming is a monkey. People say a monkey person is sociable. But he doesn ’ t like being a monkey. Instead, he wants to be a horse because he believes that horse people are independent and energetic. My friend … is a/an …. People say a/an … person is... But he doesn ’ t like being a/an... Instead, he wants to be a/an … because he believes that … people are … and …

Conclusion NameAnimalAttributesCharacter & Personality Tony Monkeysociable, clever, creative, skillful… lazy, quiet Paul Joan Mother horse ox dog energetic, independent … hardworking, reliable ， calm ， stubborn … hardworking ( work like a dog ) hardworking, royal … What do you mean by … ? be born in the year of the … What animal are you? What be … like?

Homework  Conduct a survey among your friends or family members. (P106)  Read and recite the Text fluently

The text tells us (that) she works like a dog. Do you think if a dog is faithful to its master? She is hardworking. It is loyal.  [character & personality]  [attribute]

What do you mean by … ? use … to count the year. Chinese Animal Years

It is a small tree-climbing animal with a long tail. It looks like a human being. It is cold-blooded and usually sleeps in winter. Some of them have sharp poisonous teeth. It is little and it often comes out to eat things at night. Some people hate it, but others like it because it ’ s very popular in cartoons. It is a four-legged animal like the sheep. It has horns and gives milk. It ’ s smaller than a cow.