1. Unit 1 Star signs
Welcome to the unit

2. The 12 animal signs in Chinese culture
Tiger
Rat Ox
Rabbit
Snake
Dragon
Horse
Goat
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig

3. Centaur Bull ∕bul∕ lion Crab ∕kr æb∕ Scorpion /’ skɔ:piǝn/ goat ∕gǝut∕
Animals in Star Signs:
Centaur
∕’sentɔ:(r) ∕
Bull ∕bul∕
lion
Crab ∕kr æb∕
Scorpion /’ skɔ:piǝn/
goat ∕gǝut∕
ram ∕ræm∕
fish

4. Others in Star Signs:
Balance
twins
vase
virgin

5. 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12

6. The name and the characteristic of the star signs1
Aries
Ram
Likes to take part in the
activities.
active 4
Cancer
Crab
Like taking care of others
kind 2 5
Taurus
Bull
Do not want to listen
to others
stubborn
Leo
Lion
Be not shy in front of many people
confident 3 6
Gemini
Twins
Usually gets the high
marks in the exam
clever
Virgo
Virgin
Makes few mistakes
Careful

7. The name and the characteristic of the star signs7 10
Capricorn
Goat
Wait for a long time
without being angry
patient
Libra
Balance
Treat everyone in the same way
Fair 8 11
Aquarius
Vase
Like making friends
Friendly
Scorpio
Scorpion
People like to listen to you
Powerful 9
Pisces
Fish
Can think about more interesting ideas
Creative/Imaginative
Sagittarius
Centaur
Often tells funny jokes
Humorous 12

8. scorpio

10. Language points 1. star signs: 星座
2. It’s nice of you to bring me the newspaper.
It + be + adj + of sb.+ to do sth. 形容人用of
It + be + adj + for sb.+ to do sth. 形容动作用for
e.g. It is kind ___Sandy to help me with my work.
It is foolish ___ you to make such a mistake.
It is important ____us to study hard.
It is necessary ____you to take an umbrella in such a rainy day.
3. bring/take/carry/get/fetch
Hangzhou is a nice city. My dad ____ me there when I was
about ten years old.

11. 4. It says …是指文书，故事，规定说…
I read about the weather on the newspaper. It says
that it is going to rain tomorrow. (translation)
5. I’ll have lots to eat and drink today.
lots: (pron.) lots of things
to eat and drink 修饰…
have sth. to do
6. worry/be worried about sb./sth./ (not) doing sth
-You look unhappy. What's wrong with you?
-The final exam is coming. I ____ my maths.
worrying about b. worried about
c. am worry about d. am worrying about

12. Well,you should give
me more pocket money (be careful…)
then! ^-^
Look!My star sign looks like a lion !(crab,ram,bull…)It says I’ll get lots of money today!^-^ (be bad luck…)