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Unit 1Star signsPeriod 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 HoboLanguage focus:Comic Strip:1. Its nice of you to bring me the newspaper, Hobo.- Its + adj. + of + to do sth.- bring me the newspaper = bring the newspaper to me2. It says Ill have lots to eat and drink today.- It says - lots = a lot / lots of = a lot of3. Well, you shouldnt 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, ram2. How to read 12 star signs21st Mar 20th AprAries/5ZEri:z/白羊座21st Apr 21st MayTaurus/5tC:rEs/金牛座22nd May 21st JunGemini/5dVemInaI/双子座22nd Jun 22nd JulCancer/5kAnsE/巨蟹座23rd Jul 22nd AugLeo/5li(:)Eu/狮子座23rd Aug 22nd SepVirgo/5vE:Eu/室女座23rd Sep 22nd OctLibra/5laibrE/天秤座23rd Oct 21st NovScorpio/5skC:piEu/天蝎座22nd Nov 20th DecSagittarius/7sAdVi5tZEriEs/人马座21st Dec 20th JanCapricorn/5kAprIkC:n/摩羯座21st Jan 19th FebAquarius/E5kwZEriEs/宝瓶座20th Feb 20th MarPisces/5pisi:z/双鱼座Teaching procedures:Star signs1. 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, bull3. Finish Part A, on Page 3.Comic StripPre-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 Eddies glass full or empty in Picture 4? What about his glass?- “Well, you shouldnt worry about not having breakfast then.” Can you put this sentence into Chinese?During-task activities: Reading1. Read the conversation after the tape.2. Practise reading the conversation in pairs.3. Language focus:1) Its nice of you to bring me the newspaper, Hobo.- Its + adj. + of + to do sth.- bring me the newspaper = bring the newspaper to me2) It says Ill have lots to eat and drink today.- It says - lots = a lot / lots of = a lot of3) Well, you shouldnt worry about not having breakfast then.- worry about doing sth.- worry about not doing sth.Post-task activities: ConsolidationRole-play the conversation in pairs.Unit 1Star signsPeriod II - III:Reading (pp. 4 7)Teaching objectives:- Talking about peoples 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.21st Mar 20th AprAries/5ZEri:z/白羊座21st Apr 21st MayTaurus/5tC:rEs/金牛座22nd May 21st JunGemini/5dVemInaI/双子座22nd Jun 22nd JulCancer/5kAnsE/巨蟹座23rd Jul 22nd AugLeo/5li(:)Eu/狮子座23rd Aug 22nd SepVirgo/5vE:Eu/室女座23rd Sep 22nd OctLibra/5laibrE/天秤座23rd Oct 21st NovScorpio/5skC:piEu/天蝎座22nd Nov 20th DecSagittarius/7sAdVi5tZEriEs/人马座21st Dec 20th JanCapricorn/5kAprIkC:n/摩羯座21st Jan 19th FebAquarius/E5kwZEriEs/宝瓶座20th Feb 20th MarPisces/5pisi:z/双鱼座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 scanningFill in the table below.DateStar signbe + adj.(not) Like / love / hate to do / doing21st Mar 20th AprAriesenergeticactiveimpatientselfishlike to be the leader21st Apr 21st MayTaurusstubbornhard-workingpatientdo not like changedo not give up easily22nd May 21st JunGeminicuriouscleveroutgoinglove to talk22nd Jun 22nd JulCancerkindlove your home and familylike to take care of otherslike saving money and cooking23rd Jul 22nd AugLeostrongconfidentgenerouslike to buy your friends nice gifts23rd Aug 22nd SepVirgomodestpracticalworry too much at timespay attention to details23rd Sep 22nd OctLibrapolitefairelegantlove beautiful thingslove peacedo not like to argue with others23rd Oct 21st NovScorpiopowerfullike to keep secrets22nd Nov 20th DecSagittariusluckyenjoy lifehave a good sense of humourlove travelling to different places21st Dec 20th JanCapricornbusinesslikesuccessfulpatient/21st Jan 19th FebAquariuskindwisestrangehate to be like anyone else and try everything just to be different20th Feb 20th MarPiscesgenerouskindgentleeasy-goingcreativeimaginativelike to dream about everything4. CharacteristicsPart 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. ExercisesParts B & C, on pages 6 and 7.6. Talking about your characteristicsReport: Ask some of the students to talk about their characteristics.7. ExercisesSee Study Guide for the students.Unit 1Star signsPeriod IV:Vocabulary (p. 8)Teaching objectives:- Describing friends with an adjective and a statement- Learning the oppositesLanguage focus:Oppositesactiveinactiveshyoutgoinggenerousselfishpatientimpatientmodestproudhard-workinglazystrongweakfairunfairTeaching procedures:1. Revision11) 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 friends1) 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 cant wait.3. The oppositesHelp my students memorize the adjectives showing ones 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 characteristics1) 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. Consolidation1. 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 taskSue 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 1Star signsPeriod 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 someones actions.- To use to be + adj. + enough + to do sth. to describe a persons personality and abilities.Teaching procedures:1. Revision: Translation1) It is nice of you to bring me the newspaper.2) It is s