9AUnit1Starsigns.docx

9A Unit 1 Star signs Comic strip & Welcome to the Unit（教案） 教学目标1. To identify the symbols that represent the star signs2. To learn the names of the symbols that represent the star signs 教学重点Different star signs and symbols教学难点Different stars signs and symbols课前预习Preview the new words and phrases教学过程：Step I Warm-up1.Free talk: I was born in 1974. My animal sign is the tiger. Whats your animal sign? Do you know the 12 animal signs?2.Ask students what animals they are in the Chinese horoscope. Ask them to describe the characteristics of that animal. For weaker classes, you can write the English names of the Chinese star signs on the board. RatOxTigerRabbitDragonSnake HorseGoatMonkeyRoosterDogPigFor the stronger Ss, encourage Ss to say the names directly.Step II Presentation1. Explain that western countries use a different system of star signs. Explain that the western star sign system is based on the month you were born in, rather than the year you were born in.2. Present the six pictures on page 7 Part A. Explain to students that each picture in Part A represents a star sign. Present the new words: bull, centaur, crab, ram. Read them after the teacher. 3. A guessing game. (1)It lives in rivers and uses its fins and tail to swim.fish(2)It is a large, yellow and brown animal of the cat family. The male has long, thick hair. lion(3)It is a creature that is halfman, halfhorse. centaur(4)It is a sea creature with a shell, eight legs and two large pointed arm for catching things. It moves sideways on land. crab(5)It is a kind of male sheep. ram(6)It belongs to the OX family but it is different from the cow because it is male. bullStep III Practice1. Ask the students to complete Part A, then discuss the answers in groups. Students who have made mistakes in this section will benefit from correcting their answers before proceeding to the Reading section, then read the star signs well.2. Ask students to complete Part B. Explain that there are 12 star signs in total- those in Part A and those in Part B. Each star sign represents a period of time in a year.3. Present the twelve star signs. Try to remember your own star sign Star sign date English name白羊座 3/214/20 Aries 金牛座 4/21-5/21 Taurus 双子座 5/22-6/21 Gemini 巨蟹座 6/227/22 Cancer 狮子座 7/23-8/22 Leo 处女座 8/23-9/22 Virgo 天秤座 9/23-10/22 Libra 天蝎座 10/2311/21 Scorpio 人马座 11/22-12/20 Sagittarius 摩羯座 12/21-1/20 Capricorn 宝瓶座 1/21-2/19 Aquarius 双鱼座 2/20-3/20 Pisces4.Ask students whether they know what their star sign is. Encourage them to say the name of their star sign aloud.5.Talk with your partner.How old are you? Im fifteen.Whats your animal sign? My animal sign is the rooster.When is your birthday? Its on 21st Jan.So you are an Aquarius.Step IV Presentation1.What does Eddies star say today? Lets have a listening and answer more questions.What did Hobo do for Eddie?How did Eddie feel about Hobo?What did the newspaper say about Eddie?What happened to Eddies breakfast?2.Grasp the expressions in the unit , Eg.Its nice of you to bring me the newspaper.It + be +adj. +of sb. +to do sth. 形容人用 ofIt + be +adj. +for sb. +to do sth 形容动作用forWorry about sb./sth./doing sth. 3. Read the paragraph below the pictures and know about the topic of this unit.4Perform the dialogue with your partner Step V Exercises一根据句意，完成句子1. We always say the_ is the king of the animals._ and _ live in water, but the_ can come to land.2. When a _ sees red color, it will be angry.3. The_ likes eating grass.4. A _ is half-man, half-horse. 二选择填空 ( )1.Kitty is a _ girl. She enjoys dancing and singing. A. living B. alive C. lively D. live( )2. Its generous_ him to donate_ money to UNICEF. A. of, so much B. for, so many C. of, so many D. fro, so much（ ）3. Im thankful to you for_ the new chairperson. A. recommend me as B. recommending me as C. recommend me for D. recommending me for( ) 4. Could you tell me how much it_ to fly to Beijing? A. costs B. spends C. takes D. pays( ) 5. Its too difficult. Why_ the teacher for help? A. not to ask B. not asking C. dont ask D. not ask( ) 6. What_ our