江苏省仪征市月塘中学九年级英语《Unit1 Star signs》Period 2 Reading学案（无答案） 牛津版

江苏省仪征市月塘中学九年级英语Unit1 Star signsPeriod 2 Reading学案（无答案） 牛津版Learning GoalsTo understand what star signs are and what they represent.To get to know the main idea of the text. Main points and difficult pointsTo introduce more information about star signsTo say out your star sign and describe your characteristic to everyoneLearning Procedures1. 自学展示：翻译短语：1、worry about 2、被划分为、被分为3、an easy-going person 4、轻易放弃 5、pay attention to 6、与争论，争吵 7、keep secrets 8、有时自私 9、喜欢存钱_ 10、forgive others for their mistakes 2. 探究学习Step 1 Warming UpFirst, I will ask students some question: When were you born? When is your birthday? Do you know what your star sign is? (If they dont know, ask them to find their star signs on page 8 and 9)Step 2 PresentingI will say, “There are 12 months in a year. There are 12 star signs in a year, too. We can also say: A year is divided into 12 different star signs. Now, I will show you a table. Please find out what star signs there are in a year.”DateStar signCharacteristic21st Mar 20th AprAriesenergetic, active, impatient, selfish21st Apr 21sh MayTaurusstubborn, hard-working, patient22nd May 21st JunGeminicurious, clever, outgoing22nd Jun 22nd JulCancerkind23rd Jul 22nd AugLeostrong, confident, generous23rd Aug 22nd SeptVirgomodest, practical23rd Sept 22nd OctLibrapolite, fair, elegant23rd Oct 21st NovScorpiopowerful, silly22nd Nov 20th DecSagittariushumorous,21st Dec 20th JanCapricornbusinesslike, successful, patient21st Jan 18th FebAquariuskind, wise, strange20th Feb 20th MarPiscesgenerous, kind, gentle, easy-going, creative, imaginativeStep 3 Practicing1. Ask students to read the text silently and finish the lists of “date” and “star sign” in the table.2. Read the text after the tape. Then finish the list of “Characteristic” in the table. If students meet new words, Ill ask them to guess their meanings. If they cant Ill explain.3. Ask students to finish Part B on page 10. Check the answers in class.1. e 2. c 3. h 4. b 5. a 6. f 7.d 8. gStep 4 Doing Activities 1. I will ask students some questions in order to make students get familiar with the name of each star sign and adjectives. Kittys star sign is Gemini. Whats she like? (She is a curious and clever person. She is outgoing. She loves to talk.) Amys birthday is on December 10th. What kind of person is she? (She has a good sense of humor.) Simon was born on 20th March. What does she like to do? (He likes to dream about everything.) Jims star sign is Libra. How is he? (He is a polite and fair person.) When were you born? Whats your star sign? Do your characteristics match what you star sign says about you?2. Ask students to finish Part C, on page 10. Check the answers in class.1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5.T 6. F3. Read the text together.3、当堂练习A.根据括号内的中文意思完成单词1 He is an _ (充满活力的) boy. 2 He is very_(大方) with money.3 Jim is a_(谦虚的) person.4 Sometimes he is_(心灵手巧的).5 A_(好奇心的) person wants to know about everything.B.用括号内的词的适当形式填空：6 We are _ in that _ story. (interest)7 She often makes mistakes. She is a _ girl. (care)8 Im much_ now. (hungry)9 Tom is an_ man and you can find him in many sc