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9A   Unit 1 Star Signs  教学案

Period 1 Comic strip &Welcome to the unit    

                          

 

               

一．教学目标：

知识目标： 1. To identify the symbols that represent the star signs

2. To learn the names of the symbols that represent the star signs

能力目标： To know about 12 different star signs

情感目标： Know about your characteristic and perfect yourselves

二．教学重点:掌握一些重要的单词、短语和句子。  

三．教学难点:Different stars signs and symbols

四. 教学流程:

(一) 预习检查

1.      复习一些动物的名称。

2.      写出十二生肖的英文名称。

鼠         牛         虎         兔         龙          蛇

马         羊         猴         鸡         狗          猪

（二）新课导学

Step1.导入

1.Ask students: Which animal do you like best?  What animal sign are you`? What characters do you think it has?

2.向学生解释西方国家使用的星座体系与中国的生肖不同。西方的星座是根据你出生的日期，而不是你出生的年份来定的。

Step2.Welcome to the unit

1. Show students the picture of star signs. “How much do you know about them?” Let students guess different star signs. ( can be in Chinese)

2. In the west, people use some creatures to represent the star signs. Can you tell me their names? Teach students new words.

3. Look at the pictures and read the new words after the teacher.

4. Let students finish Part A on P7 and check the answers by reading the names.

5. Some more exercises to see if students have known the star signs.

(1)Show students 6 pictures and name the star signs.

(2)Play a guessing game: fill in the blanks by using the names of the creatures.

6.Tell students there are 6 more star signs and let them guess what they are represented by using the 6 pictures in Part B on P7.

7. Check the answers to Part B.

8. Oral practice

（1）.Ask students: When is your birthday? What is your star sign?

（2）.Show students the twelve star signs and let them point out their own star sign in both English and Chinese. Ask the students to try to remember their own star sign.

Step3.Comic strips

1. Listen and ask students some questions to see if they have known the dialogue.

(1)Who brings Eddie the newspaper?

(2)What does Hobo ask Eddie to read? Why?

(3)What do Eddie’s stars say?

(4)What happens to Eddie’s breakfast at the end of the story?

2. Listen and repeat.

3 .Let students read the dialogue by themselves (or practice in pairs)

4. Language points:

(1)It’s nice of you to bring me the newspaper ,Hobo.霍波，你真是太好了，帮我把报纸拿来了。

It is+  adj  (形容词)+of  sb+ to do sth.表示我们对某人某种行为的看法。

e.g. It is kind of him to help me.

It is silly of you not to forgive others for their faults.

(2)It says I’II have lots to eat and drink today.它（报纸）上写我今天有很多吃的、喝的。

It says…表示报纸上写道……,我们通常不说It writes…

e.g. The radio says it will rain tomorrow.

(3)Well, you shouldn’t worry about not having breakfast then.那么，你不应该为没有早饭吃而担心了。

worry about “为…而担心”；worry about doing sth“为做…担心”

e.g. Don’t worry about your study.

Lily is worrying about swimming.

5. Oral practice:

Try to act out this dialogue in pairs

Ask the students to make a new dialogue by adding their own ideas.

Step4. Homework

1. Remember the star signs.

2. Make up a new dialogue about star signs.

3. Try to find out how many classmates are under the star sign as you.

Step 3 当堂训练：

一、选择题

(    )1. It’s nice ______ your mother _______ me.

     A. for; help  B. for ; helping  C. of; to help  D. of; helping

(    )2.We should______ our homework by ourselves.

     A. finished  B. to finish     C. finish      D. finishing

(    )3. I’ll have _____ to eat_____ my lunch.

     A. lots; at   B. lot; for      C. lot; at      D. lots; for

(    )4. She always worries about_______ anything to play with.

     A. not having  B. not have   C. having     D. have

(    )5.The story told by him is so _______ that we are all ________ in it.

     A. interesting; interesting    B. interested; interested

     C. interested; interesting     D. interesting; interested

二、改写句子

1. It’s kind of you to bring her the book..（同义句）

  It’s kind of you to bring the book _______  _________.

2. Don’t worry about me.

  Don’t ________  ________  ________ me. （同义句）

3. Millie has found some pictures.

  _______ Millie_______ ________ pictures? （一般疑问句）

4. The dog feels very tired.（对划线部分提问）

  ______ ______ the dog _________?

三、动手连一连

 

Taurus                           双子座

Sagittarius                        处女座

Cancer                           天秤座

Pisces                            水瓶座

Leo                              金牛座

Aquarius                          句蟹座

Virgo                             双鱼座

Gemini                            白羊座

Libra                             射手座

Capricorn                         天蝎座

Scorpion                          摩羯座

Aries                             狮子座