1、Unit 1 Sign stars Reading ( 1 ) (教案) Teaching aims and demands:Knowledge objects:1. To understand what star signs are and what they represent.2. To recognize and understand vocabulary about characteristics and other important words;decide, believe, active, impatient, selfish, confident, generous, mo
2、dest, fair(unfair)3. To use adjectives to describe someones characteristics.Ability objects:To improve Ss ability of reading comprehension and use adjectives to describe someones characteristics freely.Moral objects: Set up Ss self-confidenceKey points:Aims 2, 3.Difficult points:Aim3Teaching aids: A
3、 recorderTeaching methods: reading, listeningStep 1 Revision1. Finish some exercises.(见学案p1)2. Review the star signs: look at the star signs and name the others. Read together after the teacher.3. Guessing game: (Test who has the best memory) Teacher will say the Chinese name of the star sign; stude
4、nts try to find out the right picture and say the name in English.Step 2 Lead-in1. Free talk: (1) What is your star sign?(2) Can you tell me something about yourself? ( abilities, special qualities, characteristics)(3) How many students are under the same star sign as you? (Yesterdays homework)(4) W
5、hat are they like? (clever, kind, generous, hard-working, brave, patient, polite.)(5) Do you share similar characteristics?(Let students speak out as many adjectives about characters as possible.)2. Do you know these words? They are also used to describe people. (Teach the new words.)3. Read the new
6、 words after the teacher. Then let students read the sentences by themselves.4. Do some more exercises to see if students have known all the words meanings.(见学案p2和p3)Step 3 Reading1. T: Its said that star signs can represent a persons characteristics. Lets check if it is true. Please listen to the t
7、ape and learn something about them.2. Reading task 1:After listening to the tape, do “T” or “F” questions.(见学案p4)3. Reading task 2: Ask students some questions to check if they have known the main idea, with the books open.(1) Is Aries lazy? (2) Which star sign likes saving money?(3) Does Sagittariu
8、s like telling jokes?(4) Which star sign has the best imagination?(5) Your birthday is on 13th September, what is your star sign?4. Make students read the article passage by passage and try to find out the adjectives to describe peoples characteristics with the picture of each star sign. (Esp. their
9、 own star sign)T: Whose star sign is Aries? When is your birthday? What characteristics do you have/ do this star sign have? Aries: energetic, active, impatient, selfishTaurus: stubborn, hard-working, patientGemini: curious, clever, outgoingCancer: kindLeo: strong, confident, generousVirgo: modest,
10、practicalLibra: polite, fair, elegantScorpio: powerful, sillySagittarius: humorous, luckyCapricorn: successful, patientAquarius: kind, wise, strangePisces: generous, kind, gentle, easy-going, Creative: imaginative5.Discussion: (1) What is your star sign? (2) Do you have the same characteristics as t
11、he star sign says? (3) Do you think what the star signs say about people are facts?- So we can have a conclusion: What the star signs say about people are not facts. We can just learn about star signs for fun.Step 4 Some More Exercises(1) What are your characteristics? Write a short description of y
12、our own characteristics.(2) Then show your description to your partner. (3) Discuss with your partner whether or not you agree with each other.Step 5 Homework1. Read the passage three times.2 .Remember all the adjectives which describe a persons characteristics.9A Unit 1 Sign stars Reading ( 1 ) 学案
13、东海镇初级中学 倪春燕 民主初中 施为道Teaching aims and demands:Knowledge objects:1. To understand what star signs are and what they represent.2. To recognize and understand vocabulary about characteristics and other important words;decide, believe, active, impatient, selfish, confident, generous, modest, fair(unfair
14、)3. To use adjectives to describe someones characteristics.Ability objects:To improve Ss ability of reading comprehension and use adjectives to describe someones characteristics freely.Moral objects: Set up Ss self-confidenceKey points:Aims 2, 3.Difficult points:Aim3(一) 猜出表示星座的动物名称.1. It lives in ri
15、vers and uses its fins and tail to swim.2. It is a large, yellow and brown animal of the cat family, mainly living in Africa and parts of Southern Asia. The male has long, thick hair around its neck.3. It is a creature in ancient Greek stories, with a mans head, arms and upper body on a horses body
16、and legs.4. It is a sea creature with a shell, eight legs and two large pointed arms for catching things. It moves sideways on land.(二)词义搭配. energetic does not easily get angry outgoing cares only about himself/ herself confident is friendly and loves to meet people selfish can wait without getting
17、angry easygoing has lots of energy fair wants to know about everything patient feels sure his/ her own ability curious treats everyone equally(三)填词游戏.1. The child is so_. He never feels tired and keeps running around. 2. She loves parties. Because she is very _. 3. He answered the question in a _ wa
18、y. He thinks he will win all the time.4. My desk-mate is very _. She never shares cakes with me.5He is a(n) _ man. He always says yes to others.6A teacher should be _ to every student in judging his or her performance.7. You must be _when talking to a young child. Dont be angry.8. Eddie is _ to ever
19、ything because he thinks it may be nice food.(四) 小小律师( T或F).1. Kitty was born on 26th March. She should be kind and wise. 2. Suzys birthday is on 28th April. She should be energetic and active3. Simons star sign is Leo. This means he is strong and confident.4. Sandys star sign is Virgo. This means s
20、he is probably a careless person.5. Daniel was born on 7th October. He should be polite.6. Amys birthday is on 2nd November. She should be a patient person.9A Unit 1 Sign stars Reading ( 1 ) 配套练习倪春燕 东海镇初级中学民主初中 施为道(一) 选择题.( )1. A year is divided _ 12 months. A. into B. to C. about D. of( )2. Sometim
21、es teachers worry _about their students. A. too many B. much too C. too much D. many too( )3. A _ person treats everyone equally. A. selfish B. patient C. curious D. fair( )4. However, sometimes it is foolish _ you _ forgive others for their faults A. for; to B. of; to not C. of; not to D. for; not
22、to( )5.Shehasspent_onherstudy,buttheresultofherstudyisnt_. A.enoughtime;enoughgoodB.timeenough;goodenough C.timeenough;enoughgoodD.enoughtime;goodenough(二) 根据汉语意思完成下列单词. 1. Tom is a _(好奇的) student. He often asks some strange questions. 2. As we know, Chen Peisi has a good _(感觉) of humour. 3. Timmy a
23、lways believed himself, and he was a _ (自信的)boy. 4. People, born on Feb 28 might be _(有创造力的)and imaginative. 5. She took an _ (积极的) part in the sports meeting.(三) 句型转换. 1. Tom always wears a pair of glasses . (一般疑问句)_ Tom always _ a pair of glasses.2. Mr Wang divided us into 4 groups. (改被动语句)We _ _
24、into 4 groups _ _ _.3. How stubborn the boy is ! (同义句)_ _ _ _ he is!4. We found that she was an honest girl. (改为含有“宾语”+“宾补”结构的单句)We found _ _ _ _.5. She has been at the factory since 10 years ago. (划线部分提问)_ _ has she been at this factory?(四) 完型填空. Two hundred years ago, people in the West did not kn
25、ow coffee(咖啡) or tea. They were _1_to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person. Once the king of England decided to find out _2_ it was true or not.At that time there were two brothers in prison(监狱),. They would _3_in a few days because they did wrong(犯罪). The king said: ”I
26、shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea to the end of their _4_. One brother must drink coffee and _5_ must drink tea every day. ” And they _6_the kings words.They _7_lived many years. At last, the elder brother _8_when he was eighty-three years old. The younger one died a few years _9
27、_. After that, people _10_ that coffee and tea were not bad to man.( ) 1. A. happy B. afraid C. strong D. rich( ) 2. A. when B. what C. if D. because( ) 3. A. be free B. be home C. be caught D. be killed( ) 4. A. life B. live C. lives D.living( ) 5. A. one B. another C. other D. the other( ) 6. A. h
28、eard B. listened to C. followed D. did( ) 7. A. both B. each C. neither D. all( ) 8. A. killed B. lived C. died D.dead( ) 9. A. ago B. old C. later D. before( )10. A. shouted B. spoke C. kept D. knew(五) 阅读理解.On New Years Eve, people in Italy(意大利) throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, be
29、ds, clothed and plates in the streets. In Spain(西班牙), the new year comes in more quietly. In the evening people come together to the streets. Each holds a bag of grapes(葡萄). When twelve oclock comes, people start eating the grapes.In Japan, people eat noodles on New Years Eve. This food is said to b
30、ring long life. Early the next morning, some families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise(日出) of the new year.( ) 1. This story is about New Years Eve in _. A. Italy B. Spain C. Japan D. All of the above( ) 2. People in Spain welcome New Year by _after twelve. A. eating grapes B. ea
31、ting noodles C. throwing the old things D. watching the sunrise( ) 3. People in both Spain and Japan_ to bring in the new year. A. throw things away B. get togetherC. eat some food D. climb a mountain( ) 4. Japanese climb Mount Fuji to _. A. look at the stars B. look for New Years wishesC. see the s
32、un coming up D. have a rest( ) 5. The people in _hope to get long life from their New Years food A. Japan B. China C. Spain D. Italy(六) 书面表达.你班要选举班长,你想给班主任王老师推荐李平当班长,请根据下面的提示写一封信(字数不少于80字)。1. 李平热情奔放,充满活力,而且努力学习。2. 对人有礼貌,善于交际,经常帮助其他学生解决难题。3. 为人善良,朋友多,而且积极参加文体活动。4. 聪明,富有创意和想象力。9A Unit 1 Reading ( 1 )学
33、案参考答案一 1. fish 2. lion 3. centaur 4. crab二 energetic does not easily get angry outgoing cares only about himself/ herself confident is friendly and loves to meet people selfish can wait without getting angry easygoing has lots of energy fair wants to know about everything patient feels sure his/ her
34、 own ability curious treats everyone equally三 1. energetic 2. outgoing 3. confident 4. selfish 5. easy-going 6. fair 7. patient 8. curious四 1- 5 F F T F T F9A Unit 1 Reading ( 1 )配套练习参考答案The keys:一 1- 5 A B D C D二 1. curious 2. sense 3. confident 4. creative 5. active三 1. Does, wear 2. were, divided
35、, by, Mr, Wang 3. What, a, stubborn,Boy 4. her, an, honest, girl 5. How, long四 1- 5 B C D C D 6- 10 C A C C D五 1- 5 D A C C A六 Dear Mr Wang: I would like to recommend Li Ping as our monitor. He is a powerful person and has lots of energy. He works very hard.He is very polite, and likes to meet people. He often helps other students to solve problems. He is kind and has lots of friends, he often takes an active part in all kinds of activities. He is clever, creative and imaginative. If Li Ping can be our monitor, we will be very happy.