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9A Unit1Star signs教案

Unit 1 Star signs Part 1: Teaching Design (第一部分：教学设计

to’- infinitive to express opinions about a person’s actions. ‘to’-infinitive to describe a person’s characteristics and vocabulary to talk about characteristics and discuss which students have suitable characteristics to be the chairperson based on characteristics.

Vocabulary leader; cooking; attention; peace; energy; fault; sense; humour; match; chairperson; mark; library; quality; similar; energetic; active; patient; modest; practical; fair; silly; successful; wise; easy-going; unfair; lively; suitable; personal; divide; save; argue; forgive; dream; explain; pack; pass; celebrate; recommend; probably; without; around Expressions 1. It says I’ll have lots to eat and drink today. 2. You shouldn’t worry about not having breakfast then. 3. Millie is already familiar with the 12 animal signs of the Chinese horoscope. 4. A year is divided into 12 different star signs. 5. Some people believe that people born under the same star sign share similar characteristics. 6. You are patient and do not give up easily. 7. You worry too much at times. 8. You are practical and you always pay attention to details. 9. Do my characteristics match what my star sign says about me? 10. Mr Wu spends a lot of time explaining things to us. 11. Sandy has been on the phone for hours. 12. For more details, please call Master Zhang on 5556 0678. 13. I don’t think he’d be able to organize things well. 14. We’re writing to recommend David as the new chairperson of the Students’ Union. 15. He is never

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afraid of making a speech in assembly. 16. He can do anything if he tries his best. 17. We think David has all the qualities to be a good d chairperson. 18. I’m worrying about my ability to do the extra work. Structures 1. It’s silly of you not to forgive others for their faults. (‘It is’+ adjective+ ‘of”…+ ‘(not) to do’) 2. Daniel is kind enough to help his friends at all times. (‘to be’ +adjective + ‘enough’ + ‘to do’)

Period 1 Comic strip + Welcome to the unit Teaching Goals ● To identify the symbols that represent the star signs. ● To learn the names of 12 star signs. Teaching procedures Step 1 Warming-up First, I will use some dialogues to revise the structures ‘ It’s + adj + to do’ and ‘should (shouldn’t) do’. I will talk with my classmates about their summer holiday. For example, I will have a talk like this: How did you spend your summer holiday? How did you feel? The new term begins. What should we do? What shouldn’t we do? What is it important / necessary / useful… for us to do? What isn’t it … for us to do? Step 2 Presenting After having a talk, I will say, “OK, it’s time for us to learn English with Eddie and Hobo. We should listen to their talk carefully. After listening, Please tell me what Hobo brings to Eddie.” Step 3 Practicing 1. Play the recorder. Then ask one of the students to answer the above question. (Hobo brings Eddie the newspaper.) 2. I will play the recorder again. Then ask some more questions: 1) What do you think of Hobo when he brings Eddie the newspaper? (It’s nice of him to bring Eddie the newspaper.) 2) What does Hobo ask Eddie to read? (He ask Eddie to read his stars.) 3) What does the newspaper say? (It says Eddie will have lots to eat and drink today.) 4) What does Hobo do at last? How does Eddie feel? (Hobo eats up Eddie’s food. Eddie feels angry.) Step 4 Read and act.

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I will ask my students to read the dialogues after the tape and then together. Before acting out the dialogue, I will ask students to read it in roles. Step 5 Presenting I will show students some cards of star signs. Explain that they are western star signs. The star sign system is based on the month you were born in, rather than the year you mere born in. Step 6 Practicing 1. Teach student how to read the name of each star sign correctly. 2. Explain to students that each picture in Part A represents a star sign. Ask them to complete Part A. 3. Ask students to complete Part B. Explain each star sign represents a period of time in a year. 4. Ask students whether they know what their star sign is. Encourage them to say the name of their star sign aloud. Step 7 Consolidation Exercise Translation: 1. 看墙上的标志牌，上面写着“不准吸烟”。 Look at the sign on the wall. It says, “No smoking.” 2. 你这么好送我一个漂亮的礼貌。 It’s nice of you to give me such a nice present. 3. 你抄袭他作业是不对的。 It’s wrong for you to copy others’ homework. 4. 你没必要担心没有饭吃。 You don’t have to worry about not having meals. 5. 我们不应该把宠物带到学校。 We shouldn’t bring our pets to school. Step 8 Doing Homework 1. Read and revise the name of each star sign. 2. Read and recite ‘comic strip’. 3. Do some more consolidation exercises

Period 2 Reading ((Ⅰ) Teaching Goals ● To understand what star signs are and what they represent. ● To get to know the main idea of the text. Teaching procedures Step 1 Warming-up First, I will ask students some question: When were you born? When is your birthday? Do you know what your star sign is? (If they don’t know, ask them to find their star signs on Page 4 and Page 5) Step 2 Presenting I will say, “There are 12 months in a year. There are 12 star signs in a year, too. We can also say: