9A unit1integrated skills

1、9A Unit 1-Integrated skills Know yourselfWhat decides your personality?How old are you ?2.Which year were you born in ?3.Can you describe your personality ?Free talk: In the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 12 animal signs. Each of them represents a lunar year. They appear in a fixed order and the

2、cycle repeats every 12 years.Rat: smartOx: hard-workingTiger: braveRabbit: carefulDragon: powerfulSnake: wiseHorse: livelySheep: gentleMonkey: cleverRooster: practicalDog: loyalPig: honest A1Pre-listening:1.How many star signs are there in a year?2.What decides peoples star signs? Star signsA2Listen

3、 and complete. (P15)CHINESE ANIMAL SIGNSAnimal signs: 12 in all, each representing a _They are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, _, Dragon, _, Horse, Sheep, _, Rooster, _ and Pig Some people believe that people born under the same _ may have similar personalities.WESTERN STAR SIGNSStar signs: a cycle of _ star signs

4、Your star sign: depends on your _ Some people believe that your star sign may decide your personality. lunar yearRabbitSnakeMonkeyDoganimal sign12date of birthTip One: Write the first letter of the word if time is limited. While-listening:Task1:Listen and writeDo you know what decides your personali

5、ty?In the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 12 animal signs. Some people believe that people born under the same (1)_ may have similar personalities. For example, they think that people born in the Year of the Rabbit are (2)_ while people born in the Year of the Dragon are very (3)_.animal signmore

6、carefulpowerfulA3Task2:In Western countries, a year is divided into a cycle of (4)_ star signs. Your star sign depends on your (5)_. Some people believe that your (6)_ may decide your personality.Do animal signs or star signs really tell anything about your personality? No, not really. If you are in

7、terested in either animal signs or star signs, read about them just for (7)_. It is you who shape your life and your future.12date of birthstar signfunclever, creativeorganized, powerfulkind, patient, helpful,humorous, organizedPost-listening:Task1:Guessing gameNameAnimalsignPersonality(what the ani

8、mal sign says)Real personalityJoeJulieConclusion: We can _. We shouldnt _.the TigerListen and fill in the form.the Sheepbravegentlebrave in some waysget angry easilyread these for funbelieve in themRead the dialogue loudly.Task2: Whats your animal sign? My animal sign is . It is said that .Yes, you are . in some ways.What about you? My animal sign is . It is said that . I dont think so. You are Do you believe in them? Yes/No, WechatPair work:Task3:star signanimal signWe can read about them just for fun.It is you who shape your life and your future.What decides your p