9A Unit1Star signs教案
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: a year is divided into 12 different star signs. now. i will show you a table please find out what star signs are in a year”
date star sign characteristic
21st mar – 20th apr aries energetic, active, impatient, selfish
21st apr – 21sh may taurus stubborn, hard-working, patient
22nd may – 21st jun gemini curious, clever, outgoing
22nd jun – 22nd jul cancer kind
23rd jul – 22nd aug leo strong, confident, generous
23rd aug – 22nd sept virgo modest, practical
23rd sept – 22nd oct libra polite, fair, elegant
23rd oct – 21st nov scorpio powerful, silly
22nd nov – 20th dec sagittarius humourous,
21st dec – 20th jan capricorn businesslike, successful, patient
21st jan – 18th feb aquarius kind, wise, strange
20th feb – 20th mar pisces generous, kind, gentle, easy-going, creative, imaginative
step 3 practicing
1. 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, i’ll ask them to guess their meanings. if they can’t. i’ll explain.
3. ask students to finish part b on page 6. check the answer in class. (1. e 2. c 3. h 4. b 5. a 6. f 7.d 8. g)
step 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.
① kitty’s star sign is gemini. what’s she like? (she is a curious and clever person. she is outgoing. she loves to talk.)
② amy’s birthday is on december 10th. what kind of person is she? (she has a good sense of humour.)
③ simon was born on 20th march. what does she like to do? (he likes to dream about everything.)
④ jim’s star sign is libra. how is he? (he is a polite and fair person.)
⑤ when were you born? what’s your star sign?
⑥ do your characteristics match what you star sign says about you?
2. ask students to finish part c, on page 6. check the answer in class. (1. f 2. t 3. f 4. t 5.t 6. f)