中学联盟江苏省昆山市鹿峰中学牛津译林版九年级英语上册Unit 1 Know yourself integrated skills 课件 (共18张PPT).ppt

What personality does he have? wise, practical, powerful, loyal, organized, humorous born in 1953 the Year of the Snake Xi’s profile calendar solar calendar lunar calendar the Year of the Horse 12 animal signs in all each represents a lunar year appear in a fixed order repeat every 12 years Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Read the article about the Chinese animal signs and personalities. Task 1 CHINESE ANIMAL SIGNS Animal signs: 12 in all, each representing a (1) _________ They are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, (2)________, Dragon, (3)________, Horse, Sheep, (4)_______, Rooster, (5)______ and Pig. lunar year Help Millie complete part of her notes. Rabbit Snake Monkey Dog Task 2 A year is divided into a cycle of 12 star signs. Task 3 Learn about Western star signs. What decides your star sign? Some people believe that people born under the same (6) _________ may have similar personalities. WESTERN SIGNS Star signs: a cycle of (7)____ star signs Your star sign: depends on your (8)___________ Some people believe that your star sign may decide your personality. Listen to the programme and complete the rest blanks in Part A2. Task 1: animal sign 12 date of birth Task 2: Listen to the programme again and help Millie complete the article. Do you know what decides your personality? 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 sign more careful powerful 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 anythin