1、Star signs教学目标知识目标1. To identify the symbols that represent the star signs2. To learn the names of the symbols that represent the star signs能力目标To know about 12 different star signs情感目标Know about your characteristic and perfect yourselves教学重点 Different star signs and symbols教学难点 Different stars sign
2、s and symbols课前预习 Preview the new words and phrases教 学 过 程教 师 活 动学 生 活 动备课札记Step1 Warm-up1. Ask students what animals they are in the Chinese horoscope. Ask them to describe the characteristics of that animal. For weaker classes, you can write the English names of the Chinese star signs on the board
3、. RatOxTigerRabbitDragonSnake HorseGoatMonkeyRoosterDogPigFor the stronger Ss, encourage Ss to say the names directly.2. Explain that western countries use a different system of star signs. Explain that the western star sign system is basedListen and think 12 animals inthe Chinese Horoscope.Think an
4、d say out the stars they know和学生一起复习中国的12生肖，引出西方的12星座教 学 过 程教 师 活 动学 生 活 动备课札记on the month you were born in, rather than the year you were born in.Step 3. Welcome to the unit1. Explain to students that each picture in Part A represents a star sign. Ask them to complete Part A, then discuss the answe
5、rs as a class. Students who have made mistakes in this section will benefit from correcting their answers before proceeding to the Reading section, then read the star signs well.2. Ask students to complete Part B. Explain that there are 12 star signs in total- those in Part A and those in Part B. Ea
6、ch star sign represents a period of time in a year.3. Ask students whether they know what their star sign is. Encourage them to say the name of their star sign aloud.Step 4. Comic strips1.Have a listening , then make sure what Eddie and Hobo discuss in the unit2. Grasp the expressions in the unit ,
7、EgIt is nice of you to bring me the newspaper, Worry about3. Read the paragraph below the pictures and know about The topic of this unit.Look at the pictures , learn new words and remember themListen and answer what they are discussing in the dialogue认识星座的符号以及英文说法，对照月份定自己的星座让学生认识到中西方的文化差异让学生认识到本单元的主题是有关星座
