1. To understand what star signs are and what they represent

6. Homework.

Copy the new words.

Finish off the Workbook exercises.

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Reading(The new words)

Objectives

5. Ask students whether they know what their star sign is. Encourage them to say the name of their star sign aloud.

4. Ask students to complete Part B. Explain that there are 12 star signs in total-those in Part A and those in Part B. Each star sign represents a period of time in a year.

3. Explain to students that each picture in Part A represents a star sign. Ask them to complete Part A, then discuss the answers as a class. Students who have made mistakes in this section will benefit from correcting their answers before proceeding to the Reading section.

2. Explain that Western countries use a different system of star signs. Explain that the Western star sign system is based on the month you were born in, rather than the year you were born in.

1. Ask students what animal 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, i.e., 子 丑 寅 卯 辰 巳(sì) 午 未 申 酉(yǒu) 戌(xū) 亥(hài)

　　 Rat (鼠) 　　Ox (牛) 　　Tiger (虎)　　 　Rabbit (兔) 　Dragon (龙) 　Snake (蛇)　

　　 Horse (马)　 Goat (羊) 　Monkey (猴)　 　Rooster (鸡) 　Dog (狗)　　 　Pig (猪)

For stronger classes, encourage students to say the names unprompted.

2. To learn the names of the symbols that represent the star signs

Teaching procedures

1. To identify the symbols that represent the star signs

2. Identify inappropriate levels of formality

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Unit opening

Warm-up activity

Show students pictures of famous people, perhaps cut out of a magazine or a newspaper. Ask them to describe the famous people's characteristics. This can be done orally, with students encouraged to shout out answers, or by writing the characteristics on a sheet of paper. For weaker classes, help students by writing a list of characteristics on the board, which they can then choose from.

Welcome to the unit

Objectives