1. Call some students to read the passage.

7. You are good at making or planning things.

be good at sth. / doing sth.　 Liu Xiang is good at running.

be good at = do well in 擅长做某事　 be weak in 在某方面不擅长

be good for “对……有益”　 be bad for“对……有害”

Homework: 　Review the passage.

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Reading(Parts B, C and D)

Revision

6. You’re businesslike and are often successful. 你办事有效率且经常能成功。

businesslike　 adj.有条理的, 有效率的

5. It’s + adj. + of + sb. to do sth. It’s nice of you to help me.

It’s silly of you not to forgive others for their faults.

4. argue with sb.

He argued with Mary about the best place for a holiday.他和玛丽争论度假的最好地方。

3. take care of =look after 照看，照顾

2. give up sth. / give up doing sth.

He is a man who never give up. Don’t give up studying English, it’s very important.

1. Aries (21st – 20th Apr)白羊座　　　　 Taurus(21st – 21st May)金牛座　

Gemini(22nd May-21st Jun)双子座　　 Cancer(22nd-22nd Jul)巨蟹座

Leo(23rd – 22nd Aug)狮子座　　　　 Virgo(23rd – 22nd Sept)处女座

Libra(23rd – 22nd Oct) 天秤座　　　　 Scorpio(23rd – 21st Nov)天蝎座

Sagittarius( 22nd – 20th Dec)射手座　　 Capricorn(21st – 20th Jan) 摩羯座

Aquarius(21st – 19th Feb)水瓶座　　　 Pisces(20th – 20th Mar) 双鱼座

4. Ask some questions to check understanding e.g..

1 Is Aries lazy? 　(No. Aries is energetic and active.)

2 Which star sign likes saving money? (Cancer.)

3 Does Sagittarius like jokes? (Yes. Sagittarius has a good sense of humour.)

4 Which star sign has the best imagination? (Pisces. Pisces is creative and imaginative. 　Pisces likes to dream.)

5 If your birthday is on 30th September, what is your star sign? (Libra.)

Notes:

3. Ask one student at a time to read a paragraph. After each paragraph, ask students to say which parts of the text they do not understand. Less able students may find some of the names of the star signs difficult. If so, do not force them to learn them by heart because they are only used here to arouse students' interest. It is more important for them to learn the adjectives that describe people's characteristics. This will enable them to complete the Main task at the end of the unit.