2. (复述故事情节。检测学生对课文的熟悉程度，培养学生的表达能力和记忆能力。)

T: I believe you have known the story about Scorpio. I’ll ask some of you to retell it according to the key words.

(学生准备好后，要求他们合上书本进行复述。可以提示关键词以降低难度。)

Step 4　 Practice 第四步　 练 习(时间:5分钟)

通过采访活动，进一步练习人物性格的描述。

1. (读2，加深学生对课文的理解。)

T: Now, please read the text by yourself, and then I’ll ask some students to retell it.

5. (完成1c，小组讨论同一星座人群的性格共同点与不同点。)

T: Please talk about your characteristics in groups. Find out the common ones and the different ones. Then report to the class.

4. T: We’ve known some words that can be used for describing one’s characteristics in 12 star signs. Would you like to know some more words about it?

　　 Ss: Yes.

　　 (教师板书1b的形容词，并讲解其中生词。需掌握生词为fair。)

　　 (进行活动1b，让学生讨论或以相互采访的形式谈每个人的星座、性格。)

T: Please talk about the star sign of your own in pairs. At the same time, describe your partner’s characteristics according to 1b.

　　 Example:

　　 S₁: When were you born?

　　 S₂: I was born on March 1st, 1995.

　　 S₁: What is your star sign?

　　 S₂: My star sign is Aries.

　　 S₁: You must be active and impatient.

3. (练习对话。)

T: Work in pairs to practise the dialog, please.

2. (跟录音朗读。)

T: Read after the tape, please.

1. (听1a录音，回答问题，用小黑板呈现问题。)

T: Listen to 1a and answer the following questions. Don’t look at your books.

　 (板书、领读并示范疲惫的声音。让学生掌握生词voice。几分钟后，核对答案。)

3. (开展活动，进一步了解课文主题和相关词汇。)

T: There are the 12 star signs. Please match them with the related dates, and find out which star sign you belong to.

(教师把写有下列内容的小黑板呈现给学生。)

(让学生先讨论，然后让一个学生把相应的序号填在后面的括号内。)

T:　 S₁₀, could you match them?

S₁₀:　　 Let me have a try.

(学生开始做题。)

T:　 Are all the answers right? Is the order is 3, 1, 7, 2, 8, 4, 10, 5, 12, 6, 11 and 9?

Ss: Yes.

T:　 Now, please ask your partner’s birthday and his/her star sign. If you can’t express your own star sign in English, you may say it in Chinese.

(学生配对练习。)

(Example)

S₁₁: When is your birthday?

S₁₂: My birthday is on…

S₁₁: What’s your star sign?

S₁₂: My star sign is…

Step 2　 Presentation 第二步　 呈 现(时间:13分钟)

呈现1a，进行活动1b、1c。学习2。

2. (导入新课词汇。)

T: Although you’re a girl. Could you tell me how old you are?

G₁: I am thirteen.

G₂:I am the oldest one. I am fifteen.

T: G₃, could you tell me when your birthday is?

G₃: My birthday is ...

T: OK. Then I know your star sign. Your star sign is ...

(导入并板书新单词。)

T: What does “star sign” mean? For example, if you are born between Oct. 23 and Nov. 21, your star sign is Scorpio. Understand?

(板书新词)

(教师一边讲述，一边拿出蝎子的图片向学生展示。)

Ss: Yes, I see. My star sign is also Scorpio.

T: Do you know Scorpio is related to hunter? A hunter is a person who kills wild animals. If you are born between June 22 and July 22, your star sign is Cancer.

(教师拿出巨蟹座的图片向学生展示。)

T: Do you think your characteristics have anything to do with your star sign?

Ss: We can’t catch you. I beg your pardon?

T: For example, if your star sign is Cancer, maybe you are kind and hard working. Those are your main characteristics.

S₆: I think so.

S₇: I don’t think so. Everyone has his own characteristics.

T: Usually, a person makes such a mistake: forgive himself or herself easily. It’s hard to forgive others.“Forgive”means“stop feeling angry with sb.” Will you forgive others when they make mistakes?

Ss: I will.

(板书新单词，让学生了解本节课即将谈论的主要话题，标出音标及释义或展示图片，领读几遍。要求学生理解star sign, hunter, forgive，了解Scorpio, characteristic, Cancer。)

star sign Scorpio hunter /5hQnt[/ n. a person who kills wild animals Cancer characteristic /7kArEktE5ristik/ n. forgive /fE(r)5giv/ v. stop feeling angry with sb.