Unit 1 reading

What is your star sign?

Free talk:

1. Are the star signs about people facts?

2. Can you name your star sign?

3. Do you know your best friend’s star sign?

What’s that?

4. How many star signs are there in a year?

5. How do people decide that?

(According to 根据…… )

6. Do you believe that people born under the same star sign share the similar characteristics?

Read the star signs and then try to finish the table:

Use adjectives to describe the star signs

star sign characteristic

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

energetic active

impatient selfish

stubborn hard-wording

patient

curious clever

outgoing

Use adjectives to describe the star signs

star sign characteristic

cancer

Leo

Virgo

kind

strongconfident

generous

modestpractical

Use adjectives to describe the star signs

star sign characteristic

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

politefair

elegant

powerful

humorous lucky

Use adjectives to describe the star signs

star sign characteristic

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

businesslike successful

patient practical

kind wise

strange

generous kind gentle

easy-going creative imaginative

Try to describe

Your characteristics

Use adjectives to describe your classmates

star sign characteristic

Student 1 Aries

Student 2 Taurus

Student 3 Gemini

Use adjectives to describe your classmates

star sign characteristic

Student 4 Cancer

Student 5 Leo

Student 6 Virgo

Use adjectives to describe your classmates

star sign characteristic

Student 7 Libra

Student 8 Scorpio

Student 9 Sagittarius

Use adjectives to describe your classmates

star sign characteristic

Student 10 Capricorn

Student 11 Aquarius

Student 12 Pisces

Conclusion:

Do people born under the same star sign share the similar characteristics?

Some do, but some don’t.

Everyone is different from others, but in some degree(在某种程度上 ), some are alike.

Have you met these people ?

1. An energetic person___

2. An outgoing person ___

3. A confident person ___

4. A Practical person ____

5. An elegant person ____

6. A fair person ____

7. A patient person ____

8. A curious person ____

a. is attractive and grateful in appearance

b. is good at doing thing and dealing with difficulties

c. is friendly and loves to meet people

d. can wait without getting angry.

e. has lots of energyf. treats everyone equallyg. wants to learn about

everythingh. feels certain of his/ her own

ability

Millie’s friends T / F questions 1. Sandy’s star sign is Virgo. This means she is a

careless girl. ______

2. Daniel was born on 7th October. He should be polite. _______

3. Kitty’s birthday is on 8th October,. He should always be lucky. ________

4. Simon’s star sign is Leo. This means he is strong and confident. ________

5. Suzy was born on 26th January. She should be kind and wise. ______

6. Amy’s birthday is on 2nd November. She should be a patient person. ______

Thank you!